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1990 French Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date
8 July 1990
Official name
Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France
Location
Paul Ricard France
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
3.813 km (2.369 miles)
Distance
80 laps, 305.040 km (189.543 miles)
Weather
Hot, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
Time
1:04.402
Fastest lap
Driver
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
Time
1:08.012 on lap 64
Podium
First
Alain Prost
Ferrari
Second
Ivan Capelli
Leyton House-Judd
Third
Ayrton Senna
McLaren-Honda
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1990 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 8 July 1990. It was the seventh race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship. It was the 68th French Grand Prix and the 14th and last to be held at Paul Ricard until the 2018 French Grand Prix. It was held over 80 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 305 kilometres. This race was held the same day as the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final in Rome, Italy, but that event took place later in the day from this Grand Prix.
The race almost saw one of the most remarkable upsets in Formula One history with the Leyton House Racing team of Italian driver Ivan Capelli and Brazilian driver Maurício Gugelmin running first and second for an extended period of the race in their Leyton House CG901s. French driver Alain Prost claimed the lead late in the race to take the win in his Ferrari 641 by eight seconds over Capelli. Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna finished third in his McLaren MP4/5B.
The win, Prost's third for the season, marked Ferrari's 100th race victory in Formula One, and closed the gap to championship points leader Senna to just three points.[1][2]
^"Murray's Memories: 1990 French GP – Leyton House v Ferrari". BBC Sport. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^Walsh, Fergal (19 June 2023). "Where F1 teams claimed their 100th grand prix win". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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