Race report In a race with a McLaren front row, the team looked strong. Senna maintained the lead coming into the first corner with Berger second, but the Austrian was deemed to have jumped the start. A few laps into the race it was announced that Berger would have a one-minute penalty added to his race time. As a consequence, after a round of pitstops for new tyres, Senna allowed his teammate to pass him going into the hairpin so that the Austrian could set about gaining time in relation to his competitors. The weather conditions were moist, making for a mildly slippery track. This caused spins for many. The first of the spinners was
Pierluigi Martini who spun off at turn 2 on the first lap. Thierry Boutsen, the
1989 winner, spun mid-race while trying to pass Prost approaching a corner, and hit the Ligier of Nicola Larini as he spun. Nannini spun off the track into a tyre wall. Shortly afterwards on lap 26, Jean Alesi lost control while challenging another car and spun into the same tyre barrier, ending up on top of Nannini's abandoned
Benetton B190. The Benetton was written off when hit by the
Tyrrell, leaving team mechanics with a massive rebuild before the next race in
Mexico. In the end, Berger had crossed the line first but was awarded a one-minute penalty for a jumped start, which was added to his overall race time, dropping him to fourth in the final order. Following Berger's penalty, Senna took the victory, whilst Piquet finished second after a determined battle with the two Ferraris where he forced his way past Prost's Ferrari going into the hairpin. It was the Benetton driver's first podium finish since the
1988 Australian Grand Prix. Prost was later passed at the same place by teammate Mansell who went on to finish third.
Race classification ==Championship standings after the race==