The1990 International Formula 3000 Championship was a motor racing competition organised by theFIA forFormula 3000 cars. It was the sixth running of anFIA Formula 3000 Championship.

The season began on a dampDonington Park track. On the second lap,Allan McNish andEmanuele 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 polesitterAndrea Montermini, spun off in the damp conditions. McNish'sDAMSLola teammateÉrik Comas took the victory.
At the next round atSilverstone,Damon Hill overtook the two DAMS cars at the start, but suffered the same rear tire failure that had earlier claimed his teammateGary Brabham. McNish took an emotional win just one week after his Donington crash.
The third round atPau 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, leavingEric van de Poele to take the win. Érik Comas won the next round atJerez, with Apicella coming second. Comas won atMonza as well, this time pursued byEddie Irvine.
AtEnna, 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, andGianni 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 atHockenheim after polesitter Hill had spun off early.
Allan McNish won on a dryingBrands Hatch track as the series returned to England. Van de Poele took his second win of the year at theBirmingham Superprix, a race in whichFabrizio Barbazza walked away from a spectacular accident. On theBugatti Circuit at Le Mans, championship leader Comas led away. He was challenged byPhilippe 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 atNogaro to take second in the championship. The final round, scheduled to be held atDijon-Prenois was cancelled. An official statement cited theGulf crisis and French talks on tobacco sponsorship as the reasons behind the cancellation.[1]
| Round | Race[4] | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donington 200 Gold Cup | 22 April | 50 | 4.023=201.150 km | 1'12:15.34 | 167.03 km/h | ||||
| 2 | International Trophy | 19 May | 41 | 4.778=196.308 km | 0'54:23.20 | 214.59 km/h | ||||
| 3 | Grand Prix de Pau | 4 June | 69 | 2.76=190.44 km | 1'24:18.72 | 135.532 km/h | ||||
| 4 | Jerez F3000 | 17 June | 48 | 4.2179=202.459 km | 1'18:07.02 | 155.49 km/h | ||||
| 5 | Monza F3000 | 24 June | 34 | 5.8=197.2 km | 0'55:19.12 | 213.75 km/h | ||||
| 6 | Grand Premio del Mediterraneo | 22 July | 36 | 4.95=178.200 km | 0'55:27.219 | 192.80 km/h | ||||
| 7 | Hockenheim F3000 | 28 July | 29 | 6.797=197.113 km | 0'58:14.604 | 202.95 km/h | ||||
| 8 | Brands Hatch F3000 | 19 August | 48 | 4.1846=200.861 km | 1'09:09.68 | 174.23 km/h | ||||
| 9 | Halfords Birmingham Superprix | 27 August | 51 | 3.975=202.725 km | 1'11:47.02 | 169.45 km/h | ||||
| 10 | Le Mans F3000 | 23 September | 45 | 4.426=199.170 km | 1'11:41.65 | 166.85 km/h | ||||
| 11 | Grand Prix de Nogaro | 7 October | 55 | 3.625=199.375 km | 1'20:27.81 | 148.670 km/h | ||||
| Dijon F3000 | 21 October | Cancelled | ||||||||
| Source:[5] | ||||||||||
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.[6]
| Pos | Driver | DON | SIL | PAU | JER | MNZ | PER | HOC | BRH | BIR | BUG | NOG | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 51 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 10 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 27 | ||
| 4 | Ret | 1 | 6† | 16 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 26 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 6 | 13 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 5 | 20 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 18 | ||
| 8 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | Ret | 13 | ||
| 9 | Ret | 13 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 11 | ||
| 10 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 10 | ||
| 11 | Ret | DNQ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 14† | 8 | DNQ | 8 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 11 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 11 | 9 | DNQ | 7 | ||
| 13 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 8 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 16 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 15 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 4 | Ret | DNQ | 14 | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 3 | ||
| 19 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | ||||||||
| 20 | DNQ | DNQ | 5† | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNQ | 10 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | DNQ | 1 | ||||
| 24 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 11 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 1 | ||
| 25 | Ret | 12 | DNQ | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 0 | ||
| 27 | 7 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 8 | DNQ | Ret | 9 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | Ret | 8 | DNS | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 | 8 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||
| 31 | 9 | DNQ | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||
| 32 | 14 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 12 | DNS | 15 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
| 34 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Ret | 15 | DNQ | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 36 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||
| 37 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Sources:[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||||
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R6=retired, but classifiedR=retiredNS=did not startNQ=did not qualifyDIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third position