Round 15 · 21 October 1990
1990 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Nelson Piquet (Benetton) won the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 21 October 1990 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 6. Roberto Moreno (Benetton) and Aguri Suzuki (Larrousse) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 6 | 1:34:36.824 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | +7.223 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 9 | +22.469 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | +36.258 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | +46.884 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 14 | +72.350 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 23 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 25 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Transmission |
| 15 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 19 | — | — | Alternator |
| 16 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 13 | — | — | Ignition |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 26 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | David Brabham | Brabham | 21 | — | — | Clutch |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Spun off |
| 23 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Collision |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | — | — | Collision |
| 26 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 7 | — | — | Withdrew |