Round 7 · 1990
French Grand Prix
WinnerPROFerrari · from P4
PoleMNS
Fastest lap1:08.012Mansell · L64
Biggest gain+10Brabham P25→P15
Retirements8of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Ferrari | 4 | +3 | 80 | 1:33:29.606 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Ivan Capelli CAP | Leyton House | 7 | +5 | 80 | +8.630 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 80 | +11.610 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Benetton | 9 | +5 | 80 | +41.210 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 2 | -3 | 80 | +42.220 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 6 | 0 | 80 | +1:09.350 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Lola | 14 | +7 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Eric Bernard BNR | Lola | 11 | +3 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot ALI | Ligier | 12 | +3 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Arrows | 18 | +8 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Derek Warwick WAW | Team Lotus | 16 | +5 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Martin Donnelly DOE | Team Lotus | 17 | +5 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Stefano Modena MOD | Brabham | 20 | +7 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | Nicola Larini LAI | Ligier | 19 | +5 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | David Brabham BRV | Brabham | 25 | +10 | 77 | +3 laps | — | |
| 16 | Benetton | 5 | -11 | 75 | +5 laps | — | ||
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas DAS | AGS | 26 | +9 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Ferrari | 1 | -17 | 72 | +8 laps FL | — | |
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Tyrrell | 13 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Roberto Moreno MOO | Euro Brun | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Life | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Dallara | 21 | 78 | DSQ | — | |||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Williams | 8 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 23 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | |||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Arrows | 22 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Tyrrell | 15 | 63 | DNF · L63 | — | ||
| — | AGS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Leyton House | 10 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — | |||
| — | Gregor Foitek FOI | Onyx | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Osella | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Emanuele Pirro PIM | Dallara | 24 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | J J Lehto JLE | Onyx | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Paolo Barilla BAP | Minardi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Claudio Langes LAS | Euro Brun | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | French Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 1 |
| 1988 | French Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 1 |
| 1987 | French Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1986 | French Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 2 |
| 1985 | French Grand Prix | Brabham | 5 | |
| 1983 | French Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 1 |
| 1982 | French Grand Prix | Toleman | 1 | |
| 1980 | French Grand Prix | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 4 |