1990 Monaco Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Grand Prix = Monaco
Country = Monaco
Official name = XLVIII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Date = May 27
Year = 1990
Race_No = 4
Season_No = 16
Location = Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course = Temporary street circuit
Course_mi = 2.068
Course_km = 3.328
Distance_laps = 78
Distance_mi = 161.297
Distance_km = 259.584
Weather = Warm, dry, sunny
Pole_Driver = Ayrton Senna
Pole_Country = Brazil
Pole_Team = McLaren-Honda
Pole_Time = 1:21.314
Fast_Driver = Ayrton Senna
Fast_Country = Brazil
Fast_Team = McLaren-Honda
Fast_Time = 1:24.468
Fast_L

First_Driver = Ayrton Senna
First_Country = Brazil
First_Team = McLaren-Honda
Second_Driver = Jean Alesi
Second_Country= France
Second_Team = Tyrrell-Ford
Third_Driver = Gerhard Berger
Third_Country = Austria
Third_Team = McLaren-HondaThe 1990 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 27 May 1990 at Monaco.

Report

Qualifying

There had been no changes to the field as the cars arrived for the Jewel in the crown of Formula One and qualifying saw no surprises with Monaco master Ayrton Senna taking pole from arch-rival Alain Prost. Jean Alesi continued to impress in his Tyrrell, qualifying third from Riccardo Patrese, Gerhard Berger, Thierry Boutsen, a disappointing Nigel Mansell, Pierluigi Martini, Emanuele Pirro, and Nelson Piquet.

Race

At the start there was an overly long delay between the red and green, which caused the drivers to be a little more agitated than usual and it resulted in an accident between Prost and Berger at the Mirabeau corner. The track was blocked and the race had to be stopped. At the second start everything went to plan and Senna led from Prost, Alesi, Berger, Patrese, and Boutsen, with Pirro being the first retirement when his engine blew on the opening lap. Eight-placed Nigel Mansell was the centre of action in the early going and he quickly got passed Martini's Minardi and set off after Boutsen, but his overtaking attempt on the Belgian was less successful and Mansell plonked into the back of Boutsen's Williams at the chicane and had to limp back to the pits for a new front wing. At the front Senna rocketed away and his joy was compounded on lap 30 when Prost went out with battery problems. There was more action on lap 35 when Piquet spun in the entry to Loewes Hairpin, the three time champ proceeded to stall the engine and was disqualified when he received a push start from the marshalls. While Senna was maintaining his lead, there was action further back where Mansell was once again charging through the field. First he cleanly disposed of Derek Warwick and then managed to successfully pass Boutsen for fourth, all while Alesi and Berger were fighting tooth and nail over second place. Unfortunately for Mansell all his work went for naught as his Battery failed as well. In the late stages Senna started to slow, which allowed the Alesi-Berger battle to close up on him, but Senna's McLaren would survive to the finish for his third career win at Monaco. Alesi was second, followed by Berger, Boutsen, Alex Caffi, and the only other survivor Eric Bernard, who had taken sixth place in the late stages after he had forced himself past Gregor Foitek's Onyx and pushing him into the wall.

Classification

Pre Qualifying

Notes

* Lap Leaders: Ayrton Senna 78 laps (1-78)
* First Grand Prix start: David Brabham
* First points: Éric Bernard

References

* "Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1990/218/ |accessdate=2007-08-05

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Monaco Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1990
Previous_race_in_season = 1990 San Marino Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1990 Canadian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1989 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1991 Monaco Grand Prix