57 / The podium men at the Italian Grand Prix. Ayrton Senna would not win again in 1990, but this, his sixth win of the season, moved his points tally to 72, 16 ahead of Alain Prost.
58 / Alain Prost had a tough fight against Honda horsepower at Monza, but would split the McLarens of winner Ayrton Senna and the Brazilian's lieutenant Gerhard Berger, here running second, to take the runner-up position.
59 / Jean Alesi put on a tremendous display in the early laps at Monza, briefly running ahead of the Ferraris, but his exuberance would end in a spin at the first chicane.
61 / Tyrrell racer Satoru Nakajima and Dallara man Andrea de Cesaris suffered incidents at Les Combes.The heavy crash of Paolo Barilla at Eau Rouge and ensuing stoppage allowed the pair to take the third start.
63 / Following the withdrawal of the Monterverdi Onyx team, drivers Gregor Foitek and JJ Lehto remained in civvies in Belgium, casting their eyes around for work. Onyx's withdrawal meant Ligier escaped the trauma of pre-qualifying.
65 / Nigel Mansell's Ferrari is hit up the back by Nelson Piquet's Benetton. A chain reaction crash into La Source involving both Lotus drivers would cause the race to be stopped. The second start at the Belgian Grand Prix would also be aborted when Paolo Barilla destroyed his Minardi after Eau Rouge.
66 / In his last season with a top car at his disposal, Thierry Boutsen tries hard over the kerbs at the Bus Stop chicane at his home grand prix.The Belgian would retire with suspension failure, perhaps as a consequence?
68 / Gerhard Berger's McLaren Honda passes home hero Thierry Boutsen on the inside at Les Combes at the Belgian Grand Prix. Berger would take third place.
69 / Ayrton Senna celebrates his fifth victory of the season at Spa-Francorchamps to extend his lead in the drivers' standings to 63 points, 13 clear of second man Alain Prost who finished second in Belgium.
70 / Nigel Mansell's Ferrari comes to a rest on the inside of the track as Derek Warwick's Lotus passes by, on the first attempt to start the Belgian Grand Prix. The debris belongs to Warwick's Lotus team-mate Marin Donnelly, who Warwick hit. Mansell would restart in Prost's spare car but would retire suffering from bad oversteer.
71 / Boutsen leads Berger, Patrese, Mansell, Alesi, Senna and Nannini. Williams Renault racer Thierry Boutsen was fighting for his job entering the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, as team boss Franck Williams conducted negotiations with Nigel Mansell and battled to enforce a contract with Jean Alesi who had become also signed for Ferrari.
78 / Race winner Thierry Boutsen celebrates his third and final grand win with Ayrton Senna at the Hungaroring. Senna could afford to look pleased, as title rival Alain Prost had retired with a gearbox failure.
80 / The start at Hockenheim. As the McLarens and Ferraris blast off in formation, Emanuele Pirro and Ligier driver Philippe Alliot hit trouble at the rear of the field.
