List of 1990 motorsport champions

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1990 motorsport champions
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This list of 1990 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

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Open wheel racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
FIA Formula One World Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna 1990 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McLaren-Honda
CART PPG Indy Car World Series Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. 1990 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
Rookies: Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever
American Racing Series Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy 1990 American Racing Series season
International Formula 3000 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas 1990 International Formula 3000 season
British Formula 3000 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Chaves 1990 British Formula 3000 Championship
All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1990 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
EFDA Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello
American Indycar Series Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tempero 1990 American Indycar Series
Australian Drivers' Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Kane 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Saab Pro Series Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Wilson 1990 Barber Saab Pro Series
Cup of Peace and Friendship Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexandr Potekhin 1990 Cup of Peace and Friendship
Formula König Flag of Germany.svg Herbert Füngeling 1990 Formula König season
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg König Motorsport
Formula Toyota Flag of Japan.svg Masami Kageyama 1990 Formula Toyota season
SCCA Formula Super Vee Flag of the United States.svg Stuart Crow 1990 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Toyota Atlantic East Coast Championship Flag of the United States.svg Brian Till 1990 Toyota Atlantic East Coast Championship
Toyota Atlantic West Coast Championship Flag of the United States.svg Mark Dismore 1990 Toyota Atlantic West Coast Championship
USAC FF2000 Championship Flag of the United States.svg Vince Puleo Jr. 1990 USAC FF2000 Championship
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Hattori 1990 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of Japan.svg Le Garage Cox Racing
Austria Formula 3 Cup Flag of Austria.svg Josef Neuhauser 1990 Austria Formula 3 Cup
Brazilian Formula Three Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Jr. 1990 Brazilian Formula Three Championship
Teams: Flag of Brazil.svg Daccar
British Formula Three Championship Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen 1990 British Formula Three Championship
National: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Rickett
Chilean Formula Three Championship Flag of Chile.svg Kurt Horta 1990 Chilean Formula Three Championship
Formula 3 Sudamericana Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi
French Formula Three Championship Flag of France.svg Éric Hélary
German Formula Three Championship Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 1990 German Formula Three Championship
B: Flag of Austria.svg Franz Binder
Italian Formula Three Championship Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago
Mexican Formula Three Championship Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Guerrero 1990 Mexican Formula Three Championship
Formula 3 Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson
Swiss Formula Three Championship Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Zeller 1990 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard 1990 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Omar Martínez 1990 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Renault Sport UK Flag of Brazil.svg Thomas Erdos 1990 Formula Renault Sport UK
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsport
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Garcia 1990 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Vergers 1990 British Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship Flag of Denmark.svg Steffen Nielsen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frank ten Wolde 1990 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Finnish Formula Ford Championship Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Salomaa
German Formula Ford Championship Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Druckenmüller
Formula Mirage Flag of Japan.svg Keiichi Tsuchiya 1990 Formula Mirage season
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Larsen
Portuguese Formula Ford Championship Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Couceiro
Spanish Formula Ford Championship Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa
Swedish Formula Ford Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson

Drag racing

SeriesChampionRefer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: Flag of the United States.svg Joe Amato 1990 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: Flag of the United States.svg John Force
Pro Stock: Flag of the United States.svg Darrell Alderman
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Flag of the United States.svg John Myers

Karting

SeriesDriverSeason article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship FK: Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Formula A: Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Rossi
FC: Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Piccini
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup Flag of France.svg Jérémie Dufour
World Superkart Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Parrott

Sports car and GT

SeriesDriverSeason article
World Sportscar Championship Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
1990 World Sportscar Championship season
Teams: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Team Sauber Mercedes
IMSA GT Championship GTP: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 1990 IMSA GT Championship season
Lights: Flag of Mexico.svg Tomás López
GTO: Flag of the United States.svg Dorsey Schroeder
GTU: Flag of the United States.svg Lance Stewart
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Olofsson
Manufacturers: Flag of Japan.svg Nissan
Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge
Porsche Carrera Cup France Flag of France.svg Michel Maisonneuve 1990 Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Flag of Germany.svg Olaf Manthey 1990 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Teams: Flag of Germany.svg Team Derkum

Touring car

SeriesDriverSeason article
Australian Touring Car Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 1990 Australian Endurance Championship
British Touring Car Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robb Gravett 1990 British Touring Car Championship season
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck 1990 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Japanese Touring Car Championship Flag of Japan.svg Kazuyoshi Hoshino
New Zealand Touring Car Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Francevic
Stock Car Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg Ingo Hoffmann 1990 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship Flag of Argentina.svg Juan María Traverso 1990 TC2000 Championship
TVR Tuscan Challenge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Hodgetts

Truck racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
European Truck Racing Championship Class A: Flag of Germany.svg Axel Hegmann 1990 European Truck Racing Championship
Class B: Flag of Sweden.svg Curt Göransson
Class C: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Parrish

Stock car

SeriesDriverSeason article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Flag of the United States.svg Dale Earnhardt 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Bown 1990 NASCAR Busch Series
Manufacturers: Flag of the United States.svg Buick
NASCAR Busch North Series Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Aube 1990 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series Flag of the United States.svg Bill Schmitt 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Flag of the United States.svg Bob Brevak 1990 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
International Race of Champions Flag of the United States.svg Dale Earnhardt IROC XIV
AUSCAR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 1989–90 AUSCAR season
Australian Super Speedway Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robin Best 1989–90 Australian Super Speedway Championship
Turismo Carretera Flag of Argentina.svg Emilio Satriano 1990 Turismo Carretera

Rallying

SeriesDriver/Co-DriverSeason article
World Rally Championship Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz 1990 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Flag of Spain.svg Luis Moya
Manufacturers: Flag of Italy.svg Lancia
FIA Cup for Production Cars Flag of France.svg Alain Oreille
Flag of France.svg Michel Roissard
New Zealand Rally Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg David Ayling 1990 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Flag of New Zealand.svg Robert Haldane

Motorcycle

SeriesRiderSeason article
500cc World Championship Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Rainey 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski
125cc World Championship Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi
Superbike World Championship Flag of France.svg Raymond Roche 1990 Superbike World Championship season
Speedway World Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Per Jonsson 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship Flag of the United States.svg Doug Chandler

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