November 4, 1990 Adelaide Street Circuit | Lap distance 3.780 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 20 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Benetton B190 | Ford HB | Goodyear | 81 | 1:49'44.570 | 7 | 1'17.173 | 2 | 1'18.527 | (79) | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Ferrari F1-90-2 | Ferrari 037 | Goodyear | 81 | 1:49'47.699 | +3.129 | 3 | 1'16.352 | 1 | 1'18.203 | (75) |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Ferrari F1-90-2 | Ferrari 037 | Goodyear | 81 | 1:50'21.829 | +37.259 | 4 | 1'16.365 | 4 | 1'19.434 | (70) |
| 4 | 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | McLaren MP4-5B | Honda RA100E | Goodyear | 81 | 1:50'31.432 | +46.862 | 2 | 1'16.244 | 9 | 1'20.025 | (48) |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Williams FW13B | Renault RS2 | Goodyear | 81 | 1:51'35.730 | +1'51.160 | 9 | 1'17.596 | 6 | 1'19.717 | (59) |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW13B | Renault RS2 | Goodyear | 80 | 1:50'06.735 | +1 lap | 6 | 1'17.156 | 8 | 1'19.818 | (57) |
| 7 | 19 | Roberto Moreno (BRA) | Benetton B190 | Ford HB | Goodyear | 80 | 1:50'49.875 | +1 lap | 8 | 1'17.437 | 5 | 1'19.707 | (38) | |
| 8 | 4 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Tyrrell 019 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 80 | 1:51'05.395 | +1 lap | 5 | 1'16.837 | 7 | 1'19.732 | (59) | |
| 9 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 79 | 1:50'07.290 | +2 laps | 10 | 1'17.827 | 11 | 1'21.257 | (57) | |
| 10 | 25 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Ligier JS33C | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 79 | 1:50'59.005 | +2 laps | 12 | 1'18.730 | 10 | 1'21.209 | (68) | |
| 11 | 26 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Ligier JS33C | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 78 | 1:50'33.092 | +3 laps | 19 | 1'19.202 | 13 | 1'21.921 | (69) | |
| 12 | 8 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Brabham BT59 | Judd EV | Pirelli | 77 | 1:49'46.959 | +4 laps | 17 | 1'18.886 | 19 | 1'22.693 | (55) | |
| 13 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard (FRA) | Osella FA1ME | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 74 | 1:50'31.199 | +7 laps | 22 | 1'19.722 | 25 | 1'25.642 | (50) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 21 | Emanuele Pirro (ITA) | Dallara BMS-190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 68 | 1:36'54.042 | 21 | 1'19.476 | 16 | 1'22.505 | (61) | ||
| spun off | 27 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-5B | Honda RA100E | Goodyear | 61 | 1:22'29.202 | 1 | 1'15.671 | 3 | 1'19.302 | (50) | ||
| engine | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) | AGS JH25 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 58 | 1:23'33.487 | 26 | 1'20.296 | 20 | 1'23.147 | (56) | ||
| clutch | 12 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Team Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:19'48.342 | 18 | 1'19.091 | 14 | 1'22.142 | (51) | ||
| spun off | 3 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Tyrrell 019 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 53 | 1:14'15.314 | 13 | 1'18.738 | 12 | 1'21.713 | (51) | ||
| throttle | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | Leyton House CG901 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 46 | 1:04'52.036 | 14 | 1'18.843 | 18 | 1'22.583 | (43) | ||
| gearbox | 11 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Team Lotus 102 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 43 | 1:00'11.090 | 11 | 1'18.351 | 17 | 1'22.524 | (16) | ||
| brakes | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | Leyton House CG901 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 27 | 38'02.470 | 16 | 1'18.860 | 15 | 1'22.200 | (21) | ||
| electrical | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Dallara BMS-190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 23 | 32'44.829 | 15 | 1'18.858 | 22 | 1'23.897 | (19) | ||
| gearbox | 29 | Eric Bernard (FRA) | Lola 90 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 21 | 29'53.274 | 23 | 1'19.858 | 21 | 1'23.272 | (18) | ||
| gearbox | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli (ITA) | Minardi M190 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 20 | 29'02.672 | 20 | 1'19.347 | 24 | 1'24.272 | (17) | ||
| spun off | 7 | David Brabham (AUS) | Brabham BT59 | Judd EV | Pirelli | 18 | 26'26.410 | 25 | 1'20.218 | 26 | 1'25.703 | (6) | ||
| transmission | 30 | Aguri Suzuki (JPN) | Lola 90 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 6 | 8'52.033 | 24 | 1'19.970 | 23 | 1'24.007 | (6) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 9 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Arrows A11B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'20.545 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | AGS JH25 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'20.570 | ||||||||
| -- | 10 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Arrows A11B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'20.609 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Bertrand Gachot (FRA) | Coloni C3C | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'23.135 | ||||||||
