Minardi M190

Minardi M190

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Minardi
Designer(s)	Aldo Costa (Technical Director) Tomasso Carletti (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	M189B
Successor	M191
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis	Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque
Axle track	Front: 1,800 mm (70.9 in) Rear: 1,640 mm (64.6 in)
Wheelbase	2,940 mm (115.7 in)
Engine	Ford Cosworth DFR 3,493 cc (213.2 cu in), V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Minardi
Fuel	Agip
Tyres	Pirelli
Competition history
Notable entrants	Minardi Team
Notable drivers	23. Pierluigi Martini 24. Paolo Barilla 24. Gianni Morbidelli
Debut	1990 San Marino Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F/Laps 14 0 0 0
Teams' Championships	0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Minardi M190 was a Formula One car designed by Aldo Costa and Tomasso Carletti and built by Minardi for the 1990 Formula One season. The car was powered by the Cosworth DFR V8 engine and ran on Pirelli tyres. It failed to score any points for Minardi.

The Minardi M190 was the last Faenza-based Formula One car to run on Pirelli tyres until Toro Rosso STR6 in 2011.

Racing history

Minardi had used the M189 for the first two races of the season but without finishing in the points, before the M190 debuted in the third race of the season, the San Marino Grand Prix, driven by Italians Pierluigi Martini and Paolo Barilla. Martini failed to start the race after an accident in practice while Barilla qualified 26th on the grid. He went on to finish 11th, which would prove to be his best finish of the year.^[1]

After a series of failures to qualify for races towards the end of the season, Barilla was replaced by fellow Italian Gianni Morbidelli for the last two races of the year. Morbidelli's qualifying performances were better but he failed to finish either race he started.^[1]

The M190 did not score any points for Minardi in the Constructors' Championship. Its best result was Martini's 8th place at Japan.^[1]

Livery

The M190 kept its yellow, black and white diagonal striped livery from 1989. The departure of Luis Pérez-Sala also meant Lois left as the main sponsor, after three seasons, being replaced by Italian woodwoorking company SCM Group.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	WCC
1990	M190	Ford DFR V8	P		USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	0	NC
				Pierluigi Martini			DNS	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	11	Ret	8	9
				Paolo Barilla			11	Ret	DNQ	14	DNQ	12	DNQ	15	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
				Gianni Morbidelli															Ret	Ret

References

External links

• Minardi at grandprix.com