Ayrton Senna achieved a Grand Slam at Monza, extending his 1990 Drivers' Championship lead over Alain Prost to 16 points with four races left.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren-Honda)
- Race length
- 53 laps
- Championship round
- 12th of 16
- Senna's lead after race
- 16 points over Prost
- Margin of victory
- ~6 seconds over Prost
- Grand Slam achieved
- Pole, led every lap, fastest lap, win
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Heading into the Italian Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were locked in a close battle for the 1990 Drivers' Championship. Senna, driving for McLaren-Honda, had accumulated a narrow lead, with Prost representing Ferrari as his main rival.
Senna took pole position and led all 53 laps of the race at Monza on 9 September 1990, also recording the fastest lap to complete a Grand Slam. Prost finished second roughly six seconds adrift, with Senna's teammate Gerhard Berger taking third place.
The victory extended Senna's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 16 points over Prost with only four races remaining, significantly strengthening his position in the title fight for the 1990 Formula One World Championship.
Result
at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy