1990 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 58th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 16 and 17 June 1990.

Track changes

Two chicanes were introduced along the Mulsanne Straight prior to the race. This was done to reduce the maximum speed of the cars after speeds of 249 mph (401 km/h) were reached in previous year.

Race

With Sauber not returning for 1990, Jaguar took on Nissan and Porsche. The #3 Jaguar (now running an XJR-12) walked away with the trophy, after the Nissans and the #1 Jaguar broke down. After electrical problems with his own car, Martin Brundle replaced Eliseo Salazar in the Jaguar #3 car en route to victory.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Le Mans in 1990 (Note the chicanes added on the 3.6 mile Mulsanne Straight).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	C1	3	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	John Nielsen Price Cobb Martin Brundle	Jaguar XJR-12	G	359
1	C1	3	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	John Nielsen Price Cobb Martin Brundle	Jaguar 7.0L V12	G	359
2	C1	2	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Jan Lammers Andy Wallace Franz Konrad	Jaguar XJR-12	G	355
2	C1	2	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Jan Lammers Andy Wallace Franz Konrad	Jaguar 7.0L V12	G	355
3	C1	45	Alpha Racing Team	Tiff Needell David Sears Anthony Reid	Porsche 962C	Y	352
3	C1	45	Alpha Racing Team	Tiff Needell David Sears Anthony Reid	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	352
4	C1	7	Joest Porsche Racing	Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell Frank Jelinski	Porsche 962C	M	350
4	C1	7	Joest Porsche Racing	Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell Frank Jelinski	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	350
5	C1	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Masahiro Hasemi Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki	Nissan R90CP	D	348
5	C1	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Masahiro Hasemi Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	348
6	C1	36	Toyota Team Tom's	Geoff Lees Masanori Sekiya Hitoshi Ogawa	Toyota 90C-V	B	347
6	C1	36	Toyota Team Tom's	Geoff Lees Masanori Sekiya Hitoshi Ogawa	Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8	B	347
7	C1	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Michel Trollé Lionel Robert	Cougar C24S	G	347
7	C1	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Michel Trollé Lionel Robert	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	347
8	C1	9	Joest Porsche Racing	Louis Krages Stanley Dickens Bob Wollek	Porsche 962C	M	346
8	C1	9	Joest Porsche Racing	Louis Krages Stanley Dickens Bob Wollek	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	346
9	C1	27	Obermaier Racing	Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver Otto Altenbach	Porsche 962C	G	341
9	C1	27	Obermaier Racing	Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver Otto Altenbach	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	341
10	C1	15	Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Massimo Sigala Bernard Santal	Porsche 962C	Y	335
10	C1	15	Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Massimo Sigala Bernard Santal	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	335
11	C1	44	Richard Lloyd Racing	John Watson Bruno Giacomelli Allen Berg	Porsche 962C	G	335
11	C1	44	Richard Lloyd Racing	John Watson Bruno Giacomelli Allen Berg	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	335
12	C1	33	Team Schuppan Omron Racing	Hurley Haywood Wayne Taylor Rickard Rydell	Porsche 962C	D	332
12	C1	33	Team Schuppan Omron Racing	Hurley Haywood Wayne Taylor Rickard Rydell	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	332
13	C1	63	Trust Racing Team	George Fouché Steven Andskär Shunji Kasuya	Porsche 962C	D	330
13	C1	63	Trust Racing Team	George Fouché Steven Andskär Shunji Kasuya	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	330
14	C1	6	Joest Porsche Racing	Jean-Louis Ricci Henri Pescarolo Jacques Laffite	Porsche 962C	G	328
14	C1	6	Joest Porsche Racing	Jean-Louis Ricci Henri Pescarolo Jacques Laffite	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	328
15	C1	55	Team Schuppan Omron Racing	Eje Elgh Thomas Danielsson Tomas Mezera	Porsche TS962	D	326
15	C1	55	Team Schuppan Omron Racing	Eje Elgh Thomas Danielsson Tomas Mezera	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	326
16	C1	11	Porsche Kremer Racing	Patrick Gonin Philippe Alliot Bernard de Dryver	Porsche 962CK6	Y	319
16	C1	11	Porsche Kremer Racing	Patrick Gonin Philippe Alliot Bernard de Dryver	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	319
17	C1	84	Nissan Performance Technology Inc.	Steve Millen Michael Roe Bob Earl	Nissan R90CK	G	311
17	C1	84	Nissan Performance Technology Inc.	Steve Millen Michael Roe Bob Earl	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	G	311
18	C1	21	Spice Engineering	Fermín Velez Tim Harvey Chris Hodgetts	Spice SE90C	G	308
18	C1	21	Spice Engineering	Fermín Velez Tim Harvey Chris Hodgetts	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	308
19	C1	20	Team Davey	Max Cohen-Olivar Giovanni Lavaggi Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche 962C	D	306
19	C1	20	Team Davey	Max Cohen-Olivar Giovanni Lavaggi Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	306
20	GTP	203	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada	Mazda 767B	D	304
20	GTP	203	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada	Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor	D	304
21	C2	116	PC Automotive	Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli Mike Youles	Spice SE89C	G	304
21	C2	116	PC Automotive	Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli Mike Youles	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	304
22	C1	82	Courage Compétition	Hervé Regout Alain Cudini Costas Los	Nissan R89C	G	300
22	C1	82	Courage Compétition	Hervé Regout Alain Cudini Costas Los	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	G	300
23	C2	102	Graff Racing	Xavier Lapeyre Jean-Philippe Grand Michel Maisonneuve	Spice SE89C	G	291
23	C2	102	Graff Racing	Xavier Lapeyre Jean-Philippe Grand Michel Maisonneuve	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	291
24	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Kunimitsu Takahashi Sarel van der Merwe Hideki Okada	Porsche 962CK6	Y	279
24	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	Kunimitsu Takahashi Sarel van der Merwe Hideki Okada	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	279
25	C2	103	Team Mako	Robbie Stirling James Shead Ross Hyett	Spice SE88C	G	274
25	C2	103	Team Mako	Robbie Stirling James Shead Ross Hyett	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	274
26	C1	19	Team Davey	Katsunori Iketani Patrick Trucco Pierre de Thoisy	Porsche 962C	D	261
26	C1	19	Team Davey	Katsunori Iketani Patrick Trucco Pierre de Thoisy	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	261
27	C2	131	GP Motorsport	Richard Jones Dudley Wood Stephen Hynes	Spice SE87C	G	260
27	C2	131	GP Motorsport	Richard Jones Dudley Wood Stephen Hynes	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.9L V8	G	260
28	C2	132	GP Motorsport	Craig Simmiss Alistair Fenwick Alex Postan	Tiga GC289	G	255
28	C2	132	GP Motorsport	Craig Simmiss Alistair Fenwick Alex Postan	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.9L V8	G	255
29 DNF	C1	16	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Oscar Larrauri Jesús Pareja Walter Brun	Porsche 962C	Y	353
29 DNF	C1	16	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Oscar Larrauri Jesús Pareja Walter Brun	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	353
30 DNF	C1	4	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Davy Jones Michel Ferté Eliseo Salazar	Jaguar XJR-12	G	282
30 DNF	C1	4	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Davy Jones Michel Ferté Eliseo Salazar	Jaguar 7.0L V12	G	282
31 DNF	C2	128	Chamberlain Engineering	Philippe de Henning Charles Zwolsman Robin Donovan	Spice SE90C	G	255
31 DNF	C2	128	Chamberlain Engineering	Philippe de Henning Charles Zwolsman Robin Donovan	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	255
32 DNF	C1	83	Nissan Performance Technology Inc.	Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson Derek Daly	Nissan R90CK	G	251
32 DNF	C1	83	Nissan Performance Technology Inc.	Geoff Brabham Chip Robinson Derek Daly	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	G	251
33 DNF	C1	38	Toyota Team SARD	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Roland Ratzenberger Naoki Nagasaka	Toyota 90C-V	D	241
33 DNF	C1	38	Toyota Team SARD	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Roland Ratzenberger Naoki Nagasaka	Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8	D	241
34 DNF	C1	1	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Martin Brundle Alain Ferté David Leslie	Jaguar XJR-12	G	220
34 DNF	C1	1	Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing	Martin Brundle Alain Ferté David Leslie	Jaguar 7.0L V12	G	220
35 DNF	C1	85	Team Le Mans	Takao Wada Anders Olofsson Maurizio Sandro Sala	Nissan R89C	Y	182
35 DNF	C1	85	Team Le Mans	Takao Wada Anders Olofsson Maurizio Sandro Sala	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	Y	182
36 DNF	C1	43	Richard Lloyd Racing Italya Sport	Manuel Reuter JJ Lehto James Weaver	Porsche 962C GTi	G	181
36 DNF	C1	43	Richard Lloyd Racing Italya Sport	Manuel Reuter JJ Lehto James Weaver	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	181
37 DNF	C2	107	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Pierre-Alain Lombardi Denis Morin Ferdinand de Lesseps	Spice SE87C	G	170
37 DNF	C2	107	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Pierre-Alain Lombardi Denis Morin Ferdinand de Lesseps	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0L V8	G	170
38 DNF	C2	105	ADA Engineering	Ian Harrower John Sheldon Jerry Mahony	ADA 02B	G	164
38 DNF	C2	105	ADA Engineering	Ian Harrower John Sheldon Jerry Mahony	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	164
39 DNF	GTP	201	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Volker Weidler Bertrand Gachot Johnny Herbert	Mazda 787	D	148
39 DNF	GTP	201	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Volker Weidler Bertrand Gachot Johnny Herbert	Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor	D	148
40 DNF	GTP	202	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Stefan Johansson David Kennedy Pierre Dieudonné	Mazda 787	D	147
40 DNF	GTP	202	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Stefan Johansson David Kennedy Pierre Dieudonné	Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor	D	147
41 DNF	C1	24	Nissan Motorsports International	Mark Blundell Julian Bailey Gianfranco Brancatelli	Nissan R90CK	D	142
41 DNF	C1	24	Nissan Motorsports International	Mark Blundell Julian Bailey Gianfranco Brancatelli	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	142
42 DNF	GTP	230	MOMO Gebhardt Racing	Gianpiero Moretti Nick Adams Günther Gebhardt	Porsche 962C	G	138
42 DNF	GTP	230	MOMO Gebhardt Racing	Gianpiero Moretti Nick Adams Günther Gebhardt	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	138
43 DNF	C1	26	Obermaier Racing	Jürgen Oppermann Harald Grohs Marc Duez	Porsche 962C	G	140
43 DNF	C1	26	Obermaier Racing	Jürgen Oppermann Harald Grohs Marc Duez	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	140
44 DNF	C1	54	Mussato Action Cars	Massimo Monti Fabio Magnani	Lancia LC2	D	86
44 DNF	C1	54	Mussato Action Cars	Massimo Monti Fabio Magnani	Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8	D	86
45 DNF	C1	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Aguri Suzuki Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia	Toyota 90C-V	B	64
45 DNF	C1	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Aguri Suzuki Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia	Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8	B	64
46 DNF	C1	12	Courage Compétition	Bernard Thuner Alain Ianetta Pascal Pessiot	Cougar C24S	G	57
46 DNF	C1	12	Courage Compétition	Bernard Thuner Alain Ianetta Pascal Pessiot	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	57
47 DNF	C2	113	Etablissements Chereau	Philippe Farjon Jean Messaoudi	Cougar C20S	G	43
47 DNF	C2	113	Etablissements Chereau	Philippe Farjon Jean Messaoudi	Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6	G	43
48 DNF	C2	106	Automobiles Louis Descartes	François Migault Gérard Tremblay Jacques Heuclin	ALD C289	D	36
48 DNF	C2	106	Automobiles Louis Descartes	François Migault Gérard Tremblay Jacques Heuclin	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	D	36
49 DNF	C1	25	Nissan Motorsports International	Kenny Acheson Martin Donnelly Olivier Grouillard	Nissan R90CK	D	0
49 DNF	C1	25	Nissan Motorsports International	Kenny Acheson Martin Donnelly Olivier Grouillard	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	0
DNS	C1	8	Joest Porsche Racing	Bob Wollek Jonathan Palmer Philippe Alliot	Porsche 962C	M	-
DNS	C1	8	Joest Porsche Racing	Bob Wollek Jonathan Palmer Philippe Alliot	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	-

Statistcs

Pole Position - #24 Nissan Motorsports International - 3:27.020
Fastest Lap - #84 Nissan Performance Technology Inc. - 3:40.030
Distance - 4882.4 km
Average Speed - 204.036 km/h
Highest Trap Speed — Jaguar XJR-12 - 353 km/h (219 mph) (race), Nissan R90CK - 366 km/h (227 mph) (qualifying)

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