| 199th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 1 of 13 |
| Official name: | Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
| Edition: | 58th |
| Date: | from Friday 19-Jan-1990 to Thursday 25-Jan-1990 |
| Surface: | Tarmac/snow |
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| Entries: | 180 | |
| Starters: | 178 | |
| Finishers: | 112 | (62.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 28 | |
| Shortest: | 2.27 | km | (SS1 Peira Cava - Col de Turini) |
| Longest: | 43.89 | km | (SS7 Burzet) |
| Slowest: | 73.53 | km/h | (SS24 Bif D53/D22 - Peille 2) |
| Fastest: | 114.09 | km/h | (SS9 St Jean en Royan - Col de Lachau) |
| Planned stage distance: | 604.63 | km | (18.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 556.31 | km | (17.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 2,675.63 | km |
| Total distance: | 3,231.94 | km |
