1990 British Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Grand Prix = British
Country = UK
Date = July 15
Official name = XLIII

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Race_No = 8
Season_No = 16
Location = Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 2.969
Course_km = 4.778
Distance_laps = 64
Distance_mi = 190.080
Distance_km = 305.904
Weather = Hot, dry, sunny
Pole_Driver = Nigel Mansell
Pole_Country = UK
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:07.428
Fast_Driver = Nigel Mansell
Fast_Country = UK
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 1:11.291
Fast_L

First_Driver = Alain Prost
First_Country = France
First_Team = Ferrari
Second_Driver = Thierry Boutsen
Second_Country= Belgium
Second_Team = Williams-Renault
Third_Driver = Ayrton Senna
Third_Country = Brazil
Third_Team = McLaren-HondaThe 1990 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 15, 1990.

Local hero Nigel Mansell led until his gearbox began to malfunction. He was overtaken (against team orders, and to Mansell's chagrin) by Alain Prost. After retiring from the race Mansell famously threw his gloves into the crowd and announced he would retire from F1 at the end of the season, a decision he later reversed.

Riccardo Patrese became the first driver ever to start 200 Grands Prix. On the day, he retired and his team-mate Thierry Boutsen reached the podium.

Éric Bernard and Aguri Suzuki both scored the best results of their career up to this point.

Classification

Notes

*First points: Aguri Suzuki

References

* "Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1990/222/ |accessdate=2007-08-05

F1 race report
Name_of_race = British Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1990
Previous_race_in_season = 1990 French Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1990 German Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1989 British Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1991 British Grand Prix