1990 British Grand Prix

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1990 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	15 July 1990
Official name	XLIII Foster's British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.778 km (2.969 miles)
Distance	64 laps, 305.904 km (190.080 miles)
Weather	Hot, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari
Time	1:07.428
Fastest lap
Driver	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari
Time	1:11.291 on lap 51
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Ferrari
Second	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault
Third	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
Lap leaders

The 1990 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 15 July 1990. It was the eighth race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship. It was the 45th British Grand Prix and the 26th to be held at Silverstone, which was the fastest circuit on the F1 calendar at the time. The race was held over 64 laps of the 4.78-kilometre (2.97 mi) circuit for a race distance of 305.9 kilometres (190.1 mi).

The race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a Ferrari. Prost's teammate, local hero Nigel Mansell, took pole position and led before retiring with a gearbox failure nine laps from the end. Belgian Thierry Boutsen finished second in a Williams-Renault, with Brazilian Ayrton Senna third in a McLaren-Honda.

The win, Prost's third in succession and fourth of the season, gave him the lead of the Drivers' Championship, two points ahead of Senna.

At this event Ricardo Patrese made history by becoming the first ever F1 driver to compete in 200 F1 GP's.