What is 1990 Formula One World Championship?
The '''1990 Formula One season''' was the 41st season of [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Formula One]] [[Auto racing|motor racing]]. The season started on 11 March and ended on 4 November after sixteen races. [[Ayrton Senna]] was World Champion Driver for the second time, and [[McLaren]] won the Constructors' Championship. {| |- | [[File:Ayrton Senna Imola 1989 Cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Ayrton Senna]] won his second title with [[McLaren]].]] | [[File:Alain Prost 2008.jpg|thumb|Defending champion [[Alain Prost]] (pictured in 2008), was runner-up for [[Scuderia Ferrari]].]] | [[File:Piquet 1991.jpg|thumb|[[Nelson Piquet]], former triple world champion, finished the season ranked third.]] |} == Pre-season == === Driver changes === * [[Gerhard Berger]] moved from [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] to McLaren. * [[Alain Prost]] moved from McLaren to Ferrari. * [[Satoru Nakajima]] moved from [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] to Tyrrell. * [[Michele Alboreto]] moved from Tyrrell to [[Arrows]]. * Triple world champion [[Nelson Piquet]] moved from Lotus to [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]. * [[Aguri Suzuki]] moved from [[Zakspeed]] to [[Lola Cars|Lola]]. * [[Martin Brundle]] left Formula One for 1990, and moved sports cars. * [[Eddie Cheever]] left Formula One for good and moved CART. === Departing teams === * [[Zakspeed]] withdrew from Formula One and returned to sports car racing * [[Rial Racing|Rial]] folded after two unsuccessful seasons in F1. === New teams === * [[Life (Formula One team)|Life]] powered by their own unconventional engine design, with [[Gary Brabham]] (son of [[Jack Brabham]]) and [[Bruno Giacomelli]] as drivers. === Qualifying === At the start of the season, six teams needed to pre-qualify: Lola, AGS, EuroBrun, Osella, Coloni and Life. ==Races== ===Race One: USA=== The first race of the year was held in Phoenix, USA. Unexpected rain in qualifying led to a grid with Gerhard Berger on pole position with [[Pierluigi Martini]] second in the [[Minardi]], [[Andrea de Cesaris]] third in the [[BMS Scuderia It