1990 24 Hours of Le Mans


The 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 58th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 16 and 17 June 1990.

Track changes

Two chicanes were introduced along the Mulsanne Straight prior to the race. This was done to reduce the maximum speed of the cars after the Sauber C9 of Kenny Acheson reached the previous year. FISA refused to renew the licence for the track unless the chicanes were installed to comply with a ruling passed by the World Motor Sport Council. The ruling decreed no circuit licensed by FISA may have a straight longer than 2km.

Race

The Sauber team did not compete after backers Mercedes pulled out of the race when it was declared a non-championship event. This left Jaguar, Nissan and Porsche as the main contenders for the overall winner. The #3 Jaguar walked away with the trophy, after the Nissans and the #1 Jaguar broke down. After electrical problems with his own car, Martin Brundle replaced Eliseo Salazar in the Jaguar #3 car en route to victory.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1C13 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
John Nielsen
Price Cobb
Martin Brundle
Jaguar XJR-12359
1C13 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
John Nielsen
Price Cobb
Martin Brundle
Jaguar 7.0L V12359
2C12 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Jan Lammers
Andy Wallace
Franz Konrad
Jaguar XJR-12355
2C12 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Jan Lammers
Andy Wallace
Franz Konrad
Jaguar 7.0L V12355
3C145 Alpha Racing Team Tiff Needell
David Sears
Anthony Reid
Porsche 962C352
3C145 Alpha Racing Team Tiff Needell
David Sears
Anthony Reid
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6352
4C17 Joest Porsche Racing Hans-Joachim Stuck
Derek Bell
Frank Jelinski
Porsche 962C350
4C17 Joest Porsche Racing Hans-Joachim Stuck
Derek Bell
Frank Jelinski
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6350
5C123 Nissan Motorsports International Masahiro Hasemi
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki
Nissan R90CP348
5C123 Nissan Motorsports International Masahiro Hasemi
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8348
6C136 Toyota Team Tom's Geoff Lees
Masanori Sekiya
Hitoshi Ogawa
Toyota 90C-V347
6C136 Toyota Team Tom's Geoff Lees
Masanori Sekiya
Hitoshi Ogawa
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8347
7C113 Courage Compétition Pascal Fabre
Michel Trollé
Lionel Robert
Cougar C24S347
7C113 Courage Compétition Pascal Fabre
Michel Trollé
Lionel Robert
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6347
8C19 Joest Porsche Racing Louis Krages
Stanley Dickens
Bob Wollek
Porsche 962C346
8C19 Joest Porsche Racing Louis Krages
Stanley Dickens
Bob Wollek
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6346
9C127 Obermaier Racing Jürgen Lässig
Pierre Yver
Otto Altenbach
Porsche 962C341
9C127 Obermaier Racing Jürgen Lässig
Pierre Yver
Otto Altenbach
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6341
10C115 Brun Motorsport Harald Huysman
Massimo Sigala
Bernard Santal
Porsche 962C335
10C115 Brun Motorsport Harald Huysman
Massimo Sigala
Bernard Santal
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6335
11C144 Richard Lloyd Racing John Watson
Bruno Giacomelli
Allen Berg
Porsche 962C335
11C144 Richard Lloyd Racing John Watson
Bruno Giacomelli
Allen Berg
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6335
12C133 Team Schuppan
Omron Racing
Hurley Haywood
Wayne Taylor
Rickard Rydell
Porsche 962C332
12C133 Team Schuppan
Omron Racing
Hurley Haywood
Wayne Taylor
Rickard Rydell
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6332
13C163 Trust Racing Team George Fouché
Steven Andskär
Shunji Kasuya
Porsche 962C330
13C163 Trust Racing Team George Fouché
Steven Andskär
Shunji Kasuya
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6330
14C16 Joest Porsche Racing Jean-Louis Ricci
Henri Pescarolo
Jacques Laffite
Porsche 962C328
14C16 Joest Porsche Racing Jean-Louis Ricci
Henri Pescarolo
Jacques Laffite
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6328
15C155 Team Schuppan
Omron Racing
Eje Elgh
Thomas Danielsson
Tomas Mezera
Porsche TS962326
15C155 Team Schuppan
Omron Racing
Eje Elgh
Thomas Danielsson
Tomas Mezera
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6326
16C111 Porsche Kremer Racing Patrick Gonin
Philippe Alliot
Bernard de Dryver
Porsche 962CK6319
16C111 Porsche Kremer Racing Patrick Gonin
Philippe Alliot
Bernard de Dryver
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6319
17C184 Nissan Performance Technology Inc. Steve Millen
Michael Roe
Bob Earl
Nissan R90CK311
17C184 Nissan Performance Technology Inc. Steve Millen
Michael Roe
Bob Earl
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8311
18C121 Spice Engineering Fermín Velez
Tim Harvey
Chris Hodgetts
Spice SE90C308
18C121 Spice Engineering Fermín Velez
Tim Harvey
Chris Hodgetts
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8308
19C120 Team Davey Max Cohen-Olivar
Giovanni Lavaggi
Tim Lee-Davey
Porsche 962C306
19C120 Team Davey Max Cohen-Olivar
Giovanni Lavaggi
Tim Lee-Davey
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6306
20GTP203 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Takashi Yorino
Yoshimi Katayama
Yojiro Terada
Mazda 767B304
20GTP203 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Takashi Yorino
Yoshimi Katayama
Yojiro Terada
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor304
21C2116 PC Automotive Richard Piper
Olindo Iacobelli
Mike Youles
Spice SE89C304
21C2116 PC Automotive Richard Piper
Olindo Iacobelli
Mike Youles
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8304
22C182 Courage Compétition Hervé Regout
Alain Cudini
Costas Los
Nissan R89C300
22C182 Courage Compétition Hervé Regout
Alain Cudini
Costas Los
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8300
23C2102 Graff Racing Xavier Lapeyre
Jean-Philippe Grand
Michel Maisonneuve
Spice SE89C291
23C2102 Graff Racing Xavier Lapeyre
Jean-Philippe Grand
Michel Maisonneuve
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8291
24C110 Porsche Kremer Racing Kunimitsu Takahashi
Sarel van der Merwe
Hideki Okada
Porsche 962CK6279
24C110 Porsche Kremer Racing Kunimitsu Takahashi
Sarel van der Merwe
Hideki Okada
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6279
25C2103 Team Mako Robbie Stirling
James Shead
Ross Hyett
Spice SE88C274
25C2103 Team Mako Robbie Stirling
James Shead
Ross Hyett
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8274
26C119 Team Davey Katsunori Iketani
Patrick Trucco
Pierre de Thoisy
Porsche 962C261
26C119 Team Davey Katsunori Iketani
Patrick Trucco
Pierre de Thoisy
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6261
27C2131 GP Motorsport Richard Jones
Dudley Wood
Stephen Hynes
Spice SE87C260
27C2131 GP Motorsport Richard Jones
Dudley Wood
Stephen Hynes
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.9L V8260
28C2132 GP Motorsport Craig Simmiss
Alistair Fenwick
Alex Postan
Tiga GC289255
28C2132 GP Motorsport Craig Simmiss
Alistair Fenwick
Alex Postan
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.9L V8255
29
DNF
C116 Repsol Brun Motorsport Oscar Larrauri
Jesús Pareja
Walter Brun
Porsche 962C353
29
DNF
C116 Repsol Brun Motorsport Oscar Larrauri
Jesús Pareja
Walter Brun
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6353
30
DNF
C14 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Davy Jones
Luis Pérez-Sala
Eliseo Salazar
Jaguar XJR-12282
30
DNF
C14 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Davy Jones
Luis Pérez-Sala
Eliseo Salazar
Jaguar 7.0L V12282
31
DNF
C2128 Chamberlain Engineering Philippe de Henning
Charles Zwolsman
Robin Donovan
Spice SE90C255
31
DNF
C2128 Chamberlain Engineering Philippe de Henning
Charles Zwolsman
Robin Donovan
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8255
32
DNF
C183 Nissan Performance Technology Inc. Geoff Brabham
Chip Robinson
Derek Daly
Nissan R90CK251
32
DNF
C183 Nissan Performance Technology Inc. Geoff Brabham
Chip Robinson
Derek Daly
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8251
33
DNF
C138 Toyota Team SARD Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Roland Ratzenberger
Naoki Nagasaka
Toyota 90C-V241
33
DNF
C138 Toyota Team SARD Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Roland Ratzenberger
Naoki Nagasaka
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8241
34
DNF
C11 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Martin Brundle
Alain Ferté
David Leslie
Jaguar XJR-12220
34
DNF
C11 Silk Cut Jaguar
Tom Walkinshaw Racing
Martin Brundle
Alain Ferté
David Leslie
Jaguar 7.0L V12220
35
DNF
C185 Team Le Mans Takao Wada
Anders Olofsson
Maurizio Sandro Sala
Nissan R89C182
35
DNF
C185 Team Le Mans Takao Wada
Anders Olofsson
Maurizio Sandro Sala
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8182
36
DNF
C143 Richard Lloyd Racing
Italya Sport
Manuel Reuter
JJ Lehto
James Weaver
Porsche 962C GTi181
36
DNF
C143 Richard Lloyd Racing
Italya Sport
Manuel Reuter
JJ Lehto
James Weaver
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6181
37
DNF
C2107 Pierre-Alain Lombardi Pierre-Alain Lombardi
Denis Morin
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Spice SE87C170
37
DNF
C2107 Pierre-Alain Lombardi Pierre-Alain Lombardi
Denis Morin
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0L V8170
38
DNF
C2105 ADA Engineering Ian Harrower
John Sheldon
Jerry Mahony
ADA 02B164
38
DNF
C2105 ADA Engineering Ian Harrower
John Sheldon
Jerry Mahony
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8164
39
DNF
GTP202 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Volker Weidler
Bertrand Gachot
Johnny Herbert
Mazda 787148
39
DNF
GTP202 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Volker Weidler
Bertrand Gachot
Johnny Herbert
Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor148
40
DNF
GTP201 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Stefan Johansson
David Kennedy
Pierre Dieudonné
Mazda 787147
40
DNF
GTP201 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Stefan Johansson
David Kennedy
Pierre Dieudonné
Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor147
41
DNF
C124 Nissan Motorsports International Mark Blundell
Julian Bailey
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Nissan R90CK142
41
DNF
C124 Nissan Motorsports International Mark Blundell
Julian Bailey
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8142
42
DNF
GTP230 MOMO Gebhardt Racing Gianpiero Moretti
Nick Adams
Günther Gebhardt
Porsche 962C138
42
DNF
GTP230 MOMO Gebhardt Racing Gianpiero Moretti
Nick Adams
Günther Gebhardt
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6138
43
DNF
C126 Obermaier Racing Jürgen Oppermann
Harald Grohs
Marc Duez
Porsche 962C140
43
DNF
C126 Obermaier Racing Jürgen Oppermann
Harald Grohs
Marc Duez
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6140
44
DNF
C154 Mussato Action Cars Massimo Monti
Fabio Magnani
Lancia LC286
44
DNF
C154 Mussato Action Cars Massimo Monti
Fabio Magnani
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V886
45
DNF
C137 Toyota Team Tom's Aguri Suzuki
Johnny Dumfries
Roberto Ravaglia
Toyota 90C-V64
45
DNF
C137 Toyota Team Tom's Aguri Suzuki
Johnny Dumfries
Roberto Ravaglia
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V864
46
DNF
C112 Courage Compétition Bernard Thuner
Alain Ianetta
Pascal Pessiot
Cougar C24S57
46
DNF
C112 Courage Compétition Bernard Thuner
Alain Ianetta
Pascal Pessiot
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-657
47
DNF
C2113 Etablissements Chereau Philippe Farjon
Jean Messaoudi
Cougar C20S43
47
DNF
C2113 Etablissements Chereau Philippe Farjon
Jean Messaoudi
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-643
48
DNF
C2106 Automobiles Louis Descartes François Migault
Gérard Tremblay
Jacques Heuclin
ALD C28936
48
DNF
C2106 Automobiles Louis Descartes François Migault
Gérard Tremblay
Jacques Heuclin
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V836
49
DNF
C125 Nissan Motorsports International Kenny Acheson
Martin Donnelly
Olivier Grouillard
Nissan R90CK0
49
DNF
C125 Nissan Motorsports International Kenny Acheson
Martin Donnelly
Olivier Grouillard
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V80
DNSC18 Joest Porsche Racing Bob Wollek
Jonathan Palmer
Philippe Alliot
Porsche 962C-
DNSC18 Joest Porsche Racing Bob Wollek
Jonathan Palmer
Philippe Alliot
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6-

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