The 1990 480 km of Montreal (promoted as the Player's Ltée Mondial Montréal) was the eighth round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, taking place at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada. It took place on September 23, 1990.
The race was ended just after half distance due to a heavy accident. Jésus Pareja's Brun 962C collided with a manhole cover which had been pulled free by the ground effects of the car ahead of it, leading to a large fire. Concern over the manhole covers led to the organizers stopping the race a few laps later, with half points being awarded due to failing to complete 75% of the race distance.
This race also saw the competition debut of Peugeot, with their new 905.
Official results Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 C 1 Team Sauber Mercedes Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi Mercedes-Benz C11 61 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 2 C 23 Nissan Motorsports International Mark Blundell Julian Bailey Nissan R90CK 61 Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 3 C 14 Richard Lloyd Racing Manuel Reuter Porsche 962C GTi 61 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 4 C 10 Porsche Kremer Racing Bernd Schneider Porsche 962CK6 61 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 5 C 24 Nissan Motorsports International Kenny Acheson Nissan R90CK 61 Nissan VHR35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 6 C 7 Joest Porsche Racing Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski Porsche 962C 61 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 7 C 37 Toyota Team Tom's Geoff Lees John Watson Toyota 89C-V 60 Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 8 C 8 Joest Porsche Racing Jonathan Palmer Hans-Joachim Stuck Porsche 962C 60 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 9 C 2 Team Sauber Mercedes Jochen Mass Karl Wendlinger Mercedes-Benz C11 60 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 10DNF C 15 Brun Motorsport Oscar Larrauri Harald Huysman Porsche 962C 59 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 11 C 26 Obermaier Racing Harald Grohs Porsche 962C 59 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 12 C 29 Chamberlain Engineering Richard Piper Spice SE89C 59 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 13 C 9 Joest Racing Henri Pescarolo "John Winter" Porsche 962C 59 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 14 C 36 Toyota Team Tom's Johnny Dumfries Roberto Ravaglia Toyota 90C-V 58 Toyota R36V 3.6L Turbo V8 15DNF C 3 Silk Cut Jaguar Martin Brundle Jan Lammers Jaguar XJR-11 58 Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 16DNF C 17 Brun Motorsport Bernard Santal Jesús Pareja Porsche 962C 58 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 17 C 27 Obermaier Racing Otto Altenbach Jürgen Lässig Porsche 962C 58 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 18 C 34 Equipe Alméras Fréres Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras Porsche 962C 57 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 19DNF C 12 Courage Compétition Denis Morin Bernard Thuner Cougar C24S 56 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 20 C 39 Swiss Team Salamin Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar Porsche 962C 56 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 21 C 22 Spice Engineering Wayne Taylor Fermín Vélez Spice SE90C 55 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 22 C 32 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad Harri Toivonen Porsche 962C 52 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 23DNF C 13 Courage Compétition Pascal Fabre Michel Trollé Cougar C24S 46 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 24DNF C 4 Silk Cut Jaguar Andy Wallace Davy Jones Jaguar XJR-11 37 Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 25DNF C 20 Team Davey Tim Lee-Davey Porsche 962C 30 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 26DNF C 30 GP Motorsport Beppe Gabbiani Spice SE90C 23 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 27DNF C 16 Brun Motorsport Jesús Pareja Walter Brun Porsche 962C 22 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 28DNF C 44 Peugeot Talbot Sport Keke Rosberg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Peugeot 905 22 Peugeot SA35 3.5L V10 29DNF C 41 Alba Formula Giorgio Francia Alba AR20 8 Buick 4.5L V6 30DNF C 35 Automobiles Louis Descartes François Migault Luigi Taverna ALD C289 3 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNS C 21 Spice Engineering Wayne Taylor Fermín Vélez Spice SE90C - Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5L V8 DNS C 28 Chamberlain Engineering Nick Adams Charles Zwolsman Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 DNQ C 40 The Berkeley Team London Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio Spice SE89C - Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
Statistics Pole Position - #1 Jean-Louis Schlesser - 1:25.407 Fastest Lap - #1 Mauro Baldi - 1:28.725 Distance - 267.79 km Average Speed - 153.461 km/h
External links WSPR-Racing - 1990 Montreal results