Teams & Drivers
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1Due to insufficient JTC-2 entries at Round 1, the class was combined with JTC-1.
The 1990 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 6th edition of the series. It began at Nishi Nippon on 18 March and finished after six events at Fuji Speedway on 11 November. The championship was won by Kazuyoshi Hoshino, driving for Team Impul. [1] [2]
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1Due to insufficient JTC-2 entries at Round 1, the class was combined with JTC-1.
Overall winner in bold.
| Round | Circuit | Date | JTC-1 Winning Team | JTC-2 Winning Team | JTC-3 Winning Team |
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| JTC-1 Winning Drivers | JTC-2 Winning Drivers | JTC-3 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 |  Nishi Nippon, Yamaguchi | 18 March | #12 Team Impul | N/A | #14 Mooncraft |
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki | N/A | Shigeru Muramatsu Akihiko Nakaya | |||
| 2 | Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi | 20 May | #12 Team Impul | #29 B-ing Kegani Racing | #25 Team Advan |
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki | Yasuo Kusakabe Shinya Yamauchi | Morio Nitta Keiichi Suzuki | |||
| 3 | Suzuka Circuit, Mie | 1 July | #1 Hasemi Motorsport | #35 Auto Tech Racing | #100 Mugen Honda |
Masahiro Hasemi  Anders Olofsson | Takamasa Nakagawa Roland Ratzenberger | Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada | |||
| 4 | Tsukuba Circuit, Ibaraki | 19 August | #12 Team Impul | #35 Auto Tech Racing | #25 Team Advan |
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki | Takamasa Nakagawa Roland Ratzenberger | Morio Nitta Keiichi Suzuki | |||
| 5 | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway, Miyagi | 30 September | #12 Team Impul | #26 Team Taisan | #100 Mugen Honda |
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki |  Will Hoy Kenji Takahashi | Osamu Nakako Hideki Okada | |||
| 6 | Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 11 November | #12 Team Impul | #29 B-ing Kegani Racing | #25 Team Advan |
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino Toshio Suzuki | Yasuo Kusakabe Shinya Yamauchi | Morio Nitta Keiichi Suzuki |
Points were awarded 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the overall top 10 as well as top 10 finishers in each class, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. All scores counted towards the championship. In cases where teammates tied on points, the driver who completed the greater distance during the season was given the higher classification.
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