1990 Race of Champions

The 1990 Race of Champions took place on December 8-9 in the Spanish city of Barcelona. It was the third running of the event, and the first year that the International Masters contest was run, allowing up-and-coming rally drivers a chance to mix it with the champions in the main event. Stig Blomqvist retained his title won the previous year, defeating Tommi Makinen in the final.

1990 Race of Champions
Previous: 1989 Next: 1991

Participants
Driver Reason for Qualification
Carlos Sainz World Rally champion in 1990
Timo Salonen World Rally champion in 1985
Stig Blomqvist World Rally champion in 1984
Hannu Mikkola World Rally champion in 1983
Ari Vatanen World Rally champion in 1981
Björn Waldegård World Rally champion in 1979
Markku Alén FIA Cup for Drivers winner in 1978
Kenneth Eriksson Winner in the International Masters
Alain Oreille Finalist in the International Masters
François Chatriot Semi-finalists in the International Masters
Dario Cerrato
Tommi Makinen Replacement for the absent Walter Röhrl

International Masters

Preliminary stages

The 12 participants were split into three groups for the round robin first stage of the contest, with the best three from each progressing along with the driver with the fastest time among the losers. The drivers were split as follows:

Shinozuka, Llewellin, Bardolet and Bassas were then eliminated in the knockout second round.

Quarter-finals

Winner Loser
Dario Cerrato Alain Oreille
Kenneth Eriksson Tommi Makinen
François Chatriot Marc Duez
  • Oreille progressed with the best losing time.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 François Chatriot0
 
 
 
 Alain Oreille1
 
 Alain Oreille1
 
 
 
 Kenneth Eriksson2
 
 Kenneth Eriksson1
 
 
 Dario Cerrato0
 

Race of Champions

The main event followed the same format as the International Masters. The drivers were split into groups as follows:

  • Group A - Hannu Mikkola, Ari Vatanen, Kenneth Eriksson, François Chatriot (Vatanen eliminated)
  • Group B - Timo Salonen, Stig Blomqvist, Markku Alén, Dario Cerrato (Alén eliminated)
  • Group C - Carlos Sainz, Björn Waldegård, Alain Oreille, Tommi Makinen (Sainz progresses with best losing time)

Second round

Winner Loser
Tommi Makinen François Chatriot
Dario Cerrato Alain Oreille
Kenneth Eriksson Carlos Sainz
Stig Blomqvist Björn Waldegård
Timo Salonen Hannu Mikkola
  • Sainz progressed with the best losing time.

Quarter-finals

Winner Loser
Dario Cerrato Tommi Makinen
Stig Blomqvist Kenneth Eriksson
Carlos Sainz Timo Salonen
  • Makinen progressed with the best losing time.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Stig Blomqvist2
 
 
 
 Carlos Sainz1
 
 Stig Blomqvist2
 
 
 
 Tommi Makinen1
 
 Tommi Makinen2
 
 
 Dario Cerrato1
 

References
  • Information sourced from AUTOSPORT 13/12/90
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