The 1989 World Sportscar Championship season was the 37th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1989 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship, which was open to Group C1 Sports Prototypes, Group C2 Sports Prototypes and IMSA GTP cars. The championship was contested over an eight round series which ran from 9 April to 29 October 1989.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | WSPC Suzuka (480 km) | Suzuka Circuit | 9 April |
2 | Coupe de Dijon (480 km) | Dijon-Prenois | 21 May |
3 | Trofeo Repsol (480 km) | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | 25 June |
4 | Brands Hatch Trophy (480 km) | Brands Hatch | 23 July |
5 | ADAC Trophy (480km) | Nürburgring | 20 August |
6 | Wheatcroft Gold Cup (480 km) | Donington Park | 3 September |
7 | Coupes de Spa (480km) | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 17 September |
8 | Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez (480 km) | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | 29 October |
Entries
Group C1
Group C2
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Chamberlain Engineering | Spice SE89C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 101 | Nick Adams | 1–7 |
Fermín Vélez | 1–7 | |||||
Spice SE86C | Hart 418T 1.9 L Turbo I4 | 102 | Luigi Taverna | 2–7 | ||
John Williams | 2–6 | |||||
Hendrik ten Cate | 7 | |||||
Tomas Lopez | 8 | |||||
Quirin Bovy | 8 | |||||
France Prototeam | Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 103 | Bernard Thuner | 1–5, 7–8 |
Almo Coppelli | 1–2, 4 | |||||
Claude Ballot-Léna | 3, 5, 7 | |||||
Jean Messaoudi | 8 | |||||
Porto Kaleo Team | Tiga GC288 Tiga GC289 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 105 | Maurizio Gellini | 2 |
Jari Nurminen | 2 | |||||
Stefano Sebastiani | 4, 6–7 | |||||
Vito Veninata | 4 | |||||
Mike Kimpton | 6 | |||||
Jean-Pierre Frey | 7 | |||||
106 | Ranieri Randaccio | 2–8 | ||||
Pasquale Barberio | 2–8 | |||||
Tiga Race Team | Tiga GC289 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 107 | Jari Nurminen | 1, 3, 6–8 |
Luigi Taverna | 1 | |||||
Jean-Claude Justice | 2 | |||||
Jean-Claude Ferranin | 2 | |||||
Mario Hytten | 3–4 | |||||
John Sheldon | 4–5 | |||||
Stephen Hynes | 5 | |||||
Tony Trevor | 6 | |||||
Carlo Rossi | 7 | |||||
Oscar Hidalgo | 8 | |||||
Roy Baker Racing RBR GP Motorsport |
Tiga GC289 Spice SE87C |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | D G |
108 | John Sheldon | 1 |
Leif Lindström | 1 | |||||
Philippe de Henning | 2, 4–8 | |||||
Dudley Wood | 2, 4–7 | |||||
Chris Hodgetts | 8 | |||||
PC Automotive | Spice SE88C ADA 02B |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 111 | Olindo Iacobelli | 2–8 |
Richard Piper | 2–8 | |||||
Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Spice SE86C Spice SE88C |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Buick 4.5 L V6 |
G | 151 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | 2, 4–7 |
Bruno Sotty | 2, 4–7 | |||||
Carlos Guerrero | 8 | |||||
Aurelio Lopez | 8 | |||||
Team Mako | Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 171 | James Shead | 2–7 |
Don Shead | 2 | |||||
Robbie Stirling | 3–7 | |||||
Andres Contreras | 8 | |||||
Giovanni Aloi | 8 | |||||
Automobiles Louis Descartes | ALD 04 ALD 06 |
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | G | 176 | Sylvain Boulay | 2 |
Thierry Serfaty | 2 | |||||
François Wettling | 7 | |||||
Thierry Lecerf | 7 | |||||
ALD C289 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | 177 | Alain Serpaggi | 2–8 | ||
Louis Descartes | 2–4 | |||||
Marc Fontan | 5–8 | |||||
Didier Bonnet | ALD 06 ALD 05 Tiga GC289 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 178 | Gérard Tremblay | 2–7 |
Didier Bonnet | 2 | |||||
Jean-Claude Justice | 3–5 | |||||
Joel Aulen | 6 | |||||
Patrick Oudet | 7–8 | |||||
Gérard Cuynet | 8 | |||||
IMSA GTP
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mazdaspeed | Mazda 767 Mazda 767B |
Mazda 13J 2.6 L 4-Rotor | D | 201 | Takashi Yorino | 1 |
Tetsuya Oota | 1 | |||||
Pierre Dieudonné | 2, 4–8 | |||||
David Kennedy | 2, 4–8 | |||||
202 | Yoshimi Katayama | 1 | ||||
Yojiro Terada | 1 | |||||
Results and standings
Race results
Category | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Group C1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Group C2 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Drivers forfeited points if they drove in more than one car during the race. Group C2 entries earned two extra points for any finish within the overall top ten finishing positions.
Drivers championships
Drivers only scored for their six best results. Points earned but not tallied toward their total are marked in parentheses.
World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers
FIA Cup for C2 Drivers
Pos[1][2] | Driver | Team | SUZ |
DIJ |
JAR |
BHC |
NÜR |
DON |
SPA |
MEX |
Points |
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1 | Fermín Vélez | Chamberlain Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 107 | |
1 | Nick Adams | Chamberlain Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 107 | |
3 | James Shead | Team Mako | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 80 | ||
4 | Robbie Stirling | Team Mako | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70 | |||
5 | Olindo Iacobelli | PC Automotive | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 61 | |
5 | Richard Piper | PC Automotive | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 61 | |
7 | Bernard Thuner | France Prototeam | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 58 | |
8 | Jari Nurminen | Tiga Race Team | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 41 | |||
Porto Kaleo Team | 5 | ||||||||||
9 | Claude Ballot-Léna | France Prototeam | 2 | 3 | Ret | 27 | |||||
10 | Ranieri Randaccio | Porto Kaleo Team | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 25 | |
10 | Pasquale Barberio | Porto Kaleo Team | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 25 | |
12 | Philippe de Henning | Roy Baker Racing | Ret | 3 | Ret | NC | 6 | 6 | 24 | ||
13 | Luigi Taverna | Tiga Race Team | Ret | 24 | |||||||
Chamberlain Engineering | Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | |||||
13 | John Williams | Chamberlain Engineering | Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 24 | |||
15 | Tony Trevor | Tiga Race Team | 1 | 20 | |||||||
15 | Giovanni Aloi | Team Mako | 1 | 20 | |||||||
15 | Andres Contreras | Team Mako | 1 | 20 | |||||||
18 | Mario Hytten | Tiga Race Team | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||||||
19 | Carlos Guerrero | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | 2 | 15 | |||||||
19 | Aurelio Lopez | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | 2 | 15 | |||||||
21 | Dudley Wood | Roy Baker Racing | Ret | 3 | Ret | NC | DNS | 12 | |||
22 | Don Shead | Team Mako | 4 | 10 | |||||||
22 | John Sheldon | Roy Baker Racing | DSQ | 10 | |||||||
Tiga Race Team | 4 | Ret | |||||||||
24 | Maurizio Gellini | Porto Kaleo Team | 5 | 8 | |||||||
24 | Almo Coppelli | France Prototeam | Ret | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||||
24 | Alan Serpaggi | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | 8 | |
24 | Marc Fontan | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | 8 | ||||
24 | Jean Messaoudi | France Prototeam | 5 | 8 | |||||||
29 | Chris Hodgetts | Roy Baker Racing | 6 | 6 | |||||||
30 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||
30 | Bruno Sotty | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||
30 | Stefano Sebastiani | Porto Kaleo Team | DNQ | Ret | 7 | 4 | |||||
30 | Jean-Pierre Frey | Porto Kaleo Team | 7 | 4 | |||||||
30 | Oscar Hidalgo | Tiga Race Team | 7 | 4 | |||||||
35 | Gérard Tremblay | Didier Bonnet | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | 3 | ||
35 | Patrick Oudet | Didier Bonnet | 8 | 3 | |||||||
35 | Quirin Bovy | Chamberlain Engineering | 8 | 3 | |||||||
35 | Tomas Lopez | Chamberlain Engineering | 8 | 3 | |||||||
39 | Thierry Lecerf | Automobiles Louis Descartes | 9 | 2 | |||||||
39 | François Wettling | Automobiles Louis Descartes | 9 | 2 | |||||||
Pos | Driver | Team | SUZ |
DIJ |
JAR |
BHC |
NÜR |
DON |
SPA |
MEX |
Points |
Teams championships
Teams were only awarded points for their highest finishing entry.
World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams
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FIA Cup for C2 Teams
Pos[1] | Team | SUZ |
DIJ |
JAR |
BHC |
NÜR |
DON |
SPA |
MEX |
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chamberlain Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 120 |
2 | Team Mako | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
3 | PC Automotive | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 61 | |
4 | France Prototeam | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 58 | |
5 | Tiga Race Team | Ret | DNS | 4 | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 7 | 44 |
6 | Porto Kaleo Team | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 33 | |
7 | Roy Baker Racing | DSQ | Ret | 3 | Ret | NC | 6 | 6 | 24 | |
8 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 19 | ||
9 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | 8 | |
10 | Didier Bonnet | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | |
References
Further reading
- Automobile Year 1989/90
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 261-262 & 302-303
- János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999