| «1990-15» | Japan Grand Prix - XVII Japanese Grand Prix |
| 1990-10-21 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 53 laps × 5.859 km : 310.527 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1:34:36.824 | 196.923 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +07.223 | +07.223 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola • Lamborghini | 53 | +22.469 | +15.246 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Renault | 53 | +36.258 | +13.789 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams • Renault | 53 | +46.884 | +10.626 | 2 |
| 6 | 13 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +01:12.350 | +25.466 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | 25 | Nicola Larini | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 10 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 23 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 20 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 11 | Derek Warwick | Lotus • Lamborghini | 38 | gearbox | |||
| 14 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus • Lamborghini | 31 | engine | |||
| 24 | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 28 | engine | |||
| 3 | 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 26 | drive shaft | |||
| 18 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 24 | alternator | |||
| 16 | 29 | Eric Bernard | Lola • Lamborghini | 24 | oil leak | |||
| 19 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 18 | spin | |||
| 12 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House • Judd | 16 | engine | |||
| 25 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 13 | spin | |||
| 15 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House • Judd | 5 | engine | |||
| 22 | 7 | David Brabham | Brabham • Judd | 2 | clutch | |||
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren • Honda | 1 | spin | |||
| 21 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham • Judd | 0 | collision | |||
| 2 | 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 0 | collision | |||
| 1 | 27 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 0 | collision | |||
| DNS | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | driver unfit | ||||
| DNQ | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 18 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 31 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:44.233 - 202.358 km/h - Riccardo Patrese (lap 40)