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	Template:AUS 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
Mercedes-Benz AMG Team SONAX	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C M	1	Template:AUT Roland Ratzenberger	1-
			10	Template:GBR Tim Harvey	1-
			11	Mauro Baldi	1-
			12	Armin Hahne	1-
Template:FRA Diac Voeckler Renault	Template:FRA Renault 21	C M	2	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	1-
			3	Template:FRA Rene Arnoux	1-
			4	Template:FRA Sophie Fabron	1-
			21	Template:FRA Alain Cudini	1-
Opel Team Irmscher	Opel Kadett E GSi 16V	D M	5	Bernd Schneider	1-
			35	Volker Strycek	1-
Template:GBR Hunter Autosport	Template:GBR Vauxhall Astra E GSi 16V	D	6	Template:GBR Barbara Cowell	4-11
			99	Template:FRA Yannick Dalmas	4-11
Template:GBR Prodrive	BMW E30 M3	C	7	Johnny Cecotto	1-
			777	Template:GBR Frank Sytner	4, 9
Template:AUS TWR Holden Racing Team	Template:AUS Holden Commodore VL TWR Mk. 2	A M	8	Template:GBR Win Percy	1-
			9	Template:AUS Mark Skaife	1-
Wolf Racing Team	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	13	Klaus Niedwiedz	4,6,10-11
			14	Template:DEN Kris Nissen	4, 6, 10-11
Volvo Dealer Team	Volvo 240 Turbo	B M	15	Jochen Mass	1-
			20	Anders Olofsson	1-
			40	Ulf Granberg	1-
			50	Template:AUS John Bowe	1-
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	Toyota Supra Turbo	B M	16	Template:GBR David Leslie	1-
			17	Keke Rosberg	1-
			18	Template:GBR Will Hoy	1-
			19	Template:GBR John Cleland	1-
Nissan Motorsport	Nissan Skyline R32	A M	22	Naoki Nagasaka	1-
			23	Masahiro Hasemi	1-
			24	Takao Wada	1-
			25	Roland Asch	1-
Template:USA Dave Armstrong Pontiac	Template:USA Pontiac LeMans	D	26	Template:USA Chuck Hemmingson	2
			27	Template:USA Mark Wolocatiuk	2
Il Barone Rampante	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	C	28	Giuseppe Cipriani	1-
Template:GBR Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	29	Template:GBR Andy Rouse	1-
			30	Template:GBR Steve Soper	1-
Impul	Nissan Skyline R32	A	32	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1-
			33	Toshio Suzuki	1-
TOM's Minolta	Toyota Supra Turbo	B	37	Hideshi Matsuda	1
			137	Kiyoshi Misaki	1
Volker Schmidt Racing	BMW E30 M3	C	42	Template:AUT Dieter Quester	1-
			43	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson	1-
Schmidt Motorsport Technik	Audi V8	B	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1-
Template:GBR Demon Tweeks	BMW E30 M3	C	45	Template:GBR Chris Hodgetts	4, 9
	Volkswagen Golf Mk1	D	58	Template:GBR Alan Minshaw	4, 9
Volkswagen Racing	Volkswagen Golf Mk2	D M	54	Jorg van Ommen	1-
			55	Massimo Sigala	1-
	Volkswagen Golf Mk1		56	Helmut Maier	1-
			57	Wolfgang Kudrass	1-
Template:SUI Sports Promotion	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	62	Template:SUI Christophe Hurni	4-11
			63	Template:SUI Mario Hytten	1-
Template:USA Gulf Racing	Audi V8	B	64	Template:USA Danilo di Longo	2, 4, 6, 9-11
Template:GBR Pinkney Motorsport	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500 Sapphire	A	65	Template:GBR David Pinkney	4, 9
MS Jet Racing	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	66	Fritz Kreutzpointner	4-11
Template:FRA Dixi Sport	Alfa Romeo 75	C	69	Template:FRA Bernard Salam	5, 8, 10
			70	Template:FRA Gerard Fevrot	5, 8, 10
Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	B M	71	Akihiko Nakaya	1-
			72	Masanori Sekiya	1-
			73	Costas Los	1-
			74	Sutthipong Samitchart	1
				Template:USA Peter Cunningham	2
				Ni Amorim	3
				Template:GBR Mark Hales	4
				Template:FRA Pierre Yver	5
				Dagmar Suster	6
				Amato Ferrari	7
				Template:FRA Paul Belmondo	8
				Template:GBR James Kaye	9
				Gerrit Van Kouwen	10
				Sabine Schmitz	11
Audiwerke Motorsports	Audi V8	B M	75	Andrea Geisler	1-
			76	Altfrid Heger	1-
			77	Template:GBR Derek Warwick	1-
Template:GBR Philips Car Systems Racing	Nissan Skyline R32	A	78	Roberto Ravaglia	1-
			79	Joachim Winkelhock	1-
Larsen Racing System	Volvo 240 Turbo	B	80	Slim Borgudd	1-
			81	Andreas Larsen	1-
Zakspeed	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A M	82	Manuel Reuter	1-
			83	Klaus Ludwig	1-
			84	Frank Biela	1-
			86	Template:DEN Kurt Thiim	1-
Team LeMans	Nissan Skyline R32	A	85	Kenji Katayama	1-
Renzo Engineering	Maserati Biturbo	B	87	Simone Guidetti	1-
Escuderia Hernandez with Winchester Motor Sport	Nissan Skyline R32	A	88	Template:USA Nicholas Griffith	1-
Luigi Racing	Fiat Uno	D	90	Michele Di Gioia	7
			91	Giorgio Francia	7
BMW Motorsport	BMW E30 M3 Evolution	C M	94	Christian Danner	1-
			95	Marc Hessel	1-
			96	Markus Ostreich	1-
			97	Template:FRA Fabien Giroix	1-
Jägermeister Ford Racing	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500 Sapphire	A	100	Kayne Scott	1-5
Olaf Manthey Racing	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	101	Olaf Manthey	4-11
			190	Template:AUT Karl Wendlinger	4, 6-7, 10-11
				Template:TUR Gokor Peynirici	5, 8-9
Template:GBR Janspeed	Nissan Skyline R32	A	103	Template:GBR Kieth O'Dor	4, 9
Toyota Team Thailand	Toyota Corolla Levin	D	112	Prasert Aphiphunya	1
			113	Kriangkrai Limnantarak	1
Volker Schmidt Racing Junior Team	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	142	Template:SUI Gregor Foitek	4-11
			143	Thomas Danielsson	4-11
Template:USA Rick Miller Racing	Template:USA Ford Merkur RS500	A	159	Template:USA Deborah Gregg	1-
			160	Oscar Castellano	1-
Template:GBR MIL Motorsport	Toyota Supra Turbo	B	166	Template:GBR Vic Lee	4, 9
Brixia Corse	Alfa Romeo 75	C	177	Carlo Rossi	6-7, 10
			178	Alessandro Santin	6-7, 10
Scuderia Giudici	BMW E30 M3	C	242	Gianni Giudici	1-
Template:FRA Garage Château	Template:FRA Renault 5 Club	D	420	Template:FRA Gabriel Château	5, 8, 10-11
Tokyo Motor Sport	Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R	B	690	Hitoshi Ogawa	1
Volkswagen Dealers Rhineland-Palatinate	Volkswagen Golf Mk1	D	708	Template:GBR Hope Stever	9-10
Template:USA 7-Eleven Citgo Roush Racing	Template:USA Ford Merkur RS500	A	711	Template:USA Bruce Jenner	2
Joest Racing	Porsche 944 Turbo	B	944	Franz Englster	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	Frank Biela	Masahiro Hasemi	Naoki Nagasaka	Nissan Motorsport	Not Awarded
					B	Andrea Geisler	Altfrid Heger	Andrea Geisler	Audiwerke Motorsports
					C	Armin Hahne	Template:AUT Roland Ratzenberger	Christian Danner	BMW Motorsport
					D	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Opel Team Irmscher
				Endurance Race	A	Klaus Ludwig	Kazuoyshi Hoshino	Klaus Ludwig	Zakspeed	Kazuoyshi Hoshino
					B	Andrea Geisler	Template:GBR Derek Warwick	Template:GBR Derek Warwick	Audiwerke Motorsports
					C	Mauro Baldi	Armin Hahne	Markus Ostreich	BMW Motorsport
					D	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Opel Team Irmscher
				Sprint Race	A	Template:GBR David Leslie	Roland Asch	Naoki Nagasaka	Nissan Motorsport	Kazuyoshi Hoshino
					B		Altfrid Heger	Andrea Geisler	Audiwerke Motorsports
					C		Christian Danner	Markus Ostreich	BMW Motorsport
					D		Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider	Bernd Schneider
2	Template:USA Watkins Glen 300km's	Template:USA 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	Template:GBR Brands Hatch 400km's	Template:GBR 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	Template:FRA Pau 250km's	Template:FRA 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	Template:FRA Charade 300km's	Template:FRA 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	Template:GBR Birmingham 250km's	Template:GBR 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	Template:BEL Spa 500km's	Template:BEL 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	Template:AUS Bathurst 1000	Template:AUS Mount Panorama Circuit	September 28-30	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D

Championship Standings

Points Structure

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	Clas	FL	PP	Lap Led*
Bathurst 1000	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1	1
Endurance Race	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1		1	1	1
PQ Races/Sprint Race	15	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1								1	1 1

Notes:

• 1 - Only awarded in Pre-Qualifying races.

Drivers Championship

Teams Championship Pos Driver Class FUJ WAT Template:USA LAG BRH Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA BRN PER CHA Template:FRA BIR Template:GBR SPA Template:BEL NÜR BAT Template:AUS Pts. E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S Pos Team FUJ WAT Template:USA LAG BRH Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA BRN PER CHA Template:FRA BIR Template:GBR SPA Template:BEL NÜR BAT Template:AUS Pts. E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S Manufacturer Championship Pos Manufacturer FUJ WAT Template:USA LAG BRH Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA BRN PER CHA Template:FRA BIR Template:GBR SPA Template:BEL NÜR BAT Template:AUS Pts. E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S E S Class Championship Class A Pos Driver FUJ WAT Template:USA LAG BRH Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA BRN PER CHA Template:FRA BIR Template:GBR SPA Template:BEL NUR BAT Template:AUS Pts. PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E Class B Pos Driver FUJ WAT Template:USA LAG BRH Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA BRN PER CHA Template:FRA BIR Template:GBR SPA Template:BEL NUR BAT Template:AUS Pts. PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E Class C Pos Driver FUJ WAT Template:USA LAG BRH Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA BRN PER CHA Template:FRA BIR Template:GBR SPA Template:BEL NUR BAT Template:AUS Pts. PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E Class D Pos Driver FUJ WAT Template:USA LAG BRH Template:GBR PAU Template:FRA BRN PER CHA Template:FRA BIR Template:GBR SPA Template:BEL NUR BAT Template:AUS Pts. PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E S PQ E