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1990 Le Mans 24 Hours

1990 Le Mans 24 Hours is 58th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Gianfranco Brancatelli, Mark Blundell won the pole position, John Nielsen, Price Cobb, Martin Brundle won this race. Jan Lammers, Andy Wallace, Franz Konrad and David Sears, Anthony Reid also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 359 laps (4,882 km).

Previous race: 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 17th June 1990

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours

2nd victory for the Silk Cut Jaguar team
1st victory for the John Nielsen
1st victory for the Price Cobb
1st victory for the Martin Brundle
1st podium for the John Nielsen
1st podium for the Price Cobb
1st podium for the Martin Brundle
2nd podium for the Jan Lammers
2nd podium for the Andy Wallace
1st podium for the Franz Konrad
1st podium for the David Sears
1st podium for the Anthony Reid

1990 Le Mans 24 Hours

Jaguar XJR-12 LM #3 - 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: C1)

Mazda 767 B - 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Mazda 767 B #203 - 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GTP)

Spice SE89C - 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Spice SE89C #116 - 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: C2)

1990 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	John Nielsen, Price Cobb, Martin Brundle	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #3	4882.400 kms	359	Silk Cut Jaguar	C1	1
2	Jan Lammers, Andy Wallace, Franz Konrad	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #2	4828.000 kms	355	Silk Cut Jaguar	C1	2
3	David Sears, Anthony Reid	Porsche 962 C, #45	4787.200 kms	352	Alpha Racing Team	C1	3
4	Frank Jelinski, Derek Bell, Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 962 C, #7	4760.000 kms	350	Joest Porsche Racing	C1	4
5	Masahiro Hasemi, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Toshio Suzuki	Nissan R90CP, #23	4732.800 kms	348	Nissan Motorsports International	C1	5
6	Geoff Lees, Hitoshi Ogawa, Masanori Sekiya	Toyota 90C-V, #36	4719.200 kms	347	Toyota Team Tom's	C1	6
7	Pascal Fabre, Lionel Robert, Michel Trolle	Cougar C24S, #13	4719.200 kms	347	Courage Competition	C1	7
8	Bob Wollek, Stanley Dickens, John Winter	Porsche 962 C, #9	4709.600 kms	346	Joest Porsche Racing	C1	8
9	Jürgen Lässig, Otto Altenbach, Pierre Yver	Porsche 962 C, #27	4637.600 kms	341	Obermaier Racing	C1	9
10	Harald Huysman, Massimo Sigala, Bernard Santal	Porsche 962 C, #15	4556.000 kms	335	Brun Motorsport	C1	10
11	John Watson, Bruno Giacomelli, Allen Berg	Porsche 962 C, #44	4556.000 kms	335	Richard Lloyd Racing	C1	11
12	Hurley Haywood, Wayne Taylor, Rickard Rydell	Porsche 962 C, #33	4515.200 kms	332	Team Schuppan	C1	12
13	George Fouché, Steven Andskar, Syunji Kasuya	Porsche 962 C, #63	4488.000 kms	330	Trust Racing Team	C1	13
14	Henri Pescarolo, Jean-Louis Ricci, Jacques Laffite	Porsche 962 C, #6	4460.800 kms	328	Joest Porsche Racing	C1	14
15	Eje Elgh, Thomas Danielsson, Tomas Mezera	Porsche 962 C, #55	4433.600 kms	326	Team Schuppan	C1	15
16	Philippe Alliot, Bernard De Dryver, Patrick Gonin	Porsche 962 CK6, #11	4338.400 kms	319	Porsche Kremer Racing	C1	16
17	Bob Earl, Michael Roe, Steve Millen	Nissan R90CK, #84	4229.600 kms	311	Nissan Motorsports International	C1	17
18	Fermin Velez, Tim Harvey, Chris Hodgetts	Spice SE90C, #21	4188.800 kms	308	Spice Engineering	C1	18
19	Tim Lee-Davey, Giovanni Lavaggi, Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 962 C, #20	4161.600 kms	306	Team Davey	C1	19
20	Yoshimi Katayama, Takashi Yorino, Yojiro Terada	Mazda 767 B, #203	4134.400 kms	304	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.	GTP	1
21	Richard Piper, Olindo Iacobelli, Mike Youles	Spice SE89C, #116	4134.400 kms	304	P.C. Automotive	C2	1
22	Herve Regout, Costas Los, Alain Cudini	Nissan R89C, #82	4080.000 kms	300	Courage Competition	C1	20
23	Jean-Philippe Grand, Xavier Lapeyre, Michel Maisonneuve	Spice SE89C, #102	3957.600 kms	291	Graff Racing	C2	2
24	Sarel van der Merwe, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Hideki Okada	Porsche 962 CK6, #10	3794.400 kms	279	Porsche Kremer Racing	C1	21
25	Ross Hyett, Robbie Stirling, James Shead	Spice SE88C, #103	3726.400 kms	274	Team Mako	C2	3
26	Max Cohen-Olivar, Katsunori Iketani, Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche 962 C, #19	3536.000 kms	260	Team Davey	C1	22
27	Dudley Wood, Richard Jones, Stephen Hynes	Spice SE87C, #131	3522.400 kms	259	GP Motorsport	C2	4
28	Craig Simmiss, Alistair Fenwick, Alex Postan	Tiga GC289, #132	3454.400 kms	254	GP Motorsport	C2	5
DNF	Walter Brun, Jésus Pareja	Porsche 962 C, #16	Engine	355	Brun Motorsport	C1	23
DNF	Davy Jones, Michel Ferte, Eliseo Salazar	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #4	Engine	287	Silk Cut Jaguar	C1	24
DNF	Charles Zwolsman, Philippe de Henning, Robin Donovan	Spice SE90C, #128	Engine	254	Chamberlain Engineering	C2	6
DNF	Geoff Brabham, Chip Robinson, Derek Daly	Nissan R90CK, #83	Fuel leak	251	Nissan Motorsports International	C1	25
DNF	Roland Ratzenberger, Naoki Nagasaka	Toyota 90C-V, #38	Engine	241	Toyota Team SARD	C1	26
DNF	Martin Brundle, Alain Ferte, David Leslie	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #1	Water pump	220	Silk Cut Jaguar	C1	27
DNF	Manuel Reuter, James Weaver, Jj Lehto	Porsche 962 C GTi, #43	Pit fire	188	Richard Lloyd Racing	C1	28
DNF	Takao Wada, Anders Olofsson, Maurizio Sandro Sala	Nissan R89C, #85	Ignition	183	Team Le Mans	C1	29
DNF	Pierre-Alain Lombardi, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Denis Morin	Spice SE86C, #107	Accident	171	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	C2	7
DNF	John Sheldon, Jerry Mahony, Ian Harrower	ADA 02B, #105	Suspension	164	ADA Engineering	C2	8
DNF	Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Herbert, Volker Weidler	Mazda 787, #202	Electrics	148	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.	GTP	2
DNF	Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy	Mazda 787, #201	Oil leak	148	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.	GTP	3
DNF	Harald Grohs, Marc Duez, Jürgen Oppermann	Porsche 962 C, #26	Gearbox	145	Obermaier Racing	C1	30
DNF	Gianfranco Brancatelli, Mark Blundell	Nissan R90CK, #24	Transmission	142	Nissan Motorsports International	C1	31
DNF	Gianpiero Moretti, Günter Gebhardt, Nick Adams	Porsche 962 C, #230	Gearbox	141	Momo Gebhardt Racing	GTP	4
DNF	Massimo Monti, Fabio Magnani	Lancia LC2 SP90, #54	Accident	86	Mussato Action Car	C1	32
DNF	Aguri Suzuki, Roberto Ravaglia, Johnny Dumfries	Toyota 90C-V, #37	Accident	64	Toyota Team Tom's	C1	33
DNF	Bernard Thuner, Alain Ianetta, Pascal Pessiot	Cougar C24S, #12	Engine	57	Courage Competition	C1	34
DNF	Jean Messaoudi, Philippe Farjon	Cougar C20B, #113	Accident	43	Etablissement Chereau	C2	9
DNF	François Migault, Jacques Heuclin, Gérard Tremblay	ALD C289, #106	Drive shaft	36	Louis Descartes	C2	10
DNF	Kenny Acheson, Olivier Grouillard, Martin Donnelly	Nissan R90CK, #25	Gearbox	0	Nissan Motorsports International	C1	35
DNS	Jonathan Palmer, Bob Wollek, Philippe Alliot	Porsche 962 C, #8	Accident	0	Joest Porsche Racing	C1	36
DNQ	Ian Khan, Anne Baverey, Michael Dow	Argo JM19 C, #110	Did not qualify	0	Argo Cars	C2	11
DNQ	Pierre de Thoisy, Quirin Bovy	Spice SE90C, #30	Did not qualify	0	GP Motorsport	C1	37
DNQ	Paul Canary	Eagle 700, #59	Did not qualify	0	Paul Canary	C1	38

Qualifying Results for the 1990 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Gianfranco Brancatelli, Mark Blundell	Nissan R90CK, #24	3:27.020	Nissan Motorsports International
2	Walter Brun, Jésus Pareja	Porsche 962 C, #16	3:33.060	Brun Motorsport
3	Masahiro Hasemi, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Toshio Suzuki	Nissan R90CP, #23	3:33.170	Nissan Motorsports International
4	Geoff Brabham, Chip Robinson, Derek Daly	Nissan R90CK, #83	3:33.280	Nissan Motorsports International
5	Kenny Acheson, Olivier Grouillard, Martin Donnelly	Nissan R90CK, #25	3:35.760	Nissan Motorsports International
6	Frank Jelinski, Derek Bell, Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 962 C, #7	3:36.080	Joest Porsche Racing
7	Davy Jones, Michel Ferte, Eliseo Salazar	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #4	3:36.100	Silk Cut Jaguar
8	Martin Brundle, Alain Ferte, David Leslie	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #1	3:36.550	Silk Cut Jaguar
9	John Nielsen, Price Cobb, Martin Brundle	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #3	3:37.000	Silk Cut Jaguar
10	Geoff Lees, Hitoshi Ogawa, Masanori Sekiya	Toyota 90C-V, #36	3:37.130	Toyota Team Tom's
11	George Fouché, Steven Andskar, Syunji Kasuya	Porsche 962 C, #63	3:38.280	Trust Racing Team
12	Sarel van der Merwe, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Hideki Okada	Porsche 962 CK6, #10	3:38.390	Porsche Kremer Racing
13	Manuel Reuter, James Weaver, Jj Lehto	Porsche 962 C GTi, #43	3:38.720	Richard Lloyd Racing
14	Aguri Suzuki, Roberto Ravaglia, Johnny Dumfries	Toyota 90C-V, #37	3:38.740	Toyota Team Tom's
15	Harald Grohs, Marc Duez, Jürgen Oppermann	Porsche 962 C, #26	3:39.380	Obermaier Racing
16	Roland Ratzenberger, Naoki Nagasaka	Toyota 90C-V, #38	3:39.760	Toyota Team SARD
17	Jan Lammers, Andy Wallace, Franz Konrad	Jaguar XJR-12 LM, #2	3:39.780	Silk Cut Jaguar
18	Bob Wollek, Stanley Dickens, John Winter	Porsche 962 C, #9	3:40.010	Joest Porsche Racing
19	Philippe Alliot, Bernard De Dryver, Patrick Gonin	Porsche 962 CK6, #11	3:40.270	Porsche Kremer Racing
20	David Sears, Anthony Reid	Porsche 962 C, #45	3:41.320	Alpha Racing Team
21	John Watson, Bruno Giacomelli, Allen Berg	Porsche 962 C, #44	3:42.730	Richard Lloyd Racing
22	Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Herbert, Volker Weidler	Mazda 787, #202	3:43.040	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.
23	Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy	Mazda 787, #201	3:43.350	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.
24	Takao Wada, Anders Olofsson, Maurizio Sandro Sala	Nissan R89C, #85	3:43.400	Team Le Mans
25	Bob Earl, Michael Roe, Steve Millen	Nissan R90CK, #84	3:44.280	Nissan Motorsports International
26	Pascal Fabre, Lionel Robert, Michel Trolle	Cougar C24S, #13	3:44.340	Courage Competition
27	Hurley Haywood, Wayne Taylor, Rickard Rydell	Porsche 962 C, #33	3:45.440	Team Schuppan
28	Jürgen Lässig, Otto Altenbach, Pierre Yver	Porsche 962 C, #27	3:45.570	Obermaier Racing
29	Herve Regout, Costas Los, Alain Cudini	Nissan R89C, #82	3:45.660	Courage Competition
30	Henri Pescarolo, Jean-Louis Ricci, Jacques Laffite	Porsche 962 C, #6	3:45.770	Joest Porsche Racing
31	Eje Elgh, Thomas Danielsson, Tomas Mezera	Porsche 962 C, #55	3:46.010	Team Schuppan
32	Fermin Velez, Tim Harvey, Chris Hodgetts	Spice SE90C, #21	3:47.750	Spice Engineering
33	Harald Huysman, Massimo Sigala, Bernard Santal	Porsche 962 C, #15	3:47.920	Brun Motorsport
34	Yoshimi Katayama, Takashi Yorino, Yojiro Terada	Mazda 767 B, #203	3:49.450	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.
35	Gianpiero Moretti, Günter Gebhardt, Nick Adams	Porsche 962 C, #230	3:49.960	Momo Gebhardt Racing
36	Ross Hyett, Robbie Stirling, James Shead	Spice SE88C, #103	3:50.690	Team Mako
37	Massimo Monti, Fabio Magnani	Lancia LC2 SP90, #54	3:54.560	Mussato Action Car
38	Pierre-Alain Lombardi, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Denis Morin	Spice SE86C, #107	3:57.490	Pierre-Alain Lombardi
39	Jean-Philippe Grand, Xavier Lapeyre, Michel Maisonneuve	Spice SE89C, #102	3:59.340	Graff Racing
40	Bernard Thuner, Alain Ianetta, Pascal Pessiot	Cougar C24S, #12	3:59.540	Courage Competition
41	Max Cohen-Olivar, Katsunori Iketani, Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche 962 C, #19	4:00.070	Team Davey
42	Jean Messaoudi, Philippe Farjon	Cougar C20B, #113	4:00.550	Etablissement Chereau
43	Dudley Wood, Richard Jones, Stephen Hynes	Spice SE87C, #131	4:02.590	GP Motorsport
44	François Migault, Jacques Heuclin, Gérard Tremblay	ALD C289, #106	4:03.030	Louis Descartes
45	Charles Zwolsman, Philippe de Henning, Robin Donovan	Spice SE90C, #128	4:04.090	Chamberlain Engineering
46	Richard Piper, Olindo Iacobelli, Mike Youles	Spice SE89C, #116	4:04.073	P.C. Automotive
47	Craig Simmiss, Alistair Fenwick, Alex Postan	Tiga GC289, #132	4:10.460	GP Motorsport
48	John Sheldon, Jerry Mahony, Ian Harrower	ADA 02B, #105	4:13.640	ADA Engineering
49	Tim Lee-Davey, Giovanni Lavaggi, Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 962 C, #20	4:14.900	Team Davey
50	Ian Khan, Anne Baverey, Michael Dow	Argo JM19 C, #110	4:17.690	Argo Cars
51	Pierre de Thoisy, Quirin Bovy	Spice SE90C, #30	no time	GP Motorsport
52	Paul Canary	Eagle 700, #59	no time	Paul Canary
0	Jonathan Palmer, Bob Wollek, Philippe Alliot	Porsche 962 C, #8		Joest Porsche Racing