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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 (NC).

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsEngine123456789101112131415161718192021
NC22
DSQ†23
DNF24
DNF25
DNF26
DNF27
DNF28
DNF29
DNF30
DNF31
DNF32
DNF33
DNF34
DNFDNQDNQ
C1Germany Team Sauber MercedesItaly Mauro Baldi
France Jean-Louis SchlesserMercedes-Benz C982
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
C2Germany Team Sauber MercedesGermany Jochen Mass
Austria Karl WendlingerMercedes-Benz C982
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
C24Japan Nissan Motorsports InternationalJapan Masahiro Hasemi
Sweden Anders OlofssonNissan R89C82
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
C36Japan Toyota Team Tom'sJapan Hitoshi Ogawa
United Kingdom Geoff LeesToyota 90C-V81
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8
C11Germany Porsche Kremer Racing
Japan Advan Alpha NovaJapan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Japan Kazou MogiPorsche 962C80
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C15Switzerland Brun MotorsportNorway Harald Huysman
Argentina Oscar LarrauriPorsche 962C80
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C17Switzerland Brun Motorsport
Japan Trust Racing TeamSweden Steven Andskär
South Africa George FouchéPorsche 962C GTi80
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C34France Equipe Almeras Fréres
Japan The Alpha RacingUnited Kingdom Derek Bell
United Kingdom Tiff NeedellPorsche 962C80
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
C19United Kingdom Team Davey
Japan Omron Racing TeamSweden Eje Elgh
Australia Vern SchuppanPorsche 962C79
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C39Switzerland Swiss Team Salamin
Japan From-A RacingGermany Volker Weidler
Japan Akihiko NakayaPorsche 962C79
Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C8Germany Joest Porsche RacingFrance Henri Pescarolo
United Kingdom Jonathan PalmerPorsche 962C79
Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
C13France Courage CompétitionFrance Pascal Fabre
France Lionel RobertCougar C24S78
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C10Germany Porsche Kremer RacingGermany Bernd Schneider
Japan Hideki OkadaPorsche 962CK677
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C12France Courage Compétition
Japan Alpha RacingUnited Kingdom Will Hoy
Japan Kenji TakahashiPorsche 962C77
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C14United Kingdom Richard Lloyd RacingGermany Manuel Reuter
Spain Luis Pérez-SalaPorsche 962C GTi77
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C9Germany Joest Porsche RacingSweden Stanley Dickens
Germany "John Winter"Porsche 962C76
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C20United Kingdom Team DaveyUnited Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey
Mexico Alfonso ToledanoPorsche 962C76
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6
C21United Kingdom Spice EngineeringChile Eliseo Salazar
Mexico Bernard JourdainSpice SE90C75
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8
C32Austria Konrad MotorsportAustria Franz Konrad
France Jean-Louis RicciPorsche 962C75
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C37Japan Toyota Team Tom'sUnited Kingdom Johnny Dumfries
Japan Aguri SuzukiToyota 90C-V73
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8
C30United Kingdom GP MotorsportUnited Kingdom David Hobbs
France Philippe de HenningSpice SE90C60
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8
C27Germany Obermaier PrimagazGermany Jürgen Lässig
Germany Otto AltenbachPorsche 962C78
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C38Japan Toyota Team Tom's
Japan Team SARDAustria Roland Ratzenberger
France Pierre-Henri RaphanelToyota 90C-V79
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8
C3United Kingdom Silk Cut JaguarUnited Kingdom Martin Brundle
France Alain FertéJaguar XJR-1177
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
C16Switzerland Brun MotorsportSpain Jesús Pareja
Switzerland Walter BrunPorsche 962C74
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C23Japan Nissan Motorsports InternationalUnited Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Japan Kazuyoshi HoshinoNissan R90CP65
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
C25Japan Nissan Motorsports International
Japan Cabin Racing Team
Japan Team Le MansUnited Kingdom Kenny Acheson
Japan Takao WadaNissan R89C45
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
C4United Kingdom Silk Cut JaguarNetherlands Jan Lammers
United Kingdom Andy WallaceJaguar XJR-1144
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
C26Germany Obermaier PrimagazGermany Harald Grohs
Germany Jürgen OppermannPorsche 962C39
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C35France Louis DescartesFrance François Migault
France Louis DescartesALD C19036
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
C22United Kingdom Spice EngineeringUnited Kingdom Tim Harvey
Italy Bruno GiacomelliSpice SE90C28
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8
C7Germany Joest Porsche RacingFrance Bob Wollek
Germany Frank JelinskiPorsche 962C23
Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
C40United Kingdom The Berkeley Team LondonItaly Ranieri Randaccio
Italy "Stingbrace"Spice SE90C14
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
C29United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering
Japan British Barn Racing TeamJapan Tsunehisa Asai
Japan Jiro YoneyamaBritish Barn BB90?13
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
C28United Kingdom Chamberlain EngineeringNetherlands Cor Euser
Spain Fermín VélezSpice SE89C-
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
C41Italy Alba Formula TeamItaly Marco Brand
Italy Gianfranco BrancatelliAlba AR20-
Subaru (Motori Moderni) 1235 3.5L Flat-12

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

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #36 Toyota Team Tom's - 1:48.716
  • Fastest Lap - #3 Silk Cut Jaguar - 1:53.732
  • Average Speed - 176.031 km/h
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