Alain Prost claimed his 40th Formula One victory at the first Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos since 1980.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Alain Prost (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren-Honda)
- Race distance
- 71 laps
- Prost's career win number
- 40th Grand Prix victory
- Championship round
- 2nd race of 1990 season
- Circuit gap
- First Interlagos GP since 1980
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix returned to the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo after a ten-year absence, made possible by the track's renovation and shortening. Ayrton Senna's status as a local hero from São Paulo further elevated the race's profile and drew attention to the venue.
Held on 25 March 1990, Senna took pole position and led the 71-lap race before colliding with Satoru Nakajima's Tyrrell-Ford, handing the lead to Alain Prost. Prost controlled the remainder of the race to finish first, with Gerhard Berger second and a recovering Senna third.
Prost's victory was his 40th in Formula One and his sixth and final win at the Brazilian Grand Prix, cementing his dominance at the event. Senna's retirement from the lead highlighted the competitive tension between the two drivers that would define the 1990 championship season.