Round 2 · 25 March 1990
1990 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (Ferrari) won the 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 25 March 1990 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 6. Gerhard Berger (McLaren) and Ayrton Senna (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 6 | 1:37:21.258 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | +13.564 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | +37.722 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 5 | +47.266 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 8 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 15 | — | — | Puncture |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 10 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 4 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | Dallara | 16 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 25 | — | — | Clutch |
| 16 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 12 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 26 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 24 | — | — | Electrical |
| 21 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 18 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 23 | — | — | Suspension |
| 23 | Gregor Foitek | Brabham | 22 | — | — | Transmission |
| 24 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 25 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 21 | — | — | Collision |
| 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 9 | — | — | Collision |