1990 in motorsport explained

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.

Date	Event	Ref
25 -16 January	12th Dakar Rally	^[1]
3–4 February	28th 24 Hours of Daytona	^[2]
18 February	32nd Daytona 500	^[3]
27 May	48th Monaco Grand Prix	^[4]
27 May	74th Indianapolis 500	^[5]
28 May-8 June	73rd Isle of Man TT	^[6]
16–17 June	58th 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[7]
16–17 June	18th 24 Hours of Nurburgring	^[8]
21–22 July	42nd 24 Hours of Spa	^[9]
29 July	13th Suzuka 8 Hours	^[10]
30 September	31st Tooheys 1000	^[11]
25 November	37th Macau Grand Prix	^[12]
8–9 December	3rd Race of Champions	^[13]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
2	January	Karel Abraham	Czech	Motorcycle racer	MotoGP competitor	^[14]
25	April	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Racing driver	FIA Formula E Championship winner (2017-18).	^[15]
9	July	Earl Bamber	New Zealand	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner . FIA World Endurance champion (2017).	^[16]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
26	January	Bob Gerard	76	British	Racing driver	One of the first British Formula One drivers.	^[17]
24	May	Dries van der Lof	70	Dutch	Racing driver	One of the first Dutch Formula One drivers.	^[18]
25	August	David Hampshire	72	British	Racing driver	One of the first British Formula One drivers.	^[19]

See also

• List of 1990 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1990 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081637/http://www.rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1990.pdf. 2016-03-04. dead.
2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1990 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1990 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: 1990 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 1990 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: TT 1990. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1990. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 1990. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
9. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1990 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 15 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315095835/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/908h.html. dead.
11. Web site: 1990 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
12. Web site: 1990 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
13. Web site: 1990 Barcelona. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
14. News: Abraham and Brookes join WorldSBK with BMW. Superbike World Championship. Dorna WSBK. 2 December 2015. 3 January 2016.
15. Web site: Jean-Éric Vergne. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 July 2018.
16. Web site: Earl Bamber. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
17. Web site: Bob Gerard. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
18. Web site: Dries van der Lof. motorsportmagazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. 15 April 2018.
19. Web site: David Hampshire. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.