1990 24 Hours of Le Mans

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

Pre-race
This was the first race after the installation of two chicanes along the Mulsanne Straight in an attempt to slow the prototypes down after speeds of 250 mph were reached in previous years.

Race
With Sauber not returning for 1990, Jaguar took on Nissan and Porsche. The #3 Jaguar (now running an XJR-12) walked away with the trophy, after the Nissans and the #1 Jaguar broke. After electrical problems with his own car, Martin Brundle replaced Eliseo Salazar in the Jaguar #3 car en route to victory.

Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Statistcs

 * Pole Position - #24 Nissan Motorsports International - 3:27.020
 * Fastest Lap - #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 (race), Nissan R90CK - 366 km/h (qualifying)