1990 World Sports Prototype Championship

Racing tournament 1990 World Sportscar Championship 1989 1991 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 Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 JPN Fuji Film Cup (480 km) Suzuka Circuit 8 April 2 ITA Trofeo F. Caracciolo (480km) Autodromo Nazionale Monza 29 April 3 GBR Shell BRDC Empire Trophy (480 km) Silverstone Circuit 20 May 4 BEL Coupes de Spa (480km) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 June 5 FRA Coupe de Dijon (480 km) Dijon-Prenois 22 July 6 DEU ADAC Sportwagen Weltmeisterschaft (480km) Nürburgring 19 August 7 GBR Shell Donington Trophy (480 km) Donington Park 2 September 8 CAN Players Ltée Mondial (480 km) Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 23 September 9 MEX Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez (480 km) Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 7 October Entries Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz C9Mercedes-Benz C11 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 L Turbo V8 Goodyear 1 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser All ITA Mauro Baldi All 2 West Germany Jochen Mass All AUT Karl Wendlinger 1–2, 4, 8 West Germany Michael Schumacher 3, 5–6, 9 West Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 7 GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-11 Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6 Goodyear 3 GBR Martin Brundle All FRA Alain Ferté 1–7 NLD Jan Lammers 8–9 4 GBR Andy Wallace All NLD Jan Lammers 1–7 USA Davy Jones 8–9 West Germany Joest Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 6 FRA Jean-Louis Ricci 2, 4–6 FRA Henri Pescarolo 2, 4–5 West Germany Joest Porsche Racing Michelin 7 FRA Bob Wollek All West Germany Frank Jelinski All 8 GBR Jonathan Palmer All FRA Henri Pescarolo 1 GBR Tiff Needell 2–3 GBR Derek Bell 4 GBR David Hobbs 5 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 6, 8–9 West Germany Michael Bartels 7 MichelinGoodyear 9 West Germany "John Winter" All SWE Stanley Dickens 1–6 FRA Henri Pescarolo 7–9 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962CK6Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 10 West Germany Bernd Schneider 1–4, 6–9 JPN Hideki Okada 1 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe 2, 4–7 SWE Steven Andskär 3 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 5 West Germany Jürgen Barth 8 MEX Tomas Lopez 9 YokohamaDunlop 11 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi 1 JPN Kazuo Mogi 1 GBR Anthony Reid 2–4, 6–7 SWE Anders Olofsson 2, 4, 7 SWE Eje Elgh 3, 6 Dunlop 19 GBR Anthony Reid 5 West Germany Jürgen Barth 5 FRA Courage Compétition Porsche 962CCougar C24S Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 12 JPN Kenji Takahashi 1 GBR Will Hoy 1 CHE Bernard Thuner 2–6, 8 GRE Costas Los 2–4 FRA Michel Trollé 5–7, 9 FRA Denis Morin 8 FRA Pascal Fabre 9 13 FRA Pascal Fabre All FRA Lionel Robert 1, 5–6 ITA Beppe Gabbiani 2 FRA Michel Trollé 3–4, 7–9 GBR 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 Goodyear 14 West Germany Manuel Reuter All ESP Luis Pérez-Sala 1 GBR James Weaver 2–3, 5 SWE Steven Andskär 4, 6–8 GBR Perry McCarthy 9 CHE Brun Motorsport Porsche 962CPorsche 962C GTi Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6Porsche Type-935/82 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 15 ARG Oscar Larrauri All BEL Harald Huysman All 16 CHE Walter Brun All ESP Jésus Pareja All DunlopYokohama 17 RSA 1928 George Fouché 1 SWE Steven Andskär 1 ITA Massimo Sigala 2–4, 9 SWE Eje Elgh 2 CHE Bernard Santal 3–9 CHE Walter Brun 5 West Germany Otto Rensing 6 ESP Jésus Pareja 8 GBR Team Davey Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 19 AUS Vern Schuppan 1 SWE Eje Elgh 1 ITA Fulvio Ballabio 2 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 2 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 3–4 GBR Tim Lee-Davey 3–4 20 MEX Alfonso Toledano 1–3 GBR Tim Lee-Davey 1–2, 5, 8 ITA Fulvio Ballabio 2 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 2 GBR Paul Stott 3 GBR Robin Smith 5 GBR Val Musetti 7 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 7 AUT Mercedes Stermitz 8 MEX Bernard Jourdain 9 MEX Michel Jourdain 9 GBR Spice Engineering Spice SE90C Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8 Goodyear 21 MEX Bernard Jourdain 1–2 CHL Eliseo Salazar 1, 9 ESP Fermín Vélez 2–5, 8–9 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 3, 7 GBR Tim Harvey 4 NLD Cor Euser 5–6 GRE Costas Los 6 BEL Eric van de Poele 7 RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor 8 22 GBR Tim Harvey 1, 3–4, 7 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 1 RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor 2–3, 5, 8 BEL Eric van de Poele 2 ESP Fermín Vélez 4, 8 CHL Eliseo Salazar 5 NLD Cor Euser 6–7 GRE Costas Los 6 JPN Nissan Motorsports International Nissan R89CNissan R90CPNissan R90CK Nissan VRH35Z 3.5 L Turbo V8 Dunlop 23 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott 1 GBR Julian Bailey 2–9 GBR Kenny Acheson 2–4 GBR Mark Blundell 5–9 24 JPN Masahiro Hasemi 1 SWE Anders Olofsson 1 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli 2–5, 8-9 GBR Mark Blundell 2–4 GBR Kenny Acheson 5–9 Yokohama 25 JPN Takao Wada 1 GBR Kenny Acheson 1 West Germany Obermaier Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 26 West Germany Harald Grohs All West Germany Jürgen Oppermann 1–4, 6 FRA 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 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE89CBritish Barn BB90R Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8 Goodyear 28 NLD Cor Euser 1–4 ESP Fermín Vélez 1 CHE Mario Hytten 2–4 GBR Nick Adams 5–8 NLD Charles Zwolsman 5–6, 8 GBR Richard Piper 6 GBR Will Hoy 7 MEX Alfonso Toledano 9 CHE Bernard Thuner 9 DunlopGoodyear 29 JPN Tunehisa Asai 1 JPN Jirou Yoneyama 1 GBR Nick Adams 2–4 NLD Charles Zwolsman 2, 4, 8–9 GBR Richard Piper 3, 8–9 FRA Philippe de Henning 5 GBR John Williams 5 CHE Bernard Thuner 7 CAN Robbie Stirling 7 GBR GP Motorsport Spice SE90CSpice SE87CSpice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 L V8 Dunlop 30 FRA Philippe de Henning 1–4 GBR David Hobbs 1 GBR Will Hoy 2 FIN Jari Nurminen 3–5, 7 BEL Quirin Bovy 4 ITA Beppe Gabbiani 5–8 GBR Richard Jones 6 GBR Andrew Hepworth 8 USA Tom Hessert 9 MEX Enrique Contreras 9 31 GBR Dudley Wood 3 ITA Pasquale Barberio 3 GBR Richard Piper 7 GBR David Youles 7 AUT Konrad Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 32 AUT Franz Konrad All FRA Jean-Louis Ricci 1 ITA Almo Coppelli 2 FIN Harri Toivonen 3–9 BF Goodrich 33 BRA Raul Boesel 2, 6 GBR Derek Bell 3 FRA Henri Pescarolo 3 West Germany Jochen Dauer 5 USA Bobby Unser 5 FRA Equipe Alméras Frères Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 YokohamaGoodyear 34 GBR Tiff Needell 1 GBR Derek Bell 1 FRA Jacques Alméras 2–6, 8–9 FRA Jean-Marie Alméras 2, 4–6, 8–9 FRA Louis Descartes ALD C289 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 35 FRA François Migault 1–8 FRA Louis Descartes 1 FRA Denis Morin 2–4 FRA Gérard Tremblay 5 FRA François Wettling 6–7 ITA Luigi Taverna 8 JPN Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 89C-VToyota 90C-V Toyota R36V 3.6 L Turbo V8 Bridgestone 36 GBR Geoff Lees 1–3 JPN Hitoshi Ogawa 1 JPN Aguri Suzuki 2 GBR John Watson 3–4 GBR Johnny Dumfries 4–9 ITA Roberto Ravaglia 5–9 37 GBR Johnny Dumfries 1–3 JPN Aguri Suzuki 1, 4 ITA Roberto Ravaglia 2 JPN Hitoshi Ogawa 3, 6 GBR Geoff Lees 4–9 GBR John Watson 5, 7–9 Dunlop 38 AUT Roland Ratzenberger 1 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel 1 CHE Swiss Team Salamin Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 BridgestoneGoodyear 39 West Germany Volker Weidler 1 JPN Akihiko Nakaya 1 CHE Antoine Salamin 2–9 ITA Luigi Taverna 2–5 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 6–9 GBR The Berkeley Team London Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 Goodyear 40 ITA Ranieri Randaccio 1–8 ITA Stefano Sebastiani 1, 3–5, 7, 9 ITA Pasquale Barberio 2, 6, 8–9 ITA Alba Formula Team Alba AR20 Subaru 1235 3.5 L Flat-12Buick 4.5 L V6 Goodyear 41 ITA Marco Brand 1–4, 6–7 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli 1, 6-7 ITA Fabio Mancini 2, 4 ITA Giorgio Francia 8–9 FRA François Migault 9 FRA Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905 Peugeot SA35-A1 3.5 L V10 Michelin 44 FIN Keke Rosberg 8–9 FRA 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. Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning drivers 1 Suzuka West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro Baldi 2 Monza West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro Baldi 3 Silverstone GBR No. 3 Silk Cut Jaguar Report GBR Martin BrundleFRA Alain Ferté 4 Spa-Francorchamps West Germany No. 2 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report West Germany Jochen MassAUT Karl Wendlinger 5 Dijon-Prenois West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro Baldi 6 Nürburgring West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro Baldi 7 Donington West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro Baldi 8 Montreal West Germany No. 1 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro Baldi 9 Mexico City West Germany No. 2 Team Sauber-Mercedes Report West Germany Jochen MassWest 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 Pos Driver Team JPNSUZ ITAMNZ GBRSIL BELSPA FRADIJ West GermanyNUR GBRDON CANMON MEXMEX Points 1 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 1 1 Ret 8 1 1 1 1 DSQ 49.5 1 ITA 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 GBR Andy Wallace GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 4 2 2 4 4 DSQ Ret 3 25 4 AUT 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 NLD Jan Lammers GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 4 2 2 4 4 DSQ 15 Ret 21 6 GBR Martin Brundle GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 1 Ret 5 3 DSQ 15 Ret 19 7 GBR Julian Bailey JPN Nissan Motorsports International 7 Ret 3 3 DNS 6 2 2 18 8 GBR Mark Blundell JPN Nissan Motorsports International Ret NC 10 3 5 6 2 2 16 9 GBR Kenny Acheson JPN Nissan Motorsports International Ret 7 Ret 3 21 9 4 5 4 11 10 FRA Alain Ferté GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 1 DNS 5 3 DNS 10 11 FRA 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 ESP Fermín Vélez GBR Chamberlain Engineering DNQ 7 GBR Spice Engineering 11 3 4 Ret 21 10 12 GBR Tim Harvey GBR Spice Engineering Ret Ret 4 3 7 13 West Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 2 6 14 ITA Bruno Giacomelli GBR Spice Engineering Ret 3 5 6 GBR Team Davey DNS 15 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli ITA Alba Formula Team DNQ 9 4 6 JPN Nissan Motorsports International Ret NC 10 21 DNS 4 16 SWE Anders Olofsson JPN Nissan Motorsports International 3 4 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 10 12 8 16 JPN Masahiro Hasemi JPN Nissan Motorsports International 3 4 16 NLD Cor Euser GBR Chamberlain Engineering DNQ Ret Ret 19 4 GBR Spice Engineering Ret 7 3 16 USA Davy Jones GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 4 17 ARG Oscar Larrauri CHE 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 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 15 17 11 6 Ret Ret 11 3 Ret 3 20 GBR Geoff Lees JPN Toyota Team Tom's 4 Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 3 20 JPN Hitoshi Ogawa JPN Toyota Team Tom's 4 Ret Ret 3 21 BEL Eric van de Poele GBR Spice Engineering 6 5 3 21 SWE Steven Andskär CHE Brun Motorsport 7 3 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 6 Ret 11 DNS 22 GBR Jonathan Palmer West Germany Joest Porsche Racing 11 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 8 5 2 22 DEU Hans-Joachim Stuck West Germany Joest Porsche Racing Ret 8 5 2 22 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi DEU Porsche Kremer Racing 5 2 22 JPN Kazuo Mogi DEU Porsche Kremer Racing 5 2 23 ZAF 1928 Wayne Taylor GBR Spice Engineering 6 Ret 6 21 2 24 BEL Harald Huysman CHE Brun Motorsport 6 Ret 6 5 12 8 Ret 10 Ret 1 24 CHL Eliseo Salazar GBR Spice Engineering 18 6 10 1 Pos Driver Team JPNSUZ ITAMNZ GBRSIL BELSPA FRADIJ West GermanyNUR GBRDON CANMON MEXMEX Points Teams' World Championship Pos Team JPNSUZ ITAMNZ GBRSIL BELSPA FRADIJ West GermanyNUR GBRDON CANMON MEXMEX Points 1 West Germany Team Sauber-Mercedes 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 67.5 2 GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 3 1 2 4 3 DSQ 15 3 30 3 JPN Nissan Motorsports International 3 7 NC 3 3 5 4 2 2 26 4 GBR 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 CHE Brun Motorsport 6 12 6 5 11 8 12 10 Ret 4 8 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 15 17 11 6 Ret Ret 11 3 Ret 3 9 JPN Toyota Team Tom's 4 Ret 12 18 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 3 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. External links Points table for the 1990 World Sports-Prototype Championship for Drivers Retrieved from wspr-racing.com on 7 February 1990 Points table for the 1990 World Sports-Prototype Championship for Teams Retrieved from wspr-racing.com on 7 February 1990 1990 World Sports-Prototype Championship - round results Round 3 photos: Silverstone Round 5 photos: Dijon-Prenois Round 7 photos: Donington Park Round 8 photos: Montreal Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons Sports