1990 480 km of Suzuka


The 1990 480 km of Suzuka was the opening round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Suzuka Circuit, Japan. It took place on April 8, 1990.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1C1 Team Sauber Mercedes Mauro Baldi
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Mercedes-Benz C982
1C1 Team Sauber Mercedes Mauro Baldi
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V882
2C2 Team Sauber Mercedes Jochen Mass
Karl Wendlinger
Mercedes-Benz C982
2C2 Team Sauber Mercedes Jochen Mass
Karl Wendlinger
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V882
3C24 Nissan Motorsports International Masahiro Hasemi
Anders Olofsson
Nissan R89C82
3C24 Nissan Motorsports International Masahiro Hasemi
Anders Olofsson
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V882
4C36 Toyota Team Tom's Hitoshi Ogawa
Geoff Lees
Toyota 90C-V81
4C36 Toyota Team Tom's Hitoshi Ogawa
Geoff Lees
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V881
5C11 Porsche Kremer Racing
Advan Alpha Nova
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kazou Mogi
Porsche 962C80
5C11 Porsche Kremer Racing
Advan Alpha Nova
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Kazou Mogi
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-680
6C15 Brun Motorsport Harald Huysman
Oscar Larrauri
Porsche 962C80
6C15 Brun Motorsport Harald Huysman
Oscar Larrauri
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-680
7C17 Brun Motorsport
Trust Racing Team
Steven Andskär
George Fouché
Porsche 962C GTi80
7C17 Brun Motorsport
Trust Racing Team
Steven Andskär
George Fouché
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-680
8C34 Equipe Almeras Fréres
The Alpha Racing
Derek Bell
Tiff Needell
Porsche 962C80
8C34 Equipe Almeras Fréres
The Alpha Racing
Derek Bell
Tiff Needell
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-680
9C19 Team Davey
Omron Racing Team
Eje Elgh
Vern Schuppan
Porsche 962C79
9C19 Team Davey
Omron Racing Team
Eje Elgh
Vern Schuppan
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-679
10C39 Swiss Team Salamin
From-A Racing
Volker Weidler
Akihiko Nakaya
Porsche 962C79
10C39 Swiss Team Salamin
From-A Racing
Volker Weidler
Akihiko Nakaya
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-679
11C8 Joest Porsche Racing Henri Pescarolo
Jonathan Palmer
Porsche 962C79
11C8 Joest Porsche Racing Henri Pescarolo
Jonathan Palmer
Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-679
12C13 Courage Compétition Pascal Fabre
Lionel Robert
Cougar C24S78
12C13 Courage Compétition Pascal Fabre
Lionel Robert
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-678
13C10 Porsche Kremer Racing Bernd Schneider
Hideki Okada
Porsche 962CK677
13C10 Porsche Kremer Racing Bernd Schneider
Hideki Okada
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-677
14C12 Courage Compétition
Alpha Racing
Will Hoy
Kenji Takahashi
Porsche 962C77
14C12 Courage Compétition
Alpha Racing
Will Hoy
Kenji Takahashi
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-677
15C14 Richard Lloyd Racing Manuel Reuter
Luis Pérez-Sala
Porsche 962C GTi77
15C14 Richard Lloyd Racing Manuel Reuter
Luis Pérez-Sala
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-677
16C9 Joest Porsche Racing Stanley Dickens
"John Winter"
Porsche 962C76
16C9 Joest Porsche Racing Stanley Dickens
"John Winter"
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-676
17C20 Team Davey Tim Lee-Davey
Alfonso Toledano
Porsche 962C76
17C20 Team Davey Tim Lee-Davey
Alfonso Toledano
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-676
18C21 Spice Engineering Eliseo Salazar
Bernard Jourdain
Spice SE90C75
18C21 Spice Engineering Eliseo Salazar
Bernard Jourdain
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V875
19C32 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Jean-Louis Ricci
Porsche 962C75
19C32 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Jean-Louis Ricci
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-675
20C37 Toyota Team Tom's Johnny Dumfries
Aguri Suzuki
Toyota 90C-V73
20C37 Toyota Team Tom's Johnny Dumfries
Aguri Suzuki
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V873
21
NC
C30 GP Motorsport David Hobbs
Philippe de Henning
Spice SE90C60
21
NC
C30 GP Motorsport David Hobbs
Philippe de Henning
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V860
22
DSQ
C27 Obermaier Primagaz Jürgen Lässig
Otto Altenbach
Porsche 962C78
22
DSQ
C27 Obermaier Primagaz Jürgen Lässig
Otto Altenbach
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-678
23
DNF
C38 Toyota Team Tom's
Team SARD
Roland Ratzenberger
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Toyota 90C-V79
23
DNF
C38 Toyota Team Tom's
Team SARD
Roland Ratzenberger
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V879
24
DNF
C3 Silk Cut Jaguar Martin Brundle
Alain Ferté
Jaguar XJR-1177
24
DNF
C3 Silk Cut Jaguar Martin Brundle
Alain Ferté
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V677
25
DNF
C16 Brun Motorsport Jesús Pareja
Walter Brun
Porsche 962C74
25
DNF
C16 Brun Motorsport Jesús Pareja
Walter Brun
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-674
26
DNF
C23 Nissan Motorsports International Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Nissan R90CP65
26
DNF
C23 Nissan Motorsports International Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V865
27
DNF
C25 Nissan Motorsports International
Cabin Racing Team
Team Le Mans
Kenny Acheson
Takao Wada
Nissan R89C45
27
DNF
C25 Nissan Motorsports International
Cabin Racing Team
Team Le Mans
Kenny Acheson
Takao Wada
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V845
28
DNF
C4 Silk Cut Jaguar Jan Lammers
Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-1144
28
DNF
C4 Silk Cut Jaguar Jan Lammers
Andy Wallace
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V644
29
DNF
C26 Obermaier Primagaz Harald Grohs
Jürgen Oppermann
Porsche 962C39
29
DNF
C26 Obermaier Primagaz Harald Grohs
Jürgen Oppermann
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-639
30
DNF
C35 Louis Descartes François Migault
Louis Descartes
ALD C19036
30
DNF
C35 Louis Descartes François Migault
Louis Descartes
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V836
31
DNF
C22 Spice Engineering Tim Harvey
Bruno Giacomelli
Spice SE90C28
31
DNF
C22 Spice Engineering Tim Harvey
Bruno Giacomelli
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V828
32
DNF
C7 Joest Porsche Racing Bob Wollek
Frank Jelinski
Porsche 962C23
32
DNF
C7 Joest Porsche Racing Bob Wollek
Frank Jelinski
Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-623
33
DNF
C40 The Berkeley Team London Ranieri Randaccio
"Stingbrace"
Spice SE90C14
33
DNF
C40 The Berkeley Team London Ranieri Randaccio
"Stingbrace"
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V814
34
DNF
C29 Chamberlain Engineering
British Barn Racing Team
Tsunehisa Asai
Jiro Yoneyama
British Barn BB90?13
34
DNF
C29 Chamberlain Engineering
British Barn Racing Team
Tsunehisa Asai
Jiro Yoneyama
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8?13
DNQC28 Chamberlain Engineering Cor Euser
Fermín Vélez
Spice SE89C-
DNQC28 Chamberlain Engineering Cor Euser
Fermín Vélez
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8-
DNQC41 Alba Formula Team Marco Brand
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Alba AR20-
DNQC41 Alba Formula Team Marco Brand
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Subaru 1235 3.5L Flat-12-

† - #27 Obermaier Primagaz was disqualified for being underweight in post-race inspection.

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