1990 Football League play-offs, Second Division, Demotion
Although they won the promotion play-offs, Swindon Town did not compete in the First Division during the following season. During the 1989–90 season the club was charged with 36 breaches of Football League regulations – 35 of which related to illegal payments made to players between 1985 and 1989.


1990 Football League play-offs, Second Division, Demotion
A hearing to decide the club's fate was scheduled for 4 May – before the play-offs began – but this was postponed on legal advice just days before it was due when Swindon chairman Brian Hillier, club accountant Vince Farrar and former team manager Lou Macari were charged by police for "intent to defraud Inland Revenue by making payments without deducting tax or NI". (In July 1992 both Hillier and Farrar were found guilty of these charges, while Macari was cleared).


1990 Football League play-offs, Second Division, Demotion
Hillier and Macari had already been punished by the FA in February 1990 for their involvement in a £6,500 bet being placed on Swindon losing to Newcastle United in a tie during the 1987–88 FA Cup. The bet was successful and netted £4,000 winnings. As this activity ran counter to FA rules that forbid any bets by club officials or players on their own team, both were found guilty. Hillier was given a six-month suspension from football, but after he (unsuccessfully) appealed, the FA increased it to three years. Macari was fined £1,000 (upheld after his own appeal), and Swindon Town given a £7,500 fine.


1990 Football League play-offs, Second Division, Demotion
At a Football League hearing on 7 June, Swindon pleaded guilty to all 36 charges against them and admitted a further twenty. The league decreed that the club would be denied promotion and instead demoted to the Third Division. Six days later, it was announced that losing play-off finalists Sunderland would be instead promoted to the First Division. This was controversial as Newcastle felt that as they had finished third, three places above bitter rivals Sunderland, they should have been promoted instead. The FA's decision stood and Sunderland were promoted.


1990 Football League play-offs, Second Division, Demotion
Swindon launched a High Court appeal against the Football League's double demotion, claiming it to be "harsh, oppressive and disproportionate to previous penalties". However, within days they dropped this action and instead appealed directly to the FA. On 2 July an FA Appeal Panel reduced the punishment to the club simply remaining in the Second Division; Tranmere Rovers – the losing play-off finalists in the Third Division – who were to have replaced Swindon in the second level were therefore denied promotion.


1990 Fordham Rams football team
The 1990 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its first year of Patriot League competition, Fordham finished last in the league.


1990 Fordham Rams football team
In their fifth year under head coach Larry Glueck, the Rams compiled a 1–9 record. Craig Jones, Eric Schweiker, Matt Stover and Chip Smith were the team captains.


1990 Fordham Rams football team
The Rams were outscored 342 to 147. Their winless (0–5) conference record placed last in the six-team Patriot League standings.


1990 Fordham Rams football team
Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university campus in The Bronx, New York City.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy
The 1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy took place on December 8–9 at the Bologna Motor Show. The winner was Gianni Morbidelli in a Minardi-Ford.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
The participation for the third Formula One Indoor Trophy shrank to a record low of 5, representing five different teams.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
The competition came at the end of the 1990 season, and Pedro Chaves, who had signed for Coloni for 1991 but not driven for them in 1990 represented them in it. Coloni chose him over Bertrand Gachot, who had represented them in season. Osella, on the other hand, were represented by their regular driver Olivier Grouillard.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
BMS Scuderia Italia sent JJ Lehto, who had signed for them for 1991 but had driven for Onyx in 1990. The team, which used Dallara chassis, chose not to use its 1990 drivers Emanuele Pirro and Andrea de Cesaris.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
Minardi, whose driver Luis Pérez-Sala had won both the previous Indoor Trophies, sent Gianni Morbidelli. The Italian had raced for them in the last two races of 1990, replacing Paolo Barilla, and would race for them again in 1991.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
Finally, EuroBrun were represented by Domenico Schiattarella, who would not make his full F1 debut for another three and a half years, instead of their regular drivers Roberto Moreno and Claudio Langes.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Results
Chaves was given a bye to the semi finals, while the two Italians, Morbidelli and Schiattarella drawn against each other, and the same with the two remaining foreigners, Lehto and Grouillard. Morbidelli and Grouillard both won, the Italian's being the far less surprising result. As the closest loser, Lehto also went through to the semis.


1990 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Results
He raced Morbidelli in the semis, and lost again, as did Chaves against Grouillard. This set up a final between Morbidelli and Grouillard, and the Italian took victory to give Minardi three consecutive victories in the trophy.


1990 Formula One World Championship
The 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 44th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1990 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1990 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series that commenced on 11 March and ended on 4 November. Ayrton Senna won in controversial circumstances the Drivers' Championship for the second time, and McLaren-Honda won their third consecutive Constructors' Championship.


1990 Formula One World Championship
The championship featured a dramatic battle between Senna and former teammate Alain Prost, who had made the switch to Ferrari. Prost mounted Ferrari's first title challenge for several years, and led the championship after three consecutive mid-season wins. Senna fought back strongly and went into the penultimate round at the Suzuka circuit in Japan with a nine-point lead over Prost. There, Senna took pole position only for Prost to beat him off the line; the Brazilian driver then drove into the Frenchman at the first corner, putting both out and thus settling the championship in Senna's favour.


1990 Formula One World Championship
This was the second year in succession that the two drivers had collided at Suzuka. Senna admitted the following year that the collision was deliberate, as he was furious that Prost had been able to start on the clean side of the grid and had decided that he was not going to allow the Frenchman to 'make the corner' should he lose the start.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
McLaren retained 1988 champion Ayrton Senna, now partnered by Gerhard Berger. Ferrari signed reigning World Champion Alain Prost, Senna's great rival and former teammate, to partner Nigel Mansell. The other main team, Williams, retained their 1989 pairing of Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese. Benetton retained Alessandro Nannini, now in his third year with the team, and signed triple world champion Nelson Piquet, who had had two disappointing years at Lotus in 1988 and 1989. Piquet's contract turned out to be incentive-based: he would be paid US$100,000 for every point scored, though he was also paid a season retainer.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
With experienced Japanese driver Satoru Nakajima having also left Lotus for Tyrrell, the Hethel-based team signed Derek Warwick (who had been blocked from joining in 1986 by Senna) and young Northern Irish driver Martin Donnelly. The cars would be powered by the Lamborghini V12 engine, as would the Lola cars used by the French Larrousse team. Tyrrell retained Jean Alesi for his first full season of Formula One, whilst Nakajima replaced the retired Jonathan Palmer.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
Brabham kept Italian Stefano Modena, but Martin Brundle left F1 to return to the World Sportscar Championship with TWR, his place taken first by Swiss driver Gregor Foitek and then (after two races) by David Brabham, the youngest son of team founder and triple world champion Sir Jack Brabham. Foitek moved to the Onyx team, which was now part-owned by his father Karl Foitek. Arrows boss Jackie Oliver had sold the majority of the team to the Japanese Footwork company, while Italians Michele Alboreto and Alex Caffi replaced Warwick and Eddie Cheever, who returned home to America to embark on a successful career in IndyCar racing.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
During the off-season, German teams Zakspeed and Rial pulled out of Formula One. Zakspeed had withdrawn after five unsuccessful seasons and returned to sports car racing, while Rial had folded after just two seasons.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
New Italian team Life appeared on the grid, their car powered by their own unconventional (and ultimately uncompetitive) W12 engine design. David Brabham's older brother Gary piloted the car in the first two rounds before pulling out and being replaced by Bruno Giacomelli, returning to F1 for the first time since the end of 1983.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
In all, there were 19 teams and 35 cars at the start of 1990, meaning that nine cars from six teams would be required to pre-qualify during the first half of the season. The teams were Larrousse, AGS, EuroBrun, Osella, Coloni and Life; the first three all ran two cars while the others ran one.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 1: USA
The first race of the year was held on an angular street circuit in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; the race became the season opener so it could be held in cooler and much more pleasant weather, avoiding the 104F+ (40C) degree heat that made conditions very difficult in June of the previous year. Unexpected rain in qualifying led to a grid with Gerhard Berger on pole position with Pierluigi Martini second in the Minardi, Andrea de Cesaris third in the Dallara, Jean Alesi fourth in the Tyrrell, Ayrton Senna down in fifth and Nelson Piquet sixth. Alesi took the lead at the start ahead of Berger, de Cesaris, Senna, Martini and Piquet.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 1: USA
Alesi pulled away and Berger was dropping back Senna passed de Cesaris. Berger hit a wall on lap 9 forcing him to pit. He charged back but later retired with clutch problems. Alesi was 8.2 seconds ahead but Senna started to reel him in. Senna attacked on lap 34 but Alesi defended and kept the lead. Senna overtook Alesi one lap later and pulled away to win. Both Ferraris retired with Alain Prost retiring on lap 21 with an oil leak and Nigel Mansell on lap 49 with clutch problems. After that, Thierry Boutsen passed Piquet to take third with Stefano Modena's Brabham and Satoru Nakajima's Tyrrell getting the final points.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 2: Brazil
The Brazilian Grand Prix had returned to the Interlagos Autodrome in São Paulo for the first time since 1980, having been at the Jacarepagua Riocentro Autodrome in Rio de Janeiro for 9 previous seasons consecutively, and 1978. The circuit had been shortened from 4.9 mi (7.9 km) to 2.6 mi (4.2 km).


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 2: Brazil
During qualifying, Senna and Berger were 1–2 with Boutsen and Patrese 3–4 and the Ferraris of Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost behind them. At the start, Senna led Berger, Boutsen, Prost, Patrese and Mansell. Boutsen passed Berger early on but could not keep up with Senna.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 2: Brazil
At the stops, Boutsen ran into a tyre and had to change his nose cone, dropping back to 11th and some good work from the Ferrari crew got Prost ahead of Berger and Mansell ahead of Patrese. Senna was ahead of Prost, Berger, Mansell, Patrese and Alesi. Senna, 10 seconds ahead of everybody hit the backmarker, former teammate Nakajima, forcing him to pit and drop back to third. With just a few laps to go, Patrese retired with a broken oil cooler. Prost won from Berger, Senna, Mansell, the recovering Boutsen and Piquet.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 3: San Marino
There was a six-week gap before the San Marino round, at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari near Bologna in Italy; a number of changes were made to most of the cars during this period. An almost identical grid to Brazil saw Senna, Berger, Patrese, Boutsen, Mansell and Prost line up after qualifying. At the start, Senna and Berger got away well but Boutsen sliced ahead of Patrese to take third with Mansell and Prost behind. Boutsen passed Berger on lap 2. On the next lap, a stone sliced through Senna's wheelrim, spinning him into a sand trap and out of the race. Boutsen pulled away from Berger but his engine blew on lap 18.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 3: San Marino
Soon Mansell passed Patrese and then attacked Berger. Berger closed the door and Mansell spun without hitting anything nor losing a place. He set off after Berger again but retired with engine problems. At the second stops, Nannini got ahead of Prost. Patrese closed in on Berger and passed him on lap 51. Patrese pulled away and won his first Grand Prix since South Africa in 1983 from Berger, Nannini, Prost, Piquet and Alesi.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 4: Monaco
In Monaco, Senna took pole but Prost was second with Alesi third ahead of Patrese, Berger and Boutsen. At the start, Berger collided with Prost at Mirabeau, blocking the track and stopping the race. The second start was all right and Senna led from Prost, Alesi, Berger, Patrese and Boutsen.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 4: Monaco
The race settled down and nothing changed until lap 30 when Prost retired with a battery failure. Then Mansell hit the back of Boutsen and was forced to pit and changed his front wing. Patrese's distributor failed on lap 42. Behind, Mansell was charging through the field and passed Boutsen to take fourth. But then he was sidelined with the same problem as Prost. At the front, Senna won from Alesi, Berger, Boutsen, Alex Caffi in the Arrows and Éric Bernard's Larrousse.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 5: Canada
Canada was next and at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal the McLarens were 1–2 in qualifying with Senna ahead of Berger with Prost third, Nannini fourth, Piquet fifth and Boutsen sixth. The track was damp on race day and Berger jumped the start and then hesitated. He got a 1-minute time penalty as well as allowing Senna to lead on the road. Senna led Nannini, Alesi, Prost, Boutsen and Piquet.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 5: Canada
The track began to dry and everyone pitted. But when Nannini rejoined, he hit a groundhog and had to pit again for repairs. He spun off on lap 22. Berger took the lead on the road but he needed a minute to stay ahead at the end. He charged and was a second quicker than the others as Boutsen spun off while battling Prost. Senna now led from Prost, Piquet, Mansell, Patrese and Derek Warwick.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 5: Canada
Piquet after many laps finally passed Prost who was then attacked by Mansell. Patrese retired putting Berger to fifth (he got ahead of Warwick before). Mansell passed Prost and slowly pulled away. With two laps to go, Berger got past Prost on aggregate but could not get ahead of Mansell. Senna won from Piquet, Mansell, Berger, Prost and Warwick.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 6: Mexico
After Canada came the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City and Berger qualified on pole position with Patrese beside him and Senna third, Mansell fourth, Boutsen fifth and Alesi sixth. At the start, Patrese and Berger jumped Senna while Piquet got ahead of Boutsen and Mansell. Early on, Senna passed Patrese and Berger followed him through. Patrese was dropping back and Piquet got by him as well. Boutsen was the next to go through but at the same time Berger had a problem with his tyre and was forced to stop and dropped to 12th position. Senna lead from Piquet, Boutsen, Patrese, Mansell and Prost.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 6: Mexico
Soon, Mansell passed Patrese and got Boutsen four laps later as Prost did the same to Patrese. Prost sneaked ahead of Boutsen as Mansell closed in on Piquet. Mansell got ahead on lap 36 and Prost followed him through six laps later. Piquet soon stopped and dropped behind Nannini, Boutsen (who already stopped) and Berger. Berger passed Boutsen on lap 47 and Nannini four laps later. Prost passed Mansell on lap 55 and they began to close in on Senna. Prost, passed Senna followed by Mansell.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 6: Mexico
Then Mansell spun but at the same time Senna got a puncture that let to him retiring in the pits 4 laps before the end and allowing Berger to get third and close in to Mansell. With a daring move Berger passed Mansell but Mansell charged back and attacked taking back second place after making an even more daring pass around the outside of Berger at the fastest corner on the track, the 180-degree Peraltada corner. Prost won with Mansell second making it a Ferrari 1–2 ahead of Berger, Nannini, Boutsen and Piquet.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 7: France
France was next, being held at the Paul Ricard circuit near the coastal city of Marseille. The fans were wearing red and a Ferrari did take pole position. However, it was not their hero Prost but Mansell who was ahead of Berger, Senna, Prost, Nannini and Patrese. At the start, Berger got past Mansell while Prost lost out as well. Berger led with Mansell, Senna, Nannini, Patrese and Prost behind. On lap 2, Senna passed Mansell for second and soon after Prost passed Patrese. The order stayed like that until Senna passed Berger who had been too hard on his tyres in the early stages.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 7: France
Nannini and Piquet pitted early while Berger and Senna went too late. Mansell's and Prost's tyres lasted longer and thus they pitted late. Riccardo Patrese went too late and was the big loser. This left the two Leyton Houses (they planned the race without a stop) ahead with a totally shuffled order behind them. Ivan Capelli led Maurício Gugelmin, Prost, Nannini, Mansell and Senna. Prost then caught and passed Gugelmin who then went out with engine trouble.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 7: France
As Prost closed in on Capelli, Mansell in 8th place could not get by Berger, Piquet and Senna. Capelli continued to defend from Prost as Mansell went out with engine trouble. Nannini moved into third but was then forced to retire with electrical trouble, while Prost finally passed Capelli with three laps to go. Prost won ahead of Capelli, Senna, Piquet, Berger and Patrese.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 8: Great Britain
Britain was next and Mansell, roared on by his home fans at the fast Silverstone airfield circuit, took pole from Senna, followed by Berger, Boutsen, Prost and Alesi. Senna passed Mansell at the first corner and led for the first 11 laps before Mansell retook the lead; the Brazilian then spun on lap 14, dropping down to fifth.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 8: Great Britain
As Prost passed Boutsen for third, Mansell began to have troubles with his gearbox. Berger passed him for the lead on lap 22 but then began to suffer handling issues, enabling Mansell to re-pass him on lap 28. Meanwhile, Prost closed up to both drivers, before passing Berger on lap 31 and then Mansell on lap 44 as the Englishman's gearbox issues worsened.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 8: Great Britain
Mansell remained second until lap 56 when his gearbox failed altogether; he promptly threw his gloves into the crowd and announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season. Capelli briefly ran third ahead of Berger before his fuel pipe broke; Berger's race then ended four laps from home with a throttle failure. This left Prost to win by nearly 40 seconds from Boutsen, the Belgian driver in turn finishing four seconds ahead of Senna. Bernard, Piquet and Aguri Suzuki rounded out the top six.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 8: Great Britain
At the halfway stage of the season, Prost led the Drivers' Championship by two points from Senna, 41 to 39, with Berger third with 25 points, Piquet fourth with 18 and Boutsen fifth with 17. McLaren led the Constructors' Championship with 64 points, followed by Ferrari on 54, Williams on 27 and Benetton on 25.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 9: Germany
At the start of the second half of the season, there was one change in pre-qualifying: Larrousse-Lola's five points meant that they were automatically promoted into main qualifying, dropping fellow French team Ligier into the Friday morning session. Meanwhile, Coloni had terminated their unsuccessful partnership with Subaru and were now using Cosworth engines, although these failed to improve the team's performance.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 9: Germany
At the very fast, forested Hockenheimring, McLarens were 1–2 in qualifying, Senna ahead of Berger. Ferraris were 3–4 with Prost ahead of Mansell and Williamses were 5–6 to complete the "Noah's Ark" (two-by-two) formation, Patrese ahead of Boutsen. At the start, Berger took off better than Senna but Senna just stayed ahead with Berger second, Prost third, Mansell fourth, Patrese fifth and Piquet sixth.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 9: Germany
There were no changes until lap 11 when Piquet tried to pass Patrese and went through an escape road, allowing Nannini to get ahead. Three laps later Mansell went through the grass at Ostkurve without losing a place but damaging his car. It proved crucial as he retired two laps later, the damage being too great. Meanwhile, Nannini passed Patrese as the top three stopped for tyres, the Williamses and Benettons planning to go without a stop. Piquet retired with engine trouble.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 9: Germany
Thus, Nannini led Senna, Patrese, Piquet, Berger and Prost. Patrese's tyres were very badly damaged and he was forced to pit. Prost then passed Boutsen for fourth with Patrese following him two laps later. On lap 34, Senna passed Nannini for the lead and pulled away. Senna won from Nannini, Berger, Prost, Patrese and Boutsen.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 10: Hungary
Hungary was next and at the Hungaroring near Budapest, the Williamses qualified ahead of the McLarens, Boutsen taking pole ahead of Patrese, Berger, Senna, Mansell and Alesi. At the start, Boutsen kept the lead but it was Berger went away best and passed Patrese while Senna was worst and lost out to both Mansell and Alesi. Thus, it was Boutsen, Berger, Patrese, Mansell, Alesi and Senna.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 10: Hungary
It stayed like that on lap 21 when Senna passed Alesi for fifth but he was forced to pit on the next lap with a slow puncture. Nannini soon passed Alesi to take fifth. The leaders stopped and Berger was the big loser with Nannini and Senna the big gainers, rising directly behind the Williams men. The order was: Boutsen, Patrese, Nannini, Senna, Mansell and Berger. Boutsen then pulled away while Patrese held up the others until Nannini streamed by with Senna following him.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 10: Hungary
Patrese then pitted and dropped behind Piquet as Berger passed Mansell only for Mansell to get back at him. Senna tried to pass Nannini on lap 64 and tipped Nannini into a spin and retirement. Berger tried to do the same thing on Mansell on lap 72 at the same corner with the same result – a collision but with both cars out. Boutsen won ahead of Senna, Piquet, Patrese, Warwick and Bernard.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 11: Belgium
The financially troubled Monteverdi Onyx team pulled out of F1 before the Belgian round, which allowed the Ligier team to escape from pre-qualifying. At the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, McLaren were 1–2 with Senna on pole ahead of Berger, Prost, Boutsen, Mansell and Patrese. At the start, Piquet pushed Mansell off the road and soon Nakajima and Modena collided as well, causing the race to be stopped.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 11: Belgium
At the second start, Senna took the lead while Boutsen sliced into second and Prost dropped to fifth. However, Paolo Barilla crashed his Minardi heavily at Eau Rouge, sending debris all over the track and causing the race to be stopped again.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 11: Belgium
The third start was clean and Senna took the lead ahead of Berger, Prost, Boutsen, Patrese and Nannini. On lap 11, Mansell went into the pits with handling problems; he went back out but retired eight laps later. On lap 14, Prost sliced ahead of Berger who then pitted for tyres. Senna and Prost, separated by 2 seconds stopped at the same time but then Nannini who was planning to go without stopping came in between them. Then both Patrese and Boutsen went out with gearbox troubles. Prost passed Nannini and Berger tried the same but this time Nannini came back at him to keep the place. On lap 41, Nannini went wide and Berger sailed through to take third. Senna duly won from Prost, Berger, Nannini, Piquet and Gugelmin.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 11: Belgium
With five races remaining, the Drivers' Championship now lay firmly between Senna with 63 points and Prost with 50. Berger was third with 33, Boutsen fourth with 27, and Piquet fifth with 24. McLaren held a comfortable lead in the Constructors' Championship with 96 points against Ferrari's 63, with Williams third with 42, and Benetton fourth with 40.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 12: Italy
After Belgium came Italy and at the historic Monza Autodrome near Milan, Senna took pole again with Prost second, Berger third, Mansell fourth, Alesi fifth and Boutsen sixth. At the start, Berger raced past Prost while Alesi jumped by both the Ferraris. But Warwick crashed at the Parabolica, bringing out the red flags. In the restart, Berger got past Prost and Alesi repeated his previous effort and had passed both Ferraris before the second chicane, so we had Senna leading Berger, Alesi, Prost, Mansell and Boutsen.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 12: Italy
On lap 5, Alesi spun off and retired. Nothing changed until lap 18 when Boutsen retired with a suspension failure and Berger's tyres began to fade. Prost then passed Berger and the stops did not change anything. The top three then began to battle for the lead but none was able to close in on the other while Mansell continued to drop back, fighting a faulty throttle return spring. Senna won from Prost, Berger, Mansell, Patrese and Nakajima.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 13: Portugal
In Portugal, at the Estoril circuit near Lisbon, the Ferraris took 1–2 in qualifying with Mansell ahead of Prost, Senna, Berger, Patrese and Piquet. At the start, Mansell got too much wheel spin and he slid across the track and almost took Prost out; as a result, the McLarens blasted by them with Piquet getting by Prost as well. The order was: Senna, Berger, Mansell, Piquet, Prost and Boutsen.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 13: Portugal
On lap 13, Prost overtook Piquet for fourth and later Mansell went to the grass, allowing Prost to take third. Mansell and Berger pitted soon as Prost passed Senna at the same time to lead. These two soon pitted as well with a shuffled order: Senna, Mansell, Berger, Prost, Nannini and Piquet. By then, the Ferraris started to close in on the McLarens in front of them. Behind them, Piquet passed Nannini to take fifth.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 13: Portugal
On lap 50, Mansell was close to Senna and passed him to lead. He pulled away fast but then hit Phillipe Alliot while lapping him, pushing the Ligier into a wall while Mansell got away with no damage. Prost then passed Berger on lap 59. Two laps later, Suzuki and Caffi collided and with the latter stuck in the cockpit in a zone with the wall next to the track, the race was stopped. Thus Mansell won from Senna, Prost, Berger, Piquet and Nannini.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 14: Spain
Qualifying in Spain, at the Jerez circuit near Seville, was marred by a serious incident involving Martin Donnelly. During a hot lap on the Friday, the Northern Irishman suffered a suspension failure on one of the fastest corners of the circuit, sending his Lotus into the barriers head-on. The car was destroyed while Donnelly was thrown across the track with his seat still strapped to his back; he suffered severe leg fractures and bruising on his brain and lungs. Remarkably, he survived, though his Formula One career was over.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 14: Spain
Senna, shaken by this incident, took his 50th career pole position ahead of Prost, Mansell, Alesi, Berger and Patrese. At the start, Senna led away from Prost, while Alesi was hit by Patrese and spun into retirement. Mansell kept up with the championship challengers, while Berger struggled on hard tyres and held up the Williams and Benettons. The pit stops saw Mansell get ahead of Prost before waving his teammate through; he did so just as Senna was emerging from his own stop. The Brazilian, realising that he could not afford to be behind Mansell, dived ahead of him.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 14: Spain
Piquet, who had not pitted, held a narrow lead over Prost; the Frenchman pressured him into running wide on lap 29, dropping him down to fourth. He eventually retired with battery problems. Senna began to struggle with a punctured radiator, and was passed by Mansell before dropping out on lap 54. Nannini was now up to third while Boutsen and Berger disputed fourth; the two tangled on lap 57, sending Berger into retirement. Prost and Mansell duly completed a Ferrari 1–2, the Frenchman 22 seconds ahead, with Nannini, Boutsen, Patrese and Suzuki completing the top six.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 14: Spain
With two races to go, Senna had 78 points to Prost's 69; both had had eleven points finishes and would therefore have to drop points if they scored again. Senna was still in a strong position, however, as a win or a second place (if Prost did not win) in the next race would give him the championship. Berger was third with 40, Mansell was up to fourth with 31 and Boutsen was fifth with 30. Similarly, McLaren retained a strong position in the Constructors' Championship with 118 points against Ferrari's 100, with Williams a distant third with 49, and Benetton fourth with 47.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 15: Japan
Before the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, Nannini was involved in a helicopter crash, suffering a severed right forearm. Though it was reattached using microsurgery, his F1 career ended. Meanwhile, the EuroBrun and Life teams withdrew (meaning that pre-qualifying was unnecessary); Benetton duly took on EuroBrun's Roberto Moreno as Nannini's replacement.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 15: Japan
In qualifying, Senna took pole ahead of Prost, Mansell, Berger, Boutsen and Piquet. However, Senna was unhappy at the pole being located on the dirty side of the track and thus the second place being on the racing line which should give the second-placed driver the advantage into the first corner. He went to FISA president Jean Marie Balestre to change the side on which pole was located, but was refused. After this, he decided that he would intentionally drive his race car into Prost's Ferrari into the first corner if Prost had the advantage. At the start, Prost did have the advantage and Senna drove into the Frenchman, who drove the normal racing line. Senna's left front touched Prost's rear wing, spinning both of them into the gravel trap. The world championship was sealed.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 15: Japan
Although Senna led by 9 points and there were 9 points for a win, if Prost won the last race he would have had to drop his fifth place in Canada which meant that he would be two points behind Senna even if Senna retired. Senna was the new world champion. In the race Berger was leading Mansell, Piquet, Moreno, Boutsen and Patrese. At the start of the second lap, Berger spun off into retirement after hitting debris from the Senna-Prost collision. This left Mansell who was under pressure by the Benettons leading.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 15: Japan
Mansell then began to pull away from Piquet and Moreno as Suzuki passed Warwick for sixth. Mansell pitted with a 15-second lead on lap 27 for tyres but his driveshaft snapped as he went out of his garage. He retired giving the Constructors title to McLaren as they were 18 points ahead and a 1–2 can get only 15 points. The Benettons and Suzuki did not stop but Patrese and Boutsen did with Patrese getting ahead at the stops but both rejoined behind Suzuki. Then Nakajima passed Warwick to take sixth as Warwick then retired with gearbox trouble. Piquet won with Moreno making it a Benetton 1–2. Suzuki was third, Patrese fourth, Boutsen fifth and Nakajima sixth.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 16: Australia
The last race of the year was in Australia for what would be the 500th World Championship Grand Prix race, and at the Adelaide City street circuit the McLarens took 1–2 in qualifying ahead of the Ferraris, Senna ahead of Berger, Mansell, Prost, Alesi and Patrese. At the start, Senna took off into the lead with Berger defending from the Ferraris and Piquet getting by Alesi and Patrese. The order was: Senna, Berger, Mansell, Prost, Piquet and Alesi.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 16: Australia
On lap 2, Berger accidentally hit the engine kill switch allowing Mansell to get ahead before he could bump start the McLaren. Then while defending from Prost, he held up Prost allowing Piquet to get ahead of the Frenchman. Piquet then soon passed Berger for third and the order settled down. Senna and Mansell continued to pull away from the rest, none of them able to keep up. Soon Patrese got past Alesi with Boutsen following suit.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 16: Australia
Then, on lap 43, Mansell went up an escape road, giving Senna a good lead. Mansell was caught and passed by Piquet and pitted for tyres soon after. At the stops, Boutsen got ahead of Patrese. Berger then ran wide entering the Brabham straight, allowing Prost to take third. Mansell passed Berger on lap 57 and soon passed Prost on his new tyres. Senna had a gearbox glitch on lap 62 and went straight on into the wall and retired.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 16: Australia
Mansell closed in on Piquet, breaking the lap record 3 times towards the finish, taking 2 seconds a lap out of his lead. Piquet made an error with 4 laps to go, allowing Mansell to close right up. Mansell attacked on the last lap with a desperate passing attempt at the end of the straight, was too far behind to make the pass. Thus, Piquet won from Mansell, Prost, Berger, Boutsen and Patrese.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Races, Race 16: Australia
At the end of the season, Senna was world champion with 78 points with Prost second with 71 (he got 73 but had to drop 2 points), Piquet third with 43 (he got 44 but had to drop 1 point), Berger fourth with 43 (Piquet had 2 wins to Berger's none), Mansell fifth with 37, Boutsen sixth with 34, Patrese seventh with 23 and Nannini eighth with 21. In the constructors, McLaren were champions with 121 points with Ferrari second with 110, Benetton third with 71 and Williams fourth with 55.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
Points towards the 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places at each round. Only the best eleven round results were retained, any other points being discarded.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Constructors' Championship standings
Points towards the 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places at each round.


1990 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Non-championship event results
The 1990 season also included a single event which did not count towards the World Championship, the Formula One Indoor Trophy at the Bologna Motor Show.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season
The 1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season was the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Shell Rimula-X beginning the Third Conference.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates
February 20: Three-time best import Bobby Parks won his first game as playing-coach of the team with Shell having an easy 126-105 victory over Presto Tivoli.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates
April 22: The Zoom Masters clinch the first finals seat of the Open Conference with their 13th win in 16 games, beating Presto Tivoli, 114-111.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates
October 28: Shell rolled to its seventh straight victory after an opening day blowout loss to Purefoods at the start of the Third Conference by routing Añejo Rum 65ers, 156-131.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates
November 18: Shell posted a 121-119 overtime victory over Alaska Milkmen for their third straight victory in the semifinals as they moved on top of the standings with 10 wins and three losses while Alaska dropped to second place at 10 wins and four defeats.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Notable dates
December 4: Shell eliminates Presto, 137-114, to set up a do-or-die game with Purefoods Hotdogs for the right to meet Alaska Milk in the Third Conference championship.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, First title
Formula Shell emerge with the best won-loss record in the first conference with 14 wins and four losses and will go up against the league's most popular team Añejo Rum 65 in the finals. The explosive and riotous championship series ended in a walkout by the 65ers in the second quarter of Game Six with Shell on top, 62-47, with 2:52 remaining. The Zoom Masters won their first-ever PBA title since joining the league in 1985 with a 4-2 series win.


1990 Formula Shell Zoom Masters season, Occurrences
Assistant coach Arlene Rodriguez has taken over the coaching job from Bobby Parks during the First Conference finals following the protest by the Basketball coaches of the Philippines (BCOP) against hiring American coaches.


1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 1990 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the team in the new American Professional Soccer League. It was the club's twenty-fourth season in professional soccer. In the previous year, the club fielded the team in the American Soccer League which then merged with the Western Soccer Alliance to form the new APSL. In the inaugural year of the new league, the team finished in first place in the South Division of the East (American Soccer League) Conference. They went to the playoffs and made it to the finals of the East (American Soccer League) Conference being that year's Runners-up. At the end of the year, the team would merge with the league's Orlando Lions, creating a new unified team and club.


1990 Foster's Cup
The 1990 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1990 season began.


1990 Foster's Cup, Games, 1st Round
1 West Coast replaced Brisbane, who were forced to withdraw due to financial problems and a player's strike.


1990 France rugby union tour of Australia
The 1990 France rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in June 1990 in Australia by France national rugby union team


1990 Freedom Bowl
The 1990 Freedom Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the Colorado State Rams and the Oregon Ducks.


1990 Freedom Bowl, Background
The Rams had finished second in the Western Athletic Conference to earn a bowl appearance, their first since 1949, in Earle Bruce's second season as head coach. The Ducks finished third in the Pacific-10 Conference in Brooks' 14th year with the Ducks. This was the first time the Ducks made consecutive bowl appearances. This was the first and only Freedom Bowl for both teams.


1990 Freedom Bowl, Game summary
Despite outgaining the Rams by nearly 100 yards, Oregon fell short, with their three fumbles and limited rushing attack not helping their cause. Mike Gimenez ran in for a touchdown midway through the first quarter to give the Rams a 7–0 lead. Anthony Jones caught a touchdown pass from Bill Musgrave to tie the game back up as the first quarter ended soon after. Gregg McCallum gave Oregon a lead on his 23-yard field goal early in the second quarter, but Tony Alford responded nearly four minutes later on a touchdown run.


1990 Freedom Bowl, Game summary
With :23 remaining in the half, Sean Burwell caught a touchdown pass from Musgrave to give Oregon a 17–14 halftime lead. The third quarter proved crucial as the Rams scored five points despite only gaining five yards and no first downs the whole quarter. It started on a muffed punt attempt that was recovered by Oregon in the end zone, resulting in a safety. Mike Brown kicked a field goal late in the third quarter to give the Rams a 19–17 lead as the fourth quarter began not long after.


1990 Freedom Bowl, Game summary
Michael McClellan caught a touchdown pass from Musgrave early in the fourth quarter. The two-point conversion succeeded after Burwell's catch to make it 25–19. Greg Primus caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from Gimenez to give the Rams the lead again. Todd Yert added on to the margin on his 52-yard touchdown run with 4:59 remaining. But Brown's extra point kick was blocked, keeping the score 32–25. The Ducks went on a 79-yard drive with the help of third-down completions of 31 and 21 yards to Joe Reitzug.


1990 Freedom Bowl, Game summary
With 61 seconds remaining, Sean Burwell ran in for a touchdown to narrow the score to 32–31. They decided to go for the win on the two point conversion attempt. Musgrave threw to McClellan, but he fell short of the endzone, as the Rams held on to win the game. Musgrave went 29 for 47 on 392 yards with three touchdowns. McClellan caught 9 of those passes for 148 yards. Yert rushed for 94 yards on 12 carries for the Rams. This was the first ever bowl victory for the Rams.


1990 Freedom Bowl, Aftermath
Both teams did not win another bowl game until 1997, under different coaches.


1990 Fremantle state by-election
The 1990 Fremantle state by-election was a by-election held on 26 May 1990 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Fremantle in the southern suburbs of Perth.


1990 Fremantle state by-election
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor member and former Deputy Premier David Parker on 26 April 1990.


1990 Fremantle state by-election
The seat of Fremantle, first established in 1890, was considered to be a safe seat for the Labor Party.


1990 Fremantle state by-election, Candidates
The by-election attracted eleven candidates. Of these, four were notable—Jim McGinty, the Labor candidate, was the secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union. Arthur Marshall, the Liberal candidate, was a veteran sports commentator for the Seven Network who had also founded a tennis academy. Christabel Chamarette, for the new Greens WA party, was a psychologist and social worker. John Troy was the former Labor member for the seat from 1977 to 1980.


1990 Fremantle state by-election, Results
Jim McGinty held the seat for the Labor Party. Despite winning the seat comfortably, his votes trailed those of the Liberal candidate by several hundred votes until the tenth count, when the Greens preferences and through them the majority of John Troy's preferences were distributed.


1990 French Figure Skating Championships
The 1990 French Figure Skating Championships (French: Championnat de France Elite) took place in Annecy for singles and in Bordeaux for ice dance. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dancing on the senior level. The event was used to help determine the French team to the 1990 World Championships and the 1990 European Championships.


1990 French Grand Prix
The 1990 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 8 July 1990. It was the seventh race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship. It was the 68th French Grand Prix and the 14th and last to be held at Paul Ricard until 2018. It was held over 80 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 305 kilometres. This race was held the same day as the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final in Rome, Italy, but that event took place later in the day from this Grand Prix.


1990 French Grand Prix
The race almost saw one of the most remarkable upsets in Formula One history with the Leyton House Racing team of Italian driver Ivan Capelli and Brazilian driver Maurício Gugelmin running first and second for an extended period of the race in their Leyton House CG901s. French driver Alain Prost claimed the lead late in the race to take the win in his Ferrari 641 by eight seconds over Capelli. Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna finished third in his McLaren MP4/5B.


1990 French Grand Prix
The win, Prost's third for the season, closed the gap to championship points leader Senna to just three points.


1990 French Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, it was a return to the top two places for the Larrousse-Lola drivers, their fourth 1–2 of the season. Éric Bernard was over a second faster than his team-mate Aguri Suzuki, who in turn was seven tenths faster than the next fastest driver. For the first time this season, at their home race, both AGS drivers pre-qualified, with Gabriele Tarquini third and Yannick Dalmas fourth. It was the first successful pre-qualification for Tarquini this season, and only the second for Dalmas.


1990 French Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
In fifth place, missing out by just under seven hundredths of a second, was Olivier Grouillard in the sole Osella, the first time he had failed to pre-qualify in 1990. Sixth was Roberto Moreno in his EuroBrun, some way adrift of Grouillard and nearly five seconds off Bernard's pace. It was the second time this season Moreno had failed to pre-qualify. Seventh, and much closer to his team-mate this time, was Claudio Langes in the other EuroBrun. The other two runners were not remotely competitive; Bertrand Gachot suffered an engine failure on his first lap in his Coloni, still with the heavy, fragile and underpowered Subaru engine, while Bruno Giacomelli failed to leave the pits in the Life.


1990 French Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Nigel Mansell took pole position from Gerhard Berger and Ayrton Senna being followed by Alain Prost, Alessandro Nannini fifth, Riccardo Patrese sixth, Ivan Capelli seventh followed by Thierry Boutsen in eighth, Nelson Piquet in ninth and Maurício Gugelmin tenth.


1990 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
In one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Grand Prix history the Leyton House cars of Ivan Capelli and Maurício Gugelmin ran first and second for almost two-thirds of the race. Neither car had qualified for the previous race in Mexico, but on the smooth surface of Paul Ricard with its 1.1 km long Mistral Straight the team were able to exploit their highly efficient aerodynamic package, as well as being the only team to attempt to race without stopping for fresh tyres. Gugelmin stopped while third late in the race on whilst Capelli led until three laps from home when his engine encountered problems and dropped to second.


1990 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Berger took the lead at the start followed by pole sitter Mansell, Senna, Nannini, Patrese, Prost, Boutsen, Piquet and Jean Alesi. Later in the race when the leaders pitted, Capelli took the lead being followed by teammate Gugelmin. Prost overtook Gugelmin on lap 54 and Gugelmin's engine blew on lap 57. Mansell was in 8th position battling for 7th with the McLaren of Gerhard Berger after his second pit-stop, but was eventually forced to retire on lap 73 with engine troubles (Mansell would be classified 18th).


1990 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Alessandro Nannini overtook Senna for third place but eventually retired 3 laps after Mansell with electrical problems (Nannini would be classified 16th). Prost overtook Capelli for the lead on lap 77 of 80 and went on to win in front of his home crowd at the last French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard before the race was moved to Magny-Cours in 1991 for many years until it eventually returned to Paul Ricard in 2018.


1990 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Prost's win was the 42nd of his career, his third French Grand Prix in succession, his fifth French GP overall (and his fourth at Paul Ricard), and the 100th Grand Prix victory for Ferrari. Prost won ahead of Capelli, Senna, Piquet, Berger and Patrese rounding out the top 6. It would also prove to be the third and last podium finish for Ivan Capelli and the only podium finish for the Leyton House Racing team.


1990 French Open
The 1990 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 94th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1990.


1990 French Open, Seniors, Men's doubles
Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez Vicario defeated  Goran Ivanišević /  Petr Korda, 7–5, 6–3


1990 French Open, Seniors, Women's doubles
Jana Novotná /  Helena Suková defeated  Larisa Savchenko /  Natasha Zvereva, 6–4, 7–5


1990 French Open, Seniors, Mixed Doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /  Jorge Lozano defeated  Nicole Provis /  Danie Visser, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8)


1990 French Open – Men's Doubles
The Men's Doubles tournament at the 1990 French Open was held from 28 May until 10 June 1990 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title, defeating Goran Ivanišević and Petr Korda in the final.


1990 French Open – Men's Singles
Fourth-seeded Andrés Gómez defeated Andre Agassi in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1990 French Open. Gómez became the first Ecuadorian, male or female, to win a major tournament, and this was his only Grand Slam title in singles. In Agassi's opinion, as he states in his 2009 autobiography, his defeat in this final was partly due to issues with the wig he was wearing at the time.


1990 French Open – Men's Singles
Michael Chang was the defending champion, but he was defeated by Agassi in the quarterfinals. For the first time since the 1977 Australian Open, none of the semifinalists had previously won a Grand Slam title.


1990 French Open – Men's Singles
Until the 2002 Australian Open, this would be the last Grand Slam event that the top two seeds would lose in the first round of a major, with Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker both losing in the first round to Sergi Bruguera and Goran Ivanišević respectively.


1990 French Open – Men's Singles
Until the 2021 US Open, this would be the last Grand Slam event that a teenager reached into the quarterfinals.


1990 French Open – Mixed Doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament at the 1990 French Open was held from 28 May until 10 June 1990 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Jorge Lozano and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title, defeating Danie Visser and Nicole Provis in the final.


1990 French Open – Women's Doubles
Larisa Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková 4–6, 5–7.


1990 French Open – Women's Singles
Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam tennis tournament, defeating previous year's finalist Steffi Graf in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1990 French Open. Seles saved four set points in the first-set tiebreaker. Aged 16 and 6 months, she became the youngest Grand Slam singles winner in the Open Era, only to be surpassed by Martina Hingis seven years later (she won the 1997 Australian Open aged 16 years, 3 months). Seles remains the youngest French Open champion. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Mercedes Paz.


1990 French Open – Women's Singles
This tournament also saw a semifinal appearance of future world number 1 Jennifer Capriati. Aged only 14 years and 70 days, she became the youngest tennis player ever to reach the French Open semifinals and, following this tournament, the youngest player ever to crack the Top Ten.


1990 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 July 1990 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Kevin Schwantz on pole and race day is hot and sunny.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Wayne Rainey wheelies halfway down the straight, giving the first turn to Wayne Gardner, then it’s Mick Doohan in third place.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Gardner goes very wide on a turn and has to sit up, letting Rainey through and when he gets back on the racing line, he forces Doohan wide as well.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
It’s still a tight race at the front between Rainey, Gardner, Schwantz, Doohan, Eddie Lawson and Christian Sarron.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Gardner takes Rainey on the straight, and in the same place Gardner went wide, Rainey goes a little off-line too, this time letting Schwantz through into second.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
At La Chapelle Gardner goes wide again, and Schwantz takes the lead easily.


1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
By the last lap, Schwantz has a good gap in first, followed by Gardner and Rainey.


1990 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1990 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in his thirteenth year, and played home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the 1990 season with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1, 5–1–1 Big West).


1990 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1990, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1990 Fuji 1000km
The All Japan Fuji 1000 km, was the sixth round of the 1990 All Japan Sports Prototype Championship and the fourth round of the 1990 Fuji Long Distance Series which was held at the Fuji International Speedway, on October 7th, in front of a crowd of approximately 41,000.


1990 Fuji 1000km, Report, Entry
A total of 19 cars were entered for the event, in two classes, one for cars running to Group C1 specification and the other to IMSA GTP regulations.


1990 Fuji 1000km, Report, Qualifying
The Nissan Motorsport car of Anders Olofsson and Masahiro Hasemi took pole position, in their Nissan R90CP ahead of team mates Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Toshio Suzuki, by 0.428secs.


1990 Fuji 1000km, Report, Race
The race was held over 224 laps of the Fuji circuit, a distance of 1000 km (actual distance was 1001.28 km). Roland Ratzenberger, and Naoki Nagasaka took the winner spoils for the Toyota Team SARD, driving their Toyota 89C-V. They won with a time of 5hr 57:15.832mins., averaging a speed of 168.158 km/h (104.489 mph). Second place went to Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Toshio Suzuki in the pole sitting Nissan Motorsport’s Nissan R90CP who finished about 1 minute and 18 seconds adrift. Five laps down, in third place was the Alpha Racing Porsche 962 C of Stanley Dickens and Will Hoy.


1990 Full Members' Cup Final
The 1990 Full Members' Cup final, also known by its sponsored name, the Zenith Data Systems Cup, was a football match which took place at Wembley Stadium on 25 March 1990. It was contested between First Division Chelsea and Second Division Middlesbrough. Chelsea's Tony Dorigo scored the only goal of the match with a long-range free kick.


1990 Furman Paladins football team
The 1990 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman Paladins of Furman University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team won the Southern Conference championship.


1990 Fusagasugá City Council election
The 1990 Fusagasugá City Council election was held on Sunday, 11 March 1990. Senators, representatives, deputies, councilors and mayors were elected.


1990 Futisliiga
The 1990 Futisliiga was won by Kuusysi Lahti. However during the playoff Helsingin JK won the Finland national championship.


1990 Futisliiga, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and HJK Helsinki won the championship.


1990 Futisliiga, Championship Playoffs, For Third Place
MP Mikkeli were qualified for the first round of the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.


1990 Futisliiga, Championship Playoffs, Finals
The champions HJK Helsinki were qualified for the first round of the 1991–92 European Cup, while the Kuusysi Lahti were qualified for the first round of the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.


1990 GP Ouest–France
The 1990 GP Ouest-France was the 54th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 21 August 1990. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Bruno Cornillet of the Z–Tomasso team.


1990 Gabonese legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Gabon in 1990, the first multi-party elections in the country since 1967. The first round of voting was held on 16 September 1990, with a second round due the following week. However, results from 32 of the 120 constituencies were annulled after public protests claiming fraud by the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party and the second round was postponed. Re -runs were held on 21 October, with a second round on 28 October.


1990 Gabonese legislative election
Thirteen parties and 553 candidates contested the election, with the Gabonese Democratic Party retaining control of the National Assembly by winning 63 of the 120 seats.


1990 Geneva European Open
The 1990 Geneva European Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Geneva, Switzerland that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 21 May until 27 May 1990. Second-seeded Barbara Paulus won the singles title.


1990 Geneva European Open, Finals, Doubles
Louise Field /  Dianne Van Rensburg defeated  Elise Burgin /  Betsy Nagelsen 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–5


1990 Geneva Open
The 1990 Geneva Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the World Series of the 1990 ATP Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was played at Geneva in Switzerland from 10 September through 17 September 1990. Second-seeded Horst Skoff won the singles title.


1990 Geneva Open, Finals, Doubles
Pablo Albano /  David Engel defeated  Neil Borwick /  David Lewis 6–3, 7–6


1990 Geneva Open – Doubles
Andrés Gómez and Alberto Mancini were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1990 Geneva Open – Doubles
Pablo Albano and David Engel won the title, defeating Neil Borwick and David Lewis 6–3, 7–6 in the final.


1990 Geneva Open – Singles
Marc Rosset was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.


1990 Geneva Open – Singles
Horst Skoff won the title, defeating Sergi Bruguera 7–6, 7–6 in the final.


1990 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1990 Gent–Wevelgem was the 52nd edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 4 April 1990. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Herman Frison of the Histor–Sigma team.


1990 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team
The 1990 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represented the University of Georgia in the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Foley Field. The team was coached by Steve Webber in his 10th season at Georgia.


1990 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team
The Bulldogs won the College World Series, defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the championship game.


1990 Georgia Bulldogs baseball team, Bulldogs in the 1990 MLB Draft
The following members of the Georgia Bulldogs baseball program were drafted in the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft.


1990 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 1990 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 4–7 record.


1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented Georgia Southern University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Georgia Southern was led by first-year head football coach Tim Stowers and played their home games at Paulson Stadium.


1990 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The Eagles won the national championship for the second consecutive season—their fourth overall in six years—and it was their third straight national championship game appearance. Georgia Southern defeated Nevada 36–13 in their home stadium to claim the championship.


1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Jackets posted an undefeated 11–0–1 record. For the season the Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Highlights from the season included a nationally televised win over #1 Virginia on the road and a defeat of archrival Georgia for the second consecutive year. Georgia Tech capped off the season by defeating Nebraska, 45–21, in the Florida Citrus Bowl.


1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Head coach Bobby Ross and the Yellow Jackets were awarded a share of the national championship, winning the UPI Poll title by one vote over Colorado, who won the AP Poll title. The team was selected national champion by the UPI coaches poll, Dunkel, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess), while co-national champion by both FACT and NCF.


1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, Game summaries, at Virginia
The most notable victory for the Yellow Jackets came on November 3 against #1 ranked Virginia at Scott Stadium. The game was televised nationally by CBS with Jim Nantz handling play-by-play duties. Georgia Tech won 41–38 thanks to a 37-yard field goal by Scott Sisson with seven seconds remaining. The win vaulted Georgia Tech to the #7 ranking in both major polls.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game
The 1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game is an American college football game played on November 3, 1990 between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Virginia Cavaliers. Georgia Tech won by a score of 41–38 over top-ranked Virginia. The game concluded with a 37-yard field goal by Scott Sisson with seven seconds remaining. Georgia Tech went on to claim the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship and a share of the national championship.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Background
The conference matchup of two undefeated teams in midseason drew great national interest. The game was televised nationally by CBS with Jim Nantz handling play-by-play duties. The night before the game, vandals broke into Scott Stadium and set fire to the AstroTurf surface, burning a large midfield patch. The morning of the game, school officials questioned holding the game that day. Field personnel took spare turf from Virginia's baseball field and, after cutting out the burned sections, stitched it into the field as patches, enabling the game to be played as scheduled.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Game recap
Virginia took 10–0 lead in first quarter and had a 28–14 lead by halftime. However, Georgia Tech took advantage of two third quarter errors by Virginia to tie the game with score of 28–28. First, Tech scored four plays after recovering Virginia fumble on opening possession of third quarter. Then Georgia Tech linebacker Calvin Tiggle's interception at the Yellow Jackets 10-yard line stopped the ensuing Virginia drive. Georgia Tech gained field position for quarterback Shawn Jones' 26 yard scoring pass to wide receiver Emmett Merchant.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Game recap
Virginia's quarterback Shawn Moore then countered with long touchdown pass to Herman Moore, but GT running back William Bell tied the game again with score of 35–35 with 8-yard run late in third quarter. Tech took its first lead at 38–35 with Scott Sisson's 35-yard field goal kick with 7:17 minutes left. Virginia came back, obtaining first-and-goal achieved by 48 yard Moore-to-Moore pass. However, Virginia was penalized twice during next five plays, one nullifying tight end Aaron Mundy's touchdown catch. Virginia had to settle for Jake McInerney's tying field goal kick with 2:30 minutes left.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Game recap
The Yellow Jackets then went 56 yards in five plays to position Sisson for game-winning field goal with seven seconds left. Key plays in that drive included a Jones-to-Bell 23-yard pass, Bell's 13-yard run on which he fell on his own fumble, and Jones-to-wide receiver Greg Lester 15-yard pass completion. Georgia Tech quarterback Shawn Jones finished the game with 17 pass completions with 29 attempts for 257 yards and 2 touchdowns. Virginia quarterback Shawn Moore set a Virginia school record with 344 yards passing on 18 completions with 28 attempts.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
Georgia Tech won its remaining games with Virginia Tech (also with a last second Sisson field goal), Wake Forest, and arch-rival Georgia to complete its fifth undefeated regular season in school history at 10–0–1. Virginia's season spiraled downhill from the game, with the Cavaliers going 1–3 to finish 8–4 and ranked #22 (AP) at the season's end. As ACC champion, Georgia Tech received the then-automatic bid to the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando against Nebraska. The Yellow Jackets dominated the Cornhuskers and won the game, 45–21.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
Georgia Tech finished the 1990 season with a record of 11–0–1 (eleven wins, no losses, and one tie), while the Colorado Buffaloes' record was 11–1–1, (eleven wins, one loss, and one tie). Georgia Tech tied North Carolina, 13–13, on October 20. Colorado tied Tennessee, 31–31, on August 26 and lost to Illinois, 23–22, on September 15 of that year. On October 6, Colorado controversially defeated Missouri, 33–31, on the game's last official play – a "fifth down".


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
Referees in that game lost count of the downs at the end of the game and inadvertently awarded the Buffaloes a fifth down and goal that resulted in the game's deciding touchdown. Due to its result – and its effect on the 1990 national championship voting – the 1990 Fifth Down Game has subsequently been viewed as one of the most controversial game endings in college football history.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) governs American football as played by the teams representing the largest universities in the United States, termed Division I-A (Changed in 2006 to FBS — Football Bowl Subdivision). Although smaller schools participate in formal NCAA tournaments to determine the national college football championships in Divisions I-AA, II, and III, Division I-A lacks such a tournament.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
During this time frame, before the College Football Playoff system was implemented, the "mythical national championship" of Division I-A was determined by polls of coaches and/or sportswriters. In the early 1990s, two such polls were regarded as authoritative: A poll of sportswriters conducted by the Associated Press (AP) called the AP Poll, and a poll of college football coaches conducted by the United Press International (UPI) called the Coaches Poll. These polls are conducted weekly during the football season, and the final polls (in January, after all bowl games) determine the championship.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
Because 1990 was a year in which no single college football team was undefeated, the Fifth Down controversy played a role in determining the Division I-A national champion for the 1990 season. The Missouri game caused Colorado's ranking to decline to 14th. However, most of the top teams lost in subsequent weeks, while the Buffaloes won their remaining games, including a 27–12 victory in Lincoln over #3 Nebraska and a squeaker over #5 Notre Dame.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
The Orange Bowl victory over Notre Dame was considered very controversial as well, due to a clipping call on Notre Dame on a punt return touchdown late in the game by Raghib Ismail when Colorado held a 10–9 lead, which would be the final score after Notre Dame was assessed the penalty. A blocked extra point by Colorado turned out to be the winning margin.


1990 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia football game, Effects
Colorado would be crowned 1990 national champion in the AP poll of sportswriters. By one vote, Georgia Tech would be crowned 1990 national champion in the UPI poll of college football coaches, its fourth national title in school history (after 1917, 1928, and 1952). Tom Osborne, then Nebraska head coach (the only school that played both schools that season), cast the deciding vote in favor of the Yellow Jackets.


1990 Georgia gubernatorial election
The 1990 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller ran for governor after incumbent Joe Frank Harris was term-limited, and defeated Johnny Isakson, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives.


1990 Georgia gubernatorial election
Isakson would later succeed Miller in the United States Senate in 2005.


1990 Georgian Cup
The 1990 Georgian Cup was the forty-seventh season overall and first since independence of the Georgian annual football tournament.


1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Georgian SSR on 28 October 1990, with a second round on 11 November. They were the first free parliamentary election in since 1919, and saw Round Table-Free Georgia emerge as the largest party in Parliament, with 155 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 69.9%.


1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election
Round Table-Free Georgia MP Zviad Gamsakhurdia was elected by the Congress as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council on 14 November, effectively the leader of Georgia.


1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election
The elected parliament was responsible for some of the most important decisions in the modern Georgian history, such as the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, the adoption of the first Constitution of the Republic of Georgia, as well as the revocation of South Ossetian autonomy and the subsequent prosecution of the war in South Ossetia.


1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election
It was the first and only free election to the Supreme Council of Georgian SSR. The Council ceased functioning after the coup d'état of 6 January 1992 and some of its members took part in the subsequent civil war. The Parliament of Georgia was re-instituted in March 1992 as the "State Council" and the fresh elections were held on 4 August of the same year.


1990 German Formula Three Championship
The 1990 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1990 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 31 March at Zolder and ended at Hockenheim on 13 October after eleven rounds.


1990 German Formula Three Championship
West WTS Racing driver Michael Schumacher became a champion. He won fiver races and collected another two podium finishes to achieve the championship title. Otto Rensing finished as runner-up, winning on Hockenheimring and Norisring. Wolfgang Kaufmann was victorious at Zolder and Nürburgring, completing the top-three in the drivers' championship. Peter Zakowski was the other race winner. Franz Binder clinched the B-Cup championship title.


1990 German Grand Prix
The 1990 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 29 July 1990. It was the ninth race of the 1990 Formula One World Championship. The race was the 52nd German Grand Prix and the 14th to be held at the Hockenheimring. It was the 39th and last Formula One Grand Prix to be held in West Germany prior to its re-unification with East Germany. The race was held over 45 laps of the seven kilometre circuit for a race distance of 306 kilometres.


1990 German Grand Prix
The race was won by 1988 World Champion, Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna driving a McLaren MP4/5B. He took a six-second victory over Italian driver Alessandro Nannini driving a Benetton B190 who was just two seconds in front of Senna's Austrian teammate Gerhard Berger.


1990 German Grand Prix
Senna's win put him back into the championship points lead, four ahead of Ferrari driver Alain Prost.


1990 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
The participants in the Friday morning pre-qualifying sessions were slightly reshuffled prior to this event, the season having reached its mid-point. Larrousse had scored enough points during the previous two half-seasons to be relieved of the requirement to pre-qualify, and could automatically join the rest of the field in the main qualifying sessions from here on. A failure to score any points so far this season meant that Ligier were forced to join the pre-qualifying pool. Osella, AGS, EuroBrun, Coloni and Life were all still required to pre-qualify.


1990 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Here at Hockenheim, Ligier were comfortably first and second in the one-hour session, with Philippe Alliot outpacing team-mate Nicola Larini in their Ford-powered JS33Bs. Third fastest was Olivier Grouillard in the Osella, and Yannick Dalmas was fourth in his AGS. It was Grouillard's eighth pre-qualification from nine events, and Dalmas' third.


1990 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Those missing out on pre-qualification included fifth-placed Gabriele Tarquini in the other AGS, a second slower than his team-mate, and Roberto Moreno, sixth in the EuroBrun. Coloni, having parted ways with Subaru and their uncompetitive flat 12 engine, appeared with the modified but untested C3C, powered by a customer Cosworth DFR V8 engine. Bertrand Gachot spun the car during the session and damaged it, failing to pre-qualify for the ninth consecutive time this season. Also ending his involvement at this early stage for the ninth Grand Prix in a row was Claudio Langes in the other EuroBrun, ahead only of Bruno Giacomelli, who was again a far distant last in the Life.


1990 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
After three straight wins by Ferraris Alain Prost, McLaren-Honda showed that they were back on top in qualifying. Honda promised McLaren a more powerful V10 engine at Hockenheim and they delivered with pole man Senna and second placed Berger (only 0.2 seconds slower) the only drivers to lap in the 1:40's and they did this during the first qualifying session- an indication of the McLaren-Honda car's superior pace at one of the fastest Grand Prix circuits of the year.


1990 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
The Ferraris of Prost and Nigel Mansell were over 1.5 seconds slower (with the Englishman complaining of a down on power engine compared to his team mate), and the Williams-Renaults of Riccardo Patrese and Thierry Boutsen occupying the 3rd row. So confident were McLaren that their times would not be beaten that both Senna and Berger did over 20 laps each and spent the entire second qualifying session working on their race set up without actually setting anything like a qualifying time, their fastest times over 6 seconds slower than the previous day. McLaren also introduced a new aerodynamic cowling cover for the MP4/5B at Hockenheim designed to lessen the buffeting effect on the drivers heads by diverting air to the sides of the car. This would remain on the car for the rest of the season.


1990 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Rounding out the top 10 were Nelson Piquet (Benetton-Ford), Jean Alesi (Tyrrell-Ford), Alessandro Nannini (Benetton-Ford) who had a fiery crash during Friday qualifying at the Bremsschikane 2 after riding a curb and hitting the barrier hard enough to throw the car into the air and back onto the track causing the session to be stopped. Nannini survived the crash with little more than bruised pride. The 10th fastest qualifier was Ivan Capelli in the Leyton House-Judd. Such was the spread in times that Capelli was some 4.151 seconds slower than Senna.


1990 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
The circuit's fast nature resulted in several engine failures, although the four big teams of the era took all six points-paying positions. The first driver to retire with an engine failure was Michele Alboreto on lap 11, he was then followed out by Mauricio Gugelmin and David Brabham 2 laps later along with Pierluigi Martini in the only Minardi by lap 21. Also involved with the engine failures were Nelson Piquet in the Benetton on lap 24 (it was his first DNF of the season) and Satoru Nakajima in the Tyrrell one lap later.


1990 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Berger got a stronger start off the line than Senna did but the Brazilian was able to hold on to the lead through the first corner. Senna lead the first lap ahead of Berger, Prost, Mansell, Patrese and Piquet. The order of the top 6 remained the same until the 11th lap when Piquet made an attempt to pass Patrese in the Williams, but had to take an escape road and was overtaken for 6th by teammate Nannini as a result.


1990 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Meanwhile Mansell in the second Ferrari missed his braking point at the Ostkurve chicane on lap 14 and broke his front wing which also damaged his car, his fourth position was not lost but he was forced to retire in the pits 2 laps later due to the damage being too great. Back upfront Nannini overtook Patrese for the lead as the Williams and Benetton teams had planned to go the race distance with no pit-stops. However, the gamble for Williams had failed since Patrese's tires were badly damaged in the closing stages and was forced to eventually pit.


1990 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
While Boutsen in the other Williams was eventually overtaken by Prost for fourth position and by teammate Patrese for 5th, but managed to hold on to 6th for the closing laps. Senna eventually passed Nannini on lap 34 whilst overlapping JJ Lehto and eventually took the victory. Ayrton Senna won the race by 6 seconds ahead of Alessandro Nannini in the remaining Benetton, Gerhard Berger in the second McLaren, Alain Prost in the remaining Ferrari, Ricardo Patrese and Thierry Boutsen in the Williams.


1990 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Both Onyx Grand Prix teammates JJ Lehto and Gregor Foitek both got their renamed Monteverdi ORE-1Bs into the race, the last time either car would qualify for a race prior to the team's dissolution in August.


1990 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Philippe Alliot was disqualified because marshals helped his Ligier JS33B rejoin the race after being blocked by the spinning Dallara 190 of Emanuele Pirro. Fastest lap of the race was set by Thierry Boutsen in his Williams, his first such achievement.


1990 German federal election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 2 December 1990 to elect the members of the 12th Bundestag. This was the first all-German election since the Nazi show election in April 1938, the first multi-party all-German election since that of March 1933, which was held after the Nazi seizure of power and was subject to widespread suppression, and the first free and fair all-German election since November 1932. The result was a comprehensive victory for the governing coalition of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and the Free Democratic Party, which was reelected to a third term. The second vote result of the CDU/CSU, 20,358,096 votes, remains the highest ever total vote count in a democratic German election.


1990 German federal election, Campaign
This was the first election conducted after German reunification which took place on 3 October. Almost 150 seats had been added to represent the re-established eastern states of Germany without reducing the number of western members. The euphoria following the reunification gave the ruling CDU/CSU–FDP coalition a dramatic advantage in both Western and Eastern Germany throughout the campaign.


1990 German federal election, Campaign
It was the one election for which the 5% threshold was applied not nationwide but separately for the former East Germany (including East Berlin) and former West Germany (including West Berlin). As a result, while the Western Greens did not gain representation, their ideologically-similar Eastern Alliance 90 did, with both merging to form Alliance 90/The Greens in 1993. The combined vote of the two lists totals over 5%, but as the two lists would not merge until 1993, it thus did not entitle the East German party to any elected members from the former West Germany, unlike the PDS, who managed to elect Ulla Jelpke.


1990 German federal election, Campaign
The election was also the first to have party list seats distributed by state, not the country as a whole.


1990 German federal election, Results
All change figures are relative to the pre-existing West German Bundestag.


1990 German federal election, Post-election
The governing CDU/CSU-FDP coalition was returned to office with a landslide majority, and Helmut Kohl remained chancellor. The CDU did exceptionally well in the former East Germany, which had been the heartland of the SPD before the Nazi era.


1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 25–27 May 1990 at the Nürburgring race track.


1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Though recovering from injury, Wayne Gardner refuses to stay off the bike, and breaks his foot badly in practice. In qualifying, Wayne Rainey falls off and breaks a finger, but makes the start.


1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Through the first turn it’s Kevin Schwantz, Mick Doohan and Pierfrancesco Chili. Rainey is down at 6th.


1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
After a few laps it’s Schwantz, Doohan and Chili, then a small gap to Christian Sarron, Sito Pons and Rainey. In a bizarre accident, Doohan and Chili, without touching, have simultaneous highsides. Doohan’s crash is messy, his bike riding him off the track.


1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Schwantz is safely away, and Rainey takes the lead in the new fight for second. Rainey leaves the group, and the fight for third is split three-ways between Mackenzie, Sarron and Pons.


1990 Girabola
The 1990 Girabola was the 12th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Atlético Petróleos de Luanda were the defending champions.


1990 Girabola
The league comprised 14 teams, none of which were relegated.


1990 Girabola
Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 7th title, and fifth in a row, while there were no relegations.


1990 Girabola
Mikayela Diakananwa aka Mona of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 17 goals.


1990 Giro d'Italia
The 1990 Giro d'Italia was the 73rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Bari on May 18 with a 13 km (8.1 mi) individual time trial. The race came to a close with a mass-start stage that began and ended in Milan on June 6. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by the Italian Gianni Bugno of the Château d'Ax-Salotti team. Second and third respectively were the Frenchman Charly Mottet and the Italian rider, Marco Giovannetti. Bugno wore the pink jersey as leader in the general classification from the first to the last stage (before him, only Girardengo in 1919, Binda in 1927 and Merckx in 1973 achieved the same).


1990 Giro d'Italia
In addition to the general classification, Gianni Bugno also won the points classification. In the race's other classifications, Vladimir Poulnikov of the Alfa Lum-BFB Bruciatori team completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing in fourth place overall; Carrera Jeans–Vagabond rider Claudio Chiappucci won the mountains classification, and TVM rider Phil Anderson won the intergiro classification. ONCE finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the twenty-two teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Teams
Twenty-two teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia, ten of which were based outside of Italy. The starting riders came from a total of 20 different countries; Italy (89), Spain (24), France (20), Switzerland (12), and the Netherlands (11) all had more than 10 riders. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 198 cyclists. Of these, 92 were riding the Giro d'Italia for the first time. The average age of riders was 26.85 years, ranging from 21–year–old Florido Barale (Amore & Vita–Fanini) to 39–year–old Pierino Gavazzi (Amore & Vita–Fanini). The team with the youngest average rider age was Malvor–Sidi (24), while the oldest was Z–Tomasso (29).


1990 Giro d'Italia, Pre-race favorites
Reigning champion Laurent Fignon (Castorama) returned to defend his title and was seen as a favorite to win despite a sub–par Classics season. Marco Giovanetti (Seur) who won the Vuelta a España a few weeks prior was seen as a contender. He was seen as one of the better Italian riders with a chance to win the overall, while it was noted that it would be difficult to win the Giro and Vuelta in the same season as only two riders – Eddy Merckx (1973) and Giovanni Battaglin (1981) – had accomplished that prior.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Pre-race favorites
Milan–San Remo winner Gianni Bugno (Chateau d'Ax–Salotti) entered the race and writers considered him a contender, others wrote him off as Classics rider. La Repubblica mentioned that he could be the new Francesco Moser. RMO's Charly Mottet due to his recent victory in the Tour de Romandie also received consideration as a favorite. For the 1990 season, Mottet altered his normal schedule to include the Giro d'Italia and not ride the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Pre-race favorites
Other riders that received attention as contenders were Steven Rooks, Urs Zimmermann, and Gert-Jan Theunisse. Rooks and Theunisse were expected to make their presence known in the final week of racing. Spanish rider Marino Lejaretta (ONCE) was thought to be the best Spanish rider to make a run during the three weeks. Reigning world road race champion Greg LeMond (Z–Tomasso) entered the race in poor form and without and high placings. IT was reported that LeMond had been recovering from a viral illness two months prior. Polish rider Zenon Jaskula (Diana–Colnago–Animex) was seen as a rider who had a chance to place high.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Pre-race favorites
Twenty–seven year old Adriano Baffi (Ariostea) was thought to be the premier sprinter in the race. The strongest team in the race was thought to be Panasonic–Sportlife as they had won 26 races before the start of the Giro. Former winner Stephen Roche and Pedro Delgado chose not to participate in the Giro in favor of racing the Tour de France. Moreno Argentin and Maurizio Fondriest did not participate either. Mexican Raúl Alcalá (PDM–Concorde) who recently won the Trump Tour chose to ride the Tour over the Giro.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages
The route for the 1990 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 16 December 1989 in Milan. In order to avoid overlap with the World Cup held in Italy, the race was moved forward a week and two stages were removed. It contained three time trial events, all of which were individual. There were eleven stages containing categorized climbs, of which four had summit finishes: stage 3, to Mount Vesuvius; stage 7, to Vallombrosa; stage 16, to Passo Pordoi; and stage 17, to Aprica.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages
Another stage with a mountain-top finish was stage 19, which consisted of a climbing time trial to Sacro Monte di Varese. In total, there were 35 categorized climbs across 13 stages and made for 27.3 km (17 mi) of climbing, less than the previous year. The organizers chose to not include any rest days. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 336 km 32 km (20 mi) longer, contained the same amount of rest days, and one less individual time trial. In addition, this race contained the same number of half stages, one, as the year before. The event traveled into the neighboring Austria when the race reached the Dolomites, specifically into Klagenfurt.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages
The route was found to be balanced with five summit finishes and three time trials, while the difficult parts had adequate rest in between. There were thought to be chances for puncheurs and traditional sprinters.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Classification Leadership
Five different jerseys were worn during the 1990 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Classification Leadership
For the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Classification Leadership
The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Passo Pordoi. It was crossed twice by the riders, for the first climbing of the mountain, Italian Maurizio Vandelli was the first over the climb, while Charly Mottet was first over the second passing. The white jersey was worn by the leader of young rider classification, a ranking decided the same way as the general classification, but considering only neo-professional cyclists (in their first three years of professional racing).


1990 Giro d'Italia, Classification Leadership
The intergiro classification was marked by a blue jersey. The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Classification Leadership
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10
The 1990 Giro d'Italia was the 73rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Bari, with an individual time trial on 18 May, and Stage 10 occurred on 27 May with a stage to Cuneo. The race finished in Milan on 6 June.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 1
18 May 1990 — Bari to Bari, 13 km (8.1 mi) (ITT)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 2
19 May 1990 — Bari to Sala Consilina, 239 km (149 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 3
20 May 1990 — Sala Consilina to Mount Vesuvius, 239 km (149 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 4a
21 May 1990 — Ercolano to Nola, 31 km (19 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 4b
21 May 1990 — Nola to Sora, 164 km (102 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 5
22 May 1990 — Sora to Teramo, 233 km (145 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 6
23 May 1990 — Teramo to Fabriano, 200 km (120 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 7
24 May 1990 — Fabriano to Vallombrosa, 197 km (122 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 8
25 May 1990 — Reggello to Marina di Pietrasanta, 188 km (117 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 9
26 May 1990 — La Spezia to Langhirano, 176 km (109 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 10, Stage 10
27 May 1990 — Grinzane Cavour to Cuneo, 68 km (42 mi) (ITT)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20
The 1990 Giro d'Italia was the 73rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Bari, with an individual time trial on 18 May, and Stage 11 occurred on 28 May with a stage from Cuneo. The race finished in Milan on 6 June.


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 11
28 May 1990 — Cuneo to Lodi, 241 km (150 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 12
29 May 1990 — Brescia to Baselga di Pinè, 193 km (120 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 13
30 May 1990 — Baselga di Pinè to Udine, 224 km (139 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 14
31 May 1990 — Klagenfurt to Klagenfurt, 164 km (102 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 15
1 June 1990 — Velden am Wörther See to Dobbiaco, 226 km (140 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 16
2 June 1990 — Dobbiaco to Passo Pordoi, 171 km (106 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 17
3 June 1990 — Moena to Aprica, 223 km (139 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 18
4 June 1990 — Aprica to Gallarate, 180 km (110 mi)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 19
5 June 1990 — Gallarate to Sacro Monte di Varese, 39 km (24 mi) (ITT)


1990 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 20, Stage 20
6 June 1990 — Milan to Milan, 90 km (56 mi)


1990 Giro del Trentino
The 1990 Giro del Trentino was the 14th edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 7 May to 10 May 1990. The race started in Arco and finished in Trento. The race was won by Gianni Bugno.


1990 Giro di Lombardia
The 1990 Giro di Lombardia was the 84th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 20 October 1990. The race started and finished in Monza. The race was won by Gilles Delion of the Helvetia–La Suisse team.


1990 Gloucester City Council election
The 1990 Gloucester City Council election took place on 1 May 1990 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.


1990 Gonghe earthquake
The 1990 Gonghe earthquake occurred on April 26 at 17:37 China Standard Time in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. The mainshock had a surface wave magnitude of 7.0 Ms  and a moment magnitude of 6.5 Mw . It was presaged by two foreshocks that struck merely seconds before the main earthquake. On the Mercalli intensity scale, the earthquake had a rating of IX (Violent).


1990 Gonghe earthquake, Earthquake
At least 126 people died and 2,049 left wounded by the earthquake. Landslides and extensive destruction was reported in the area. Damage to properties was major, with 21,000 homes collapsing and another 66,800 damaged. The Longyangxia Reservoir about 60 km away from the earthquake experienced strong shaking which triggered landslides but its nearby power plant and dam were in normal working conditions. Total damage caused by the earthquake is estimated at 270 million Chinese Yuan.


1990 Gonghe earthquake, Earthquake
In the zone with the highest intensity, IX, encompassing Gonghe County, all brick and adobe constructed houses were razed. About 320 wood-framed and mud-walled settlements were destroyed, the only 12 left standing suffered serious damage. Brick and concrete bungalows did not collapse but they were severely compromised after the earthquake. In zones with intensities VII and VIII, more homes collapsed, causing casualties. Some old houses in zone VI also collapsed.