Round 9 · 29 July 1990
1990 German Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1990 German Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 29 July 1990 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 1. Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) and Gerhard Berger (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:20:47.164 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 9 | +6.520 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | +8.553 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 3 | +45.270 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | +48.028 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | +81.491 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 8 | — | — | Transmission |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 25 | — | — | Not classified |
| 13 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 12 | — | — | Fuel pump |
| 14 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 11 | — | — | Clutch |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Gregor Foitek | Onyx | 26 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Broken wing |
| 20 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | David Brabham | Brabham | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Martin Donnelly | Team Lotus | 20 | — | — | Clutch |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 17 | — | — | Clutch |
| 25 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 23 | — | — | Collision |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 24 | — | — | Disqualified |