Race results
Race startOctober 21, 1990 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 1:34:36.824 | 53 | - | - | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | +7.223 | 53 | - | - | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 30 | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | +22.469 | 53 | - | - | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +36.258 | 53 | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +46.884 | 53 | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | +1:12.350 | 53 | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | Nicola Larini | Ligier | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | Alex Caffi | Arrows | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | Philippe Alliot | Ligier | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Derek Warwick | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 38 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 31 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 28 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | DNF (Transmission) | 26 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | DNF (Alternator) | 24 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | DNF (Engine) | 24 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | DNF (Spun off) | 18 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | DNF (Ignition) | 16 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | DNF (Spun off) | 13 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | DNF (Engine) | 5 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 7 | David Brabham | Brabham | DNF (Clutch) | 5 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 |