38th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing
The 1990 World Sportscar Championship season was the 38th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1990 FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship for Drivers and the 1990 FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship for Teams, both of which were contested over a series for cars running under the FIA's Group C formula. The series ran from 8 April 1990 to 7 October 1990 and was composed of nine races.
Schedule [ ]
Entries [ ]
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Team Sauber-Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz C9 Mercedes-Benz C11
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 L Turbo V8
G
1
Jean-Louis Schlesser
All
Mauro Baldi
All
2
Jochen Mass
All
Karl Wendlinger
1–2, 4, 8
Michael Schumacher
3, 5–6, 9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
7
Silk Cut Jaguar
Jaguar XJR-11
Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6
G
3
Martin Brundle
All
Alain Ferté
1–7
Jan Lammers
8–9
4
Andy Wallace
All
Jan Lammers
1–7
Davy Jones
8–9
Joest Racing
Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
G
6
Jean-Louis Ricci
2, 4–6
Henri Pescarolo
2, 4–5
Joest Porsche Racing
M
7
Bob Wollek
All
Frank Jelinski
All
8
Jonathan Palmer
All
Henri Pescarolo
1
Tiff Needell
2–3
Derek Bell
4
David Hobbs
5
Hans-Joachim Stuck
6, 8–9
Michael Bartels
7
M G
9
"John Winter"
All
Stanley Dickens
1–6
Henri Pescarolo
7–9
Porsche Kremer Racing
Porsche 962CK6 Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
Y
10
Bernd Schneider
1–4, 6–9
Hideki Okada
1
Sarel van der Merwe
2, 4–7
Steven Andskär
3
Giovanni Lavaggi
5
Jürgen Barth
8
9
Y D
11
Kunimitsu Takahashi
1
1
Anthony Reid
2–4, 6–7
Anders Olofsson
2, 4, 7
Eje Elgh
3, 6
D
19
Anthony Reid
5
Jürgen Barth
5
Courage Compétition
Porsche 962C Cougar C24S
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
G
12
1
Will Hoy
1
2–6, 8
Costas Los
2–4
Michel Trollé
5–7, 9
8
Pascal Fabre
9
13
Pascal Fabre
All
Lionel Robert
1, 5–6
Beppe Gabbiani
2
Michel Trollé
3–4, 7–9
Richard Lloyd Racing
Porsche 962C GTi
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
G
14
Manuel Reuter
All
Luis Pérez-Sala
1
James Weaver
2–3, 5
Steven Andskär
4, 6–8
Perry McCarthy
9
Brun Motorsport
Porsche 962C Porsche 962C GTi
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
Y
15
Oscar Larrauri
All
Harald Huysman
All
16
Walter Brun
All
Jésus Pareja
All
D Y
17
George Fouché
1
Steven Andskär
1
Massimo Sigala
2–4, 9
Eje Elgh
2
Bernard Santal
3–9
Walter Brun
5
6
Jésus Pareja
8
Team Davey
Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
D
19
Vern Schuppan
1
Eje Elgh
1
Fulvio Ballabio
2
Bruno Giacomelli
2
Giovanni Lavaggi
3–4
Tim Lee-Davey
3–4
20
1–3
Tim Lee-Davey
1–2, 5, 8
Fulvio Ballabio
2
Bruno Giacomelli
2
3
Robin Smith
5
Val Musetti
7
Giovanni Lavaggi
7
Mercedes Stermitz
8
Bernard Jourdain
9
9
Spice Engineering
Spice SE90C
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8
G
21
Bernard Jourdain
1–2
Eliseo Salazar
1, 9
Fermín Vélez
2–5, 8–9
Bruno Giacomelli
3, 7
Tim Harvey
4
Cor Euser
5–6
Costas Los
6
Eric van de Poele
7
Wayne Taylor
8
22
Tim Harvey
1, 3–4, 7
Bruno Giacomelli
1
Wayne Taylor
2–3, 5, 8
Eric van de Poele
2
Fermín Vélez
4, 8
Eliseo Salazar
5
Cor Euser
6–7
Costas Los
6
Nissan Motorsports International
Nissan R89C Nissan R90CP Nissan R90CK
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5 L Turbo V8
D
23
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
1
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
1
Julian Bailey
2–9
Kenny Acheson
2–4
Mark Blundell
5–9
24
Masahiro Hasemi
1
Anders Olofsson
1
Gianfranco Brancatelli
2-5, 8-9
Mark Blundell
2–4
Kenny Acheson
5–9
Y
25
Takao Wada
1
Kenny Acheson
1
Obermaier Racing
Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
G
26
Harald Grohs
All
1–4, 6
Pierre Yver
5
Otto Altenbach
7–9
27
Otto Altenbach
All
Jürgen Lässig
1–4, 6, 8
Harald Grohs
5, 7, 9
Chamberlain Engineering
Spice SE89C British Barn BB90R
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8
G
28
Cor Euser
1–4
Fermín Vélez
1
Mario Hytten
2–4
Nick Adams
5–8
Charles Zwolsman
5–6, 8
Richard Piper
6
Will Hoy
7
9
9
D G
29
1
1
Nick Adams
2–4
Charles Zwolsman
2, 4, 8–9
Richard Piper
3, 8–9
5
5
7
Robbie Stirling
7
GP Motorsport
Spice SE90C Spice SE87C Spice SE89C
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8
D
30
1–4
David Hobbs
1
Will Hoy
2
Jari Nurminen
3–5, 7
4
Beppe Gabbiani
5–8
Richard Jones
6
8
Tom Hessert
9
9
31
Dudley Wood
3
3
Richard Piper
7
7
Konrad Motorsport
Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
G
32
Franz Konrad
All
Jean-Louis Ricci
1
Almo Coppelli
2
Harri Toivonen
3–9
BF
33
Raul Boesel
2, 6
Derek Bell
3
Henri Pescarolo
3
Jochen Dauer
5
Bobby Unser
5
Equipe Alméras Frères
Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
Y G
34
Tiff Needell
1
Derek Bell
1
Jacques Alméras
2–6, 8–9
Jean-Marie Alméras
2, 4–6, 8–9
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8
D
35
François Migault
1–8
1
2–4
Gérard Tremblay
5
6–7
8
Toyota Team Tom's
Toyota 89C-V Toyota 90C-V
Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8
B
36
Geoff Lees
1–3
Hitoshi Ogawa
1
Aguri Suzuki
2
John Watson
3–4
Johnny Dumfries
4–9
Roberto Ravaglia
5–9
37
Johnny Dumfries
1–3
Aguri Suzuki
1, 4
Roberto Ravaglia
2
Hitoshi Ogawa
3, 6
Geoff Lees
4–9
John Watson
5, 7–9
D
38
Roland Ratzenberger
1
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
1
Swiss Team Salamin
Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
B G
39
Volker Weidler
1
Akihiko Nakaya
1
Antoine Salamin
2–9
2–5
Max Cohen-Olivar
6–9
Spice SE89C
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8
G
40
1–8
1, 3–5, 7, 9
2, 6, 8–9
Alba Formula Team
Alba AR20
Subaru 1235 3.5 L Flat-12Buick 4.5 L V6
G
41
Marco Brand
1–4, 6–7
Gianfranco Brancatelli
1, 6-7
2, 4
Giorgio Francia
8–9
François Migault
9
Peugeot Talbot Sport
Peugeot 905
Peugeot SA35-A1 3.5 L V10
M
44
Keke Rosberg
8–9
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
8–9
Results and standings [ ]
Race results [ ]
The Montreal race was stopped before 75% distance was completed, therefore half points were awarded.
Points system
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
9
6
4
3
2
1
In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 75% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points.
Drivers' World Championship [ ]
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Teams' World Championship [ ]
See also [ ]
1990 24 Hours of Le Mans , a race for Group C Sports Prototypes which did not count towards the 1990 World Sports-Prototype Championship.
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