The 1990 International Formula 3000 Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the FIA for Formula 3000 cars. It was the sixth running of an FIA Formula 3000 Championship.

Season summary The season began on a damp Donington Park track. On the second lap, Allan McNish and Emanuele 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 polesitter Andrea Montermini, spun off in the damp conditions. McNish's DAMS Lola teammate Érik Comas took the victory.

At the next round at Silverstone, Damon Hill overtook the two DAMS cars at the start, but suffered the same rear tire failure that had earlier claimed his teammate Gary Brabham. McNish took an emotional win just one week after his Donington crash.

The third round at Pau 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, leaving Eric van de Poele to take the win. Érik Comas won the next round at Jerez, with Apicella coming second. Comas won at Monza as well, this time pursued by Eddie Irvine.

At Enna, 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, and Gianni 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 at Hockenheim after polesitter Hill had spun off early.

Allan McNish won on a drying Brands Hatch track as the series returned to England. Van de Poele took his second win of the year at the Birmingham Superprix, a race in which Fabrizio Barbazza walked away from a spectacular accident. On the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans, championship leader Comas led away. He was challenged by Philippe 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 at Nogaro to take second in the championship. The final round, scheduled to be held at Dijon-Prenois was cancelled. An official statement cited the Gulf crisis and French talks on tobacco sponsorship as the reasons behind the cancellation.Dijon F3000 cancelled, Autosport, 18 October 1990, page 10

Teams and drivers Team Chassis EngineDriverRounds Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 1 Emanuele Naspetti1-3, 5-10 Vincenzo Sospiri4, 11 2 Eddie IrvineAll 3 Heinz-Harald FrentzenAll First Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 4 Fabrizio GiovanardiAll 5 Marco ApicellaAll 6 Jean-Denis Délétraz1-5 Marco Greco10-11 GA Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 8 Eric van de PoeleAll 9 Giovanni Aloi1-4 Otto Rensing5 Marco Greco6-8 Vittorio Zoboli10-11 44 Thierry Delubac10-11 Paul Stewart Racing Lola Mugen Honda 10 John JonesAll 11 Andrea ChiesaAll Leyton House Racing Leyton House Ford Cosworth 12 Andrew Gilbert-Scott1-7 Paul Warwick8-11 13 Philippe Favre8-11 Galaxy Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 14 Thierry Delubac1-5 15 Franck Fréon1-5 Philippe Gache10-11 Madgwick International Reynard Mugen Honda 16 Andrea MonterminiAll 17 Jean-Marc GounonAll Ford Cosworth 43 Pedro Chaves8-11 CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Mugen Honda 18 Michael BartelsAll 19 Richard Dean1-5 Giovanna Amati6-10 Alain Menu11 Pacific Racing Lola Mugen Honda 24 Stéphane ProulxAll 25 Marco Greco1-2 Claude Bourbonnais10-11 DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 26 Érik ComasAll 33 Allan McNishAll Middlebridge Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 27 Gary Brabham2-11 28 Damon HillAll Roni Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 31 Antonio TamburiniAll 32 Giovanna Amati1-5 Becsport Lola Mugen Honda 32 Paolo Delle Piane6-11 34 Giovanni Bonanno1-4 Domenico Gitto6-7 Superpower Reynard Mugen Honda 35 Phil AndrewsAll 36 Paul BelmondoAll Crypton Engineering Leyton House Ford Cosworth 37 Fabrizio BarbazzaAll RSM Marko Lola Ford Cosworth 39 Karl Wendlinger1-2, 4–9, 11 Ellen Lohr10 Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 40 Philippe Gache1-7 Andrew Gilbert-Scott8-11 41 Didier Artzet1-7, 9 Franck Fréon10-11 Forti Corse Lola Ford Cosworth 42 Gianni MorbidelliAllSources:

Calendar Round RacePeter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 241-242 Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 Donington 200 Gold Cup Donington Park 22 April 50 4.023=201.150 km 1'12:15.34 167.03 km/h Andrea Montermini Stéphane Proulx Érik Comas 2 International Trophy Silverstone Circuit 19 May 41 4.778=196.308 km 0'54:23.20 214.59 km/h Allan McNish Allan McNish Allan McNish 3 Grand Prix de Pau Pau Grand Prix 4 June 69 2.76=190.44 km 1'24:18.72 135.532 km/h Érik Comas Marco Apicella Eric van de Poele 4 Jerez F3000 Circuito de Jerez 17 June 48 4.2179=202.459 km 1'18:07.02 155.49 km/h Érik Comas Érik Comas Érik Comas 5 Monza F3000 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 24 June 34 5.8=197.2 km 0'55:19.12 213.75 km/h Damon Hill Damon Hill Érik Comas 6 Grand Premio del Mediterraneo Autodromo di Pergusa 22 July 36 4.95=178.200 km 0'55:27.219 192.80 km/h Damon Hill Damon Hill Gianni Morbidelli 7 Hockenheim F3000 Hockenheimring 28 July 29 6.797=197.113 km 0'58:14.604 202.95 km/h Damon Hill Marco Apicella Eddie Irvine 8 Brands Hatch F3000 Brands Hatch 19 August 48 4.1846=200.861 km 1'09:09.68 174.23 km/h Eddie Irvine Michael Bartels Allan McNish 9 Halfords Birmingham Superprix Birmingham 27 August 51 3.975=202.725 km 1'11:47.02 169.45 km/h Marco Apicella Marco Apicella Eric van de Poele 10 Le Mans F3000 Bugatti Circuit 23 September 45 4.426=199.170 km 1'11:41.65 166.85 km/h Érik Comas Philippe Gache Érik Comas 11 Grand Prix de Nogaro Circuit Paul Armagnac 7 October 55 3.625=199.375 km 1'20:27.81 148.670 km/h Gianni Morbidelli Érik Comas Eric van de Poele Dijon F3000 Dijon-Prenois 21 October CancelledSource:

Final points standings

Driver 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.

Driver DON SIL PAU JER MNZ PER HOC BRH BIR BUG NOG Points 1 Érik Comas 1 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 4 Ret Ret 1 2 51 2 Eric van de Poele 6 5 1 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 1 10 1 30 3 Eddie Irvine Ret 6 Ret DNS 2 4 1 3 Ret 3 Ret 27 4 Allan McNish Ret 1 6† 16 6 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 8 26 5 Gianni Morbidelli 8 Ret 3 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret Ret 7 3 20 6 Marco Apicella 13 3 Ret 2 5 Ret 2 DSQ Ret Ret 5 20 7 Andrea Chiesa 2 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret Ret 5 2 5 Ret 18 8 Andrea Montermini Ret 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 2 Ret 13 9 Jean-Marc Gounon Ret 13 DNQ Ret Ret DSQ 3 6 4 4 Ret 11 10 Fabrizio Giovanardi Ret Ret 2 6 10 6 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 11 Gary Brabham Ret DNQ 12 3 3 14† 8 DNQ 8 11 8 12 John Jones 3 11 4 Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 11 9 DNQ 7 13 Damon Hill DNQ Ret Ret 7 11 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 10 6 14 Antonio Tamburini 4 9 Ret 13 8 8 DNQ Ret Ret 16 4 6 15 Didier Artzet DNQ Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 8 3 4 16 Fabrizio Barbazza Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 18 3 17 Pedro Chaves 4 Ret DNQ 14 3 18 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 6 7 Ret Ret DNQ 3 19 Richard Dean 5 7 Ret Ret Ret 2 20 Franck Fréon DNQ DNQ 5† DNQ DNQ 14 16 2 21 Karl Wendlinger DNQ 14 DNQ Ret Ret 5 DNQ 10 9 2 22 Michael Bartels 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret 13 6 1 23 Emanuele Naspetti Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 DNQ 1 24 Paul Belmondo Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 11 Ret Ret 6 Ret 1 25 Andrew Gilbert-Scott Ret 12 DNQ 10 Ret Ret 13 10 7 11 13 0 26 Stéphane Proulx 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 0 27 Jean-Denis Délétraz 7 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 0 28 Giovanni Bonanno 10 8 DNQ Ret 9 DNQ 0 29 Paul Warwick Ret 8 DNS 15 0 30 Vincenzo Sospiri 8 DNQ 0 31 Philippe Gache 9 DNQ Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 32 Phil Andrews 14 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 12 Ret Ret 12 19 0 33 Philippe Favre 12 DNS 15 DNQ 0 34 Alain Menu 12 0 35 Giovanni Aloi Ret 15 DNQ 15 0 36 Giovanna Amati Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 37 Thierry Delubac DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 17 0 Paolo Delle Piane DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Domenico Gitto Ret Ret Marco Greco DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Claude Bourbonnais DNQ DNQ Vittorio Zoboli DNQ DNQ Otto Rensing DNQ Ellen Lohr DNQ Sources:

Complete overview first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result

R6=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third position