Round 2- Donington, 29 April 1990. 1 hour duration = 35 laps
the 1-hour/2-driver race at Donington seemed to be becoming a tradition- indeed we'd have a second one late-season at Brands. Sadly, this would be the last season they'd feature
| Pos. | Cl. | # | Driver | Team/sponsor | Cat. | Car | Grid. | Time | Fastest lap | Laps | Time | Notes |
| 1. | 1. | 1 | Andy Rouse/David Sears | Rouse/ICS | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 3 | 1m39.75 | | 35 laps | 1h00m21.934 | |
| 2. | 2. | 11 | Robb Gravett/Stig Blomqvist | Trakstar | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 1 | 1m38.59 | 1m41.27 | 35 laps | 1h00m31.35 | |
| 3. | 3. | 10 | Lawrence Bristow/Tomas Mezera | Rouse/Team Labatts | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 5 | 1m40.86 | | 35 laps | 1h00m57.37 | |
| 4. | 4. | 4 | Sean Walker/Ian Flux | Rouse/FAI Automotive | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 4 | 1m40.56 | | 35 laps | 1h01m05.90 | |
| 5. | 5. | 15 | Graham Goode/Mike Newman | Goode/Listerine | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 6 | 1m42.65 | | 34 laps | | |
| 6. | 1. | 55 | Frank Sytner/Kurt Luby | Prodrive/BMW Finance+Mobil 1 | B | BMW M3 | 8 | 1m45.08 | 1m45.70 | 34 laps | | |
| 7. | 2. | 77 | Godfrey Hall/David Leslie | Pyramid Motorsport/Gemini Car Alarms | B | BMW M3 | 12 | 1m46.34 | | 34 laps | | |
| 8. | 3. | 66 | Nick Whale/Gerrit van Kouwen | Pyramid Motorsport/Mobil Super Plus | B | BMW M3 | 15 | 1m48.04 | | 33 laps | | |
| 9. | 4. | 90 | Nettan Lindgren/Per-Gunnar Andersson | Nettan Lindgren | B | BMW M3 | 11 | 1m46.15 | | 33 laps | | |
| 10. | 5. | 53 | Hugh Chalmers/Jimmy McRae | Ecosse Motorsport/MF Industrial | B | BMW M3 | 14 | 1m48.00 | | 33 laps | | |
| 11. | 6. | 59 | Jerry Mahony/Robbie Stirling | BRR Motorsport/Arquati | B | BMW M3 | 17 | 1m48.74 | | 32 laps | | |
| 12. | 7. | 100 | Ray Armes/Jeremy Rossiter | Trakstar/PG Tags Racing | B | Honda Civic 1.6 | 20 | 1m54.74 | | 31 laps | | |
| NCF | NCF | 57 | Nick Baird/David Carvell | Techspeed Motorsport | B | BMW 318iS | 18 | 1m49.19 | | 29 laps | | |
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| DNF | DNF | 51 | Ray Bellm/James Shead | Rouse/Hawaiian Tropic | B | Ford Sierra Sapphire | 16 | 1m48.54 | | 26 laps- engine | | |
| DNF | DNF | 56 | Kurt Luby/Kelvin Burt | Prodrive/BMW Finance+ Mobil 1 | B | BMW M3 | 10 | 1m46.06 | | 23 laps-accident | | |
| DNF | DNF | 52 | Ian Forrest/Bernard Hunter | Ecosse Motorsport/Drambuie | B | BMW M3 | 13 | 1m47.28 | | 21 laps- engine | | |
| DNF | DNF | 60 | Mark Hales/Graham Scarborough | John Maguire/Firestone+Hays | B | Mitsubishi Starion | 19 | 1m51.85 | | 17 laps-gearbox | | |
| DNF | DNF | 50 | John Cleland/ChrisHodgetts | DCRS/Vauxhall Dealer Sport | B | Vauxhall Cavalier GSi | 9 | 1m45.09 | | 12 laps- driveshaft | | |
| DNF | DNF | 3 | Tim Harvey/Slim Borgudd | Rouse/Team Labatts | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 2 | 1m38.39 | | 11 laps-head gasket | | |
| DNF | DNF | 12 | Mike Smith/Graham Hathaway | Trakstar | A | Ford Sierra RS500 | 7 | 1m41.23 | | 0 laps- accident | | |
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Mike Smith sharing the second Trakstar car with new owner Graham Hathaway went off on the first lap, while Gravett, partnered by rally legend Stig Blomqvist looked set for the win from Rouse/Sears- until Stig dropped it with a spin at Goddards on the last lap, David Sears passing him to take the win for Rouse
Only a single car for Graham Goode here- Mike Newman sharing Goode's Listerine car.
The PG Tags Honda was still running with the 1600cc engine from the 1989 car, as the 2-litre engine wasn't ready
Prodrive curiously only had three drivers present- Kurt Luby sharing with both Sytner
and Kelvin Burt- was there any reason for this, possiby Tim Sugden having a clashing commitment?
Tyres were an issue for the Starion of Mark Hales, as I hinted at the beginning of the thread. The Firestone-sponsored team had actually started the season at Oulton on
Dunlops as the proper Firestones weren't ready in time... The manufacturers name being buffed out of the sidewall, and Firestone's 'Firehawk' brand name painted in it's place....
Photographic proof by Alan Cox, who told the story on the Autosport forum- a partially buffed out Dunlop 'D' symbol is just visible at the bottom of the tyre
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...lesStarion.jpg
Anyone know if the Starion was on the right rubber by Donington?
Quite a strong Swedish presence on the entry, regular visitor Nettan Lindgren joined by Peggen Andersson in her car, Blomqvist in the Gravett Sierra, and Slim Borgudd joining Tim Harvey at Labatts.
Blomqvist wasn't the only rally driver here, Jimmy McRae having the first(?) of several outings in the yellow Hugh Chalmers M3