March 25, 1990 Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Lap distance 4.325 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Ferrari F1-90 | Ferrari 036 | Goodyear | 71 | 1.000000.258 | 6 | 8.000000.631 | 2 | 0.000 | (57) | |
| 2 | 6 | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | McLaren MP4-5B | Honda RA100E | Goodyear | 71 | 4.000000.822 | +3.000000.564 | 2 | 7.000000.888 | 1 | 9.000000.899 | (55) |
| 3 | 4 | 27 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-5B | Honda RA100E | Goodyear | 71 | 8.000000.980 | +7.000000.722 | 1 | 7.000000.277 | 3 | 0.000 | (42) |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Ferrari F1-90 | Ferrari 036 | Goodyear | 71 | 8.000000.524 | +7.000000.266 | 5 | 8.000000.509 | 6 | 0.000 | (61) |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Williams FW13B | Renault RS2 | Goodyear | 70 | 3.000000.877 | +1 lap | 3 | 8.000000.150 | 4 | 0.000 | (38) |
| 6 | 1 | 20 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Benetton B189B | Ford HB | Goodyear | 70 | 9.000000.861 | +1 lap | 13 | 9.000000.629 | 7 | 0.000 | (61) |
| 7 | 4 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Tyrrell 018 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 70 | 0.000 | +1 lap | 7 | 8.000000.923 | 11 | 2.000000.536 | (38) | |
| 8 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Tyrrell 018 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 70 | 7.000000.693 | +1 lap | 19 | 0.000 | 10 | 2.000000.398 | (38) | |
| 9 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 69 | 1.000000.426 | +2 laps | 8 | 9.000000.039 | 8 | 1.000000.799 | (54) | |
| 10 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Benetton B189B | Ford HB | Goodyear | 68 | 0.000 | +3 laps | 15 | 0.000 | 9 | 1.000000.820 | (52) | |
| 11 | 25 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Ligier JS33B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 68 | 4.000000.265 | +3 laps | 20 | 0.000 | 12 | 2.000000.649 | (60) | |
| 12 | 26 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Ligier JS33B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 68 | 9.000000.147 | +3 laps | 10 | 9.000000.309 | 16 | 3.000000.115 | (58) | |
| 13 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW13B | Renault RS2 | Goodyear | 65 | 8.000000.026 | +6 laps | 4 | 8.000000.288 | 5 | 0.000 | (45) | |
| 14 | 21 | Gianni Morbidelli (ITA) | Dallara BMS-190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 64 | 4.000000.574 | +7 laps | 16 | 0.000 | 15 | 2.000000.987 | (58) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| clutch | 10 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Arrows A11B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 49 | 9.000000.041 | 25 | 1.000000.065 | 21 | 3.000000.671 | (22) | ||
| spun off | 12 | Martin Donnelly (GBR) | Team Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 43 | 0.000 | 14 | 0.000 | 13 | 2.000000.899 | (43) | ||
| spun off | 8 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Brabham BT58 | Judd CV | Pirelli | 39 | 9.000000.256 | 12 | 9.000000.425 | 17 | 3.000000.255 | (30) | ||
| engine | 24 | Paolo Barilla (ITA) | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 38 | 9.000000.563 | 17 | 0.000 | 22 | 4.000000.177 | (29) | ||
| suspension | 18 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | AGS JH24 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 28 | 9.000000.231 | 26 | 1.000000.087 | 14 | 2.000000.948 | (27) | ||
| electrical | 11 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Team Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 25 | 2.000000.563 | 24 | 0.000 | 19 | 3.000000.390 | (17) | ||
| suspension | 30 | Aguri Suzuki (JPN) | Lola LC89B | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 24 | 6.000000.461 | 18 | 0.000 | 20 | 3.000000.491 | (21) | ||
| suspension | 9 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Arrows A11B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 24 | 9.000000.722 | 23 | 0.000 | 18 | 3.000000.292 | (21) | ||
| transmission | 7 | Gregor Foitek (SUI) | Brabham BT58 | Judd CV | Pirelli | 14 | 4.000000.800 | 22 | 0.000 | 24 | 4.000000.922 | (10) | ||
| gearbox | 29 | Eric Bernard (FRA) | Lola LC89B | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 13 | 3.000000.489 | 11 | 9.000000.406 | 23 | 4.000000.658 | (11) | ||
| collision | 14 | Olivier Grouillard (FRA) | Osella FA1M89 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 8 | 9.000000.525 | 21 | 0.000 | 25 | 5.000000.308 | (6) | ||
| collision | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Dallara BMS-190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 0 | 9 | 9.000000.125 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 35 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1.000000.241 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | J J Lehto (FIN) | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1.000000.323 | ||||||||
| -- | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | Leyton House CG901 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 1.000000.383 | ||||||||
| -- | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | Leyton House CG901 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 1.000000.616 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) | AGS JH24 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 4.000000.265 | ||||||||
| -- | 33 | Roberto Moreno (BRA) | Euro Brun ER-189B | Judd CV | Pirelli | 5.000000.763 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Bertrand Gachot (FRA) | Coloni C3B | Subaru 12H | Goodyear | 4.000000.046 | ||||||||
| -- | 34 | Claudio Langes (ITA) | Euro Brun ER-189B | Judd CV | Pirelli | 9.000000.188 | ||||||||
| -- | 39 | Gary Brabham (AUS) | Life F190 | Life W12 | Goodyear | |||||||||
