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.
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
United Kingdom Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
Time 1:07.428
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Ferrari
Time 1:11.291 on lap 51
Podium
First
France Alain Prost
Ferrari
Second
Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Williams-Renault
Third
Brazil Ayrton Senna
McLaren-Honda