1990 24 Hours of Le Mans
# 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans

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

## Background

Two chicanes were introduced along the Mulsanne Straight prior to the race. This was done to reduce the maximum speed of the cars after the Sauber C9 of Kenny Acheson reached 400 km/h (249 mph) the previous year. FISA refused to renew the licence for the track unless the chicanes were installed to comply with a ruling passed by the World Motor Sport Council. The ruling decreed no circuit licensed by FISA may have a straight longer than 2km.

Defending race winners and world champions Sauber did not compete in the event after backers Mercedes pulled out when it was declared a non-championship race.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was dominated by Nissan, with the Japanese marque claiming first, third, fourth and fifth on the grid. Mark Blundell in the #24 pulled out a phenomenal lap to qualify on pole position six seconds faster than anybody else (thanks partly due to his turbo wastegate stuck closed). He was joined on the front row by the fastest Porsche, the Brun #16 of Oscar Larrauri. The #8 Joest Porsche had been one of the favourites going into the race, but its week was ended prematurely when with Jonathan Palmer at the wheel it crashed heavily at Mulsanne in Friday qualifying due to a suspension failure.

Class leaders are in bold

| Pos | No. | Team | Car | Class | Time | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan R90CK | C1 | 3:27.020 | |
| 2 | 16 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:33.060 | +6.040 |
| 3 | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan R90CP | C1 | 3:33.170 | +6.150 |
| 4 | 83 | Nissan Performance Technology Inc. | Nissan R90CK | C1 | 3:33.280 | +6.260 |
| 5 | 25 | Nissan Motorsports International | Nissan R90CK | C1 | 3:35.760 | +8.740 |
| 6 | 7 | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:36.080 | +9.060 |
| 7 | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 3:36.100 | +9.080 |
| 8 | 1 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 3:36.550 | +9.530 |
| 9 | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 3:37.000 | +9.980 |
| 10 | 36 | Toyota Team SARD | Toyota 90C-V | C1 | 3:37.130 | +10.110 |
| 11 | 63 | Trust Racing Team | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:38.280 | +11.260 |
| 12 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 962CK6 | C1 | 3:38.390 | +11.370 |
| 13 | 43 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Porsche 962C GTi | C1 | 3:38.720 | +11.700 |
| 14 | 37 | Toyota Team SARD | Toyota 90C-V | C1 | 3:38.740 | +11.720 |
| 15 | 26 | Obermaier Racing | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:39.380 | +12.360 |
| 16 | 38 | Toyota Team SARD | Toyota 90C-V | C1 | 3:39.760 | +12.740 |
| 17 | 2 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 3:39.780 | +12.760 |
| 18 | 9 | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:40.010 | +12.990 |
| 19 | 11 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 962CK6 | C1 | 3:40.270 | +13.250 |
| 20 | 45 | Alpha Racing Team | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:41.320 | +14.300 |
| 21 | 44 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:42.730 | +15.710 |
| 22 | 202 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda 787 | GTP | 3:43.040 | +16.020 |
| 23 | 201 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda 787 | GTP | 3:43.350 | +16.330 |
| 24 | 85 | Team Le Mans | Nissan R89C | C1 | 3:43.400 | +16.380 |
| 25 | 84 | Nissan Performance Technology Inc. | Nissan R90CK | C1 | 3:44.280 | +17.260 |
| 26 | 13 | Courage Compétition | Cougar C24S | C1 | 3:44.340 | +17.320 |
| 27 | 33 | Team Schuppan | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:45.440 | +17.420 |
| 28 | 27 | Obermaier Racing | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:45.570 | +18.550 |
| 29 | 82 | Courage Compétition | Nissan R89C | C1 | 3:45.660 | +18.640 |
| 30 | 6 | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:45.770 | +18.750 |
| 31 | 55 | Team Schuppan | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:46.010 | +18.990 |
| 32 | 21 | Spice Engineering | Spice SE90C | C1 | 3:47.750 | +20.730 |
| 33 | 15 | Brun Motorsport | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:47.920 | +20.900 |
| 34 | 203 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda 767B | GTP | 3:49.450 | +22.430 |
| 35 | 230 | Momo Gebhardt Racing | Porsche 962C | GTP | 3:49.960 | +22.940 |
| 36 | 103 | Team Mako | Spice SE88C | C2 | 3:50.690 | +23.670 |
| 37 | 54 | Mussato Action | Lancia LC2 | C1 | 3:54.560 | +27.540 |
| 38 | 107 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Spice SE86C | C2 | 3:57.490 | +30.470 |
| 39 | 102 | Graff Racing | Spice SE89C | C2 | 3:59.340 | +32.320 |
| 40 | 12 | Courage Compétition | Cougar C24S | C1 | 3:59.540 | +32.520 |
| 41 | 19 | Team Davey | Porsche 962C | C1 | 4:00.070 | +33.050 |
| 42 | 113 | Etablissement Chereau | Cougar C20B | C2 | 4:00.550 | +33.530 |
| 43 | 131 | GP Motorsport | Spice SE87C | C2 | 4:02.590 | +35.570 |
| 44 | 106 | Louis Descartes | ALD C289 | C2 | 4:03.030 | +36.010 |
| 45 | 128 | Chamberlain Engineering | Spice SE90C | C2 | 4:04.090 | +37.070 |
| 46 | 116 | PC Automotive | Spice SE89C | C2 | 4:05.070 | +38.050 |
| 47 | 132 | GP Motorsport | Tiga GC289 | C2 | 4:10.460 | +43.440 |
| 48 | 105 | ADA Engineering | ADA 02B | C2 | 4:13.640 | +46.620 |
| 49 | 20 | Team Davey | Porsche 962C | C1 | 4:14.900 | +47.880 |
| DNQ | 110 | Argo Cars | Argo JM19 | C2 | 4:17.690 | +50.670 |
| DNQ | 30 | GP Motorsport | Spice SE90C | C1 | No time | |
| DNQ | 59 | Paul Canary | Eagle 700 | C1 | No time | |
| WD | 8 | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | C1 | 3:43.790 | |

## Race

The #25 Nissan which qualified fifth had a very short race. The car had to start from pit lane due to an issue with the gearbox on the grid, but it didn’t even complete a full lap before the problem proved terminal and it had to pull up.

The opening hours of the race looked much the same as qualifying, the Nissans swapping the lead with the Brun Porsche, whilst the Jaguars moved up the field after a sub-par qualifying. But four hours in a major incident occurred. Gianfranco Brancatelli driving the #24 collided with the Toyota of Aguri Suzuki at the Dunlop curve, the Japanese driver was uninjured but his car and the armco barrier were destroyed. Although the Nissan only had to pit to fix a damaged front nose, it was the beginning of the teams downfall; all of their cars would suffer from various problems during the night, with the #24 and #83 both dropping out. The incident also allowed the Jaguars to take control of the race, #1 in the lead with #4 and #3 also at the sharp end. Their sister car, #2, lost time when Franz Konrad beached it in the gravel at Indianapolis.

As night fell problems began to hit the Jaguar team, with both #1 and #4 hit by engine trouble, allowing #3 to assume the lead. The problems would eventually put the 1 out, and it sparked a crucial decision from team boss Tom Walkinshaw. He decided to remove Eliseo Salazar (who’d yet to drive) from the 3 and replace him with their top driver Martin Brundle from the 1, in an attempt to maximise the car’s chances. The Chilean would subsequently be transferred into the 4 to replace Luis Pérez-Sala.

The decision paid off, as the #3 dominated the second half of the race allowing Brundle, John Nielsen and Price Cobb to claim victory by four laps, Jaguar’s second in three years. Second place looked like it was heading to the Brun Porsche, but with just 15 minutes of the race remaining it blew its engine. A heartbreaking result for the Walter Brun’s privateer team who had been the fastest Porsche all week. This allowed the no. 2 Jaguar of Jan Lammers, Andy Wallace and Konrad to complete a 1-2 for the British marque. The misfortune of the Brun car also promoted the Japanese Alpha Racing Porsche, driven by the all-British crew of David Sears, Tiff Needell and Anthony Reid to a shock podium finish and the honour of top Porsche, ahead of the more fancied #7 Joest car. The remaining Nissan, the all-Japanese #23, completed the top five.

## Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% 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 | 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 Luis Pérez-Sala Eliseo Salazar | Jaguar XJR-12 | G | 282 |
| 30 DNF | C1 | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing | Davy Jones Luis Pérez-Sala 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 | 202 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Volker Weidler Bertrand Gachot Johnny Herbert | Mazda 787 | D | 148 |
| 39 DNF | GTP | 202 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Volker Weidler Bertrand Gachot Johnny Herbert | Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor | D | 148 |
| 40 DNF | GTP | 201 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Stefan Johansson David Kennedy Pierre Dieudonné | Mazda 787 | D | 147 |
| 40 DNF | GTP | 201 | 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 | - |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - Mark Blundell, #24 Nissan Motorsports International - 3:27.020
* Fastest Lap - Steve Millen, #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)
