1990 Le Mans 24 Hours


16-17 June 1990 - Le Mans (F): Non-championship race.
24 hour duration event in which 359 laps of a 8.451 mile/13.600 km circuit - 3033.788 miles/4882.400 kms were completed.
Weather: mostly dry, brief rain


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 3 John Nielsen (DK)/Price Cobb (USA)/Martin Brundle (GB)/Eliseo Salazar (RCH)^ Jaguar XJR-12 LM 1090 Silk Cut Jaguar 359 23:55:44,750  1. C1 9. 3:37,000 
2. 2 Jan Lammers (NL)/Andy Wallace (GB)/Franz Konrad (A)/Davy Jones (USA)* Jaguar XJR-12 LM 290 Silk Cut Jaguar 355   2. C1 17. 3:39,780 
3. 45 Tiff Needell (GB)/David Sears (GB)/Anthony Reid (GB)/Costas Los (GR)* Porsche 962C 154 Alpha Racing Team 352   3. C1 20. 3:41,320 
4. 7 Frank Jelinski (D)/Derek Bell (GB)/Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Porsche 962C 015 Joest Porsche Racing 350   4. C1 6. 3:36,080 
5. 23 Masahiro Hasemi (J)/Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)/Toshio Suzuki (J) Nissan R90CP R89-02 Nissan Motorsports International 348   5. C1 3. 3:33,170 
6. 36 Geoff Lees (GB)/Hitoshi Ogawa (J)/Masanori Sekiya (J) Toyota 90C-V 04 Toyota Team Tom's 347   6. C1 10. 3:37,130 
7. 13 Pascal Fabre (F)/Lionel Robert (F)/Michel Trollé (F) Cougar C24S Porsche 05 Courage Competition 347   7. C1 26. 3:44,340 
8. 9 Bob Wollek (F)/Stanley Dickens (S)/"John Winter" (D)/Will Hoy (GB)* Porsche 962C 145 Joest Porsche Racing 346   8. C1 18. 3:40,010 
9. 27 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Otto Altenbach (D)/Pierre Yver (F) Porsche 962C 902 Obermaier Racing 341   9. C1 28. 3:45,570 
10. 15 Harald Huysman (B)/Massimo Sigala (I)/Bernard Santal (CH)/Oscar Larrauri (RA)*/Jesus Pareja (E)*/Walter Brun (CH)* Porsche 962C 003BM Brun Motorsport 335   10. C1 33. 3:47,920 
11. 44 John Watson (GB)/Bruno Giacomelli (I)/Allen Berg (CDN)/John Paul Jr (USA)*/James Weaver (GB)* Porsche 962C 161 Richard Lloyd Racing 335   11. C1 21. 3:42,730 
12. 33 Hurley Haywood (USA)/Wayne Taylor (ZA)/Rickard Rydell (S)/Vern Schuppan (AUS)*/Johnny Herbert (GB)* Porsche 962C 146 Team Schuppan 332   12. C1 27. 3:45,440 
13. 63 George Fouché (ZA)/Steven Andskar (S)/Syunji Kasuya (J) Porsche 962C 159 Trust Racing Team 330   13. C1 11. 3:38,280 
14. 6 Henri Pescarolo (F)/Jean-Louis Ricci (F)/Jacques Laffite (F) Porsche 962C 144 Joest Porsche Racing 328   14. C1 30. 3:45,770 
15. 55 Eje Elgh (S)/Thomas Danielsson (S)/Tomas Mezera (AUS)/Vern Schuppan (AUS)* Porsche 962C TS01C Team Schuppan 326   15. C1 31. 3:46,030 
16. 11 Philippe Alliot (F)/Bernard de Dryver (B)/Patrick Gonin (F)/Thierry Salvador (F)^/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud (F)*/Giovanni Lavaggi (I)* Porsche 962CK6 CK6/06-2 Porsche Kremer Racing 319   16. C1 19. 3:40,270 
17. 84 Bob Earl (USA)/Michael Roe (IRL)/Steve Millen (NZ)/Chip Robinson (USA)^/Derek Daly (IRL)^ Nissan R90CK 02 Nissan Motorsports International 311   17. C1 25. 3:44,280 
18. 21 Fermin Velez (E)/Tim Harvey (GB)/Chris Hodgetts (GB) Spice SE90C Ford 011 Spice Engineering 308   18. C1 32. 3:47,750 
19. 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)/Giovanni Lavaggi (I)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)/Katsunori Iketani (J)* Porsche 962C 138.002 Team Davey 306   19. C1 49. 4:14,900 
20. 203 Yoshimi Katayama (J)/Takashi Yorino (J)/Yojiro Terada (J) Mazda 767B 767-003 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. 304   1. GTP 34. 3:49,450 
21. 116 Richard Piper (GB)/Olindo Iacobelli (USA)/Mike Youles (GB) Spice SE89C Ford 009 PC Automotive 304   1. C2 46. 4:04,730 
22. 82 Hervé Regout (B)/Costas Los (GR)/Alain Cudini (F)/Jean-Michel Martin (B)*/Marc Duez (B)*/Michel Trolle (F)* Nissan R89C 01 Courage Competition 300   20. C1 29. 3:45,660 
23. 102 Jean-Philippe Grand (F)/Xavier Lapeyre (F)/Michel Maisonneuve (F) Spice SE89C Ford 002 Graff Racing 291   2. C2 39. 3:59,340 
24. 10 Sarel van der Merwe (ZA)/Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)/Hideki Okada (J) Porsche 962CK6 CK6/07-2 Porsche Kremer Racing 279   21. C1 12. 3:38,390 
25. 103 Ross Hyett (GB)/Robbie Stirling (CDN)/James Shead (GB) Spice SE88C Ford 003 Team Mako 274   3. C2 36. 3:50,690 
26. 19 Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)/Katsunori Iketani (J)/Tim Lee-Davey (GB)/Giovanni Lavaggi (I)^/Pierre de Thoisy (F)*/Patrick Trucco (F)* Porsche 962C 138.001 Team Davey 260   22. C1 41. 4:00,070 
27. 131 Dudley Wood (GB)/Richard Jones (GB)/Stephen Hynes (USA) Spice SE87C Ford 003 GP Motorsport 259   4. C2 43. 4:02,590 
28. 132 Craig Simmiss (NZ)/Alistair Fenwick (GB)/Alex Postan (GB) Tiga GC289 Ford 368 GP Motorsport 254 5. C2 47. 4:10,460 
DNF 16 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Jésus Pareja (E)/Walter Brun (CH)/Harald Huysman (N)*/Massimo Sigala (I)*/Bernard Santal (CH)* Porsche 962C 160 Brun Motorsport 355 Engine   C1 2. 3:33,060 
DNF 4 Davy Jones (USA)/Michel Ferté (F)/Eliseo Salazar (RCH)/Luis Perez-Sala (E)^/Martin Brundle (GB)*/Alain Ferte (F)* Jaguar XJR-12 LM 190 Silk Cut Jaguar 287 Engine   C1 7. 3:36,100 
DNF 128 Charles Zwolsman (NL)/Philippe de Henning (F)/Robin Donovan (GB) Spice SE90C Ford 014 Chamberlain Engineering 254 Engine   C2 45. 4:04,090 
DNF 83 Geoff Brabham (AUS)/Chip Robinson (USA)/Derek Daly (IRL) Nissan R90CK 05 Nissan Motorsports International 251 Fuel leak   C1 4. 3:33,280 
DNF 38 Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)/Roland Ratzenberger (A)/Naoki Nagasaka (J) Toyota 90C-V 03 Toyota Team SARD 241 Engine   C1 16. 3:39,760 
DNF 1 Martin Brundle (GB)/Alain Ferté (F)/David Leslie (GB)/Jan Lammers (NL)*/Andy Wallace (GB)* Jaguar XJR-12 LM 990 Silk Cut Jaguar 220 Water pump   C1 8. 3:36,550 
DNF 43 Manuel Reuter (D)/James Weaver (GB)/J.J. Lehto (SF) Porsche 962C GTi 201 Richard Lloyd Racing 188 Pit fire   C1 13. 3:38,720 
DNF 85 Takao Wada (J)/Anders Olofsson (S)/Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR) Nissan R89C 03 Team Le Mans 183 Ignition   C1 24. 3:43,400 
DNF 107 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)/Ferdinand de Lesseps (F)/Denis Morin (F)/Luigi Taverna (I)* Spice SE86C Ford 001 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 171 Accident   C2 38. 3:57,490 
DNF 105 John Sheldon (GB)/Jerry Mahony (GB)/Ian Harrower (GB) ADA 02B Ford 002 ADA Engineering 164 Suspension   C2 48. 4:13,640 
DNF 201 Stefan Johansson (S)/David Kennedy (IRL)/Pierre Dieudonné (B)/Bertrand Gachot (B)*/Johnny Herbert (GB)*/Volker Weidler (D)* Mazda 787 001 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. 148 Oil leak   GTP 23. 3:43,350 
DNF 202 Bertrand Gachot (B)/Johnny Herbert (GB)/Volker Weidler (D)/Stefan Johansson (S)*/David Kennedy (IRL)*/Pierre Dieudonné (B)* Mazda 787 002 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd. 148 Electrics   GTP 22. 3:43,040 
DNF 26 Harald Grohs (D)/Jürgen Oppermann (D)/Marc Duez (B) Porsche 962C 901 Obermaier Racing 145 Gearbox   C1 15. 3:39,380 
DNF 24 Julian Bailey (GB)/Mark Blundell (GB)/Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)/Kenneth Acheson (GB)*/Olivier Grouillard (F)* Nissan R90CK 03 Nissan Motorsports International 142 Transmission   C1 1. 3:27,020 
DNF 230 Gianpiero Moretti (I)/Günter Gebhardt (D)/Nick Adams (GB) Porsche 962C 001GS Momo Gebhardt Racing 141 Gearbox   GTP 35. 3:49,950 
DNF 54 Massimo Monti (I)/Fabio Magnani (I)/Andrew Hepworth (GB)^/Fulvio Ballabio (I)* Lancia SP90 Ferrari 008 Mussato Action Car 86 Accident   C1 37. 3:54,560 
DNF 37 Aguri Suzuki (J)/Johnny Dumfries (GB)/Roberto Ravaglia (I) Toyota 90C-V 05 Toyota Team Tom's 64 Accident   C1 14. 3:38,740 
DNF 12 Bernard Thuner (CH)/Alain Ianetta (F)/Pascal Pessiot (F)/Costas Los (GR)* Cougar C24S Porsche 03 Courage Competition 57 Engine   C1 40. 3:59,540 
DNF 113 Jean Messaoudi (F)/Philippe Farjon (F)/Jean-Claude Andruet (F)*/Thierry Lecerf (F)* Cougar C20B Porsche 01 Etablissement Chereau 43 Accident   C2 42. 4:00,550 
DNF 106 François Migault (F)/Jacques Heuclin (F)/Gérard Tremblay (F)^/Denis Morin (F)* ALD C289 Ford 1 Louis Descartes 36 Drive shaft   C2 44. 4:03,030 
DNF 25 Kenny Acheson (GB)/Olivier Grouillard (F)^/Martin Donnelly (GB)^/Mark Blundell (GB)*/Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)* Nissan R90CK 04 Nissan Motorsports International 0 Gearbox   C1 5. 3:35,760 
DNS 8 Jonathan Palmer (GB)/Bob Wollek (F)/Philippe Alliot (F) Porsche 962C 013 Joest Porsche Racing   Accident   C1   3:43,790 
DNQ 30 Pierre de Thoisy (F)/Quirin Bovy (B)/Francisco Egozkue (E)* Spice SE90C Ford 08 GP Motorsport       C1 51. 4:20,930 
DNQ 59 Paul Canary (USA)/Dennis Kazmerowski (USA)/John Greenwood (USA)*/David Vegher (USA)* Eagle T88/10-HU01 Paul Canary       C1 52. 5:39,020 
DNQ 110 Ian Khan (GB)/Anne Baverey (F)/Michael Dow (USA)/Peter Kox (NL)* Argo JM19C Ford 130 Argo Cars       C2 50. 4:17,690 
DNS 16T Oscar Larrauri (RA) Porsche 962C 150 Brun Motorsport   T-car   C1    
DNS 24T Mark Blundell (GB)/Julian Bailey (GB)/Kenny Acheson (GB)/Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)*/Olivier Grouillard (F)* Nissan R90CK 01 Nissan Motorsports International   T-car   C1   3:27,020 
DNP 37T   Toyota 90C-V 02 Toyota Team Tom's       C1    
DNP 38T   Toyota 90C-V Toyota Team SARD   T-car   C1    
DNP 61 Norbert Santos (F)/Noël del Bello (F)/Daniel Boccard (F) Norma M6 MGN 01 Amagnac Bigorre       C1   no time
DNP 201T   Mazda 767B Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.       GTP    
DNA 18 Katsunori Iketani (J) Porsche 962C Team Davey       C1    

 
Winning Time: 23h55m44.75, 126.782 mph/204.036 kph
Fastest Lap: Steve Millen #84 (Nissan R90CK), 3m40.03, 138.265 mph/222.515 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)

Last Updated on 01/01/2004
By Darren Galpin
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