1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship Explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Teams & Drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Hasemi Motorsport Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 1 Masahiro Hasemi JTC-1 All Anders Olofsson All Endless Project Ford Sierra RS500 2 Keiichi Tsuchiya JTC-1 All Takao Wada All Art Nature Ford Sierra RS500 3 Taku Akaike JTC-1 All Yojiro Terada All Cara Racing BMW M3 4 Toru Kato JTC-2 2 Fuminori Mizuno 2-6 Tetsuya Ota 3-5 Toru Sawada 4-6 Shuji Huzii 6 Team Koyama Garage Isuzu Gemini JT190 5 Tomokazu Sakata JTC-3 2-4 Isao Shibata 2 Akihiro Higashi 3 Michiko Okuyama 4 Isuzu Gemini JT191 Tomokazu Sakata JTC-3 6 Isao Shibata 6 Akihiro Higashi 6 Toyota Team TOM's Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 6 Kaoru Hoshino JTC-3 All Shunji Kasuya 1 Kaori Okamoto 2 Víctor Rosso 3, 5-6 Kaoru Ito 4 7 JTC-3 1-3, 5-6 Kaori Okamoto 1, 4, 6 Víctor Rosso 2 Michiko Okuyama 3 Masaki Tanaka 4 Masami Kageyama 5 Yasushi Takashi 5 Soshiki Katsura 6 Toyota MA70 Supra Turbo-A 36 Hitoshi Ogawa JTC-1 1, 3 Masanori Sekiya 1-2, 4 Takuya Kurosawa 2-6 Migaku Wataru 2-6 Yoshiyasu Tachi 5-6 37 Takuya Kurosawa JTC-1 1 Migaku Wataru 1 Shunji Kasuya 2-3, 5-6 Yoshiyasu Tachi 2-4, 6 Naoji Sugisaki 4-6 Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 38 Hitoshi Ogawa JTC-3 5-6 Masanori Sekiya 5-6 39 Tomohiro Aiba JTC-3 6 Michiko Okuyama 6 Satoshi Yamaguchi 6 FET Racing Ford Sierra RS500 8 Kiyoshi Misaki JTC-1 All Kazuo Mogi All TOM's Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 9 Masahiro Matsunaga JTC-3 All Junko Mihara All Michiko Okuyama 1 Kenji Moriya 2-3 Hideo Uehara 5-6 Team Take One BMW M3 10 Charles Kwan JTC-2 3-4 Kevin Wong 3-4 K. Che Hong 4 BMW M3 Sport Evolution Eiichi Tajima JTC-2 6 Kevin Wong 6 BMW M3 16 Winston Mak JTC-2 3-4 K. Che Hong 3 Kiyohiko Ito 4 BMW M3 Sport Evolution Charles Kwan JTC-2 6 Winston Mak 6 Object T Ford Sierra RS500 11 Hisashi Yokoshima JTC-1 All Masahiko Kageyama 1-4 Hideshi Matsuda 5-6 22 JTC-1 1-4 Kazuo Shimizu 1-4 Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R JTC-1 5-6 Masahiko Kageyama 5-6 Team Impul Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R 12 Kazuyoshi Hoshino JTC-1 All Toshio Suzuki All Suntec Racing Ford Sierra RS500 13 Jeff Krosnoff JTC-1 All Mauro Martini All Mooncraft Honda Civic EF9 14 Shigeru Muramatsu JTC-3 1 Akihiko Nakaya 1 Hisatoyo Goto 2-6 Naoki Hattori 2-6 Nakajima Planning Honda Civic EF9 15 JTC-3 1 Koji Sato All Akihiko Nakaya 2-6 Asano Racing Service Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 18 Takeo Asano JTC-3 All Makoto Hagiwara All Racing Project Bandoh Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 19 Masakazu Hamana JTC-3 3-6 Hiroyuki Kawai 3-6 Tadashi Nishigaichi 3 Napolex Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 20 Paolo Barilla JTC-1 6 Robb Gravett 6 Stefan Johansson 6 JRDA/Moritani Honda Civic EF3 21 Nao Maekawa JTC-3 1 Masami Miyoshi 1 90 JTC-3 2-6 Masahiko Hanayama 2 Nao Maekawa 3, 6 Keiichi Kobayashi 3 Kyoshitsu Yuki 3, 6 Norio Ajiro 4 Toshihiro Yoshida 5-6 Team Advan Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 25 Morio Nitta JTC-3 All Keiichi Suzuki All 28 Shinichi Aoki JTC-3 1 Akira Shibata All Akihiro Oshima 2-6 Team Taisan BMW M3 26 Will Hoy JTC-2^1 1-4 Kenji Takahashi 1-4 BMW M3 Sport Evolution Will Hoy JTC-2 5-6 Kenji Takahashi 5-6 Trust Racing Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 27 Masakazu Hamana JTC-3 2 Mitsutake Koma 2-6 Tatsuhiko Seki 3-6 Kazuhisa Shimura 4-5 Ryusaku Hitomi 6 B-ing Kegani Racing BMW M3 29 Yasuo Kusakabe JTC-2^1 1-3 Shinya Yamauchi 1-3 BMW M3 Sport Evolution Yasuo Kusakabe JTC-2 4-6 Shinya Yamauchi 4-6 Racing Forum Honda Civic EF3 33 Yasuo Muramatsu JTC-3 1-5 Tomohiko Tsutsumi 1-5 Honda Civic EF9 Yasuo Muramatsu JTC-3 6 Seiichi Sodeyama 6 Tomohiko Tsutsumi 6 Auto Tech Racing BMW M3 35 Takamasa Nakagawa JTC-2^1 1-4, 6 Roland Ratzenberger 1-4, 6 BMW M3 Sport Evolution Takamasa Nakagawa JTC-2 5 Roland Ratzenberger 5 BMW M3 72 Norio Makiguchi JTC-2 4-6 Hiroyuki Noji 4-6 Sanshu Tanaka 6 City Life 43 Ford Sierra RS500 43 Naoki Nagasaka JTC-1 All Mamoru Takashi 1-5 Chris Hodgetts 5-6 Toyota Team Thailand Toyota Corolla Levin AE92 45 Hidenori Okuzumi JTC-3 6 Sutthipong Samitchart 6 Suphot Kasikam 6 59 Tomohiro Aiba JTC-3 6 Prasert Aphiphunya 6 Kriangkrai Limnantarak 6 FMR BMW M3 56 Hirokazu Kashihara JTC-2 2-4 Susumu Shinozuka 2-4 Fumio Mutoh 5-6 Motoshi Sekine 5-6 Team Yamato Honda Civic EF3 67 Tsugio Oba JTC-3 3, 5-6 Yoshiaki Sato 3, 5-6 Yasuo Kezuka 6 BMW M3 70 Hideo Fukuyama JTC-2 2-6 2, 5-6 Akira Yasunaga 2-4 3-4 Yoshimi Watanabe 3 72 Norio Makiguchi JTC-2 2-3 Hiroyuki Noji 2-3 Allan Moffat Enterprises Ford Sierra RS500 91 Gregg Hansford JTC-1 6 Allan Moffat 6 Klaus Niedzwiedz 6 Team CMS Sweden Ford Sierra RS500 99 Christer Simonsen JTC-1 6 Kurt Simonsen 6 Mugen Honda Honda Civic EF9 100 Osamu Nakako JTC-3 All Hideki Okada All

Icon Class JTC-1 over 2500cc JTC-2 1601-2500cc JTC-3 Up to 1600cc

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

Calendar

Overall winner in bold.

Round	Circuit	Date	JTC-1 Winning Team	JTC-2 Winning Team	JTC-3 Winning Team
			JTC-1 Winning Drivers	JTC-2 Winning Drivers	JTC-3 Winning Drivers
1	Nishi Nippon, Yamaguchi	18 March	12 Team Impul	N/A	14 Mooncraft
			Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki	N/A	Shigeru Muramatsu Akihiko Nakaya
2	Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi	20 May	12 Team Impul	29 B-ing Kegani Racing	25 Team Advan
			Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki	Yasuo Kusakabe Shinya Yamauchi	Morio Nitta Keiichi Suzuki
3	Suzuka Circuit, Mie	1 July	1 Hasemi Motorsport	35 Auto Tech Racing	100 Mugen Honda
			Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson	Takamasa Nakagawa Roland Ratzenberger	Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada
4	Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki	19 August	12 Team Impul	35 Auto Tech Racing	25 Team Advan
			Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki	Takamasa Nakagawa Roland Ratzenberger	Morio Nitta Keiichi Suzuki
5	Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi	30 September	12 Team Impul	26 Team Taisan	100 Mugen Honda
			Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki	Will Hoy Kenji Takahashi	Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada
6	Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka	11 November	12 Team Impul	29 B-ing Kegani Racing	25 Team Advan
			Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki	Yasuo Kusakabe Shinya Yamauchi	Morio Nitta 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.

Pos Driver NIS SUG SUZ TSU SEN FUJ Pts Distance 1 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1 1 2 1 1 1 230 1240.77 km 2 Toshio Suzuki 1 1 2 1 1 1 230 960.16 km 3 Masahiro Hasemi 2 2 1 Ret 2 2 160 1066.31 km 4 Anders Olofsson 2 2 1 Ret 2 2 160 832.85 km 5 Keiichi Suzuki 15 8 17 6 12 8 104 1119.25 km 6 Morio Nitta 15 8 17 6 12 8 104 946.84 km 7 Roland Ratzenberger 9 10 8 4 14 18 98 1098.15 km 8 Takamasa Nakagawa 9 10 8 4 14 18 98 947.92 km 9 Hisashi Yokoshima 4 3 5 Ret 6 5 88 Unknown 10 Masahiko Kageyama 4 3 5 Ret 3 Ret 84 Unknown 11/12 Yasuo Kusakabe 10 9 15 10 26 7 79 Unknown 11/12 Shinya Yamauchi 10 9 15 10 26 7 79 Unknown 13/14 Osamu Nakako 16 11 11 19 9 12 78 Unknown 13/14 Hideki Okada 16 11 11 19 9 12 78 Unknown 15 Hideshi Matsuda Ret Ret 4 3 6 5 72 Unknown 16/17 Kiyoshi Misaki 6 4 3 14 7 21 72 Unknown 16/17 Kazuo Mogi 6 4 3 14 7 21 72 Unknown 18 Kazuo Shimizu Ret Ret 4 3 3 Ret 68 Unknown 19/20 Will Hoy 7 Ret 9 9 8 Ret 62 Unknown 19/20 Kenji Takahashi 7 Ret 9 9 8 Ret 62 Unknown 21/22 Taku Akaike 8 Ret 10 2 22 4 61 Unknown 21/22 Yojiro Terada 8 Ret 10 2 22 4 61 Unknown 23 Masanori Sekiya 5 7 8 16 10 57 Unknown 24 Akihiko Nakaya 11 Ret 13 11 29 15 56 Unknown 25/26 Jeff Krosnoff 3 5 7 Ret 11 Ret 51 Unknown 25/26 Mauro Martini 3 5 7 Ret 11 Ret 51 Unknown 27 Koji Sato 14 Ret 13 11 29 15 49 Unknown 28/29 Keiichi Tsuchiya Ret 6 6 Ret 4 Ret 44 Unknown 28/29 Takao Wada Ret 6 6 Ret 4 Ret 44 Unknown 30 Naoki Hattori 14 15 Ret 18 10 23 44 Unknown 31 Hideo Fukuyama Ret Ret 5 27 17 41 Unknown 32 Hitoshi Ogawa 5 23 16 10 39 Unknown 33 Naoki Nagasaka 12 Ret Ret 7 5 9 36 Unknown 34 Hisatoyo Goto 15 Ret 18 10 23 32 Unknown 35 Masami Miyoshi 17 Ret 18 DNQ 13 13 32 Unknown 36 Fuminori Mizuno 14 16 Ret 17 Ret 32 Unknown 37/38 Yasuo Muramatsu 13 Ret Ret 16 15 Ret 31 Unknown 37/38 Tomohiko Tsutsumi 13 Ret Ret 16 15 Ret 31 Unknown 39 Kevin Wong 21 20 14 29 Unknown 40/41 Gregg Hansford 3 24 Unknown 40/41 Klaus Niedzwiedz 3 24 Unknown 42/43 Norio Makiguchi 13 Ret 12 28 Ret 24 Unknown 42/43 Hiroyuki Noji 13 Ret 12 28 Ret 24 Unknown 44 Víctor Rosso 12 14 Ret Ret 24 Unknown 45 Mitsutake Koma 18 19 13 23 Ret 24 Unknown 46 Akira Yasunaga Ret Ret 5 23 Unknown 47 Yasushi Hitotsuyama Ret 5 23 Unknown 48 Masakazu Hamana 18 20 Ret 21 11 23 Unknown 49 Chris Hodgetts 5 9 22 Unknown 50 Nao Maekawa 17 18 13 22 Unknown 51 Tetsuya Ota 16 Ret 17 22 Unknown 52 Charles Kwan 21 20 20 22 Unknown 53/54 Takuya Kurosawa Ret 7 23 8 Ret Ret 20 Unknown 53/54 Migaku Wataru Ret 7 23 8 Ret Ret 20 Unknown 55 Shigeru Muramatsu 11 20 Unknown 56 Tatsuhiko Seki 19 13 23 Ret 20 Unknown 57 Hiroyuki Kawai 20 Ret 21 11 19 Unknown 58 Kaoru Ito 19 12 Ret Ret 20 Ret 19 Unknown 59 Kaoru Hoshino Ret 17 14 Ret Ret Ret 18 Unknown 60/61 Takeo Asano Ret 16 Ret 15 Ret Ret 18 Unknown 60/61 Makoto Hagiwara Ret 16 Ret 15 Ret Ret 18 Unknown 62 Mikio Hitotsuyama Ret 27 17 18 Unknown 63 Kyushitsu Yuki 18 13 16 Unknown 64/65 Fumio Mutoh 18 24 16 Unknown 64/65 Motoshi Sekine 18 24 16 Unknown 66 Eiichi Tajima 14 15 Unknown 67 Kaori Okamoto 19 17 17 Ret 15 Unknown 68 Mamoru Takashi 12 Ret Ret 7 DNS 14 Unknown 69/70 Christer Simonsen 6 12 Unknown 69/70 Kurt Simonsen 6 12 Unknown 71 Kazuhisa Shimura 13 DNS 12 Unknown 72 Yoshimi Watanabe 17 12 Unknown 73 Toshihiro Yoshida 13 DNS 10 Unknown 74 Toru Kato 14 10 Unknown 75 Keiichi Kobayashi 18 8 Unknown 76 Winston Mak Ret Ret 20 8 Unknown 77 Shunji Kasuya Ret Ret 12 19 16 7 Unknown 78 Akira Shibata 18 Ret 22 Ret 25 Ret 7 Unknown 79 Masaki Tanaka 17 6 Unknown 80 K. Che Hong Ret 20 6 Unknown 81 Yoshiyasu Tachi Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 5 Unknown 16 82 Naoji Sugisaki Ret 19 16 5 Unknown 83 Shinichi Aoki 18 4 Unknown 84/85 Prasert Aphiphunya 19 4 Unknown 84/85 Kriangkrai Limnantarak 19 4 Unknown 86 Tadashi Nishigaichi 20 4 Unknown 87 Masami Kageyama 20 4 Unknown 88/89 Masahiro Matsunaga 20 Ret Ret DNQ 24 DNS 3 Unknown 88/89 Junko Mihara 20 Ret Ret DNQ 24 DNS 3 Unknown 90 Akihiro Oshima Ret 22 Ret 25 Ret 3 Unknown 91/92 Sutthipong Samitchart 22 3 Unknown 91/92 Kasikam Suphot 22 3 Unknown 93 Michiko Okuyama 20 Ret DNQ Ret 2 Unknown 94 Hideo Uehara 24 DNS 1 Unknown NC Tomokazu Sakata Ret Ret DNQ Ret 0 Unknown NC Tsugio Oba Ret Ret Ret 0 Unknown NC Yoshiaki Sato Ret Ret Ret 0 Unknown NC Kenji Moriya Ret Ret 0 Unknown NC Isao Shibata Ret Ret 0 Unknown NC Hirokazu Kashihara Ret Ret DNQ 0 Unknown NC Susumu Shinozuka Ret Ret DNQ 0 Unknown NC Tomohiro Aiba Ret 0 Unknown DNS NC Masahiko Hanayama Ret 0 Unknown NC Akihiro Higashi Ret 0 Unknown NC Kiyohiko Ito Ret 0 Unknown NC Paolo Barilla Ret 0 Unknown NC Robb Gravett Ret 0 Unknown NC Stefan Johansson Ret 0 Unknown NC Shuji Huzii Ret 0 Unknown NC Seiichi Sodeyama Ret 0 Unknown NC Ryusaku Hitomi Ret 0 Unknown NC Yasuo Kezuka Ret 0 Unknown NC Kawaji Takahashi Ret 0 Unknown NC Satoshi Yamaguchi Ret 0 Unknown NC Toru Sawada DNS DNS DNS 0 0.00 km NC Yasushi Takashi DNS 0 0.00 km NC Allan Moffat DNS 0 0.00 km NC Sanshu Tanaka DNS 0 0.00 km NC Soshiki Katsura DNS 0 0.00 km NC Hidenori Okuzumi DNS 0 0.00 km NC Norio Ajiro DNQ 0 0.00 km Pos Driver NIS SUG SUZ TSU SEN FUJ Pts Distance

Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

Notes and References

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