Le Mans - 1990

LVIII Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1990
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France

Date:	June 16-17	Track Length (m):	13 600 m
Attendance:	240 000	Pole Position:	Mark Blundell, Nissan, 3:27.020 = 236.450 km/h
Entries:		Fastest Lap:	Steve Millen or Bob Earl ?, Nissan, 3:40.030 = 222.515 km/h on lap 269
Practiced:	54	Distance (km):	4882.400
Starters:	49	Average Speed (km/h):	204.036
Classified:	29

Pos	Cla.	#	Team / Entrant Car - Engine / Tuner	Drivers, Nationality	Engine Vol (cc)	Engine Type	Tyres	Group	Laps Km Time (of ret)	Reason Out
1	1	3	Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR Jaguar XJR-12 (Advanced)	John Nielsen, DEN Price Cobb, USA Martin Brundle, GBR DNS Eliseo Salazar, CHI	7000	V12	GY	C1	359 4882.4
2	2	2	Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR Jaguar XJR-12 (Advanced)	Jan Lammers, NED Andy Wallace, GBR Franz Konrad, AUT DNS Davy Jones, USA	7000	V12	GY	C1	355 4828.0
3	3	45	Alpha Racing Team, GBR Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC	Tiff Needell, GBR David Sears, GBR Anthony Reid, GBR DNS Costas Los, GRE	2994 tc	F6	Y	C1	352 4787.2
4	4	7	Joest Porsche Racing, DEU Porsch 962 C -Porsche 4v DOHC	Fank Jelinski, DEU Derek Bell, GBR Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr, DEU	2994 tc	F6	M	C1	350 4760.0
5	5	23	Nissan Motorsports International, JPN Nissan R90CP (Lola) – Nissan VRH35 4v DOHC	Masahiro Hasemi, JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino, JPN Toshio Suzuki, JPN	3496 tc	V8	D	C1	348 4732.8
6	6	36	Toyota Team TOM's, JPN Toyota 90C-V - Toyota R32V	Geoff Lees, GBR Hitoshi Ogawa, JPN Masanori Sekiya, JPN	3169 tc	V8	B	C1	347 4719.2
7	7	13	Courage Compétition, FRA Courage C24S - Porsche 935/83 4v DOHC	Pascal Fabre, FRA Michel Trollé, FRA Lionel Robert, FRA DNS Beppe Gabbiani, ITA	2994 tc	F6	GY	C1	347 4719.2
8	8	9	Joest Porsche Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C (Joest) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Bob Wollek, FRA Stanley Dickens, SWE "John Winter" (Louis Krages), DEU DNS Will Hoy, GBR	2994 tc	F6	M	C1	346 4709.6
9	9	27	Obermaier Racing, DEU (Primagaz Compétition, FRA) Porsche 962 C (Thompson) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Jürgen Lässig, DEU Pierre Yver, FRA Otto Altenbach, DEU	2994 tc	F6	GY	C1	341 4637.6
10	10	15	Brun Motorsport, SUI Porsche 962 C (Thompson) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Harald Huysman, NOR Massimo Sigala, ITA Bernard Santal, SUI DNS Oscar Larrauri, ARG DNS Jésus Pareja (Mayo), ESP DNS Walter Brun, SUI	2994 tc	F6	Y	C1	335 4556.0
11	11	44	Richard Lloyd Racing, GBR (Italya Sports) Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC	John Watson, GBR Bruno Giacomelli, ITA Allen Berg, CAN DNS John Paul Jr, USA DNS James Weaver, GBR	2994 tc	F6	GY	C1	335 4556.0
12	12	33	Team Schuppan / Omron Racing, AUS Porsche 962 C - Porsche F6 4v DOHC	Hurley Haywood, USA Wayne Taylor, RSA Rickard Rydell, SWE DNS Vern Schuppan, AUS DNS Johnny Herbert, GBR DNS Tomas Danielsson, SWE DNS Eddie Irvine, IRL	2994 tc	F6	D	C1	332 4515.2
13	13	63	Trust Racing Team, JPN Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC	George Fouché, RSA Steven Andskär, SWE Syunji Kasuya, JPN	2994 tc	F6	D	C1	330 4488.0
14	14	6	Joest Porsche Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC	Jean-Louis Ricci, FRA Henri Pescarolo, FRA Jacques Laffite, FRA	2994 tc	F6	GY	C1	328 4460.8
15	15	55	Team Schuppan / Omron Racing, AUS Porsche 962 C (Schuppan) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Eje Elgh, SWE Thomas Danielsson, SWE Thomas Mezera, AUS DNS Vern Schuppan, AUS	2994 tc	F6	D	C1	326 4433.6
16	16	11	Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU Porsche 962 CK6 (Thompson) – Porsche 4xOHC	Patrick Gonin, FRA Philippe Alliot, FRA Bernard de Dryver, BEL DNS Thierry Salvador, FRA DNS Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, FRA DNS Giovanni Lavaggi, ITA	2994 tc	F6	Y	C1	319 4338.4
17	17	84	Nissan Motorsports International, JPN (Nisssan Performance Technology Inc., USA) Nissan R90CK (Lola) – Nissan VRH35Z 4v DOHC	Bob Earl, USA Michael Roe, IRL Steve Millen, NZL DNS Chip Robinson, USA DNS Derek Daly, IRL	3496 tc	V8	GY	C1	311 4229.6
18	18	21	Spice Engineering, GBR Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth DFR	Fermin Velez, ESP Tim Harvey, GBR Chirs Hodgetts, GBR	3500	V8	GY	C1	308 4188.8
19	19	20	Team Davey, GBR Porsche 962 C (Schuppan) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Max Cohen-Olivar, MOR Giovanni Lavaggi, ITA Tim Lee-Davey, GBR DNS Katsunori Iketani, JPN	2994 tc	F6	D	C1	306 4161.6
20	20	203	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN Mazda 767 B - Mazda 13J Racing	Takashi Yorino, JPN Yoshimi Katayama, JPN Yojiro Terada, JPN	2616	4R	D	GTP	304 4134.4
21	21	116	PC Automotive, GBR Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Richard Piper, GBR Olindo Iacobelli, FRA/USA Mike Youles, GBR	3300	V8	GY	C2	304 4134.4
22	22	82	Courage Compétition, FRA Nissan R89C (Lola) – Nissan VRH35Z 4v DOHC	Hervé Regout, BEL Costas Los, GRE Alain Cudini, FRA DNS Jean-Michel Martin, FRA DNS Marc Duez, BEL DNS Michele Trollé, FRA DNS Fabien Giroix, FRA	3496 tc	V8	GY	C1	300 4080.0
23	23	102	Graff Racing, FRA Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Xavier Lapeyre, FRA Jean-Philippe Grand, FRA Michel Maisonneuve, FRA	3298	V8	GY	C2	291 3957.6
24	24	10	Porsche Kremer Racing, DEU Porsche 962 CK6 (Thompson) – Porsche F6 4xOHC	Kunimitsu Takahashi, JPN Sarel van der Merwe, RSA Hideki Okada, JPN	2994 tc	F6	Y	C1	279 3794.4
25	25	103	Team Mako, GBR Spice SE88C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Ross Hyett, GBR Robbie Stirling, CAN James Shead, GBR	3298	V8	FY	C2	274 3726.4
26	26	19	Team Davey, GBR Porsche 962 C (Schuppan) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Max Cohen-Olivar, MOR Katsunori Iketani, JPN Tim Lee-Davey, GBR DNS Patrick Trucco, FRA DNS Giovanni Lavaggi, ITA DNS Pierre de Thoisy, FRA	2994 tc	F6	D	C1	261 3522.4
27	27	131	GP Motorsport, GBR Spice SE87C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Dudley Wood, GBR Richard Jones, GBR Stephen Hynes, USA	3955	V8	GY	C2	260 3522.4
28	28	132	GP Motorsport, GBR Tiga GC289 - Ford Cosworth DFL	Craig Simmiss, NZL Alistair Fenwick, GBR Alex Postan, GBR	3955	V8	GY	C2	255 3454.4

29	DNF	16	Repsol Brun Motorsport, SUI Porsche 962 C -Porsche 4v DOHC	Oscar 'Popi' Larrauri, ARG Jésus Pareja (Mayo), ESP Walter Brun, SUI DNS Harald Huysman, NOR DNS Massimo Sigala, ITA DNS Bernard Santal, SUI	2994 tc	F6	Y	C1	355 23h	Engine
30	DNF	4	Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR Jaguar XJR-12 (Advanced)	Davy Jones, USA Michel Ferté, FRA Eliseo Salazar, CHI DNS Luis Perez-Sala, ESP DNS Martin Brundle, GBR DNS Alain Ferté, FRA	7000	V12	GY	C1	287 20h	Engine
31	DNF	128	Chamberlain Engineering, GBR Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Philippe de Henning, FRA "Charles Hausmann" (Charles Zwolsman), NED Robin Donovan, GBR	3955	V8	GY	C2	254 23h	Engine
32	DNF	83	Nissan Motorsports International, JPN (Nisssan Performance Technology Inc., USA) Nissan R90 CP (Lola) – Nissan VRH35Z 4v DOHC	Geoff Brabham, AUS Chip Robinson, USA Derek Daly, IRL	3496 tc	V8	GY	C1	251 16h	Fuel leak
33	DNF	38	Toyota Team SARD, JPN Toyota 90C-V - Toyota R32V	Pierre-Henri Raphanel, FRA Roland Ratzenberger, AUT Naoko Nagasaki, JPN	3169 tc	V8	D	C1	241 18h	Engine
34	DNF	1	Silk Cut Jaguar, GBR Jaguara XJR-12 (Advanced)	Martin Brundle, GBR Alain Ferté, FRA David Leslie, GBR DNS Jan Lammers, NED DNS Andy Wallace, GBR	7000	V12	GY	C1	220 14h	Water pump
35	DNF	43	Richard Lloyd Racing, GBR (Italya Sports) Porsche 962 C GTi (RLR) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Manuel Reuter, DEU J.J. Lehto (Juhani Jyrkilehto), FIN James Weaver, GBR	2994 tc	F6	GY	C1	188 13h	Pit fire
36	DNF	85	Team Le Mans Co, JPN Nissan R89 C (Lola) – Nissan VRH35Z 4v DOHC	Takao Wada, JPN Anders Olofsson, SWE Maurizio Sandro Sala, BRA	3496 tc	V8	Y	C1	183 14h	Ignition
37	DNF	107	Pierre-Alain Lombardi, SUI Spice SE86C - Ford Cosworth DFY	Pierre-Alain Lombardi, SUI Denis Morin, FRA Ferdinand de Lesseps, FRA DNS Luigi Taverna, ITA	3000	V8	GY	C2	171 14h	Accident
38	DNF	105	ADA Engineering, GBR ADA 02B - Ford Cosworth DFL	Ian Harrower, GBR John Sheldon, GBR Jerry Mahony, GBR	3298	V8	GY	C2	164 14h	Suspension
39	DNF	201	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN Mazda 787 (Advanced) – Mazda R26B Racing	Stefan Johansson, SWE David Kennedy, IRL Pierre Dieudonné, BEL DNS Bertrand Gachot, BEL DNS Johnny Herbert, GBR DNS Volker Weidler, DEU	2616	4R	D	GTP	148 13h	Oil leak
40	DNF	202	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, JPN Mazda 787 (Advanced) – Mazda R26B Racing	Bertrand Gachot, BEL Johnny Herbert, GBR Volker Weidler, DEU DNS Stefan Johansson, SWE DNS David Kennedy, IRL DNS Pierre Dieudonné, BEL	2616	4R	D	GTP	148 11h	Electrics
41	DNF	26	Obermaier Racing, DEU (Primagaz Compétition, FRA) Porsche 962 C (Thompson) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Jürgen Oppermann, DEU Harald Grohs, DEU Marc Duez, BEL	2994 tc	F6	GY	C1	145 10h	Gearbox
42	DNF	24	Nissan Motorsports International, JPN (Nissan Motorsports Europe, GBR) Nissan R90 CK (Lola) – Nissan VRH35Z 4v DOHC	Julian Bailey, GBR Mark Blundell, GBR Gianfranco Brancatelli, ITA DNS Kenny Acheson, GBR DNS Olivier Grouillard, FRA	3496 tc	V8	D	C1	142 11h	Transmission
43	DNF	230	Momo Gebhardt Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C (Shapiro) – Porsche 4v DOHC	Giampiero Moretti, ITA Nick Adams, GBR Günther Gebhardt, DEU	2994 tc	F6	GY	GTP	141 10h	Gearbox
44	DNF	54	Mussato Action Car, ITA Lancia SP90 (Dallara) – Ferrari 308C	Massimo Monti, ITA Fabio Magnani, ITA DNS Andrew Hepworth, GBR DNS Fulvio Ballabio	3032 tc	V8	D	C1	86 10h	Accident, fire
45	DNF	37	Toyota Team TOM's, JPN Toyota 90C-V - Toyota R32V	Aguri Suzuki, JPN Johnny Dumfries (John Colum Crichton-Stuart, Earl of Dumfries), GBR Roberto Ravaglia, ITA	3169 tc	V8	B	C1	64 4h	Accident
46	DNF	12	Courage Compétition, FRA Cougar C24S - Porsche 935/83 4v DOHC	Bernard Thuner, SUI Alain Ianetta, FRA Pascal Pessiot, FRA DNS Costas Los, GRE	2994 tc	F6	GY	C1	57 4h	Engine
47	DNF	113	Etablissement Chereau, FRA Cougar C20B - Porsche 935/79 4v	Philippe Farjon, FRA Jean Messaoudi, FRA DNS Jean-Claude Andruet, FRA DNS Thierry Lecerf, FRA	2826 tc	F6	GY	C2	43 3h	Accident
48	DNF	106	Louis Descartes, FRA ALD C289 - Ford Cosworth DFL	Francois Migault, FRA Jacques Heuclin, FRA DNS Gérard Tremblay, FRA DNS Denis Morin, FRA	3298	V8	D	C2	36 5h	Drive shaft
49	DNF	25	Nissan Motorsports International, JPN (Nissan Motorsports Europe, GBR) Nissan R90 CK (Lola) – Nissan VRH35Z 4v DOHC	Kenny Acheson, GBR Martin Donnelly, GBR (DND) Olivier Grouillard, FRA (DND) DNS Mark Blundell, GBR DNS Gianfranco Brancatelli, ITA	3496 tc	V8	D	C1	0 1h	Gearbox

50	DNS	8	Joest Porsche Racing, DEU Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC	Bob Wollek, FRA Jonathan Palmer, GBR Philippe Alliot, FRA	2994 tc	F6	M	C1		Accident

51	DNQ	30	GP Motorsport, GBR (Etablissement Chereau, FRA) Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth DFR	Pierre de Thoisy, FRA Quirin Bovy, BEL DNS Francisco Egozkue, ESP	3500	V8	D	C1
52	DNQ	59	Paul Canary, USA Eagle 700 (Lola) - Eagle 621/Schubeck Engine Co	Paul Canary, USA Dennis Kazmerowski, USA DNS John Greenwood, USA DNS David Vegher, USA	10200	V8	GY	C1
53	DNQ	110	Argo Cars Ltd, GBR Argo JM 19C - Ford Cosworth DFL	Ian Khan, GBR Ann Baverey, FRA Michael Dow, USA DNS Peter Kox, NED	3298	V8	GY	C2
54	DNQ	61	ASA Armagnac Bigorre, FRA Norma M6 - MGN W12	Noël del Bello, FRA Norbert Santos, FRA Daniel Boccard, FRA	3500	W12	A	C1

55	DNA	18	Team Davey, GBR Porsche 962 C - Porsche 4v DOHC	Katsunori Iketani, JPN - -	2994 tc	F6		C1		Withdrawn

Class Winners:

Category 1	John Nielsen / Price Cobb / Martin Brundle	Jaguar XJR-12
Category 2	Richard Piper / Olindo Iacobelli / Mike Youles	Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth
GTP	Yoshimi Katayama / Takashi Yorino / Yojiro Terada	Mazda 767 B

DNF	Did Not Finish
DQ	Disqualified
NC	Not Classified
DNS	Did Not Start
DNQ	Did Not Qualified
DNA	Did Not Arrive
REE	Reserve Entry
NAC	Not Accepted

Tyres: GY=GoodYear, Y=Yokohama, B=Bridgestone, M=Michelin, D=Dunlop, A=Avon

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