SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
13 May 1990
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, San Marino
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:23.220 | 
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | McLaren Honda | 1:23.781 | 
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:24.444 | 
| 4 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:25.039 | 
| 5 | 2 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:25.095 | 
| 6 | 1 | Alain ProstPRO | Ferrari | 1:25.179 | 
| 7 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:25.230 | 
| 8 | 20 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Benetton Ford | 1:25.761 | 
| 9 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:26.042 | 
| 10 | 11 | Derek WarwickWAR | Lotus Lamborghini | 1:26.682 | 
| 11 | 12 | Martin DonnellyDON | Lotus Lamborghini | 1:26.714 | 
| 12 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | Leyton House Judd | 1:26.836 | 
| 13 | 29 | Eric BernardBER | Lola Lamborghini | 1:26.838 | 
| 14 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:27.008 | 
| 15 | 30 | Aguri SuzukiSUZ | Lola Lamborghini | 1:27.068 | 
| 16 | 26 | Philippe AlliotALL | Ligier Ford | 1:27.214 | 
| 17 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:27.217 | 
| 18 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | Leyton House Judd | 1:27.521 | 
| 19 | 3 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Tyrrell Ford | 1:27.532 | 
| 20 | 25 | Nicola LariniLAR | Ligier Ford | 1:27.564 | 
| 21 | 21 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Dallara Ford | 1:27.613 | 
| 22 | 14 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Osella Ford | 1:28.009 | 
| 23 | 35 | Gregor FoitekFOI | Onyx Ford | 1:28.111 | 
| 24 | 33 | Roberto MorenoMOR | Euro Brun Judd | 1:28.603 | 
| 25 | 36 | Jyrki JarvilehtoJAR | Onyx Ford | 1:28.625 | 
| 26 | 24 | Paolo BarillaBAR | Minardi Ford | 1:28.667 |