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Ayrton Senna won the 1990 German Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1990 German Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alessandro Nannini and Gerhard Berger at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Alessandro Nannini, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
July 29, 1990
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Thierry Boutsen
Classified drivers
35
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alessandro Nannini is listed 2 for Benetton, with Gerhard Berger 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Nicola Larini from P22 to P10 (+12), Alex Caffi from P18 to P9 (+9), and Derek Warwick from P16 to P8 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Engine, 6 Finished, 5 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, and 3 +1 lap. Thierry Boutsen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:45.602 on lap 31. 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
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:20:47.1649
2Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:20:53.6846
3Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:20:55.7174
4Alain ProstFerrari1:21:32.4343
5Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:21:35.1922
6Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:22:08.6551
7Ivan CapelliLeyton House+1 lap0
8Derek WarwickTeam Lotus+1 lap0
9Alex CaffiArrows+1 lap0
10Nicola LariniLigier+2 laps0
11Jean AlesiTyrrellTransmission0
NCJJ LehtoOnyx+6 laps0
DNFÉric BernardLolaFuel pump0
DNFAguri SuzukiLolaClutch0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTyrrellEngine0
DNFNelson PiquetBenettonEngine0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiEngine0
DNFGregor FoitekOnyxSpun off0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariBroken wing0
DNFMaurício GugelminLeyton HouseEngine0