July 29, 1990 Hockenheimring | Lap distance 6.802 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-5B | Honda RA100E | Goodyear | 45 | 1:20'47.164 | 1 | 1'40.198 | 2 | 1'45.711 | (36) | |
| 2 | 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Benetton B190 | Ford HB | Goodyear | 45 | 1:20'53.684 | +6.520 | 9 | 1'43.594 | 4 | 1'46.146 | (27) |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | McLaren MP4-5B | Honda RA100E | Goodyear | 45 | 1:20'55.717 | +8.553 | 2 | 1'40.434 | 3 | 1'46.098 | (33) |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Ferrari F1-90-2 | Ferrari 036 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'32.434 | +45.270 | 3 | 1'41.732 | 5 | 1'46.839 | (27) |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW13B | Renault RS2 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'35.192 | +48.028 | 5 | 1'42.195 | 6 | 1'46.891 | (27) |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Williams FW13B | Renault RS2 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:22'08.655 | +1'21.491 | 6 | 1'42.380 | 1 | 1'45.602 | (31) |
| 7 | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | Leyton House CG901 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 44 | 1:20'51.141 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'44.349 | 12 | 1'48.799 | (26) | |
| 8 | 11 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Team Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:21'08.416 | +1 lap | 16 | 1'45.244 | 11 | 1'48.547 | (28) | |
| 9 | 10 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Arrows A11B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 44 | 1:21'43.374 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'45.604 | 13 | 1'49.054 | (33) | |
| 10 | 25 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Ligier JS33B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 43 | 1:20'58.247 | +2 laps | 22 | 1'46.187 | 10 | 1'48.502 | (42) | |
| 11 | 4 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Tyrrell 019 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 40 | 1:14'47.924 | +5 laps | 8 | 1'43.255 | 9 | 1'48.421 | (24) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 36 | J J Lehto (FIN) | Onyx ORE-2 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 39 | 1:21'48.866 | 25 | 1'46.857 | 17 | 1'50.173 | (31) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| fuel pump | 29 | Eric Bernard (FRA) | Lola 90 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 35 | 1:04'24.116 | 12 | 1'44.496 | 14 | 1'49.071 | (29) | ||
| clutch | 30 | Aguri Suzuki (JPN) | Lola 90 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 33 | 1:01'00.049 | 11 | 1'44.363 | 15 | 1'49.128 | (24) | ||
| engine | 3 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Tyrrell 019 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 24 | 49'01.351 | 13 | 1'44.650 | 16 | 1'49.896 | (17) | ||
| engine | 20 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Benetton B190 | Ford HB | Goodyear | 23 | 41'42.952 | 7 | 1'42.872 | 7 | 1'46.949 | (20) | ||
| engine | 23 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 20 | 37'30.136 | 15 | 1'45.237 | 19 | 1'51.326 | (11) | ||
| spun off | 35 | Gregor Foitek (SUI) | Onyx ORE-2 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 19 | 35'53.301 | 26 | 1'47.209 | 20 | 1'51.456 | (12) | ||
| broken wing | 2 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Ferrari F1-90-2 | Ferrari 036 | Goodyear | 15 | 27'29.859 | 4 | 1'42.057 | 8 | 1'47.268 | (11) | ||
| engine | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | Leyton House CG901 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 12 | 22'44.182 | 14 | 1'45.193 | 18 | 1'50.255 | (8) | ||
| engine | 7 | David Brabham (AUS) | Brabham BT59 | Judd EV | Pirelli | 12 | 22'58.950 | 21 | 1'46.110 | 21 | 1'52.018 | (6) | ||
| engine | 9 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Arrows A11B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 10 | 19'39.892 | 19 | 1'45.755 | 22 | 1'52.041 | (7) | ||
| clutch | 12 | Martin Donnelly (GBR) | Team Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 1 | 2'07.152 | 20 | 1'45.790 | 23 | 2'07.152 | (1) | ||
| clutch | 8 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Brabham BT59 | Judd EV | Pirelli | 0 | 17 | 1'45.547 | ||||||
| collision | 21 | Emanuele Pirro (ITA) | Dallara BMS-190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 0 | 23 | 1'46.506 | ||||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 26 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Ligier JS33B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 16 | 31'27.865 | 24 | 1'46.596 | 1'50.268 | (14) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Olivier Grouillard (FRA) | Osella FA1ME | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'47.429 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Paolo Barilla (ITA) | Minardi M190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'47.747 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | AGS JH25 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'47.789 | ||||||||
| -- | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Dallara BMS-190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'48.032 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) | AGS JH25 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'48.127 | ||||||||
| -- | 33 | Roberto Moreno (BRA) | Euro Brun ER-189B | Judd CV | Pirelli | 1'48.983 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Bertrand Gachot (FRA) | Coloni C3C | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'50.460 | ||||||||
| -- | 34 | Claudio Langes (ITA) | Euro Brun ER-189B | Judd CV | Pirelli | 1'50.897 | ||||||||
| -- | 39 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Life F190 | Life W12 | Goodyear | 2'10.786 | ||||||||
