| 1989 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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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 April 9, 1989 to October 29, 1989
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WSPC Suzuka (480 km)
|
Suzuka Circuit | April 9 |
| 2 |  Coupe de Dijon (480 km)
|
Dijon-Prenois | May 21 |
| 3 |  Trofeo Repsol (480 km)
|
Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | June 25 |
| 4 |  Brands Hatch Trophy (480 km)
|
Brands Hatch | July 23 |
| 5 |  International ADAC Trophäe (480km)
|
Nürburgring | August 20 |
| 6 | Wheatcroft Gold Cup (480 km)
|
Donington Park | September 3 |
| 7 |  Coupes de Spa (480km)
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | September 17 |
| 8 |  Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez (480 km)
|
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | October 29 |
Season results[]
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Outright Winning Team | Group C2 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outright Winning Drivers | Group C2 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Suzuka | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Chamberlain Engineering
|
Results |
Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi
|
Fermín Velez Nick Adams
| |||
| 2 | Dijon-Prenois | Joest Racing
|
Chamberlain Engineering
|
Results |
| Bob Wollek Frank Jelinski
|
Fermín Velez Nick Adams
| |||
| 3 | Jarama | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Chamberlain Engineering
|
Results |
| Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass
|
Fermín Velez Nick Adams
| |||
| 4 | Brands Hatch | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Chamberlain Engineering
|
Results |
| Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi
|
Fermín Velez Nick Adams
| |||
| 5 | Nürburgring | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Team Mako
|
Results |
| Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass
|
James Shead Robbie Stirling
| |||
| 6 | Donington | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Tiga Race Team
|
Results |
| Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass
|
 Jari Nurminen Tony Trevor
| |||
| 7 | Spa-Francorchamps | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Team Mako
|
Results |
| Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi
|
James Shead Robbie Stirling
| |||
| 8 | Hermanos Rodriguez | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Team Mako
|
Results |
| Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass
|
Andres Contreras Giovanni Aloi
|
World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams[]
Points were awarded for the top 10 outright finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 with the following exceptions:
- Only the highest placed car from each team was eligible to score points with any other team car being skipped in the points allocation
- No points were awarded if the car did not complete 90% of the distance covered by the winning car
Group C1, Group C2 and IMSA GTP cars were all eligible to score points.
Only the best six round results could be retained by each team.[1]
| Pos [1] | Team [1] | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Sauber Mercedes
|
Sauber C9 | Mercedes M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | 20 | (15) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | (20) | 120 |
| 2 | Joest Racing
|
Porsche 962C | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 84 | ||
| 3 |  Repsol Brun Motorsport
|
Porsche 962C | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | (3) | (2) | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 61 |
| 4 | Silk Cut Jaguar
|
Jaguar XJR-9 Jaguar XJR-11 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 |
8 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
47 | |||
| 5 | Nissan Motorsport
|
Nissan (March) R88C Nissan (March) R88V Nissan R89C |
Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8 Nissan VG30 3.0L Turbo V6 Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
37 | ||||
| 6 | Aston Martin
|
Aston Martin AMR1 | Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8 Aston Martin RDP87 6.3L V8 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
26 | |||
| 7 | Toyota Team Tom's
|
Toyota 88C Toyota 89C-V |
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.2L Turbo I4 Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
25 | ||
| 8 | Porsche Kremer
|
Porsche 962CK6 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| 9 | Spice Engineering
|
Spice SE89C | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| 10 | Richard Lloyd Racing
|
Porsche 962C GTi | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| 11 | Courage Compétition
|
Cougar C22S | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 12 | Chamberlain Engineering
|
Spice SE86C Spice SE89C |
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 |
3 |
3 | |||||||
| 13 | Porsche Alméras Montpellier
|
Porsche 962C | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 14 | France Prototeam
|
Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | Mazdaspeed
|
Mazda 767 Mazda 767B |
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | 1 |
2 |
3 | ||||||
| 16 | Porsche Kremer Racing
|
Porsche 962CK6 | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| =16 | Obermaier Primagaz
|
Porsche 962C | Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | 1 | 1 |
FIA Cup for C2 Teams[]
Points towards the FIA Cup for C2 Teams were awarded on the same basis as for the World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams.
| Pos [1] | Team [1] | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain Engineering
|
Spice SE86C Spice SE89C |
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
(10) |
12 |
15 |
(3) |
107 |
| 2 | Team Mako
|
Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 100 | ||
| 3 | PC Automotive
|
Spice SE88C ADA 02B |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 12 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
61 | |||
| 4 | France Prototeam
|
Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 58 | |||
| 5 | Tiga Race Team
|
Tiga GC289 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 44 | ||||
| 6 | Porto Kaleo Team
|
Tiga GC286 Tiga GC288 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 8 |
3 |
10 |
12 |
33 | ||||
| 7 | Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport
|
Spice SE87C Tiga GC289 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | 12 |
6 |
6 |
24 | |||||
| 8 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi
|
Spice SE86C Spice SE88P |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 Buick 3.0L V6 |
4 |
15 |
19 | ||||||
| 9 | Automobiles Louis Descartes
|
ALD C289 ALD C2 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 BMW 3.0L I6 |
8 |
8 | |||||||
| 10 | Didier Bonnet
|
Tiga GC289 ALD C2 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 BMW 3.0L I6 |
3 |
3 |
World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers[]
Points were awarded for the top 10 finishers, in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 with the following exceptions:
- No points were awarded if the car did not complete 90% of the distance covered by the winning car
- Any driver failing to complete 30% of the distance covered by the car which he or she was driving was not eligible for points
- Any driver competing in more than one car was not eligible for points
The title was won by Jean-Louis Schlesser [1] driving a Sauber C9 Mercedes for Team Sauber Mercedes.
FIA Cup for C2 Drivers[]
Points towards the FIA Cup for C2 Drivers were awarded on the same basis as for the World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers.
The title was won jointly by Adam Nick and Fermin Velez [1] driving a Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth for Chamberlain Engineering.
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
External links[]
- 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship race results at wspr-racing.com
- Teams Championship tables – 1985 to 1992 at www.wspr-racing.com
- Championship race results and images at www.racingsportscars.com
- 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship race results at www.wsrp.ic.cz
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