1990 Formula TT Season

{{more footnotes|date=June 2025}}

{{TOC right}}The 1990 Formula TT Season was the 14th and last in the history of the Formula TT and was organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme as the FIM Formula-TT-Cup.

Five races were held at five events.

Scoring System

In each race, points were awarded as follows:

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! Position

!  1st 

!  2nd 

!  3rd 

!  4th 

!  5th 

!  6th 

!  7th 

!  8th 

!  9th 

!  10th 

!  11th 

!  12th 

!  13th 

!  14th 

!  15th 

Points

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 20

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 17

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 15

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 13

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 11

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 1

All results counted towards the Championship.

Class-System

Race results

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!

!Date

!Race

!Circuit

!1st Place

!2nd Place

!3rd Place

1

| align="center" |13th of May

|{{JPN|Japan}}

|Sugo

| bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |Ken’ichirō Iwahashi

| bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |Shoji Miyazaki

| bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |Peter Goddard

2

| align="center" |2nd of June

|{{IMN|Isle of Man TT|72nd Isle of Man TT}}

|Mountain Course

| bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |Carl Fogarty

| bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |Nick Jefferies

| bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |Robert Dunlop

3

| align="center" |1st of July

|{{PRT}}

|Vila Real

| bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |Carl Fogarty

| bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |Robert Dunlop

| bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |Joey Dunlop

4

| align="center" |15th of July

|{{FIN}}

|Kouvola

| bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |Carl Fogarty

| bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |Ben Nyman

| bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |Steve Manley

5

| align="center" |11th of August

|{{NIR|Ulster Grand Prix|61. Ulster Grand Prix}}

|Dundrod

| bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |Joey Dunlop

| bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |Robert Dunlop

| bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |Dave Leach

Riders' standings

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|

{| class="wikitable"

bgcolor="#F7F6A8"

| align="right" |1

| style="width:15em" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} Carl Fogarty

|Honda

|71

bgcolor="#DCE5E5"

| align="right" |2

|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Joey Dunlop

|Honda

|54

bgcolor="#FFDAB9"

| align="right" |3

|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Robert Dunlop

|Norton

|49

align="right" |4

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Dave Leach

|Yamaha

|34

align="right" |5

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Steve Ward

|Honda

|30

align="right" |6

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Ken’ichirō Iwahashi

|Honda

|20

align="right" |7

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Marc Granié

|Yamaha

|19

align="right" |8

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Shoji Miyazaki

|Honda

|17

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Nick Jefferies

|Yamaha

|17

10

|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Ben Nyman

|Kawasaki

|17

11

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Steve Williams

|Yamaha

|16

12

|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Peter Goddard

|Yamaha

|15

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Steve Manley

|Yamaha

|15

14

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Bob Jackson

|Honda

|15

15

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Yasutomo Nagai

|Yamaha

|13

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Brian Morrison

|Honda

|13

|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Phillip McCallen

|Honda

|13

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Lundvall

|Kawasaki

|13

19

|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Johnny Rea Sr.

|Honda

|11

20

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Tadashi Ohshima

|Honda

|10

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Trevor Nation

|Norton

|10

22

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Doug Polen

|Suzuki

| align="right" |9

|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Graeme McGregor

|Honda

| align="right" |9

|{{Flagicon|POR}} Manuel Joao Sagres

|Kawasaki

| align="right" |9

|{{Flagicon|URS}} Juri Raudsik

|Honda

| align="right" |9

26

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Nigel Barton

|Honda

| align="right" |9

27

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Mitsuo Saitō

|Yamaha

| align="right" |8

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Charlie Corner

|Honda

| align="right" |8

29

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Tadaaki Hanamura

|Yamaha

| align="right" |7

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Steve Hislop

|Honda

| align="right" |7

|

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|

| style="width:15em" |{{Flagicon|POR}} Alex Laranjeira

|Suzuki

|7

|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Pentti Tolonen

|Yamaha

|7

|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Mark Farmer

|Kawasaki

|7

34

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Shingo Kato

|Yamaha

|6

|{{Flagicon|POR}} Pedro Batista

|Honda

|6

|{{Flagicon|SUI}} Hanspeter Bolliger

|Kawasaki

|6

|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Brian Reid

|Yamaha

|6

38

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Naoto Abe

|Kawasaki

|5

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Dave Woolams

|Ducati

|5

|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Terho Pitkänen

|Suzuki

|5

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Iain Duffus

|Honda

|5

42

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Masanao Aoki

|Yamaha

|4

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Geoff Johnson

|Yamaha

|4

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Russell Benney

|Honda

|4

|{{Flagicon|URS}} Mart Lajal

|Kawasaki

|4

46

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Yoshio Machii

|Honda

|3

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Ray Hutchinson

|Honda

|3

|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Kimmo Kopra

|Honda

|3

|{{Flagicon|NZL}} Robert Holden

|Honda

|3

50

|{{Flagicon|JAP}} Kosei Yamamoto

|Honda

|2

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Howard Selby

|Yamaha

|2

|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Jerôme van Haeltert

|Suzuki

|2

|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Pertti Komujärvi

|Ducati

|2

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Gary Weston

|Yamaha

|2

55

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Richard Moore

|Kawasaki

|1

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Gary Radcliffe

|Honda

|1

|{{Flagicon|GBR}} John Caffrey

|Yamaha

|1

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Heinz Platacis

|Kawasaki

|1

|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Alan Irwin

|Honda

|1

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