1990 480 km of Suzuka

Layout of the Suzuka International Racing Course (1987-2002)

The 1990 480 km of Suzuka was the opening round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Suzuka Circuit, Japan. It took place on April 8, 1990.

Official results[]

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	C	1	Team Sauber Mercedes	Mauro Baldi Jean-Louis Schlesser	Mercedes-Benz C9	G	82
1	C	1	Team Sauber Mercedes	Mauro Baldi Jean-Louis Schlesser	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8	G	82
2	C	2	Team Sauber Mercedes	Jochen Mass Karl Wendlinger	Mercedes-Benz C9	G	82
2	C	2	Team Sauber Mercedes	Jochen Mass Karl Wendlinger	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8	G	82
3	C	24	Nissan Motorsports International	Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson	Nissan R89C	D	82
3	C	24	Nissan Motorsports International	Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	82
4	C	36	Toyota Team Tom's	Hitoshi Ogawa Geoff Lees	Toyota 90C-V	B	81
4	C	36	Toyota Team Tom's	Hitoshi Ogawa Geoff Lees	Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8	B	81
5	C	11	Porsche Kremer Racing Advan Alpha Nova	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Porsche 962C	Y	80
5	C	11	Porsche Kremer Racing Advan Alpha Nova	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	80
6	C	15	Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Oscar Larrauri	Porsche 962C	Y	80
6	C	15	Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Oscar Larrauri	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	80
7	C	17	Brun Motorsport Trust Racing Team	Steven Andskär George Fouché	Porsche 962C GTi	Y	80
7	C	17	Brun Motorsport Trust Racing Team	Steven Andskär George Fouché	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	80
8	C	34	Equipe Almeras Fréres The Alpha Racing	Derek Bell Tiff Needell	Porsche 962C	G	80
8	C	34	Equipe Almeras Fréres The Alpha Racing	Derek Bell Tiff Needell	Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6	G	80
9	C	19	Team Davey Omron Racing Team	Eje Elgh Vern Schuppan	Porsche 962C	D	79
9	C	19	Team Davey Omron Racing Team	Eje Elgh Vern Schuppan	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	79
10	C	39	Swiss Team Salamin From-A Racing	Volker Weidler Akihiko Nakaya	Porsche 962C	G	79
10	C	39	Swiss Team Salamin From-A Racing	Volker Weidler Akihiko Nakaya	Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	79
11	C	8	Joest Porsche Racing	Henri Pescarolo Jonathan Palmer	Porsche 962C	M	79
11	C	8	Joest Porsche Racing	Henri Pescarolo Jonathan Palmer	Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	79
12	C	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Lionel Robert	Cougar C24S	G	78
12	C	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Lionel Robert	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	78
13	C	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Bernd Schneider Hideki Okada	Porsche 962CK6	Y	77
13	C	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Bernd Schneider Hideki Okada	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	77
14	C	12	Courage Compétition Alpha Racing	Will Hoy	Porsche 962C	Y	77
14	C	12	Courage Compétition Alpha Racing	Will Hoy	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	77
15	C	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Manuel Reuter Luis Pérez-Sala	Porsche 962C GTi	G	77
15	C	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Manuel Reuter Luis Pérez-Sala	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	77
16	C	9	Joest Porsche Racing	Stanley Dickens "John Winter"	Porsche 962C	M	76
16	C	9	Joest Porsche Racing	Stanley Dickens "John Winter"	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	76
17	C	20	Team Davey	Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche 962C	D	76
17	C	20	Team Davey	Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6	D	76
18	C	21	Spice Engineering	Eliseo Salazar Bernard Jourdain	Spice SE90C	G	75
18	C	21	Spice Engineering	Eliseo Salazar Bernard Jourdain	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8	G	75
19	C	32	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 962C	G	75
19	C	32	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	75
20	C	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Johnny Dumfries Aguri Suzuki	Toyota 90C-V	B	73
20	C	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Johnny Dumfries Aguri Suzuki	Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8	B	73
21 NC	C	30	GP Motorsport	David Hobbs	Spice SE90C	G	60
21 NC	C	30	GP Motorsport	David Hobbs	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8	G	60
22 DSQ^†	C	27	Obermaier Primagaz	Jürgen Lässig Otto Altenbach	Porsche 962C	G	78
22 DSQ^†	C	27	Obermaier Primagaz	Jürgen Lässig Otto Altenbach	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	78
23 DNF	C	38	Toyota Team Tom's Team SARD	Roland Ratzenberger Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Toyota 90C-V	B	79
23 DNF	C	38	Toyota Team Tom's Team SARD	Roland Ratzenberger Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8	B	79
24 DNF	C	3	Silk Cut Jaguar	Martin Brundle Alain Ferté	Jaguar XJR-11	G	77
24 DNF	C	3	Silk Cut Jaguar	Martin Brundle Alain Ferté	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	G	77
25 DNF	C	16	Brun Motorsport	Jesús Pareja Walter Brun	Porsche 962C	Y	74
25 DNF	C	16	Brun Motorsport	Jesús Pareja Walter Brun	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	74
26 DNF	C	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Andrew Gilbert-Scott Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Nissan R90CP	D	65
26 DNF	C	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Andrew Gilbert-Scott Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	65
27 DNF	C	25	Nissan Motorsports International Cabin Racing Team Team Le Mans	Kenny Acheson Takao Wada	Nissan R89C	D	45
27 DNF	C	25		Kenny Acheson Takao Wada	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	45
28 DNF	C	4	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jan Lammers Andy Wallace	Jaguar XJR-11	G	44
28 DNF	C	4	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jan Lammers Andy Wallace	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	G	44
29 DNF	C	26	Obermaier Primagaz	Harald Grohs	Porsche 962C	G	39
29 DNF	C	26	Obermaier Primagaz	Harald Grohs	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	39
30 DNF	C	35	Louis Descartes	François Migault	ALD C190	D	36
30 DNF	C	35	Louis Descartes	François Migault	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	D	36
31 DNF	C	22	Spice Engineering	Tim Harvey Bruno Giacomelli	Spice SE90C	G	28
31 DNF	C	22	Spice Engineering	Tim Harvey Bruno Giacomelli	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8	G	28
32 DNF	C	7	Joest Porsche Racing	Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski	Porsche 962C	M	23
32 DNF	C	7	Joest Porsche Racing	Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski	Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	23
33 DNF	C	40	The Berkeley Team London	""	Spice SE90C	G	14
33 DNF	C	40	The Berkeley Team London	""	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	14
34 DNF	C	29	Chamberlain Engineering British Barn Racing Team		British Barn BB90	?	13
34 DNF	C	29	Chamberlain Engineering British Barn Racing Team		Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	?	13
DNQ	C	28	Chamberlain Engineering	Cor Euser Fermín Vélez	Spice SE89C	G	-
DNQ	C	28	Chamberlain Engineering	Cor Euser Fermín Vélez	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	-
DNQ	C	41	Alba Formula Team	Marco Brand Gianfranco Brancatelli	Alba AR20	G	-
DNQ	C	41	Alba Formula Team	Marco Brand Gianfranco Brancatelli	Subaru (Motori Moderni) 1235 3.5L Flat-12	G	-