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Alain Prost won the 1990 French Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1990 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Ivan Capelli and Ayrton Senna at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alain Prost, Ivan Capelli, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
July 8, 1990
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
35
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for Ferrari. Ivan Capelli is listed 2 for Leyton House, with Ayrton Senna 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

David Brabham from P25 to P15 (+10), Yannick Dalmas from P26 to P17 (+9), and Michele Alboreto from P18 to P10 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 5 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, and 3 Engine. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:08.012 on lap 64. 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 ProstFerrari1:33:29.6069
2Ivan CapelliLeyton House1:33:38.2326
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:33:41.2124
4Nelson PiquetBenetton1:34:10.8133
5Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:34:11.8252
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:34:38.9571
7Aguri SuzukiLola+1 lap0
8Éric BernardLola+1 lap0
9Philippe AlliotLigier+1 lap0
10Michele AlboretoArrows+1 lap0
11Derek WarwickTeam Lotus+1 lap0
12Martin DonnellyTeam Lotus+1 lap0
13Stefano ModenaBrabham+2 laps0
14Nicola LariniLigier+2 laps0
15David BrabhamBrabham+3 laps0
16Alessandro NanniniBenettonElectrical0
17Yannick DalmasAGS+5 laps0
18Nigel MansellFerrariEngine0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrellGearbox0
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseEngine0