| «1990-01» | USA Grand Prix - XXVII United States Grand Prix |
| 1990-03-11 | Phoenix - 72 laps × 3.798 km : 273.456 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren • Honda | 01:28.664 | 01:53.486 | 01:28.664 | 154.209 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.731 | 02:33.083 | 01:28.731 | +00.067 (+0.076%) | +00.067 |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.019 | 01:57.435 | 01:29.019 | +00.355 (+0.400%) | +00.288 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.408 | 01:54.738 | 01:29.408 | +00.744 (+0.839%) | +00.389 |
| 5 | 5 | 27 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:29.431 | 01:52.015 | 01:29.431 | +00.767 (+0.865%) | +00.023 |
| 6 | 6 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.862 | 01:55.449 | 01:29.862 | +01.198 (+1.351%) | +00.431 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 01:29.910 | 01:56.661 | 01:29.910 | +01.246 (+1.405%) | +00.048 |
| 8 | 8 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.947 | 01:29.947 | +01.283 (+1.447%) | +00.037 | |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams • Renault | 01:30.059 | 01:52.771 | 01:30.059 | +01.395 (+1.573%) | +00.112 |
| 10 | 10 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham • Judd | 01:30.127 | 01:30.127 | +01.463 (+1.650%) | +00.068 | |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.130 | 01:30.130 | +01.466 (+1.653%) | +00.003 | |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Renault | 01:30.213 | 01:53.530 | 01:30.213 | +01.549 (+1.747%) | +00.083 |
| 13 | 13 | 25 | Nicola Larini | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.424 | 01:30.424 | +01.760 (+1.985%) | +00.211 | |
| 14 | 14 | 24 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.194 | 01:31.194 | +02.530 (+2.853%) | +00.770 | |
| 15 | 15 | 29 | Eric Bernard | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:31.226 | 01:31.226 | +02.562 (+2.890%) | +00.032 | |
| 16 | 16 | 33 | Roberto Moreno | Eurobrun • Judd | 01:31.247 | 01:51.538 | 01:31.247 | +02.583 (+2.913%) | +00.021 |
| 17 | 17 | 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 01:31.363 | 01:52.405 | 01:31.363 | +02.699 (+3.044%) | +00.116 |
| 18 | 18 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:31.414 | 01:31.414 | +02.750 (+3.102%) | +00.051 | |
| 19 | 19 | 12 | Martin Donnelly | Lotus • Lamborghini | 01:31.650 | 01:49.942 | 01:31.650 | +02.986 (+3.368%) | +00.236 |
| 20 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.664 | |||||
| 21 | 20 | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.892 | 01:31.892 | +03.228 (+3.641%) | +00.242 | |
| 22 | 21 | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.948 | 01:54.499 | 01:31.948 | +03.284 (+3.704%) | +00.056 |
| 23 | 22 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.984 | 01:31.984 | +03.320 (+3.744%) | +00.036 | |
| 24 | 23 | 7 | Gregor Foitek | Brabham • Judd | 01:32.398 | 01:32.398 | +03.734 (+4.211%) | +00.414 | |
| 25 | 24 | 11 | Derek Warwick | Lotus • Lamborghini | 01:32.400 | 02:05.974 | 01:32.400 | +03.736 (+4.214%) | +00.002 |
| 26 | 25 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House • Judd | 01:32.904 | 01:32.904 | +04.240 (+4.782%) | +00.504 | |
| 27 | 26 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House • Judd | 01:33.044 | 01:33.044 | +04.380 (+4.940%) | +00.140 | |
| 28 | 35 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | 01:33.468 | 01:33.468 | +04.804 (+5.418%) | +00.424 | ||
| 29 | 21 | Gianni Morbidelli | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.292 | 01:34.292 | +05.628 (+6.348%) | +00.824 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.420 | 01:35.420 | +06.756 (+7.620%) | +01.128 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.481 | 01:35.481 | +06.817 (+7.689%) | +00.061 | ||
| 32 | 34 | Claudio Langes | Eurobrun • Judd | 01:37.399 | 01:37.399 | +08.735 (+9.852%) | +01.918 | ||
| 33 | 39 | Gary Brabham | Life | 02:07.147 | 02:07.147 | +38.483 (+43.403%) | +29.748 | ||
| 34 | 31 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni • Subaru | 05:15.010 | 05:15.010 | +03:46.346 (+255.285%) | +03:07.863 | ||
| 35 | 36 | JJ Lehto | Onyx • Ford Cosworth |