The following is an overview of the events of 1990 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 25 -16 January12th Dakar Rally 3–4 February28th 24 Hours of Daytona 18 February32nd Daytona 500 27 May48th Monaco Grand Prix 27 May74th Indianapolis 500 28 May-8 June73rd Isle of Man TT 16–17 June58th 24 Hours of Le Mans 16–17 June18th 24 Hours of Nurburgring 21–22 July42nd 24 Hours of Spa 29 July13th Suzuka 8 Hours 30 September31st Tooheys 1000 25 November37th Macau Grand Prix 8–9 December3rd Race of Champions
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef2JanuaryKarel AbrahamCzechMotorcycle racerMotoGP competitor25AprilJean-Éric VergneFrenchRacing driverFIA Formula E Championship winner (2017-18).9JulyEarl BamberNew ZealandRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (, ). FIA World Endurance champion (2017).
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef26JanuaryBob Gerard76BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.24MayDries van der Lof70DutchRacing driverOne of the first Dutch Formula One drivers.25AugustDavid Hampshire72BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.
See also List of 1990 motorsport champions
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