FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 1
21 Oct 1990
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | McLaren Honda | 1:38.374 |
| 2 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | Ferrari | 1:38.684 |
| 3 | 27 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:38.828 |
| 4 | 2 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:38.969 |
| 5 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:39.577 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:40.052 |
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:40.355 |
| 8 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:40.899 |
| 9 | 20 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Benetton Ford | 1:41.041 |
| 10 | 3 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Tyrrell Ford | 1:41.208 |
| 11 | 30 | Aguri SuzukiSUZ | Lola Lamborghini | 1:41.442 |
| 12 | 11 | Derek WarwickWAR | Lotus Lamborghini | 1:41.482 |
| 13 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | Leyton House Judd | 1:41.657 |
| 14 | 19 | Roberto MorenoMOR | Benetton Ford | 1:41.719 |
| 15 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | Leyton House Judd | 1:42.049 |
| 16 | 29 | Eric BernardBER | Lola Lamborghini | 1:42.141 |
| 17 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:42.617 |
| 18 | 24 | Gianni MorbidelliMOR | Minardi Ford | 1:42.858 |
| 19 | 12 | Johnny HerbertHER | Lotus Lamborghini | 1:43.111 |
| 20 | 7 | David BrabhamBRA | Brabham Judd | 1:43.156 |
| 21 | 10 | Alex CaffiCAF | Arrows Ford | 1:43.270 |
| 22 | 9 | Michele AlboretoALB | Arrows Ford | 1:43.304 |
| 23 | 25 | Nicola LariniLAR | Ligier Ford | 1:43.396 |
| 24 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:43.601 |
| 25 | 14 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Osella Ford | 1:43.993 |
| 26 | 26 | Philippe AlliotALL | Ligier Ford | 1:44.106 |
| 27 | 17 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | AGS Ford | 1:44.281 |
| 28 | 18 | Yannick DalmasDAL | AGS Ford | 1:44.410 |
| 29 | 21 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Dallara Ford | 17:40.230 |
| 30 | 31 | Bertrand GachotGAC | Coloni Ford | 20:22.535 |