1990 480 km of Montreal

Layout of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (1988-1993)

The 1990 480 km of Montreal (promoted as the Player's Ltée Mondial Montréal) was the eighth round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada. It took place on September 23, 1990.

The race was ended just after half distance due to a heavy accident. Jésus Pareja's Brun 962C collided with a manhole cover which had been pulled free by the ground effects of the car ahead of it, leading to a large fire. Concern over the manhole covers led to the organizers stopping the race a few laps later, with half points being awarded due to failing to complete 75% of the race distance.

This race also saw the competition debut of Peugeot, with their new 905.

Official results

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 C 1 Germany Team Sauber Mercedes France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro Baldi
Mercedes-Benz C11 G 61
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
2 C 23 Japan Nissan Motorsports International United Kingdom Mark Blundell
United Kingdom Julian Bailey
Nissan R90CK D 61
Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
3 C 14 United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing Germany Manuel Reuter Porsche 962C GTi G 61
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
4 C 10 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Germany Bernd Schneider Porsche 962CK6 Y 61
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
5 C 24 Japan Nissan Motorsports International United Kingdom Kenny Acheson Nissan R90CK D 61
Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
6 C 7 Germany Joest Porsche Racing France Bob Wollek
Germany Frank Jelinski
Porsche 962C M 61
Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
7 C 37 Japan Toyota Team Tom's United Kingdom Geoff Lees
United Kingdom John Watson
Toyota 89C-V B 60
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8
8 C 8 Germany Joest Porsche Racing United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche 962C M 60
Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
9 C 2 Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Germany Jochen Mass
Austria Karl Wendlinger
Mercedes-Benz C11 G 60
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
10
DNF
C 15 Switzerland Brun Motorsport Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Norway Harald Huysman
Porsche 962C Y 59
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
11 C 26 Germany Obermaier Racing Germany Harald Grohs Porsche 962C G 59
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
12 C 29 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United Kingdom Richard Piper Spice SE89C G 59
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
13 C 9 Germany Joest Racing France Henri Pescarolo
Germany "John Winter"
Porsche 962C G 59
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
14 C 36 Japan Toyota Team Tom's United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
Toyota 90C-V B 58
Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8
15
DNF
C 3 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar United Kingdom Martin Brundle
Netherlands Jan Lammers
Jaguar XJR-11 G 58
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
16
DNF
C 17 Switzerland Brun Motorsport Switzerland Bernard Santal
Spain Jesús Pareja
Porsche 962C Y 58
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
17 C 27 Germany Obermaier Racing Germany Otto Altenbach
Germany Jürgen Lässig
Porsche 962C G 58
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
18 C 34 France Equipe Alméras Fréres France Jacques Alméras
France Jean-Marie Alméras
Porsche 962C G 57
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
19
DNF
C 12 France Courage Compétition France Denis Morin
Switzerland Bernard Thuner
Cougar C24S G 56
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
20 C 39 Switzerland Swiss Team Salamin Switzerland Antoine Salamin
Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar
Porsche 962C G 56
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
21 C 22 United Kingdom Spice Engineering South Africa Wayne Taylor
Spain Fermín Vélez
Spice SE90C G 55
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8
22 C 32 Austria Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
Finland Harri Toivonen
Porsche 962C G 52
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
23
DNF
C 13 France Courage Compétition France Pascal Fabre
France Michel Trollé
Cougar C24S G 46
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
24
DNF
C 4 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Davy Jones
Jaguar XJR-11 G 37
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
25
DNF
C 20 United Kingdom Team Davey United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey Porsche 962C D 30
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
26
DNF
C 30 United Kingdom GP Motorsport Italy Beppe Gabbiani Spice SE90C D 23
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
27
DNF
C 16 Switzerland Brun Motorsport Spain Jesús Pareja
Switzerland Walter Brun
Porsche 962C Y 22
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
28
DNF
C 44 France Peugeot Talbot Sport Finland Keke Rosberg
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Peugeot 905 M 22
Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10
29
DNF
C 41 Italy Alba Formula Italy Giorgio Francia Alba AR20 G 8
Buick 4.5L V6
30
DNF
C 35 France Automobiles Louis Descartes France François Migault
Italy Luigi Taverna
ALD C289 D 3
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
DNS C 21 United Kingdom Spice Engineering South Africa Wayne Taylor
Spain Fermín Vélez
Spice SE90C G -
Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8
DNS C 28 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United Kingdom Nick Adams
Netherlands Charles Zwolsman
Spice SE89C G -
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
DNQ C 40 United Kingdom The Berkeley Team London Italy Ranieri Randaccio
Italy Pasquale Barberio
Spice SE89C G -
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:25.407
  • Fastest Lap - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:28.725
  • Distance - 267.79 km
  • Average Speed - 153.461 km/h


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