1990 Formula 1.5 Season

1990 Formula 1.5 Season
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The 1990 Formula 1.5 Season was the 41st season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Young Frenchman, Jean Alesi, took his first and only World Drivers' Championship in dominant fashion, winning 7 of the season's 16 races and ending the year with twice the points of second place man, Derek Warwick. Tyrrell were therefore never really doubted to win the 1990 World Constructors' Championship, as Alesi's efforts alone would've garnered them enough points to surpass all other teams in the end of season standings.

Champion	2nd Place	3rd Place
Jean Alesi	Derek Warwick	Éric Bernard
Tyrrell-Ford	Lotus-Lamborghini	Lola-Lamborghini

Entries

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	#	Drivers	Rounds
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell-Ford	018 019	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	3	Satoru Nakajima	All
					4	Jean Alesi	All
Motor Racing Developments	Brabham-Judd	BT58 BT59	Judd EV 3.5 V8	Pirelli	7	Gregor Foitek	1-2
						David Brabham	3-16
					8	Stefano Modena	All
Footwork Arrows Racing	Arrows-Ford	A11 A11B	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	9	Michele Alboreto	All
					10	Bernd Schneider	1, 14
						Alex Caffi	2-13, 15-16
Camel Team Lotus	Lotus-Lamborghini	102	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	Goodyear	11	Derek Warwick	All
					12	Martin Donnelly	1-14
						Johnny Herbert	15-16
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella-Ford	FA1M FA1ME	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	14	Olivier Grouillard	All
Leyton House Racing	Leyton House-Judd	CG901	Judd EV 3.5 V8	Goodyear	15	Maurício Gugelmin	All
					16	Ivan Capelli	All
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	AGS-Ford	JH24 JH25	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	17	Gabriele Tarquini	All
					18	Yannick Dalmas	All
BMS Scuderia Italia	Dallara-Ford	F190	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	21	Gianni Morbidelli	1-2
						Emanuele Pirro	3-16
					22	Andrea de Cesaris	All
SCM Minardi Team	Minardi-Ford	M189 M190	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	23	Pierluigi Martini	All
					24	Paolo Barilla	1-14
						Gianni Morbidelli	15-16
Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier-Ford	JS33B	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	25	Nicola Larini	All
					26	Philippe Alliot	All
ESPO Larrousse F1	Lola-Lamborghini	LC89B LC90	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	Goodyear	29	Éric Bernard	All
					30	Aguri Suzuki	All
Subaru Coloni Racing Coloni Racing	Coloni-Subaru	C3B	Subaru 1235 3.5 F12	Goodyear	31	Bertrand Gachot	1-8
	Coloni-Ford	C3C	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8				9-16
EuroBrun Racing	EuroBrun-Judd	ER189B	Judd CV 3.5 V8	Pirelli	33	Roberto Moreno	1-14
					34	Claudio Langes	1-14
Monteverdi Onyx Formula One	Onyx-Ford	ORE-1 ORE-1B	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	35	Stefan Johansson	1-2
						Gregor Foitek	3-10
					36	JJ Lehto	1-10
Life Racing Engines	Life	L190	Life F35 3.5 W12	Goodyear	39	Gary Brabham	1-2
						Bruno Giacomelli	3-12
	Life-Judd		Judd CV 3.5 V8				13-14

Excluded teams

• Honda Marlboro McLaren, Scuderia Ferrari, Benetton Formula Ltd, and Canon Williams Team

Calendar

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	United States Grand Prix	Phoenix	11 March
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	25 March
3	San Marino Grand Prix	Imola	13 May
4	Monaco Grand Prix	Monte Carlo	27 May
5	Canadian Grand Prix	Montréal	10 June
6	Mexican Grand Prix	Mexico City	24 June
7	French Grand Prix	Paul Ricard	8 July
8	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	15 July
9	German Grand Prix	Hockenheim	29 July
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	Budapest	12 August
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	26 August
12	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	9 September
13	Portuguese Grand Prix	Estoril	23 September
14	Spanish Grand Prix	Jerez	30 September
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka	21 October
16	Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide	4 November

Calendar changes

• One new circuit was added for season 1990, Interlagos, now hosting the Brazilian Grand Prix after a decade of it being held at Jacarepaguá. The only other changes made to the calendar were the reordering of Grands Prix early in the year.
• The U.S Grand Prix at Phoenix was made the season opener, after being round five in 1989. This caused a domino effect that saw Brazil be moved to round two, San Marino moved to round three, and Monaco take its place as round four of the season.
• Round five, formerly the U.S Grand Prix, had moved north and was now occupied by Canada and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal.
• The Mexican Grand Prix which had been round four in 1989, was now round six, and the last Grand Prix before the start of the long European leg of season, which saw no alterations from the previous year.

Results & standings

Grands Prix

Rd	Grand Prix	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor
1	United States Grand Prix	Pierluigi Martini	Pierluigi Martini	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Pierluigi Martini	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford
3	San Marino Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford
4	Monaco Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford
5	Canadian Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Aguri Suzuki	Derek Warwick	Lotus-Lamborghini
6	Mexican Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford
7	French Grand Prix	Ivan Capelli	Martin Donnelly	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House-Judd
8	British Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Ivan Capelli	Éric Bernard	Lola-Lamborghini
9	German Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House-Judd
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Martin Donnelly	Derek Warwick	Lotus-Lamborghini
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Éric Bernard	Maurício Gugelmin	Leyton House-Judd
12	Italian Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Satoru Nakajima	Satoru Nakajima	Tyrrell-Ford
13	Portuguese Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Aguri Suzuki	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford
14	Spanish Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Nicola Larini	Aguri Suzuki	Lola-Lamborghini
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Aguri Suzuki	Aguri Suzuki	Lola-Lamborghini
16	Australian Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford

World Drivers' Championship standings

Points towards the 1990 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. Only the best eleven results counted towards the championship

Pos	Driver	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Pts
1	Jean Alesi	1	1	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	Ret	1	Ret	DNS	1	72
2	Derek Warwick	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	1	3	6	Ret	2	1	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	36
3	Éric Bernard	5	Ret	8	3	4	Ret	3	1	Ret	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	31
4	Alex Caffi		Ret	DNQ	2	3	DNQ	Ret	3	3	5	5	2	6		5	DNQ	31
5	Aguri Suzuki	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	1	1	Ret	30
6	Nicola Larini	Ret	4	5	Ret	Ret	9	9	6	4	7	9	4	3	2	3	3	30
7	Ivan Capelli	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	5	DNQ	1	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	26
8	Satoru Nakajima	3	2	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	DNS	Ret	2	Ret	26
9	Pierluigi Martini	4	3	DNS	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	4	Ret	4	2	21
10	Stefano Modena	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	8	5	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	19
11	Maurício Gugelmin	9	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNS	Ret	4	1	Ret	5	3	Ret	Ret	18
12	Martin Donnelly	DNS	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	2	7	Ret	Ret	3	7	Ret	Ret	DNS			14
13	Michele Alboreto	6	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	10	5	Ret	Ret	8	8	5	2	5	Ret	DNQ	13
14	Philippe Alliot	EX	5	4	Ret	Ret	11	4	9	DSQ	10	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	6	4	13
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	DSQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
16	Gregor Foitek	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	8	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ							3
17	Yannick Dalmas	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	11	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	NC	Ret	4	DNQ	DNQ	3
18	Paolo Barilla	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	7	DNQ	8	DNQ	11	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ			1
19	Emanuele Pirro			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
20	Olivier Grouillard	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	8	12	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	11	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	6	1
21	Gianni Morbidelli	DNQ	6													Ret	Ret	1
-	JJ Lehto	DNQ	DNQ	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	NC	DNQ							0
-	Bernd Schneider	7													DNQ			0
-	Roberto Moreno	8	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	EX	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			0
-	Gabriele Tarquini	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	9	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	0
-	David Brabham			DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	10	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	0
-	Johnny Herbert															Ret	Ret	0
-	Bertrand Gachot	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	Stefan Johansson	DNQ	DNQ															0
-	Claudio Langes	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			0
-	Bruno Giacomelli			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			0
-	Gary Brabham	DNPQ	DNPQ															0
Pos	Driver	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Pts

Legend: Bold = Pole Position;  Italics = Fastest Lap

World Constructors' Championship standings

Points towards the 1990 World Championship of Constructors were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. All points earned by a constructor were retained towards their final total.

Pos	Constructor	#	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Pts
1	Tyrrell-Ford	3	3	2	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	DNS	Ret	2	Ret	98
		4	1	1	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	Ret	1	Ret	DNS	1
2	Lola-Lamborghini	29	5	Ret	8	3	4	Ret	3	1	Ret	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	61
		30	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	1	1	Ret
3	Lotus-Lamborghini	11	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	1	3	6	Ret	2	1	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	50
		12	DNS	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	2	7	Ret	Ret	3	7	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret
4	Leyton House-Judd	15	9	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNS	Ret	4	1	Ret	5	3	Ret	Ret	44
		16	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	5	DNQ	1	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
5	Arrows-Ford	9	6	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	10	5	Ret	Ret	8	8	5	2	5	Ret	DNQ	44
		10	7	Ret	DNQ	2	3	DNQ	Ret	3	3	5	5	2	6	DNQ	5	DNQ
6	Ligier-Ford	25	Ret	4	5	Ret	Ret	9	9	6	4	7	9	4	3	2	3	3	43
		26	EX	5	4	Ret	Ret	11	4	9	DSQ	10	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	6	4
7	Minardi-Ford	23	4	3	DNS	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	4	Ret	4	2	22
		24	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	7	DNQ	8	DNQ	11	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret
8	Brabham-Judd	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	10	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	19
		8	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	8	5	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
9	Dallara-Ford	21	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
		22	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	DSQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
10	Onyx-Ford	35	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	4	Ret	8	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ							3
		36	DNQ	DNQ	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	NC	DNQ
11	AGS-Ford	17	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	9	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	3
		18	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	11	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	NC	Ret	4	DNQ	DNQ
12	Osella-Ford	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	8	12	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	11	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	6	1
-	EuroBrun-Judd	33	8	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	EX	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			0
		34	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
-	Coloni-Ford	31									DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	Life	39	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ					0
-	Coloni-Subaru	31	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ									0
-	Life-Judd	39													DNPQ	DNPQ			0
Pos	Constructor	#	USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Pts

Legend: Bold = Pole Position;  Italics = Fastest Lap

Leader Progression

Rd	Grand Prix	Leader	Gap
1	United States Grand Prix	Jean Alesi	3
2	Brazilian Grand Prix		8
3	San Marino Grand Prix		17
4	Monaco Grand Prix		26
5	Canadian Grand Prix		21
6	Mexican Grand Prix		26
7	French Grand Prix		25
8	British Grand Prix		26
9	German Grand Prix		24
10	Hungarian Grand Prix		15
11	Belgian Grand Prix		18
12	Italian Grand Prix
13	Portuguese Grand Prix		27
14	Spanish Grand Prix
15	Japanese Grand Prix
16	Australian Grand Prix		36