title: 1990 480 km of Donington
text: # 1990 480 km of Donington
  
  The 1990 480 km of Donington was the seventh round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Donington Park, United Kingdom. It took place on September 2, 1990.
  
  ## Official results
  
  Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
  
  | Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
  | 1 | C | 1 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz C11 | G | 120 |
  | 1 | C | 1 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 120 |
  | 2 | C | 2 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jochen Mass Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mercedes-Benz C11 | G | 120 |
  | 2 | C | 2 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jochen Mass Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 120 |
  | 3 | C | 22 | Spice Engineering | Tim Harvey Cor Euser | Spice SE90C | G | 118 |
  | 3 | C | 22 | Spice Engineering | Tim Harvey Cor Euser | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 | G | 118 |
  | 4 | C | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Kenny Acheson Gianfranco Brancatelli | Nissan R90CK | D | 117 |
  | 4 | C | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Kenny Acheson Gianfranco Brancatelli | Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | D | 117 |
  | 5 | C | 21 | Spice Engineering | Eric van de Poele Bruno Giacomelli | Spice SE90C | G | 117 |
  | 5 | C | 21 | Spice Engineering | Eric van de Poele Bruno Giacomelli | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 | G | 117 |
  | 6 | C | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Julian Bailey Mark Blundell | Nissan R90CK | D | 117 |
  | 6 | C | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Julian Bailey Mark Blundell | Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | D | 117 |
  | 7 | C | 7 | Joest Porsche Racing | Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski | Porsche 962C | M | 116 |
  | 7 | C | 7 | Joest Porsche Racing | Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 116 |
  | 8 | C | 11 | Porsche Kremer Racing Convector | Anders Olofsson Anthony Reid | Porsche 962C | D | 116 |
  | 8 | C | 11 | Porsche Kremer Racing Convector | Anders Olofsson Anthony Reid | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 116 |
  | 9 | C | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bernd Schneider Sarel van der Merwe | Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 115 |
  | 9 | C | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bernd Schneider Sarel van der Merwe | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 115 |
  | 10 | C | 8 | Joest Porsche Racing | Jonathan Palmer Michael Bartels | Porsche 962C | M | 115 |
  | 10 | C | 8 | Joest Porsche Racing | Jonathan Palmer Michael Bartels | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 115 |
  | 11 | C | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Manuel Reuter Steven Andskär | Porsche 962C GTi | G | 114 |
  | 11 | C | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Manuel Reuter Steven Andskär | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 114 |
  | 12 | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Jesús Pareja Walter Brun | Porsche 962C | Y | 113 |
  | 12 | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Jesús Pareja Walter Brun | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 113 |
  | 13 | C | 26 | Obermaier Racing | Harald Grohs Otto Altenbach | Porsche 962C | G | 113 |
  | 13 | C | 26 | Obermaier Racing | Harald Grohs Otto Altenbach | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 113 |
  | 14 | C | 9 | Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo "John Winter" | Porsche 962C | G | 113 |
  | 14 | C | 9 | Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo "John Winter" | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 113 |
  | 15 | C | 17 | Brun Motorsport | Bernard Santal | Porsche 962C | Y | 113 |
  | 15 | C | 17 | Brun Motorsport | Bernard Santal | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 113 |
  | 16 | C | 32 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Harri Toivonen | Porsche 962C | G | 112 |
  | 16 | C | 32 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Harri Toivonen | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 112 |
  | 17 | C | 20 | Team Davey | Giovanni Lavaggi Val Musetti | Porsche 962C | D | 111 |
  | 17 | C | 20 | Team Davey | Giovanni Lavaggi Val Musetti | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 111 |
  | 18 | C | 29 | Chamberlain Engineering | Robbie Stirling Bernard Thuner | Spice SE89C | G | 108 |
  | 18 | C | 29 | Chamberlain Engineering | Robbie Stirling Bernard Thuner | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 108 |
  | 19 | C | 39 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche 962C | G | 107 |
  | 19 | C | 39 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 107 |
  | 20 | C | 35 | Louis Descartes | François Migault François Wettling | ALD C289 | D | 97 |
  | 20 | C | 35 | Louis Descartes | François Migault François Wettling | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | D | 97 |
  | 21 $DSQ^†$ | C | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Martin Brundle | Jaguar XJR-11 | G | 119 |
  | 21 $DSQ^†$ | C | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Martin Brundle | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | G | 119 |
  | 22 $DSQ^†$ | C | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Andy Wallace Jan Lammers | Jaguar XJR-11 | G | 117 |
  | 22 $DSQ^†$ | C | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Andy Wallace Jan Lammers | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | G | 117 |
  | 23 DNF | C | 15 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Harald Huysman | Porsche 962C | Y | 116 |
  | 23 DNF | C | 15 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Harald Huysman | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 116 |
  | 24 DNF | C | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees John Watson | Toyota 89C-V | B | 112 |
  | 24 DNF | C | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees John Watson | Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 | B | 112 |
  | 25 DNF | C | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia | Toyota 90C-V | B | 99 |
  | 25 DNF | C | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia | Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 | B | 99 |
  | 26 DNF | C | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Michel Trollé | Cougar C24S | G | 54 |
  | 26 DNF | C | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Michel Trollé | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 54 |
  | 27 DNF | C | 40 | The Berkeley Team London | Ranieri Randaccio "Stingbrace" | Spice SE89C | G | 45 |
  | 27 DNF | C | 40 | The Berkeley Team London | Ranieri Randaccio "Stingbrace" | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 45 |
  | 28 DNF | C | 30 | GP Motorsport | Beppe Gabbiani Jari Nurminen | Spice SE90C | D | 35 |
  | 28 DNF | C | 30 | GP Motorsport | Beppe Gabbiani Jari Nurminen | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | D | 35 |
  | 29 DNF | C | 31 | GP Motorsport PC Automotive | Richard Piper Mike Youles | Spice SE89C | G | 35 |
  | 29 DNF | C | 31 | GP Motorsport PC Automotive | Richard Piper Mike Youles | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 35 |
  | 30 DNF | C | 28 | Chamberlain Engineering | Will Hoy Nick Adams | Spice SE89C | G | 7 |
  | 30 DNF | C | 28 | Chamberlain Engineering | Will Hoy Nick Adams | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 7 |
  | 31 DNF | C | 27 | Obermaier Racing | Harald Grohs Otto Altenbach | Porsche 962C | G | 1 |
  | 31 DNF | C | 27 | Obermaier Racing | Harald Grohs Otto Altenbach | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 1 |
  | DNS | C | 12 | Courage Compétition | Michel Trollé | Cougar C24S | G | - |
  | DNS | C | 12 | Courage Compétition | Michel Trollé | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | - |
  | DNQ | C | 41 | Alba Formula Team | Gianfranco Trombetti Marco Brand | Alba AR20 | G | - |
  | DNQ | C | 41 | Alba Formula Team | Gianfranco Trombetti Marco Brand | Buick 4.5L V6 | G | - |
  
  † - #3 and #4 Silk Cut Jaguars both were disqualified for using more than their allowed amount of fuel.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  * Pole Position - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:16.952
  * Fastest Lap - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:23.597
  * Average Speed - 166.64 km/h
  