1989 Tooheys 1000

Motor race in Australia November 2019 October 2011 1989 Tooheys 1000 1988 1990 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit The 1989 Tooheys 1000 was the 30th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 1 October 1989 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, Australia. The race was held for cars eligible under International Group A touring car regulations with three engine capacity classes. The race was won by the Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra of Dick Johnson and John Bowe. The pair lead almost the whole of the race and was only seriously threatened by the Allan Moffat run Sierra of German drivers Klaus Niedzwiedz and Frank Biela. Third and fourth places were awarded to the official factory Nissan team entries with the Nissan Skyline of Jim Richards and Mark Skaife finishing third. The Tooheys Top Ten runoff for pole position was notable for Peter Brock discharging his Ford Sierra's engine bay Halon gas fire extinguisher which was angled across the intercooler substantially boosting the power of the engine in the crucial drive up the mountain straight. As this was not technically against the rules the scrutineers did not find any misconduct, but the Entrants Association levied a $5000 fine on Brock for a moral infringement of the rules.1989 – Johnson Goes the Distance!, www.therealmountpanorama.com, as archived at web.archive.org Class structure Cars competed in three classesThe 1989 Toohey 1000 Entry List, Official Programme, Tooheys 1000, Mount Panorama – Bathurst, 1 October 1989, pages 64 & 65 defined by engine capacity. Class 1 Class 1 (Over 2501cc) featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines, Toyota Supras and Mitsubishi Starions, the V8 Holden Commodores and BMW 635CSis. Class 2 Class 2 (1601 to 2500cc) comprised BMW M3s and a Nissan Gazelle. Class 3 Class 3 (Up to 1600cc) was contested exclusively by various models of Toyota Corolla. Tooheys Top Ten thumb|The race winning Ford Sierra RS500 (pictured in 2010) The Tooheys Top Ten was contested on the Saturday by the fastest ten cars from Friday to determine the final positions for the first five rows on the grid.What's different in the rules, Official Programme, Tooheys 1000, Mount Panorama – Bathurst, 1 October 1989, page 46 For the first time since the advent of the Top Ten in 1978, television broadcaster Channel 7 aired the runoff in a one-hour package on the Saturday afternoon rather than the half-hour package of previous years. The extra time meant that each lap was shown in full for the first time rather than just sections of the laps run.Tooheys Top Gun 1989, www.youtube.com Pos No Entrant Driver Car TT10 Qual Pole 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 2:15.80 2:16.60 2 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing AUS Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 2:16.79 2:16.58 3 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Tony Longhurst Ford Sierra RS500 2:16.98 2:16.98 4 10 Allan Moffat Racing FRG Klaus Niedzwiedz Ford Sierra RS500 2:17.42 2:17.02 5 105 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Brad Jones Ford Sierra RS500 2:19.09 2:18.20 6 6 Miedecke Motorsport AUS Andrew Miedecke Ford Sierra RS500 2:19.88 2:18.14 7 2 Nissan Motorsport Australia NZL Jim Richards Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 2:20.09 2:18.86 8 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 2:20.52 2:19.06 9 20 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Alan Jones Ford Sierra RS500 2:20.63 2:19.06 10 8 Miedecke Motorsport NZL Andrew Bagnall Ford Sierra RS500 DNF 2:19.10 * Peter Brock's only ever pole position at Bathurst where he didn't drive a V8 powered Holden. It was his first Bathurst pole since 1983 (and the last he would set himself), and his first front row start since 1984. It was also his record 6th Bathurst pole having been fastest qualifier in 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1979 and 1983.* Andrew Bagnall crashed his Ford Sierra RS500 on top of The Mountain during the runoff and was allowed to start from 10th position, much like Dick Johnson who crashed his Ford XE Falcon in the runoff in 1983. Unlike Johnson in 1983 however, Bagnall's car was able to be repaired and did not need to be replaced.* 1989 was the first time that a V8 Holden had not qualified for the Top Ten runoff. The fastest Holden was the #16 Holden Racing Team VL Commodore SS Group A SV of Larry Perkins and defending race winner Tomas Mezera in 11th with a 2:19.11 set by Perkins, missing out by only 0.01 seconds to Bagnall's Sierra.* 1989 saw the only time between 1979 and 2003 that a car in which Larry Perkins was listed as a driver did not feature in the runoff (from 1982 until 1984, Perkins cars started on each front row, but it was his HDT team mate/boss Peter Brock who set each runoff time).* 1989 saw the first and so far only time where every car in the Top Ten runoff was powered by a turbocharged engine, with nine Sierra RS500's and the lone factory Nissan Skyline of Jim Richards making up the 10 runners. Official results thumb|The Ford Sierra RS500 that was driven by Murray Carter and John Mann. The car is pictured in 2023. Pos Class No Entrant Drivers Car Laps QualPos ShootoutPos 1 1 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing AUS Dick JohnsonAUS John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 161 1 2 2 1 10 Allan Moffat Racing FRG Klaus NiedzwiedzFRG Frank Biela Ford Sierra RS500 161 4 4 3 1 2 Nissan Motorsport Australia NZL Jim RichardsAUS Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 160 7 7 4 1 3 Nissan Motorsport Australia AUS George FurySWE Anders Olofsson Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 160 13 5 1 20 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Alan JonesNZL Denny HulmeAUS Tony Longhurst Ford Sierra RS500 158 8 9 6 1 16 Holden Racing Team AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Tomas Mezera Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 158 11 7 1 7 Holden Racing Team GBR Win PercyAUS Neil Crompton Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 158 18 8 1 18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing GBR Jeff AllamGBR Robb Gravett Ford Sierra RS500 158 12 9 1 105 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Brad JonesNZL Paul Radisich Ford Sierra RS500 153 6 5 10 1 15 ICL Racing AUS Allan GriceNZL Peter Janson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 153 19 11 1 37 Brian Callaghan AUS Brian CallaghanAUS Barry Graham Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 152 22 12 1 55 Playscape Racing AUS Kevin WaldockAUS Bryan Thomson Ford Sierra RS500 152 23 13 1 12 Lansvale Smash Repairs AUS Steve ReedAUS Trevor Ashby Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 151 29 14 1 22 Lusty Engineering AUS Graham LustyAUS Alfredo Costanzo Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 146 24 15 1 34 Ray Gulson AUS Ray GulsonAUS Graham Gulson BMW 635 CSi 143 39 16 2 52 M3 Motorsport AUS Peter DoulmanAUS John Cotter BMW M3 142 42 17 3 33 Toyota Team Australia AUS Mike DowsonAUS Neal Bates Toyota Corolla FX-GT 141 48 18 1 44 Sutherland Mitsubishi AUS Gary ScottAUS Kevin BartlettAUS Terry Shiel Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 141 26 19 3 32 Toyota Team Australia NZL John FaulknerAUS Peter McKay Toyota Corolla FX-GT 140 46 20 1 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS John GossAUS Glenn SetonAUS Tony Noske Ford Sierra RS500 140 9 8 21 1 60 Scotty Taylor AUS Alan TaylorAUS Roger Hurd Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 139 44 22 1 54 Clive Smith AUS Clive SmithAUS Paul Trevathan Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 137 47 23 3 78 Team Madison Racing AUS Geoff FullAUS Michael Adcock Toyota Corolla 136 53 24 2 49 David Sala AUS Ross BurbidgeAUS Steve Williams Nissan Gazelle 134 50 25 1 38 Mulvihill Motorsport AUS Tony MulvihillAUS Graham MooreNZL Glenn McIntyre Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 133 37 26 1 4 Caltex CXT Racing Team AUS Colin BondNZL Bruce Stewart Ford Sierra RS500 131 16 27 1 48 Mistic Mould Destroyer AUS Wayne ParkAUS John Giddings Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 130 27 NC 1 28 Joseph Sommariva AUS Joseph SommarivaAUS Warren McKellar BMW 635 CSi 118 45 DNF 1 45 Lester Smerdon AUS Lester SmerdonAUS Gary HintonAUS Marty Turpin Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 112 43 NC 3 13 Bob Holden Motors AUS Bob HoldenNZL Joe McAndrewAUS Tim Hall Toyota Corolla 108 54 NC 1 69 Garry Willmington Performance AUS Ray LintottEGY Reda Awadullah Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 106 51 DNF 3 51 Bob Holden Motors AUS Dennis RogersAUS Marc DucquetAUS Richard Vorst Toyota Corolla 103 56 DNF 2 50 Bryce Racing NZL Brett RileyFRG Ludwig Finauer BMW M3 101 28 DNF 2 57 Sax Racing NZL Craig TurnerNZL Kent BaigentNZL Lou Vandermeer BMW M3 98 41 DNF 1 8 Miedecke Motorsport NZL Andrew BagnallNZL Graeme Crosby Ford Sierra RS500 97 10 10 DNF 1 35 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Tony NoskeAUS Glenn SetonFRA Alain Ferté Ford Sierra RS500 92 17 DNF 1 24 Jagparts AUS Gerald KayAUS Alf Grant Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 91 38 NC 1 68 Garry Willmington Performance AUS Garry WillmingtonAUS Tom Watkinson Toyota Supra Turbo 91 49 NC 1 23 Chris Lambden GBR Chris LambdenAUS Greg Crick Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 90 25 DNF 2 56 Sax Racing NZL Graham LorimerNZL John Sax BMW M3 82 36 DNF 1 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter BrockGBR Andy Rouse Ford Sierra RS500 81 2 1 DNF 1 41 Leeson Civil Engineering AUS Bob TindalAUS Des WallAUS John Leeson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SVThe image of car #41 on page 192 of The Great Race 1989/90 shows it to be a Group A SV 79 55 DNF 1 43 Everlast Battery Service AUS Bill O'BrienAUS Brian Sampson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 65 33 DNF 1 19 Caltex CXT Racing Team AUS Ken MathewsAUS Garry Rogers Ford Sierra RS500 50 20 DNF 1 21 Bob Forbes Racing AUS Mark GibbsAUS Rohan Onslow Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 44 21 DNF 1 46 Reithmuller Pentecost Racing FRG Llyndon ReithmullerAUS Ian Green Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 43 34 DNF 1 31 Toyota Team Australia AUS John SmithAUS Drew Price Toyota Supra Turbo A 35 35 DNF 1 9 Allan Moffat Racing AUS Gregg HansfordBEL Pierre Dieudonné Ford Sierra RS500 30 14 DNF 1 96 Barbagallo Motorsport NZL Tim SlakoAUS Damon SmithAUS Geoff Leeds Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 28 30 DNF 1 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Tony LonghurstNZL Neville Crichton Ford Sierra RS500 27 3 3 DNF 1 27 Mark Petch Motorsport NZL Robbie FrancevicITA Gianfranco Brancatelli Ford Sierra RS500 14 15 DNF 1 40 Terry Finnigan AUS Terry FinniganAUS Geoff Leeds Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 14 31 DNF 1 14 Murray Carter AUS Murray CarterAUS John Mann Ford Sierra RS500 10 32 DNF 1 42 Matt Wacker AUS Matt WackerAUS Frank PorterAUS Mike King Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 4 40 DNF 1 6 Miedecke Motorsport AUS Andrew MiedeckeAUS Charlie O'Brien Ford Sierra RS500 0 5 6 DNS 3 39 David Sala AUS David SalaAUS Richard Vorst Toyota Corolla Statistics Provisional Pole Position – #17 Dick Johnson – 2:16.58 Pole Position – #05 Peter Brock – 2:15.80 Fastest Lap – #17 Dick Johnson – 2:19.12 – Lap 2 Average Speed – 154 km/h Race time of winning car – 6:30:53.44 See also 1989 Australian Touring Car season References External links Tooheys 1000 Bathurst 1989, www.touringcarracing.net "Tooheys 1000 – Mount Panorama, Bathurst – 1st October, 1989", www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Images from the 1989 Tooheys 1000, www.autopics.com.au Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Tooheys 1000