Round 15 · 1990
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit, Japan · Sun 21 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 6 | 1:34:36.824 | 9 |
| 2 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 8 | +7.223 | 6 |
| 3 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 9 | +22.469 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | +36.258 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | +46.884 | 2 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 14 | +1:12.350 | 1 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | 23 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | 25 | +1 Lap | |
| — | Derek Warwick | Lotus-Borgward | 11 | Gearbox | |
| — | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Borgward | 12 | Engine | |
| — | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | 24 | Engine | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Transmission | |
| — | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 19 | Alternator | |
| — | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 18 | Engine | |
| — | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 20 | Spun off | |
| — | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 13 | Ignition | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 26 | Spun off | |
| — | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 16 | Engine | |
| — | David Brabham | Brabham | 21 | Clutch | |
| — | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | Spun off | |
| — | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Collision | |
| — | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 2 | Collision | |
| — | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | Collision | |
| — | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 7 | Withdrew |