1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship


The 1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 6th edition of the series. It began at Nishi Nippon on 18 March and finished after six events at Fuji Speedway on 11 November. The championship was won by Kazuyoshi Hoshino, driving for Team Impul.

Teams & Drivers


1Due to insufficient JTC-2 entries at Round 1, the class was combined with JTC-1.

Calendar

Overall winner in bold.
RoundCircuitDateJTC-1 Winning TeamJTC-2 Winning TeamJTC-3 Winning Team
RoundCircuitDateJTC-1 Winning DriversJTC-2 Winning DriversJTC-3 Winning Drivers
1 Nishi Nippon, Yamaguchi18 March#12 Team ImpulN/A#14 Mooncraft
1 Nishi Nippon, Yamaguchi18 March Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki
N/A Shigeru Muramatsu
Akihiko Nakaya
2 Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi20 May#12 Team Impul#29 B-ing Kegani Racing#25 Team Advan
2 Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi20 May Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki
Yasuo Kusakabe
Shinya Yamauchi

Keiichi Suzuki
3 Suzuka Circuit, Mie1 July#1 Hasemi Motorsport#35 Auto Tech Racing#100 Mugen Honda
3 Suzuka Circuit, Mie1 July Masahiro Hasemi
Anders Olofsson
Takamasa Nakagawa
Roland Ratzenberger
Osamu Nakako
Hideki Okada
4 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki19 August#12 Team Impul#35 Auto Tech Racing#25 Team Advan
4 Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki19 August Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki
Takamasa Nakagawa
Roland Ratzenberger

Keiichi Suzuki
5 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi30 September#12 Team Impul#26 Team Taisan#100 Mugen Honda
5 Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi30 September Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki
Will Hoy
Kenji Takahashi
Osamu Nakako
Hideki Okada
6 Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka11 November#12 Team Impul#29 B-ing Kegani Racing#25 Team Advan
6 Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka11 November Kazuyoshi Hoshino
Toshio Suzuki
Yasuo Kusakabe
Shinya Yamauchi

Keiichi Suzuki

Championship Standings

Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the overall top 10 as well as top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.

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