| 1990 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 September 1990 | ||
| Official name | Coca-Cola 61º Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Lombardy, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.800 km (3.604 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.400 km (191.009 miles) | ||
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:22.533 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:26.254 on lap 46 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren-Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1990 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Coca-Cola 61º Gran Premio d'Italia[1]) was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 9 September 1990. It was the twelfth race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship. The race was the 60th Italian Grand Prix and the 55th to be held at Monza.
The 53-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda. Senna took pole position, led every lap and set the fastest race lap, thus achieving a Grand Slam. Senna's Driver's Championship rival, Frenchman Alain Prost, finished second in his Ferrari, some six seconds behind, with Senna's Austrian teammate Gerhard Berger third.
The win enabled Senna to extend his lead over Prost in the Drivers' Championship to 16 points with four races remaining.
