| «1990-16» | Australia Grand Prix - LV Australian Grand Prix |
| 1990-11-04 | Adelaide - Adelaide Street Circuit - 81 laps × 3.78 km : 306.18 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:15.671 | 01:15.693 | 01:15.671 | 179.831 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren • Honda | 01:17.431 | 01:16.244 | 01:16.244 | +00.573 (+0.757%) | +00.573 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 01:17.294 | 01:16.352 | 01:16.352 | +00.681 (+0.900%) | +00.108 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 01:16.365 | 01:17.021 | 01:16.365 | +00.694 (+0.917%) | +00.013 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.837 | 01:17.246 | 01:16.837 | +01.166 (+1.541%) | +00.472 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Renault | 01:17.156 | 01:17.449 | 01:17.156 | +01.485 (+1.962%) | +00.319 |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.640 | 01:17.173 | 01:17.173 | +01.502 (+1.985%) | +00.017 |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.437 | 01:18.089 | 01:17.437 | +01.766 (+2.334%) | +00.264 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams • Renault | 01:17.596 | 01:18.112 | 01:17.596 | +01.925 (+2.544%) | +00.159 |
| 10 | 10 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.235 | 01:17.827 | 01:17.827 | +02.156 (+2.849%) | +00.231 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | Derek Warwick | Lotus • Lamborghini | 01:19.579 | 01:18.351 | 01:18.351 | +02.680 (+3.542%) | +00.524 |
| 12 | 12 | 25 | Nicola Larini | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.567 | 01:18.730 | 01:18.730 | +03.059 (+4.042%) | +00.379 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.738 | 01:19.066 | 01:18.738 | +03.067 (+4.053%) | +00.008 |
| 14 | 14 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House • Judd | 01:19.341 | 01:18.843 | 01:18.843 | +03.172 (+4.192%) | +00.105 |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.107 | 01:18.858 | 01:18.858 | +03.187 (+4.212%) | +00.015 |
| 16 | 16 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Leyton House • Judd | 01:19.804 | 01:18.860 | 01:18.860 | +03.189 (+4.214%) | +00.002 |
| 17 | 17 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham • Judd | 01:19.861 | 01:18.886 | 01:18.886 | +03.215 (+4.249%) | +00.026 |
| 18 | 18 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus • Lamborghini | 01:19.091 | 01:19.185 | 01:19.091 | +03.420 (+4.520%) | +00.205 |
| 19 | 19 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.202 | 01:19.835 | 01:19.202 | +03.531 (+4.666%) | +00.111 |
| 20 | 20 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.408 | 01:19.347 | 01:19.347 | +03.676 (+4.858%) | +00.145 |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.476 | 03:35.811 | 01:19.476 | +03.805 (+5.028%) | +00.129 |
| 22 | 22 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.047 | 01:19.722 | 01:19.722 | +04.051 (+5.353%) | +00.246 |
| 23 | 23 | 29 | Eric Bernard | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:21.489 | 01:19.858 | 01:19.858 | +04.187 (+5.533%) | +00.136 |
| 24 | 24 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:19.970 | 01:20.235 | 01:19.970 | +04.299 (+5.681%) | +00.112 |
| 25 | 25 | 7 | David Brabham | Brabham • Judd | 01:20.846 | 01:20.218 | 01:20.218 | +04.547 (+6.009%) | +00.248 |
| 26 | 26 | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.222 | 01:20.296 | 01:20.296 | +04.625 (+6.112%) | +00.078 |
| 27 | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.630 | 01:20.545 | 01:20.545 | +04.874 (+6.441%) | +00.249 | |
| 28 | 18 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.342 | 01:20.570 | 01:20.570 | +04.899 (+6.474%) | +00.025 | |
| 29 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.101 | 01:20.609 | 01:20.609 | +04.938 (+6.526%) | +00.039 | |
| 30 | 31 | Bertrand Gachot | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.135 | 01:23.975 | 01:23.135 | +07.464 (+9.864%) | +02.526 |