1990 International Formula 3000 Championship


The 1990 International Formula 3000 Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the FIA for Formula 3000 cars. It was the sixth running of an FIA Formula 3000 Championship.
Érik Comas won the eleven-round championship.

Season summary

The season began on a damp Donington Park track. On the second lap, Allan McNish and Emanuele Naspetti collided on the straight before the Esses. McNish�s car went over the concrete wall, and its engine broke away and killed a spectator. Meanwhile, the race continued uninterrupted and several drivers, including polesitter Andrea Montermini, spun off in the damp conditions. McNish�s DAMS Lola teammate Érik Comas took the victory.
At the next round at Silverstone, Damon Hill overtook the two DAMS cars at the start, but suffered the same rear tire failure that had earlier claimed his teammate Gary Brabham. McNish took an emotional win just one week after his Donington crash.
The third round at Pau had to be restarted twice after accidents caused traffic jams on the narrow streets. Marco Apicella took a commanding lead, but slid off into a tire barrier, leaving Eric van de Poele to take the win. Érik Comas won the next round at Jerez, with Apicella coming second. Comas won at Monza as well, this time pursued by Eddie Irvine.
At Enna, a dusty track surface was exacerbated by the rubber �marbles� that resulted from the wearing tires. Many of the favorites spun out of the race, and Gianni Morbidelli won despite a spin of his own. Eddie Irvine managed to come in fourth with a broken front wing, having been off the track at least three times. Irvine won from Apicella at Hockenheim after polesitter Hill had spun off early.
Allan McNish won on a drying Brands Hatch track as the series returned to England. Van de Poele took his second win of the year at the Birmingham Superprix, a race in which Fabrizio Barbazza walked away from a spectacular accident. On the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans, championship leader Comas led away. He was challenged by Philippe Gache, who put in a surprising drive in a year-old Lola before retiring. Comas won the race and clinched the title. Van de Poele won in the wet at Nogaro to take second in the championship. The final round, scheduled to be held at Dijon-Prenois was cancelled. An official statement cited the Gulf crisis and French talks on tobacco sponsorship as the reasons behind the cancellation.

Teams and drivers

Calendar

Final points standings

Driver

In each championship round, 9 points were awarded to the winning driver, 6 to the runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.
DriverDON
SIL
PAU
JER
MNZ
PER
HOC
BRH
BIR
BUG
NOG
Points
1 Érik Comas12Ret11Ret4RetRet1251
2 Eric van de Poele65199RetRetRet110130
3 Eddie IrvineRet6RetDNS2413Ret3Ret27
4 Allan McNishRet16†1662Ret1RetRet826
5 Gianni Morbidelli8Ret3Ret41RetRetRet7320
6 Marco Apicella133Ret25Ret2DSQRetRet520
7 Andrea Chiesa2RetRet57RetRet525Ret18
8 Andrea MonterminiRet4Ret3RetRetRetRet92Ret13
9 Jean-Marc GounonRet13DNQRetRetDSQ3644Ret11
10 Fabrizio GiovanardiRetRet261067Ret5RetRet10
11 Gary BrabhamRetDNQ123314†8DNQ8118
12 John Jones3114RetRetRetDNQDNQ119DNQ7
13 Damon HillDNQRetRet711RetRet2RetRet106
14 Antonio Tamburini49Ret1388DNQRetRet1646
15 Didier ArtzetDNQRetRet11RetRet834
16 Fabrizio BarbazzaRetRetRet4RetRet9RetRetRet183
17 Pedro Chaves4RetDNQ143
18 Heinz-Harald FrentzenRetRetRet17Ret567RetRetDNQ3
19 Richard Dean57RetRetRet2
20 Franck FréonDNQDNQ5†DNQDNQ14162
21 Karl WendlingerDNQ14DNQRetRet5DNQ1092
22 Michael Bartels11RetRetRetRet7Ret11Ret1361
23 Emanuele NaspettiRet10RetRetRetRetRet6DNQ1
24 Paul BelmondoRetDNQDNQRetRetDNQ11RetRet6Ret1
25 Andrew Gilbert-ScottRet12DNQ10RetRet1310711130
26 Stéphane Proulx12RetRetRetRetRet10RetRetRet70
27 Jean-Denis Délétraz7DNQRetDNQRet0
28 Giovanni Bonanno108DNQRet9DNQ0
29 Paul WarwickRet8DNS150
30 Vincenzo Sospiri8DNQ0
31 Philippe Gache9DNQRet14RetRetRetRetRet0
32 Phil Andrews14RetDNQDNQDNQRet12RetRet12190
33 Philippe Favre12DNS15DNQ0
34 Alain Menu120
35 Giovanni AloiRet15DNQ150
36 Giovanna AmatiRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ15DNQDNQDNQ0
37 Thierry DelubacDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ17170
Paolo Delle PianeDNQRetRetDNQDNQDNQ
Domenico GittoRetRet
Marco GrecoDNQDNQRetDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Claude BourbonnaisDNQDNQ
Vittorio ZoboliDNQDNQ
Otto RensingDNQ
Ellen LohrDNQ

Complete Overview

R6=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS=disqualified after finishing in third position