1990 Mexico City


7 October 1990 - Mexico City (MEX): Round 9, World Sports Prototype Championship.
109 laps of a 2.747 mile/4.421 km circuit - 299.432 miles/481.889 kms were completed.
Weather: dry, later rain


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 2 Jochen Mass (D)
Michael Schumacher (D)
Mercedes-Benz C11 02 Team Sauber Mercedes 109 2:47:54,907      2. 1:20,923 
2. 23 Julian Bailey (GB)
Mark Blundell (GB)
Nissan R90CK 06 Nissan Motorsports International 107       5. 1:21,751 
3. 4 Andy Wallace (GB)
Davy Jones (USA)
Jaguar XJR-11 1290 Silk Cut Jaguar 107       6. 1:22,058 
4. 24 Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Nissan R90CK 01 Nissan Motorsports International 106       7. 1:22,319 
5. 8 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
Jonathan Palmer (GB)
Porsche 962C 014 Joest Porsche Racing 106       9. 1:22,459 
6. 7T Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 011 Joest Porsche Racing 105       8. 1:22,397 
7. 10 Bernd Schneider (D)
Tomas Lopez (MEX)
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/07-2 Porsche Kremer Racing 105       10. 1:22,943 
8. 9 Henri Pescarolo (F)
"John Winter" (D)
Porsche 962C 145 Joest Porsche Racing 103       16. 1:24,511 
9. 27 Otto Altenbach (D)
Harald Grohs (D)
Porsche 962C 902 Obermaier Racing 103       18. 1:26,028 
10. 21 Fermin Velez (E)
Eliseo Salazar (RCH)
Spice SE90C Ford 016 Spice Engineering 103       19. 1:26,714 
11. 13 Pascal Fabre (F)
Michel Trollé (F)
Cougar C24S Porsche 05 Courage Competition 102       15. 1:24,412 
12. 32 Franz Konrad (A)
Harri Toivonen (SF)
Porsche 962C 001K Konrad Racing 102       20. 1:26,715 
13. 44 Keke Rosberg (SF)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)
Peugeot 905 EV12 Peugeot Talbot Sport 101       11. 1:23,778 
14. 30 Tom Hessert (USA)
Enrique Contreras (MEX)
Spice SE90C Ford 008 GP Motorsport 91       25. 1:31,183 
15. 20 Bernard Jourdain (MEX)
Michel Jourdain (MEX)
Porsche 962C 138.001 Team Davey 88       21. 1:28,125 
16. 41 Giorgio Francia (I)
François Migault (F)
Alba AR20 Buick 1 Alba Formula, CSAI 85       27. 1:34,962 
DSQ 1 Mauro Baldi (I)
Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Mercedes-Benz C11 05 Team Sauber Mercedes 109 2:47:33,785/Overfuelling, was 1st.     3. 1:21,124 
DNF 34 Jacques Alméras (F)
Jean-Marie Alméras (F)
Porsche 962C EAF/1 Equipe Alméras Fréres 75 Engine     24. 1:30,580 
DNF 36 Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Roberto Ravaglia (I)
Toyota 90C-V 05 Toyota Team Tom's 70 Gearbox     14. 1:24,306 
DNF 15 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Harald Huysman (B)^
Porsche 962C 160 Brun Motorsport 65 Oil leak     12. 1:24,010 
DNF 16 Walter Brun (CH)
Jésus Pareja (E)
Massimo Sigala (I)^
Bernard Santal (CH)^
Porsche 962C 163 Brun Motorsport 56 Accident     17. 1:25,149 
DNF 39 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
Porsche 962C 157 Swiss Team Salamin 52 Gearbox     23. 1:30,503 
DNF 3 Martin Brundle (GB)
Jan Lammers (NL)
Jaguar XJR-11 1190 Silk Cut Jaguar 46 Alternator     1. 1:20,626 
DNF 14 Manuel Reuter (D)
Perry McCarthy (GB)^
Porsche 962C GTi 201 Richard Lloyd Racing 42 Gearbox     13. 1:24,032 
DNF 29 Charles Zwolsman (NL)
Richard Piper (GB)^
Spice SE89C Ford 001 Chamberlain Engineering 23 Electrics     22. 1:28,340 
DNF 37 Geoff Lees (GB)
John Watson (GB)^
Toyota 89C-V 07 Toyota Team Tom's 15 Engine     4. 1:21,661 
DNF 40 Pasquale Barberio (I)
Stefano Sebastiani (I)^
Spice SE89C Ford 004 The Berkeley Team London 0 Transmission     26. 1:31,612 
DNS 17 Bernard Santal (CH)
Massimo Sigala (I)
Porsche 962C 008BM Brun Motorsport   Accident       1:26,382 
DNS 26 Harald Grohs (D)
Otto Altenbach (D)
Porsche 962C 901 Obermaier Racing   Suspension       no time
DNS 2T Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Michael Schumacher (D)
Mauro Baldi (I)
Mercedes-Benz C11 01 Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car       no time
DNS 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 012 Joest Porsche Racing   Spare car       no time
DNS 28 Alfonso Toledano (MEX)
Bernard Thuner (CH)
Spice SE89C Ford 006 Chamberlain Engineering   Lack of finance   C1    
DNS 44T Keke Rosberg (SF)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)
Peugeot 905 EV11 Peugeot Talbot Sport   T-car       no time
DNP 12 Michel Trollé (F)
Pascal Fabre (F)
Cougar C24S Porsche 03 Courage Competition            
DNP 22 Eliseo Salazar (RCH)
Fermin Velez (E)
Spice SE90C Ford 011 Spice Engineering            
DNP 35 François Migault (F) ALD C289 Ford 1 Automobiles Louis Descartes   Failed scrutineering        
DNA 19 Tim Lee-Davey (GB) Porsche 962C 143 Team Davey            

 
Winning Time: 2h47m33.785, 107.219 mph/172.552 kph
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher #2 (Mercedes-Benz C11), 1m23.250, 118.793 mph/191.178 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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