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Alain Prost won the 1990 British Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1990 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Thierry Boutsen and Ayrton Senna at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alain Prost, Thierry Boutsen, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
July 15, 1990
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
35
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for Ferrari. Thierry Boutsen is listed 2 for Williams, with Ayrton Senna 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Paolo Barilla from P24 to P12 (+12), Stefano Modena from P20 to P9 (+11), and Nicola Larini from P21 to P10 (+11) 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 5 DNPQ, 5 Finished, 4 +2 laps, 4 DNQ, and 4 Engine. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:11.291 on lap 51. 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 ProstFerrari1:18:30.9999
2Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:19:10.0916
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:19:14.0874
4Éric BernardLola1:19:46.3013
5Nelson PiquetBenetton1:19:55.0022
6Aguri SuzukiLola+1 lap1
7Alex CaffiArrows+1 lap0
8Jean AlesiTyrrell+1 lap0
9Stefano ModenaBrabham+2 laps0
10Nicola LariniLigier+2 laps0
11Emanuele PirroDallara+2 laps0
12Paolo BarillaMinardi+2 laps0
13Philippe AlliotLigier+3 laps0
14Gerhard BergerMcLarenThrottle0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariGearbox0
DNFIvan CapelliLeyton HouseFuel leak0
DNFMartin DonnellyTeam LotusEngine0
DNFDerek WarwickTeam LotusEngine0
DNFGabriele TarquiniAGSEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoArrowsEngine0