Round 16 · 4 November 1990
1990 Australian Grand Prix: results
Nelson Piquet (Benetton) won the 1990 Australian Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 4 November 1990 at Adelaide Street Circuit (Australia), starting from position 7. Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) and Alain Prost (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | 1:49:44.570 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | +3.129 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 4 | +37.259 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | +46.862 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 9 | +111.160 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 5 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 12 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 19 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 17 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | 22 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 14 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 26 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 18 | — | — | Clutch |
| 18 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 14 | — | — | Throttle |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 16 | — | — | Brakes |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | — | — | Electrical |
| 23 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 23 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 25 | David Brabham | Brabham | 25 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 24 | — | — | Transmission |