1990 French Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Grand Prix = French
Country = France
Date = July 8
Year = 1990
Race_No = 7
Season_No = 16
Location = Paul Ricard
France
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 2.369
Course_km = 3.813
Distance_laps = 80
Distance_mi = 189.543
Distance_km = 305.04
Weather = Hot, dry, sunny
Pole_Driver = Nigel Mansell
Pole_Country = UK
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:04.402
Fast_Driver = Nigel Mansell
Fast_Country = UK
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 1:08.012
Fast_L

First_Driver = Alain Prost
First_Country = France
First_Team = Ferrari
Second_Driver = Ivan Capelli
Second_Country= Italy
Second_Team = Leyton House-Judd
Third_Driver = Ayrton Senna
Third_Country = Brazil
Third_Team = McLaren-HondaThe 1990 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Paul Ricard on July 8, 1990.

Report

Qualifying

Nigel Mansell took pole position from Gerhard Berger and Ayrton Senna being followed by Alain Prost, Nannini 5th, Patrese 6th, Capelli 7th followed by Boutsen in 8th, Piquet in 9th and Gugelmin 10th.

Race

Berger took the lead at the start followed by Mansell, Senna, Nannini, Patrese, Prost, Boutsen, Piquet and Alesi. Later in the race when the leaders pitted, Capelli took the lead being followed by team mate Gugelmin. Prost overtook Gugelmin on lap 54 and Gugelmin's engine blew on lap 57. Prost overtook Capelli for the lead on lap 77 of 80 and went on to win in front of his home crowd at the last event provisionally at Paul Ricard before the French GP moved to Magny-Cours.

Classification

Notes

*100th Grand Prix Win: Ferrari
*50th Grand Prix start: Satoru Nakajima
*In one of the most remarkable turn arounds in Grand Prix history the Leyton House cars ran first and second for much of the race. Neither car had qualified in Mexico. Gugelmin stopped from 2nd late on whilst Ivan Capelli led until 3 laps from home when his engine encountered problems to finish 2nd.

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/1990/221/ |accessdate=2007-08-05

F1 race report
Name_of_race = French Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1990
Previous_race_in_season = 1990 Mexican Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1990 British Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1989 French Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1991 French Grand Prix