Race results
Race startNovember 4, 1990 at 11:00Australian Eastern Daylight Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1:49:44.57 | 81 | - | - | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | +3.129 | 81 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | +37.259 | 81 | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | +46.862 | 81 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +1:51.160 | 81 | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +1 Lap | 80 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | +1 Lap | 80 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 80 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +2 Laps | 79 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | +2 Laps | 79 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +3 Laps | 78 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | +4 Laps | 77 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Osella | +7 Laps | 74 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | DNF (Engine) | 68 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 61 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | DNF (Engine) | 58 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | DNF (Clutch) | 57 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 53 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | DNF (Throttle) | 46 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 43 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | DNF (Brakes) | 27 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | DNF (Electrical) | 23 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | DNF (Gearbox) | 21 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | DNF (Gearbox) | 20 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 7 | David Brabham | Brabham | DNF (Spun off) | 18 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | DNF (Transmission) | 6 | - | - | 24 | 0 |