1990 United States Grand Prix

1990 United States Grand Prix
Race 1 of 16 in the 1990 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	March 11, 1990
Official name	XXVII Iceberg United States Grand Prix
Location	Phoenix street circuit Phoenix, Arizona
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	3.800 km (2.361 miles)
Distance	72 laps, 273.60 km (169.992 miles)
Weather	Cloudy and cool with temperatures reaching up to 18 °C (64 °F)[1]
Attendance	10,000-15,000[2]
Pole position
Driver	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
Time	1:28.664
Fastest lap
Driver	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
Time	1:31.050 on lap 34
Podium
First	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
Second	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

The 1990 United States Grand Prix was the opening motor race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship held on March 11, 1990, in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the 32nd United States Grand Prix since the American Grand Prize was first held in 1908, and the 25th under Formula One regulations since the first United States Grand Prix was held at Sebring, Florida in 1959. It was the second to be held on the streets of Phoenix and ran over 72 laps of the 4 km-circuit.

The race was won by Brazilian Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren MP4/5B by eight seconds over French driver Jean Alesi in his comparatively under-funded Tyrrell 018. Throughout the race, the pair enthralled fans with some fabulous and daring passing for the lead.

It was Alesi's first podium finish, with Belgian driver Thierry Boutsen in a Williams FW13B coming home third.