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1990 World Sports Prototype Championship

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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

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Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 Japan Fuji Film Cup (480 km) Suzuka Circuit 8 April
2 Italy Trofeo F. Caracciolo (480km) Autodromo Nazionale Monza 29 April
3 United Kingdom Shell BRDC Empire Trophy (480 km) Silverstone Circuit 20 May
4 Belgium Coupes de Spa (480km) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 June
5 France Coupe de Dijon (480 km) Dijon-Prenois 22 July
6 Germany ADAC Sportwagen Weltmeisterschaft (480km) Nürburgring 19 August
7 United Kingdom Shell Donington Trophy (480 km) Donington Park 2 September
8 Canada Players Ltée Mondial (480 km) Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 23 September
9 Mexico Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez (480 km) Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 7 October

Entries

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Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz C9
Mercedes-Benz C11
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 L Turbo V8 G 1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser All
Italy Mauro Baldi All
2 West Germany Jochen Mass All
Austria Karl Wendlinger 1–2, 4, 8
West Germany Michael Schumacher 3, 5–6, 9
West Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 7
United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-11 Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6 G 3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle All
France Alain Ferté 1–7
Netherlands Jan Lammers 8–9
4 United Kingdom Andy Wallace All
Netherlands Jan Lammers 1–7
United States Davy Jones 8–9
West Germany Joest Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
G 6 France Jean-Louis Ricci 2, 4–6
France Henri Pescarolo 2, 4–5
West Germany Joest Porsche Racing M 7 France Bob Wollek All
West Germany Frank Jelinski All
8 United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer All
France Henri Pescarolo 1
United Kingdom Tiff Needell 2–3
United Kingdom Derek Bell 4
United Kingdom David Hobbs 5
West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 6, 8–9
West Germany Michael Bartels 7
M
G
9 West Germany "John Winter" All
Sweden Stanley Dickens 1–6
France Henri Pescarolo 7–9
West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962CK6
Porsche 962C
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Y 10 West Germany Bernd Schneider 1–4, 6–9
Japan Hideki Okada 1
South Africa Sarel van der Merwe 2, 4–7
Sweden Steven Andskär 3
Italy Giovanni Lavaggi 5
West Germany Jürgen Barth 8
Mexico Tomas Lopez 9
Y
D
11 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi 1
Japan Kazuo Mogi 1
United Kingdom Anthony Reid 2–4, 6–7
Sweden Anders Olofsson 2, 4, 7
Sweden Eje Elgh 3, 6
D 19 United Kingdom Anthony Reid 5
West Germany Jürgen Barth 5
France Courage Compétition Porsche 962C
Cougar C24S
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 G 12 Japan Kenji Takahashi 1
United Kingdom Will Hoy 1
Switzerland Bernard Thuner 2–6, 8
Greece Costas Los 2–4
France Michel Trollé 5–7, 9
France Denis Morin 8
France Pascal Fabre 9
13 France Pascal Fabre All
France Lionel Robert 1, 5–6
Italy Beppe Gabbiani 2
France Michel Trollé 3–4, 7–9
United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962C GTi Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
G 14 West Germany Manuel Reuter All
Spain Luis Pérez-Sala 1
United Kingdom James Weaver 2–3, 5
Sweden Steven Andskär 4, 6–8
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy 9
Switzerland Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C
Porsche 962C GTi
Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
Y 15 Argentina Oscar Larrauri All
Belgium Harald Huysman All
16 Switzerland Walter Brun All
Spain Jésus Pareja All
D
Y
17 South Africa George Fouché 1
Sweden Steven Andskär 1
Italy Massimo Sigala 2–4, 9
Sweden Eje Elgh 2
Switzerland Bernard Santal 3–9
Switzerland Walter Brun 5
West Germany Otto Rensing 6
Spain Jésus Pareja 8
United Kingdom Team Davey Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 D 19 Australia Vern Schuppan 1
Sweden Eje Elgh 1
Italy Fulvio Ballabio 2
Italy Bruno Giacomelli 2
Italy Giovanni Lavaggi 3–4
United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey 3–4
20 Mexico Alfonso Toledano 1–3
United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey 1–2, 5, 8
Italy Fulvio Ballabio 2
Italy Bruno Giacomelli 2
United Kingdom Paul Stott 3
United Kingdom Robin Smith 5
United Kingdom Val Musetti 7
Italy Giovanni Lavaggi 7
Austria Mercedes Stermitz 8
Mexico Bernard Jourdain 9
Mexico Michel Jourdain 9
United Kingdom Spice Engineering Spice SE90C Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8 G 21 Mexico Bernard Jourdain 1–2
Chile Eliseo Salazar 1, 9
Spain Fermín Vélez 2–5, 8–9
Italy Bruno Giacomelli 3, 7
United Kingdom Tim Harvey 4
Netherlands Cor Euser 5–6
Greece Costas Los 6
Belgium Eric van de Poele 7
South Africa Wayne Taylor 8
22 United Kingdom Tim Harvey 1, 3–4, 7
Italy Bruno Giacomelli 1
South Africa Wayne Taylor 2–3, 5, 8
Belgium Eric van de Poele 2
Spain Fermín Vélez 4, 8
Chile Eliseo Salazar 5
Netherlands Cor Euser 6–7
Greece Costas Los 6
Japan Nissan Motorsports International Nissan R89C
Nissan R90CP
Nissan R90CK
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5 L Turbo V8 D 23 Japan Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1
United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 1
United Kingdom Julian Bailey 2–9
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson 2–4
United Kingdom Mark Blundell 5–9
24 Japan Masahiro Hasemi 1
Sweden Anders Olofsson 1
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli 2–5, 8-9
United Kingdom Mark Blundell 2–4
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson 5–9
Y 25 Japan Takao Wada 1
United Kingdom Kenny Acheson 1
West Germany Obermaier Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 G 26 West Germany Harald Grohs All
West Germany Jürgen Oppermann 1–4, 6
France Pierre Yver 5
West Germany Otto Altenbach 7–9
27 West Germany Otto Altenbach All
West Germany Jürgen Lässig 1–4, 6, 8
West Germany Harald Grohs 5, 7, 9
United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE89C
British Barn BB90R
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8
G 28 Netherlands Cor Euser 1–4
Spain Fermín Vélez 1
Switzerland Mario Hytten 2–4
United Kingdom Nick Adams 5–8
Netherlands Charles Zwolsman 5–6, 8
United Kingdom Richard Piper 6
United Kingdom Will Hoy 7
Mexico Alfonso Toledano 9
Switzerland Bernard Thuner 9
D
G
29 Japan Tunehisa Asai 1
Japan Jirou Yoneyama 1
United Kingdom Nick Adams 2–4
Netherlands Charles Zwolsman 2, 4, 8–9
United Kingdom Richard Piper 3, 8–9
France Philippe de Henning 5
United Kingdom John Williams 5
Switzerland Bernard Thuner 7
Canada Robbie Stirling 7
United Kingdom GP Motorsport Spice SE90C
Spice SE87C
Spice SE89C
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8
D 30 France Philippe de Henning 1–4
United Kingdom David Hobbs 1
United Kingdom Will Hoy 2
Finland Jari Nurminen 3–5, 7
Belgium Quirin Bovy 4
Italy Beppe Gabbiani 5–8
United Kingdom Richard Jones 6
United Kingdom Andrew Hepworth 8
United States Tom Hessert 9
Mexico Enrique Contreras 9
31 United Kingdom Dudley Wood 3
Italy Pasquale Barberio 3
United Kingdom Richard Piper 7
United Kingdom David Youles 7
Austria Konrad Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 G 32 Austria Franz Konrad All
France Jean-Louis Ricci 1
Italy Almo Coppelli 2
Finland Harri Toivonen 3–9
BF 33 Brazil Raul Boesel 2, 6
United Kingdom Derek Bell 3
France Henri Pescarolo 3
West Germany Jochen Dauer 5
United States Bobby Unser 5
France Equipe Alméras Frères Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Y
G
34 United Kingdom Tiff Needell 1
United Kingdom Derek Bell 1
France Jacques Alméras 2–6, 8–9
France Jean-Marie Alméras 2, 4–6, 8–9
France Louis Descartes ALD C289 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 D 35 France François Migault 1–8
France Louis Descartes 1
France Denis Morin 2–4
France Gérard Tremblay 5
France François Wettling 6–7
Italy Luigi Taverna 8
Japan Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 89C-V
Toyota 90C-V
Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8 B 36 United Kingdom Geoff Lees 1–3
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 1
Japan Aguri Suzuki 2
United Kingdom John Watson 3–4
United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries 4–9
Italy Roberto Ravaglia 5–9
37 United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries 1–3
Japan Aguri Suzuki 1, 4
Italy Roberto Ravaglia 2
Japan Hitoshi Ogawa 3, 6
United Kingdom Geoff Lees 4–9
United Kingdom John Watson 5, 7–9
D 38 Austria Roland Ratzenberger 1
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel 1
Switzerland Swiss Team Salamin Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 B
G
39 West Germany Volker Weidler 1
Japan Akihiko Nakaya 1
Switzerland Antoine Salamin 2–9
Italy Luigi Taverna 2–5
Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar 6–9
United Kingdom The Berkeley Team London Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 G 40 Italy Ranieri Randaccio 1–8
Italy Stefano Sebastiani 1, 3–5, 7, 9
Italy Pasquale Barberio 2, 6, 8–9
Italy Alba Formula Team Alba AR20 Subaru 1235 3.5 L Flat-12
Buick 4.5 L V6
G 41 Italy Marco Brand 1–4, 6–7
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli 1, 6-7
Italy Fabio Mancini 2, 4
Italy Giorgio Francia 8–9
France François Migault 9
France Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905 Peugeot SA35-A1 3.5 L V10 M 44 Finland Keke Rosberg 8–9
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 8–9

Results and standings

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Race results

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The Montreal race was stopped before 75% distance was completed, therefore half points were awarded.

Rnd Circuit Winning Team Results
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
2 Monza West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
3 Silverstone United Kingdom No. 3 Silk Cut Jaguar Report
United Kingdom Martin Brundle
France Alain Ferté
4 Spa-Francorchamps West Germany No. 2 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
West Germany Jochen Mass
Austria Karl Wendlinger
5 Dijon-Prenois West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
6 Nürburgring West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
7 Donington West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
8 Montreal West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
9 Mexico City West Germany No. 2 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report
West Germany Jochen Mass
West Germany Michael Schumacher
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

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Pos Driver Team Japan
SUZ
Italy
MNZ
United Kingdom
SIL
Belgium
SPA
France
DIJ
West Germany
NUR
United Kingdom
DON
Canada
MON
Mexico
MEX
Points
1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 1 1 Ret 8 1 1 1 1 DSQ 49.5
1 Italy Mauro Baldi West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 1 1 Ret 8 1 1 1 1 DSQ 49.5
2 West Germany Jochen Mass West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 2 2 DNQ 1 2 2 2 9 1 48
3 United Kingdom Andy Wallace United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 4 2 2 4 4 DSQ Ret 3 25
4 Austria Karl Wendlinger West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 2 2 1 9 21
4 West Germany Michael Schumacher West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes DNQ 2 2 1 21
5 Netherlands Jan Lammers United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 4 2 2 4 4 DSQ 15 Ret 21
6 United Kingdom Martin Brundle United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 1 Ret 5 3 DSQ 15 Ret 19
7 United Kingdom Julian Bailey Japan Nissan Motorsports International 7 Ret 3 3 DNS 6 2 2 18
8 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Japan Nissan Motorsports International Ret NC 10 3 5 6 2 2 16
9 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson Japan Nissan Motorsports International Ret 7 Ret 3 21 9 4 5 4 11
10 France Alain Ferté United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 1 DNS 5 3 DNS 10
11 France Bob Wollek West Germany Joest Porsche Racing Ret 5 4 7 7 6 7 6 6 7.5
11 West Germany Frank Jelinski West Germany Joest Porsche Racing Ret 5 4 7 7 6 7 6 6 7.5
12 Spain Fermín Vélez United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering DNQ 7
United Kingdom Spice Engineering 11 3 4 Ret 21 10
12 United Kingdom Tim Harvey United Kingdom Spice Engineering Ret Ret 4 3 7
13 West Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 2 6
14 Italy Bruno Giacomelli United Kingdom Spice Engineering Ret 3 5 6
United Kingdom Team Davey DNS
15 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Italy Alba Formula Team DNQ 9 4 6
Japan Nissan Motorsports International Ret NC 10 21 DNS 4
16 Sweden Anders Olofsson Japan Nissan Motorsports International 3 4
West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 10 12 8
16 Japan Masahiro Hasemi Japan Nissan Motorsports International 3 4
16 Netherlands Cor Euser United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering DNQ Ret Ret 19 4
United Kingdom Spice Engineering Ret 7 3
16 United States Davy Jones United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 4
17 Argentina Oscar Larrauri Switzerland Brun Motorsport 6 Ret 6 5 12 8 Ret 10 Ret 4
18 West Germany Bernd Schneider West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 13 9 5 9 18 9 4 7 3.5
19 West Germany Manuel Reuter United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing 15 17 11 6 Ret Ret 11 3 Ret 3
20 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Japan Toyota Team Tom's 4 Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 3
20 Japan Hitoshi Ogawa Japan Toyota Team Tom's 4 Ret Ret 3
21 Belgium Eric van de Poele United Kingdom Spice Engineering 6 5 3
21 Sweden Steven Andskär Switzerland Brun Motorsport 7 3
West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5
United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing 6 Ret 11 DNS
22 United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Germany Joest Porsche Racing 11 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 8 5 2
22 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck West Germany Joest Porsche Racing Ret 8 5 2
22 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 2
22 Japan Kazuo Mogi Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 2
23 South Africa Wayne Taylor United Kingdom Spice Engineering 6 Ret 6 21 2
24 Belgium Harald Huysman Switzerland Brun Motorsport 6 Ret 6 5 12 8 Ret 10 Ret 1
24 Chile Eliseo Salazar United Kingdom Spice Engineering 18 6 10 1
Pos Driver Team Japan
SUZ
Italy
MNZ
United Kingdom
SIL
Belgium
SPA
France
DIJ
West Germany
NUR
United Kingdom
DON
Canada
MON
Mexico
MEX
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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

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Pos Team Japan
SUZ
Italy
MNZ
United Kingdom
SIL
Belgium
SPA
France
DIJ
West Germany
NUR
United Kingdom
DON
Canada
MON
Mexico
MEX
Points
1 West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 67.5
2 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 1 2 4 3 DSQ 15 3 30
3 Japan Nissan Motorsports International 3 7 NC 3 3 5 4 2 2 26
4 United Kingdom Spice Engineering 18 6 3 4 6 7 3 21 10 13
5 West Germany Joest Porsche Racing 11 5 4 7 7 6 7 6 5 8.5
6 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 9 5 9 18 18 8 4 7 5.5
7 Switzerland Brun Motorsport 6 12 6 5 11 8 12 10 Ret 4
8 United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing 15 17 11 6 Ret Ret 11 3 Ret 3
9 Japan Toyota Team Tom's 4 Ret 12 18 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 3

See also

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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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