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Alain Prost won the 1990 Mexican Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1990 Mexican Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Gerhard Berger at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
June 24, 1990
Pole
Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
35
Circuit
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for Ferrari. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Gerhard Berger 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Alain Prost from P13 to P1 (+12), Alessandro Nannini from P14 to P4 (+10), and Gregor Foitek from P23 to P15 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Gerhard Berger started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 5 DNPQ, 4 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, and 3 DNQ. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.958 on lap 58. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstFerrari1:32:35.7839
2Nigel MansellFerrari1:33:01.1346
3Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:33:01.3134
4Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:33:16.8823
5Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:33:22.4522
6Nelson PiquetBenetton1:33:22.7261
7Jean AlesiTyrrell1:33:24.8600
8Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus1:33:41.9250
9Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:33:45.7010
10Derek WarwickTeam Lotus+1 lap0
11Stefano ModenaBrabham+1 lap0
12Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
13Andrea de CesarisDallara+1 lap0
14Paolo BarillaMinardi+2 laps0
15Gregor FoitekOnyx+2 laps0
16Nicola LariniLigier+2 laps0
17Michele AlboretoArrows+3 laps0
18Philippe AlliotLigier+3 laps0
19Olivier GrouillardOsella+4 laps0
20Ayrton SennaMcLarenTyre0