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
Contents
1 Schedule
2 Season results
2.1 Races
3 World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams
3.1 FIA Cup for C2 Teams
4 World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers
4.1 FIA Cup for C2 Drivers
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
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-9Jaguar XJR-11
Jaguar 7.0L V12Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
8
15
8
8
8
47
5
Nissan Motorsport
Nissan (March) R88CNissan (March) R88VNissan R89C
Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8Nissan VG30 3.0L Turbo V6Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
10
3
12
12
37
6
Aston Martin
Aston Martin AMR1
Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8Aston Martin RDP87 6.3L V8
10
3
6
4
3
26
7
Toyota Team Tom's
Toyota 88CToyota 89C-V
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.2L Turbo I4Toyota 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 SE86CSpice SE89C
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4Ford 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 767Mazda 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 SE86CSpice SE89C
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4Ford 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 SE88CADA 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 GC286Tiga GC288
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
8
3
10
12
33
7
Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport
Spice SE87CTiga GC289
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
12
6
6
24
8
Pierre-Alain Lombardi
Spice SE86CSpice SE88P
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8Buick 3.0L V6
4
15
19
9
Automobiles Louis Descartes
ALD C289ALD C2
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8BMW 3.0L I6
8
8
10
Didier Bonnet
Tiga GC289ALD C2
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8BMW 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[]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1990 FIA Yearbook, “Red section”, pages 61-63
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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