1990 480 km of Mexico City
# 1990 480 km of Mexico City

The 1990 480 km of Mexico City was the ninth and final round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico. It took place on October 7, 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 | 2 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jochen Mass Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Benz C11 | G | 109 |
| 1 | C | 2 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jochen Mass Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 109 |
| 2 | C | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Julian Bailey Mark Blundell | Nissan R90CK | D | 107 |
| 2 | C | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Julian Bailey Mark Blundell | Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | D | 107 |
| 3 | C | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Andy Wallace Davy Jones | Jaguar XJR-11 | G | 107 |
| 3 | C | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Andy Wallace Davy Jones | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | G | 107 |
| 4 | C | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Kenny Acheson Gianfranco Brancatelli | Nissan R90CK | D | 106 |
| 4 | C | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Kenny Acheson Gianfranco Brancatelli | Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | D | 106 |
| 5 | C | 8 | Joest Porsche Racing | Jonathan Palmer Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche 962C | M | 106 |
| 5 | C | 8 | Joest Porsche Racing | Jonathan Palmer Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 106 |
| 6 | C | 7 | Joest Porsche Racing | Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski | Porsche 962C | M | 105 |
| 6 | C | 7 | Joest Porsche Racing | Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 105 |
| 7 | C | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bernd Schneider Tomas Lopez | Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 105 |
| 7 | C | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bernd Schneider Tomas Lopez | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 105 |
| 8 | C | 9 | Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo "John Winter" | Porsche 962C | G | 103 |
| 8 | C | 9 | Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo "John Winter" | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 103 |
| 9 | C | 27 | Obermaier Racing | Otto Altenbach Harald Grohs | Porsche 962C | G | 103 |
| 9 | C | 27 | Obermaier Racing | Otto Altenbach Harald Grohs | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 103 |
| 10 | C | 21 | Spice Engineering | Fermín Vélez Eliseo Salazar | Spice SE90C | G | 103 |
| 10 | C | 21 | Spice Engineering | Fermín Vélez Eliseo Salazar | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 | G | 103 |
| 11 | C | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Michel Trollé | Cougar C24S | G | 102 |
| 11 | C | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Michel Trollé | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 102 |
| 12 | C | 32 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Harri Toivonen | Porsche 962C | G | 102 |
| 12 | C | 32 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Harri Toivonen | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 102 |
| 13 | C | 44 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Keke Rosberg Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Peugeot 905 | M | 101 |
| 13 | C | 44 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Keke Rosberg Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 | M | 101 |
| 14 | C | 30 | GP Motorsport | Tom Hessert Enrique Contreras | Spice SE90C | D | 91 |
| 14 | C | 30 | GP Motorsport | Tom Hessert Enrique Contreras | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | D | 91 |
| 15 | C | 20 | Team Davey | Bernard Jourdain Michel Jourdain | Porsche 962C | D | 88 |
| 15 | C | 20 | Team Davey | Bernard Jourdain Michel Jourdain | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 88 |
| 16 | C | 41 | Alba Formula | Giorgio Francia François Migault | Alba AR20 | G | 85 |
| 16 | C | 41 | Alba Formula | Giorgio Francia François Migault | Buick 4.5L V6 | G | 85 |
| 17 $DSQ^†$ | C | 1 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz C11 | G | 109 |
| 17 $DSQ^†$ | C | 1 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 109 |
| 18 DNF | C | 34 | Equipe Alméras Fréres | Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras | Porsche 962C | G | 75 |
| 18 DNF | C | 34 | Equipe Alméras Fréres | Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 75 |
| 19 DNF | C | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia | Toyota 90C-V | B | 70 |
| 19 DNF | C | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia | Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 | B | 70 |
| 20 DNF | C | 15 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri | Porsche 962C | Y | 65 |
| 20 DNF | C | 15 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 65 |
| 21 DNF | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Jesús Pareja Walter Brun | Porsche 962C | Y | 56 |
| 21 DNF | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Jesús Pareja Walter Brun | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 56 |
| 22 DNF | C | 39 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche 962C | G | 52 |
| 22 DNF | C | 39 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 52 |
| 23 DNF | C | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Martin Brundle Jan Lammers | Jaguar XJR-11 | G | 46 |
| 23 DNF | C | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Martin Brundle Jan Lammers | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | G | 46 |
| 24 DNF | C | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Manuel Reuter Perry McCarthy | Porsche 962C GTi | G | 42 |
| 24 DNF | C | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Manuel Reuter Perry McCarthy | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 42 |
| 25 DNF | C | 29 | Chamberlain Engineering | Richard Piper Charles Zwolsman | Spice SE89C | G | 23 |
| 25 DNF | C | 29 | Chamberlain Engineering | Richard Piper Charles Zwolsman | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 23 |
| 26 DNF | C | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees John Watson | Toyota 89C-V | B | 15 |
| 26 DNF | C | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees John Watson | Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 | B | 15 |
| 27 DNF | C | 40 | The Berkeley Team London | Pasquale Barberio "Stingbrace" | Spice SE89C | G | 0 |
| 27 DNF | C | 40 | The Berkeley Team London | Pasquale Barberio "Stingbrace" | Ford Cosworth DFZ | G | 0 |
| DNS | C | 17 | Brun Motorsport | Bernard Santal Massimo Sigala | Porsche 962C | Y | - |
| DNS | C | 17 | Brun Motorsport | Bernard Santal Massimo Sigala | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | - |
| DNS | C | 26 | Obermaier Racing | Otto Altenbach Harald Grohs | Porsche 962C | G | - |
| DNS | C | 26 | Obermaier Racing | Otto Altenbach Harald Grohs | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | - |

† - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes was disqualified for using more than its allowed amount of fuel.

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #3 Silk Cut Jaguar - 1:20.626
* Fastest Lap - #2 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:23.250
* Average Speed - 172.19 km/h
