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Encyclopedia > 1990 World Sportscar Championship season
1990 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1990 World Sportscar Championship season was the 38th FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship season. It was a series running under the Group C formula. It ran from April 8, 1990 to October 7, 1990, and was comprised of 9 races. The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ... The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ... The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... Group C was a category of auto racing, and was introduced into sports car racing by the FIA (the governing body of World motor racing) during the early 1980s. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Contents

Schedule

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

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Season Results

Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1, with some exceptions:

  • Drivers failing to drive the car within a certain percentage of the laps in a race were not given points.
  • Teams were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other team cars were merely skipped in the points standings. Points were still awarded to their drivers however.
  • Neither driver nor teams scored points if they did not complete 90% of the winner's distance.

Races

Rnd Circuit Winning Team Results
Winning Drivers
1 Suzuka Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
2 Monza Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
3 Silverstone United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Results
United Kingdom Martin Brundle
France Alain Ferté
4 Spa-Francorchamps Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
Germany Jochen Mass
Austria Karl Wendlinger
5 Dijon-Prenois Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
6 Nürburgring Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
7 Donington Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
8 Gilles Villeneuve Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
9 Hermanos Rodriguez Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Results
Germany Jochen Mass
Germany Michael Schumacher

† - Race failed to cover 75% of planned distance, half points were awarded. Suzuka Circuit is the host of the Formula One Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix and one of the oldest and most-famous motorsport race tracks in Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-Louis Schlesser is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams. ... Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-Louis Schlesser is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams. ... Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Silk Cut is brand of low tar cigarette produced by the Gallagher corporation. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury carmaker, owned by the Ford Motor Company with headquarters at Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Martin Brundle (born June 1, 1959) is an English motor racing and former Formula One driver known chiefly as the man who ran Ayrton Senna close in British Formula Three and as ITV Sport F1 commentator. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The old version of the circuit used between 1957 and 1978. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jochen Mass, born September 30, 1946 was a Formula One driver from Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Karl Wendlinger is an Austrian motor racing driver. ... Dijon-Prenois is a 3. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-Louis Schlesser is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams. ... The Nürburgring (alternative spelling: Nuerburgring), known as simply the Ring by enthusiasts, is the name of a famous motorsport race track in Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-Louis Schlesser is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams. ... Map sources for Donington Park at grid reference SK420259 Donington Park. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-Louis Schlesser is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams. ... The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit is the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix and Champ Car Molson Indy Montreal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jean-Louis Schlesser is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams. ... The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a 4. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sauber was a swiss constructor of racing cars. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jochen Mass, born September 30, 1946 was a Formula One driver from Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, near Cologne[1], Germany), nicknamed Schumi[2] and Schu[3], is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ...


Teams Championship

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4 Rnd 5 Rnd 6 Rnd 7 Rnd 8 Rnd 9 Total
1 Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Mercedes C9
Mercedes C11
Mercedes M117 5.0L Turbo V8
Mercedes M119 5.0L Turbo V8
9


9

9

9

9

9

4.5

9
67.5
2 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-11 Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 4 9 6 3 4 4 30
3 Nissan Motorsports Intl. Nissan R89C
Nissan R90CP
Nissan R90CK
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 4




4


4


2


3


3


6
26
4 United Kingdom Spice Engineering Spice SE90C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 1 4 3 1 4 13
5 Germany Joest Porsche Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 2 3 1 0.5 2 8.5
6 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962C
Porsche 962CK6
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 2


2

1.5
5.5
7 Switzerland Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 1 1 2 4
8 United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962C GTi Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 1 2 3
9 Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 89C-V
Toyota 90C-V
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8
3
3

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