old school

Luyendyk completed the 500 miles at an average speed of 185.981 mph (299.307 km/h), a record that stood for 23 years until 2013. The 1990 race had often been referred to as "The Fastest 500". Fans roared for Luyendyk as he displayed a victory fist in turn 2 following the race.

Mike Hawthorn was at first disqualified during this race, but championship rival Stirling Moss had seen the incident which caused the disqualification and went to the judges to revert the decision since he felt Hawthorn had done nothing wrong. Hawthorn retained his points, clinching the title.

The McLaren-Honda pair ran in formation for the most of the race with Senna letting Berger through on the last lap to win his first race for McLaren.

The first F1 podium for Peter Revson came in South Africa, with a 3rd place finish. You can see Ferrari's Jacky Ickx right behind him, and the stopped Brabham of Carlos Reutemann.

Mastering the wet weather, the race was won by Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla driving a March 751. As Brambilla took the flag, he crashed into the barriers and the March team celebrated a historic victory. Brambilla, the oldest man in the field at 37, had won his first Grand Prix.

Elio de Angelis held off Keke Rosberg and won the race by just 0.050 seconds.

Nigel Mansell led the race until lap 70, but then suffered a loose wheel nut and was forced into the pits, emerging behind Ayrton Senna. The pair duelled around Monaco for the final three laps but Mansell could find no way past, finishing behind the Brazilian.

The first and only win of Alesi's Formula One career, on his 31st birthday. After the end of the race, Alesi ran out of fuel, and Michael Schumacher gave him a lift back to the pits on top of his car. This race also marked the last time to date that a Grand Prix was won by a car with a V12 engine.

Johnny Herbert took the first win of his Formula One career, at his 74th attempt.