1990 480 km of Dijon
# 1990 480 km of Dijon

The 1990 480 km of Dijon was the fifth round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Circuit de Dijon-Prenois, France. It took place on July 22, 1990.

Following a heavy accident involving the #14 Richard Lloyd Racing and #26 Obermaier Racing entries on the first lap, the race was red-flagged. A restart was performed several minutes later, with the race running its original distance.

## 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 | 127 |
| 1 | C | 1 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 127 |
| 2 | C | 2 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jochen Mass Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Benz C11 | G | 127 |
| 2 | C | 2 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jochen Mass Michael Schumacher | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | G | 127 |
| 3 | C | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Julian Bailey Mark Blundell | Nissan R90CK | D | 126 |
| 3 | C | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Julian Bailey Mark Blundell | Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | D | 126 |
| 4 | C | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Andy Wallace Jan Lammers | Jaguar XJR-11 | G | 125 |
| 4 | C | 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Andy Wallace Jan Lammers | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | G | 125 |
| 5 | C | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Martin Brundle Alain Ferté | Jaguar XJR-11 | G | 125 |
| 5 | C | 3 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Martin Brundle Alain Ferté | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | G | 125 |
| 6 | C | 22 | Spice Engineering | Wayne Taylor Eliseo Salazar | Spice SE90C | G | 124 |
| 6 | C | 22 | Spice Engineering | Wayne Taylor Eliseo Salazar | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 | G | 124 |
| 7 | C | 7 | Joest Porsche Racing | Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski | Porsche 962C | M | 124 |
| 7 | C | 7 | Joest Porsche Racing | Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 124 |
| 8 | C | 8 | Joest Porsche Racing | Jonathan Palmer David Hobbs | Porsche 962C | M | 122 |
| 8 | C | 8 | Joest Porsche Racing | Jonathan Palmer David Hobbs | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 122 |
| 9 | C | 6 | Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci | Porsche 962C | G | 121 |
| 9 | C | 6 | Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 121 |
| 10 | C | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Lionel Robert | Cougar C24S | G | 121 |
| 10 | C | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Lionel Robert | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 121 |
| 11 | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Jesús Pareja Walter Brun | Porsche 962C | Y | 121 |
| 11 | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Jesús Pareja Walter Brun | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 121 |
| 12 | C | 15 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Harald Huysman | Porsche 962C | Y | 121 |
| 12 | C | 15 | Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Harald Huysman | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 121 |
| 13 | C | 30 | GP Motorsport | Jari Nurminen Beppe Gabbiani | Spice SE90C | D | 120 |
| 13 | C | 30 | GP Motorsport | Jari Nurminen Beppe Gabbiani | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | D | 120 |
| 14 | C | 28 | Chamberlain Engineering | Nick Adams Charles Zwolsman | Spice SE90C | G | 120 |
| 14 | C | 28 | Chamberlain Engineering | Nick Adams Charles Zwolsman | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 120 |
| 15 | C | 33 | Konrad Motorsport Dauer Racing | Jochen Dauer Bobby Unser | Porsche 962C | BF | 120 |
| 15 | C | 33 | Konrad Motorsport Dauer Racing | Jochen Dauer Bobby Unser | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | BF | 120 |
| 16 | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Bernard Santal Walter Brun | Porsche 962C | Y | 118 |
| 16 | C | 16 | Brun Motorsport | Bernard Santal Walter Brun | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 118 |
| 17 | C | 27 | Obermaier Racing | Otto Altenbach | Porsche 962C | G | 117 |
| 17 | C | 27 | Obermaier Racing | Otto Altenbach | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 117 |
| 18 | C | 19 | Porsche Kremer Racing Convector | Anthony Reid Jürgen Barth | Porsche 962C | D | 117 |
| 18 | C | 19 | Porsche Kremer Racing Convector | Anthony Reid Jürgen Barth | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 117 |
| 19 | C | 12 | Courage Compétition | Michel Trollé Bernard Thuner | Cougar C24S | G | 117 |
| 19 | C | 12 | Courage Compétition | Michel Trollé Bernard Thuner | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 117 |
| 20 | C | 116 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Harri Toivonen | Porsche 962C | G | 116 |
| 20 | C | 116 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Harri Toivonen | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 116 |
| 21 | C | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Kenny Acheson Gianfranco Brancatelli | Nissan R90CK | D | 116 |
| 21 | C | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Kenny Acheson Gianfranco Brancatelli | Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | D | 116 |
| 22 | C | 39 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Luigi Taverna | Porsche 962C | G | 115 |
| 22 | C | 39 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Luigi Taverna | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 115 |
| 23 | C | 34 | Equipe Alméras Fréres | Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras | Porsche 962C | G | 115 |
| 23 | C | 34 | Equipe Alméras Fréres | Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 115 |
| 24 | C | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Sarel van der Merwe | Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 114 |
| 24 | C | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Sarel van der Merwe | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 114 |
| 25 | C | 40 | The Berkeley Team London | Ranieri Randaccio "Stingbrace" | Spice SE89C | G | 106 |
| 25 | C | 40 | The Berkeley Team London | Ranieri Randaccio "Stingbrace" | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 106 |
| 26 NC | C | 35 | Louis Descartes | François Migault | ALD C289 | D | 88 |
| 26 NC | C | 35 | Louis Descartes | François Migault | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | D | 88 |
| 27 $DSQ^†$ | C | 29 | Chamberlain Engineering | Philippe de Henning John Williams | Spice SE89C | G | 89 |
| 27 $DSQ^†$ | C | 29 | Chamberlain Engineering | Philippe de Henning John Williams | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 89 |
| 28 DNF | C | 21 | Spice Engineering | Fermín Vélez Cor Euser | Spice SE90C | G | 117 |
| 28 DNF | C | 21 | Spice Engineering | Fermín Vélez Cor Euser | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 | G | 117 |
| 29 DNF | C | 20 | Team Davey | Tim Lee-Davey | Porsche 962C | D | 80 |
| 29 DNF | C | 20 | Team Davey | Tim Lee-Davey | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 80 |
| 30 DNF | C | 9 | Joest Porsche Racing | "John Winter" Stanley Dickens | Porsche 962C | M | 57 |
| 30 DNF | C | 9 | Joest Porsche Racing | "John Winter" Stanley Dickens | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 57 |
| 31 DNF | C | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees John Watson | Toyota 90C-V | B | 9 |
| 31 DNF | C | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees John Watson | Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 | B | 9 |
| 32 DNF | C | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia | Toyota 90C-V | B | 7 |
| 32 DNF | C | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia | Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 | B | 7 |
| 33 DNF | C | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Manuel Reuter James Weaver | Porsche 962C GTi | G | 0 |
| 33 DNF | C | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Manuel Reuter James Weaver | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 0 |
| 34 DNF | C | 26 | Obermaier Racing | Harold Grohs | Porsche 962C | G | 0 |
| 34 DNF | C | 26 | Obermaier Racing | Harold Grohs | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 0 |

† - #29 Chamberlain Engineering was disqualified for taking a short-cut in order to return to the pits.

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:05.527
* Fastest Lap - #1 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:08.973
* Average Speed - 182.044 km/h
