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The VI Magyar Nagydíj, otherwise known as the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix, was the tenth round of the 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary, on the 12 August 1990.[1] The race, which was the fifth to be held in Hungary for the World Championship, would see Thierry Boutsen secure victory for Williams-Renault.[1]

Boutsen would start the race in fine form, sweeping to pole position ahead of teammate Riccardo Patrese.[1] The two McLaren-Hondas were next, Gerhard Berger ahead of Championship leader Ayrton Senna, while Nigel Mansell shared row three with Jean Alesi's Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth.[1]

At the start Boutsen led away from a fast starting Berger, while Mansell and Alesi both passed Senna at the first corner.[1] Another strong starter was Andrea de Cesaris, who leapt past the two Benetton-Ford Cosworths and Alain Prost to grab seventh.[1]

The top four would soon pull away, leaving all the action around de Cesaris, who would be passed by Alessandro Nannini in the early stages, but fend off the attentions of Prost and Nelson Piquet.[1] Senna, meanwhile, would pass Alesi on lap 21, only to suffer a puncture and pit, leaving him down in tenth and seemingly out of contention.[1]

de Cesaris' retirement on lap 23 would open the door for Prost to make progress, with the Frenchman latching onto the back of Nannini as the Italian passed Alesi.[1] He would, however, soon find himself behind a charging Senna, who had just moved ahead of Alesi prior to the Frenchman's accident with Pierluigi Martini, with the Brazilian catching the lead group hand-over-fist in the second half of the race.[1]

Senna's charge would be aided by Berger's stop for fresh Goodyears, as well as a botched attempt by Mansell to pass Patrese, resulting in him falling back behind Nannini and Senna.[1] Senna subsequently inherited third when Patrese stopped for fresh tyres, before a forceful move on Nannini saw the Brazilian climb to second, while Nannini's Benetton was flung into the gravel trap at the chicane.[1]

Into the closing stages and Berger tried to copy his teammate's move on Mansell, only to remove both himself and the Brit from the race.[1] Senna, meanwhile, would latch onto the back of Boutsen with a lap to go, but ultimately found no way past the Belgian on the final tour.[1] Boutsen hence claimed his third and final career victory ahead of the Championship leader, while Piquet inherited third after the late race chaos.[1]

As a result, Senna increased his lead over Prost in the Drivers Championship to ten points, 54 to 44, with Berger on 29 and Boutsen on 27. McLaren also increased their lead in the Constructors' Championship, with 83 points to Ferrari's 57, followed by Williams on 42 and Benetton on 35.

Background[]

Ayrton Senna moved back ahead of Alain Prost after securing his fourth victory of the campaign, establishing a narrow four point lead over his arch-rival. The Frenchman himself had, however, maintained his position as the Brazilian's biggest threat, with Gerhard Berger losing more ground in third. Behind him sat Thierry Boutsen and Nelson Piquet, with sixteen drivers on the scoreboard.

In the Constructors Championship it had been a strong afternoon for McLaren-Honda, the Anglo-Japanese squad having re-established a healthy twenty point lead. Ferrari were still their most likely challengers, but were a whole round behind in terms of points. Behind, Benetton-Ford Cosworth swapped places with Williams-Renault, claiming third in their latest round of leap-frog, while Lotus-Lamborghini remained at the foot of the table.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix is outlined below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 France Alain Prost Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari 641 Ferrari 036 3.5 V12 G
2 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari 641 Ferrari 036 3.5 V12 G
3 Japan Satoru Nakajima United Kingdom Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 019 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 P
4 France Jean Alesi United Kingdom Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 019 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 P
5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen United Kingdom Canon Williams Team Williams FW13B Renault RS2 3.5 V10 G
6 Italy Riccardo Patrese United Kingdom Canon Williams Team Williams FW13B Renault RS2 3.5 V10 G
7 Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT59 Judd EV 3.5 V8 P
8 Italy Stefano Modena United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT59 Judd EV 3.5 V8 P
9 Italy Michele Alboreto United Kingdom Footwork Arrows Racing Arrows A11B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
10 Italy Alex Caffi United Kingdom Footwork Arrows Racing Arrows A11B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
11 United Kingdom Derek Warwick United Kingdom Camel Team Lotus Lotus 102 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 G
12 United Kingdom Martin Donnelly United Kingdom Camel Team Lotus Lotus 102 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 G
14 France Olivier Grouillard Italy Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1ME Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 P
15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin United Kingdom Leyton House Racing Leyton House CG901 Judd EV 3.5 V8 G
16 Italy Ivan Capelli United Kingdom Leyton House Racing Leyton House CG901 Judd EV 3.5 V8 G
17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini France Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH25 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
18 France Yannick Dalmas France Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH25 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
19 Italy Alessandro Nannini United Kingdom Benetton Formula Benetton B190 Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8 G
20 Brazil Nelson Piquet United Kingdom Benetton Formula Benetton B190 Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8 G
21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara 190 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 P
22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara 190 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 P
23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Italy SCM Minardi Team Minardi M190 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 P
24 Italy Paolo Barilla Italy SCM Minardi Team Minardi M190 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 P
25 Italy Nicola Larini France Equipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS33B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
26 France Philippe Alliot France Equipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS33B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
27 Brazil Ayrton Senna United Kingdom Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/5B Honda RA109E 3.5 V10 G
28 Austria Gerhard Berger United Kingdom Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/5B Honda RA109E 3.5 V10 G
29 France Éric Bernard France ESPO Larrousse F1 Lola LC90 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 G
30 Japan Aguri Suzuki France ESPO Larrousse F1 Lola LC90 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 G
31 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Italy Coloni Racing Coloni FC189C Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
33 Brazil Roberto Moreno Italy EuroBrun Racing EuroBrun ER189B Judd CV 3.5 V8 P
34 Italy Claudio Langes Italy EuroBrun Racing EuroBrun ER189B Judd CV 3.5 V8 P
35 Switzerland Gregor Foitek United Kingdom Monteverdi Onyx Formula One Onyx ORE-1B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
36 Finland JJ Lehto United Kingdom Monteverdi Onyx Formula One Onyx ORE-1B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 G
39 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Life Racing Engines Life L190 Life F35 3.5 W12 G
Source:[2]

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

Pre-Qualifying[]

Pre-Qualifying Results[]

The full pre-qualifying results for the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 25 Italy Nicola Larini France Ligier-Ford Cosworth 1:21.518
2 26 France Philippe Alliot France Ligier-Ford Cosworth 1:21.710 +0.192s
3 18 France Yannick Dalmas France AGS-Ford Cosworth 1:23.227 +1.709s
4 17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini France AGS-Ford Cosworth 1:23.406 +1.888s
DNPQ 14 France Olivier Grouillard Italy Osella-Ford Cosworth 1:23.582 +2.064s
DNPQ 31 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Italy Coloni-Ford Cosworth 1:23.670 +2.152s
DNPQ 33 Brazil Roberto Moreno Italy EuroBrun-Judd 1:24.386 +2.868s
DNPQ 34 Italy Claudio Langes Italy EuroBrun-Judd 1:26.514 +4.996s
DNPQ 39 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Life 1:41.431 +19.913s
Source:[3]

Friday Qualifying[]

Saturday Qualifying[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
Q1 Q2
1 5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen United Kingdom Williams-Renault 1:19.691 1:17.919
2 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese United Kingdom Williams-Renault 1:19.419 1:17.955 +0.036s
3 28 Austria Gerhard Berger United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 1:18.127 1:18.703 +0.208s
4 27 Brazil Ayrton Senna United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 1:20.389 1:18.162 +0.243s
5 2 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Italy Ferrari 1:18.739 1:18.719 +0.800s
6 4 France Jean Alesi United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 1:19.042 1:18.762 +0.843s
7 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini United Kingdom Benetton-Ford Cosworth 1:19.300 1:18.901 +0.982s
8 1 France Alain Prost Italy Ferrari 1:20.309 1:19.029 +1.110s
9 20 Brazil Nelson Piquet United Kingdom Benetton-Ford Cosworth 1:21.109 1:19.453 +1.534s
10 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Italy Dallara-Ford Cosworth 1:21.675 1:19.675 +1.756s
11 11 United Kingdom Derek Warwick United Kingdom Lotus-Lamborghini 1:21.154 1:19.839 +1.920s
12 29 France Éric Bernard France Lola-Lamborghini 1:21.692 1:19.963 +2.044s
13 21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Italy Dallara-Ford Cosworth 1:21.070 1:19.970 +2.051s
14 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 1:21.242 1:20.197 +2.278s
15 3 Japan Satoru Nakajima United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 1:21.449 1:20.202 +2.283s
16 16 Italy Ivan Capelli United Kingdom Leyton House-Judd 1:21.512 1:20.385 +2.466s
17 15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin United Kingdom Leyton House-Judd 1:22.198 1:20.397 +2.478s
18 12 United Kingdom Martin Donnelly United Kingdom Lotus-Lamborghini 1:21.324 1:20.602 +2.683s
19 30 Japan Aguri Suzuki France Lola-Lamborghini 1:21.577 1:20.619 +2.700s
20 8 Italy Stefano Modena United Kingdom Brabham-Judd 1:22.024 1:20.715 +2.786s
21 26 France Philippe Alliot France Ligier-Ford Cosworth 1:22.701 1:21.003 +3.084s
22 9 Italy Michele Alboreto United Kingdom Arrows-Ford Cosworth 1:22.909 1:21.758 +3.839s
23 24 Italy Paolo Barilla Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 1:22.784 1:21.849 +3.930s
24 17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini France AGS-Ford Cosworth 1:23.827 1:21.964 +4.045s
25 25 Italy Nicola Larini France Ligier-Ford Cosworth 1:22.584 1:22.078 +4.159s
26 10 Italy Alex Caffi United Kingdom Arrows-Ford Cosworth 1:22.986 1:22.126 +4.207s
DNQ 18 France Yannick Dalmas France AGS-Ford Cosworth 1:23.116 1:22.263 +4.344s
DNQ 7 Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Judd 1:23.923 1:22.488 +4.569s
DNQ 36 Finland JJ Lehto United Kingdom Onyx-Ford Cosworth 1:22.647 +4.728s
DNQ 35 Switzerland Gregor Foitek United Kingdom Onyx-Ford Cosworth 1:24.361 1:24.863 +6.442s
DNPQ 14 France Olivier Grouillard Italy Osella-Ford Cosworth 1:23.582
DNPQ 31 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Italy Coloni-Ford Cosworth 1:23.670
DNPQ 33 Brazil Roberto Moreno Italy EuroBrun-Judd 1:24.386
DNPQ 34 Italy Claudio Langes Italy EuroBrun-Judd 1:26.514
DNPQ 39 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Life 1:41.431
Source:[4][5][6]
  • T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The full results for the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen United Kingdom Williams-Renault 77 1:49:30.597 1 9
2 27 Brazil Ayrton Senna United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 77 +0.288s 4 6
3 20 Brazil Nelson Piquet United Kingdom Benetton-Ford Cosworth 77 +27.893s 9 4
4 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese United Kingdom Williams-Renault 77 +31.833s 2 3
5 11 United Kingdom Derek Warwick United Kingdom Lotus-Lamborghini 77 +1:14.244 11 2
6 29 France Éric Bernard France Lola-Lamborghini 77 +1:24.308 12 1
7 12 United Kingdom Martin Donnelly United Kingdom Lotus-Lamborghini 76 +1 Lap 18
8 15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin United Kingdom Leyton House-Judd 76 +1 Lap 17
9 10 Italy Alex Caffi United Kingdom Arrows-Ford Cosworth 76 +1 Lap 26
10 21 Italy Emanuele Pirro Italy Dallara-Ford Cosworth 76 +1 Lap 13
11 25 Italy Nicola Larini France Ligier-Ford Cosworth 76 +1 Lap 25
12 9 Italy Michele Alboreto United Kingdom Arrows-Ford Cosworth 75 +2 Laps 22
13 17 Italy Gabriele Tarquini France AGS-Ford Cosworth 74 +3 Laps 24
14 26 France Philippe Alliot France Ligier-Ford Cosworth 74 +3 Laps 21
15 24 Italy Paolo Barilla Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 74 +3 Laps 23
16* 28 Austria Gerhard Berger United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 72 Collision 3
17* 2 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Italy Ferrari 71 Collision 5
Ret 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini United Kingdom Benetton-Ford Cosworth 64 Collision 7
Ret 16 Italy Ivan Capelli United Kingdom Leyton House-Judd 56 Gearbox 16
Ret 30 Japan Aguri Suzuki France Lola-Lamborghini 37 Engine 19
Ret 1 France Jean Alesi Italy Ferrari 36 Gearbox 6
Ret 4 France Jean Alesi United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 36 Collision 6
Ret 8 Italy Stefano Modena United Kingdom Brabham-Judd 35 Engine 20
Ret 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Italy Minardi-Ford Cosworth 35 Collision 14
Ret 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Italy Dallara-Ford Cosworth 22 Engine 10
Ret 3 Japan Satoru Nakajima United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 9 Brakes 15
DNQ 18 France Yannick Dalmas France AGS-Ford Cosworth
DNQ 7 Australia David Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Judd
DNQ 36 Finland JJ Lehto United Kingdom Onyx-Ford Cosworth
DNQ 35 Switzerland Gregor Foitek United Kingdom Onyx-Ford Cosworth
DNPQ 14 France Olivier Grouillard Italy Osella-Ford Cosworth
DNPQ 31 Belgium Bertrand Gachot Italy Coloni-Ford Cosworth
DNPQ 33 Brazil Roberto Moreno Italy EuroBrun-Judd
DNPQ 34 Italy Claudio Langes Italy EuroBrun-Judd
DNPQ 39 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Life
Source:[7]
  • T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
  • * Berger and Mansell were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.[7]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Ayrton Senna had extended his Championship lead as a result of the Hungarian race, moving ten clear of arch-rival Alain Prost. Those two were now, realistically, the only significant pretenders to the crown, with fifteen points between Prost and third placed Gerhard Berger. Thierry Boutsen, two behind the Austrian after his first victory of the campaign, while Nelson Piquet completed the top five.

The Constructors Championship was in an even more certain position, with McLaren-Honda holding a significant 26 point lead at the head of the hunt. Ferrari were still in a secure second, fifteen ahead of Williams-Renault, while Benetton-Ford Cosworth had lost ground in fourth. Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth were next ahead of Lola-Lamborghini, while Lotus-Lamborghini were off the foot of the table for the first time since the Mexican Grand Prix.

World Championship for Drivers
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
1 Brazil Ayrton Senna 54
2 France Alain Prost 44
3 Austria Gerhard Berger 29
4 Belgium Thierry Boutsen 27
5 Brazil Nelson Piquet 22
6 Italy Riccardo Patrese 15 ▲3
7 France Jean Alesi 13 ▼1
8 Italy Alessandro Nannini 13 ▼1
9 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 13 ▼1
10 Italy Ivan Capelli 6
11 France Éric Bernard 5
12 United Kingdom Derek Warwick 3 ▲2
13 Italy Stefano Modena 2 ▼1
14 Italy Alex Caffi 2 ▼1
15 Japan Aguri Suzuki 1
16 Japan Satoru Nakajima 1
World Championship for Constructors
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
1 United Kingdom McLaren-Honda 83
2 Italy Ferrari 57
3 United Kingdom Williams-Renault 42 ▲1
4 United Kingdom Benetton-Ford Cosworth 35 ▼1
5 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 14
6 United Kingdom Leyton House-Judd 6
7 France Lola-Lamborghini 6
8 United Kingdom Lotus-Lamborghini 3 ▲2
9 United Kingdom Arrows-Ford Cosworth 2 ▼1
10 United Kingdom Brabham-Judd 2 ▼1

Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

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  5. 'Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1990/races/73/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 01/07/2019)
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V T E Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix
Circuits Népliget Park (1936); Hungaroring (1986 - Present)
Hungaroring
Races 198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Non-Championship Race 1936
V T E 1990 Formula One Season
Teams Ferrari • Tyrrell • Williams • Brabham • Arrows • Lotus • Osella • Leyton House • AGS • Benetton • Dallara • Minardi • Ligier • McLaren • Lola • Coloni • EuroBrun • Onyx • Life
Engines Ferrari • Ford • Honda • Judd • Lamborghini • Renault • Subaru
Drivers Prost • 2 Mansell • 3 Nakajima • 4 Alesi • 5 Boutsen • 6 Patrese • 7 Foitek • 7 D. Brabham • 8 Modena • 9 Alboreto • 10 Schneider • 10 Caffi • 11 Warwick • 12 Donnelly • 12 Herbert • 14 Grouillard • 15 Gugelmin • 16 Capelli • 17 Tarquini • 18 Dalmas • 19 Nannini • 19 Moreno • 20 Piquet • 21 Morbidelli • 21 Pirro • 22 De Cesaris • 23 Martini • 24 Barilla • 24 Morbidelli • 25 Larini • 26 Alliot • 27 Senna • 28 Berger • 29 Bernard • 30 Suzuki • 31 Gachot • 33 Moreno • 34 Langes • 35 Johansson • 35 Foitek • 36 Lehto • 39 G. Brabham • 39 Giacomelli
Other Drivers Chaves • Dumfries • McNish • Montermini • Palmer • Schiattarella
Cars Ferrari 641 • Tyrrell 018 • Tyrrell 019 • Williams FW13B • Brabham BT58 • Brabham BT59 • Arrows A11B • Lotus 102 • Osella FA1M • Osella FA1ME • Leyton House CG901 • AGS JH24 • AGS JH25 • Benetton B189B • Benetton B190 • Dallara F190 • Minardi M189 • Minardi M190 • Ligier JS33B • McLaren MP4/5B • Lola LC89B • Lola LC90 • Coloni C3B • Coloni C3C • EuroBrun ER189B • Onyx ORE-1 • Onyx ORE-1B • Life F190
Tyres Goodyear • Pirelli
Races United States • Brazil • San Marino • Monaco • Canada • Mexico • France • Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Portugal • Spain • Japan • Australia
Non-Championship Races F1 Indoor Trophy
See also 1989 Formula One Season • 1991 Formula One Season • Category
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