Round The race, which was the fifth to be held at the Jerez circuit, would see Alain Prost sweep to victory ahead of Nigel Mansell to keep his title hopes alive. Jerez' racetrack is located near the airport where the city's official weather station is located. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda A Temporada de Frmula 1 de 1990 foi a 41. realizada pela FIA, decorrendo entre 11 de maro e 4 de novembro de 1990, com dezesseis corridas. From there the Ferrari drivers eventually dominated the race with reigning world champion Alain Prost leading his teammate Nigel Mansell home by 22 seconds for a 1-2 finish. In the Constructors Championship it had remained advantage McLaren-Honda, although their lead at the head of the field had been cut. [1], Senna, meanwhile, would barge his way past Mansell, knowing his only chance of beating Prost relied on him getting past Mansell quickly. Lap Leaders Podium The 1990 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jerez on 30 September 1990. 73 laps, 307.918km (191.372 miles) [1] It has not hosted another Grand Prix since, but continued to be used for winter testing until 2015. [1] The two Ferraris of Prost and Mansell were best of the rest, almost half a second shy of the McLaren-Honda, while Jean Alesi got his Tyrrell-FordCosworth ahead of Gerhard Berger in the second "McHonda". Elsewhere, Benetton-FordCosworth had closed right onto the back of third placed Williams-Renault, while Tyrrell-FordCosworth rounded out the top five. 1:18.387 Nannini recovered and returned to racing as a touring car driver. "Chaves y Pacheco irrumpieron en el podio", "Gua resumida del clima en Espaa (1981-2010)", "Jerez de la Frontera Aeropuerto: Jerez de la Frontera Aeropuerto - Valores extremos absolutos - Selector - Agencia Estatal de Meteorologa - AEMET. Circuito de Jerez ngel Nieto (formerly known as Circuit of Jerez and Circuito Permanente de Jerez), is a 4.428 km (2.751 mi) racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, 90 km (55.9 mi) south of Seville and deep within the sherry-producing south of Spain.The project was led by the Spanish engineer Manuel Medina Lara, based on a preliminary idea from Alessandro Rocci. As it was Senna who lead the early stages before lap 27 as Nelson Piquet then took the lead for two laps as a result of not pitting before Prost then took the lead on lap 29, Piquet who pitted after 40 laps would eventually retire with battery problems after 48 laps, Ayrton Senna would also retire with the result of a punctured radiator on lap 54 forcing the Brazilian into retirement, as did Gerhard Berger after colliding with Thierry Boutsen on Lap 57. The 73-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a Ferrari, with teammate Nigel Mansell second and Alessandro Nannini third in a Benetton-Ford. Rodney Dangerfield Recommended for you Jerez used to be a primary winter testing venue for Formula One and remains so for both MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship, in part due to the favourable temperatures in winter mimicking potential conditions during the race season farther north in Europe even in January. Gobierno de Espaa", Ismael Bonilla overleden na crash op Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto, Italian Formula 3000 / Euro Formula 3000 / Auto GP, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Circuito_de_Jerez&oldid=980562361, Buildings and structures in Jerez de la Frontera, Articles with Dutch-language sources (nl), Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 September 2020, at 06:11. The circuit's relatively remote location hindered significant spectator turnout, although up to 125,000 can be accommodated. 1990 Spanish Grand Prix During the podium celebrations of the 1997 race, Jerez's Mayor Pedro Pacheco disrupted the podium celebrations by presenting a trophy that was supposed to be presented by a dignitary from Daimler-Benz. Prost's Drivers' Championship rival, Ayrton Senna, took the 50th pole position of his career in his McLaren-Honda, but retired with a failed radiator, allowing Prost to close to within nine points of him in the championship with two races remaining. [1], The top three eased clear during the early stages of the race, leaving Berger, on harder tyres, to fend from the two Williams-Renaults and the two Benetton-FordCosworths. Second Course In 1992, the track eliminated four corners to create the long right hander Curva Sito Pons. [1] Unfortunately for him the Jerez circuit was historically difficult to overtake on, resulting in the Frenchman reluctantly waiting for the pit-window to try and leap ahead of the Brazilian instead. The current placement of the MotoGP event in early May has reduced rainfall risk compared to the previous April date, as well as raising the likely average temperature by several degrees. The 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XXXI Gran Premio Tio Pepe de Espaa, was the fourteenth round of the 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez, Spain, on the 30 September 1990. However, the Italian squad would still have to outscore Championship leaders McLaren-Honda by at least three points in Suzuka to keep the fight alive heading into Australia. Alain Prost Ferrari Permanent racing facility4.218km (2.622mi) In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, the same four drivers went through to the main qualifying sessions as had progressed in the previous three events. Next This proved to be his last opportunity, as EuroBrun withdrew from Formula One after this event. 14 of 1990 During 2005, the track was resurfaced. The race also turned out to be the last race of Alessandro Nannini's Formula One career. Driver Third The event was marred by a serious incident during Friday practice, when Martin Donnelly crashed his Lotus at the high-speed Turn 14. [1] Behind, Berger tried an ambitious move on Alesi and Riccardo Patrese into the first corner having lost out to the latter off the line, resulting in Alesi spinning off the circuit after a brief clash of wheels. [1] However, the Brazilian's pace would fade dramatically after the midway point, with a split radiator ultimately causing Senna to retire on lap 54, moments before Berger took himself out while fighting with Thierry Boutsen for fourth. [1] Indeed, Donnelly himself ended up still strapped to his seat in the middle of the circuit, having been thrown from his car when it smashed into the barriers at turn fourteen. The site has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Kppen Csa with mild and rainy winters coupled with hot summers with pronounced drought. Because of this, F1 moved to Barcelona following the 1991 race. 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First Time Official Name The full entry list for the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix is outlined below: The full pre-qualifying results for the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix are outlined below: The full qualifying results for the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix are outlined below: The full results for the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix are outlined below: Alain Prost had kept his title hopes alive as a result of his victory in Spain, moving just nine points behind Ayrton Senna with two races to go. Donnelly received serious injuries that took months of recovery, bringing an end to his Formula One career, although he later returned to racing. However, Senna would win the Championship at the following race in Japan if he finished ahead of Prost, while the Frenchman himself would effectively lose two points if he finished fourth or higher as a result of the dropped score rule. [1] The two Ferraris subsequently swapped places, before Prost inherited the lead on lap 29 when a non-stopping Nelson Piquet fell off the circuit while leading. It was an encouraging race for another French team, Yannick Dalmas and Gabriele Tarquini both qualified in AGS JH25s in a first for the team, but AGS never again got two cars onto a Formula One grid. British Team Lotus driver Martin Donnelly had a horrific crash during Friday practice at the very fast Turn 14; the seat of his Lotus 102 broke free and was flung clear of the wreck. Race number It was expected that the Champ Car World Series would race there in 2008[2] until the series was cancelled early in the year after merging with the IndyCar Series. 'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1'. Due to the hosting of the European Grand Prix in 1994, a new chicane was created (the Senna curve) at the corner where Martin Donnelly had a career-ending accident during qualifying for the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault Previous [1] It was also the last event for the hapless Life team, who also withdrew from the sport after this weekend. [1], Senna subsequently aced his start to grab an early lead, with Prost leading the chase ahead of Mansell. Time 498 Nannini claimed the final podium position of the race in his Benetton B190, the ninth podium of his career, finishing ahead of the Williams pair of Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese. Driver It was the fourteenth race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship, and the fifth and last Spanish Grand Prix to be held at Jerez (though the circuit would host the European Grand Prix in 1994 and 1997). 1990 Japanese Grand Prix [1], That accident rather overshadowed the performance of pole sitter Ayrton Senna, with the Brazilian securing his fiftieth career pole. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-FordCosworth This incident resulted in the track being temporarily banned from hosting a Grand Prix. This also turned out to be the last F1 race for Nannini, who severed his right arm in a helicopter crash the following week (though he would return to racing as a touring car driver), as well as the last race for the back-marking EuroBrun and Life teams. Location Team Lotus decided not to retire from the race, and Derek Warwick was close to the point-scoring positions when he became the race's final retirement on lap 63 with a broken gearbox in the other Lotus 102. The ninth-placed finish saved the team from pre-qualifying for the first half of 1991 as it moved them up to a crucial 13th place in the Constructors Championship. McLaren-Honda, in contrast, were determined to claim the crown on Honda's home soil, knowing they would likely win the crown if they did not have another double dnf in the final two rounds.