1990 Hungarian Grand Prix
The Hungarian Grand Prix 1990 was held on August 12 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród near Budapest instead and was the tenth race of the Formula 1 season 1990.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
The same driver who had two weeks earlier contested the Grand Prix of Germany, competed in Hungary for the tenth World Championship race of the year.
The sponsor Camel announced its intention to no longer support the team Lotus, but Williams and Benetton from 1991.
Training
For the only time in the season, no qualified McLaren or Ferrari driver for the pole position, but Thierry Boutsen in Williams FW13B, which was also flanked in the front row by teammate Riccardo Patrese. Gerhard Berger and Ayrton Senna, the new Goodyear tires tried, followed before Nigel Mansell and Jean Alesi.
After an accident during the second qualifying session on Saturday Gregor Foitek announced his immediate exit from the team Onyx. He returned in the following period not come back to Formula 1.
Race
Shortly after the start Patrese was overtaken by Berger, Senna, Mansell and Alesi. They were followed by Andrea de Cesaris, Alessandro Nannini, Nelson Piquet and Alain Prost.
In the 21st round succeeded Senna, Alesi, who seemed unstoppable following drivers, while the peaks Quartet deposed from the rest of the field to overtake. Shortly thereafter, however Senna had to visit the pits due to a puncture. He returned in tenth back on track. Alesi was meanwhile also behind Nannini and Piquet, as well as in round 34 behind Prost back. However, this difference three laps later by a gearbox failure. Also Alesi had to abandon the race after a collision with the to be lapped Pierluigi Martini.
Senna came up to the 56th round up to third place forward, which was favored among others by pit stops some of our competitors. Mansell was also dropped as a result of a failed Überholversuchs against Patrese to fifth place.
As Senna in the 64th round trying to overtake Nannini, he collided with this. The Italian retired from. Senna continued the race in second place. As Berger in the 72nd round of a similar overtaking tried at the same point against Mansell, there was another collision. This time, resigned from both participating pilots.
Thierry Boutsen won just ahead of Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet. Riccardo Patrese was fourth ahead of Derek Warwick and Éric Bernard. The team was again credited Larrousse no point for the Constructors' Championship, as it was not a self-construction in the vehicle used.
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Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).