1990 World Touring Car Masters season

1990 World Touring Car Masters season
FIA World Touring Car Masters
Season
Races	12
Start date	17th February 1990
Start Event	Fuji 350kms
End date	September 30th
End Event	Bathurst 1000
Awards
Drivers' champion
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1989	1991

The 1990 World Touring Car Masters season was the third season of the FIA World Touring Car Masters. The season would prove to be the last under the Group A rules, as midway through the year the FIA announced a switch to the new Super Touring formula for 1991. Roland Ratzenberger entered the season as defending champion.

Entrants

Team	Car	Class	#	Driver	Rounds
Diac Voeckler Renault	Renault 21	C M	2	TBA	1-
			3	TBA	1-
			4	Sophie Fabron	1-
			21	TBA	1-
Opel Team Irmscher	Opel Kadett E GSi 16V	D M	5	TBA	1-
			65	TBA	1-
Hunter Autosport	Opel Kadett E GSi 16V	D	6	TBA	4-11
			99	TBA	4-11
Mercedes-Benz AMG Team	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C M	10	TBA	1-
			11	TBA	1-
			12	TBA	1-
			90	TBA	1-
Union Saver Developments	Toyota Supra Turbo	B M	16	TBA	1-
			17	TBA	1-
			18	TBA	1-
			19	TBA	1-
Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Skyline R32	A M	22	TBA	1-
			23	TBA	1-
			24	TBA	1-
			25	TBA	1-
Il Barone Rampante	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	C	28	Giuseppe Cipriani	1-
Impul	Nissan Skyline R32	A	32	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1-
			33	TBA	1-
Golden Heart Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 33	D	34	TBA	1-
			333	TBA	1-
Volker Schmidt Racing	BMW E30 M3	C	42	TBA	1-
			43	TBA	1-
Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Audi V8	B	44	TBA	1-
Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Golf Mk2	D M	54	TBA	1-
			55	TBA	1-
	Volkswagen Golf Mk1		56	TBA	1-
			57	TBA	1-
Sports Promotion	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	62	Christophe Hurni	4-11
			63	TBA	1-
Pinkney Motorsport	Ford Sierra RS500 Sapphire	A	65	David Pinkney	4,9
Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	B M	71	TBA	1-
			72	TBA	1-
			73	TBA	1-
			74	TBA	1-
Larsen Racing System	Volvo 240 Turbo	B	80	TBA	1-
			81	Andreas Larsen	1-
Team LeMans	Nissan Skyline R32	A	85	Kenji Katayama	1-
Renzo Engineering	Maserati Biturbo	B	87	Simone Guidetti	1-
BMW Motorsport	BMW E30 M3 Evolution	C M	94	TBA	1-
			95	TBA	1-
			96	TBA	1-
			97	TBA	1-
Olaf Manthey Racing	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	101	Olaf Manthey	4-11
			190	TBA	4-11
Janspeed	Nissan Skyline R32	A	103	Kieth O'Dor	4,9
Toyota Team Thailand	Toyota Corolla Levin	D	112	TBA	1
			113	TBA	1
Rick Miller Racing	Ford Merkur RS500	A	159	TBA	1-
			160	TBA	1-
Joest Racing	Porsche 944 Turbo	B	194	TBA	1-
			944	TBA	1-
Scuderia Giudici	BMW E30 M3	C	242	Gianni Giudici	1-
Schwaben Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf Mk1	D	947	Thomas von Löwis of Menar	1-

Calendar

Round	Race	Track	Date	Races	Class	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning Independent
1	Fuji 350km's	Fuji Speedway	February 16-18	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
2	Watkins Glen 300km's	Watkins Glen International	March 16-18	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
3	Lagos 300km's	Lagos International Circuit	April 6-8	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
4	Brands Hatch 400km's	Brands Hatch	May 11-13	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
5	Pau 250km's	Circuit de Pau-Ville	June 1-3	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
6	Brno 450km's	Masaryk Circuit	June 22-24	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
7	Pergusa 300km's	Autodromo di Pergusa	July 13-15	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
8	Charade 300km's	Charade Circuit	July 27-29	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
9	Birmingham 250km's	Birmingham Street Circuit	August 24-26	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
10	Spa 500km's	Spa-Francorchamps	September 7-9	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
11	Nurburgring 500km's	Nürburgring Nordschleife	September 14-16	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
12	Bathurst 1000	Mount Panorama Circuit	September 28-30	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D