1989 480 km of Mexico

Motor racing event thumb|300px|Layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (1986–2014) The 1989 Trofeo Hermanos Rodríguez was the eighth and final round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico on October 29, 1989. During qualifying, Patrick Tambay's Jaguar came in contact with Antoine Salamin's Porsche on the front stretch, causing the Porsche to make heavy contact with the pit wall. Tambay was fined US$15,000 for the incident. Along with Salamin, several other teams were unable to race due to damage incurred during practice and qualifying. Sauber Mercedes teammates Mauro Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser were both in contention going into this final round, Baldi leading by seven points. However, spin at Turn 14 by Kenny Acheson eliminated co-driver Baldi from contention, allowing Schlesser to take the World Drivers Championship. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 C1 62 FRG Team Sauber Mercedes FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserFRG Jochen Mass Sauber C9 Michelin 109 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8 2 C1 5 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Norway Harald HuysmanARG Oscar Larrauri Porsche 962C Yokohama 109 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 3 C1 8 FRG Joest Racing FRA Henri PescaroloFRG Frank Jelinski Porsche 962C Goodyear 109 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 4 C1 14 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing GBR Tiff NeedellGBR Derek Bell Porsche 962C GTi Goodyear 108 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 5 C1 2 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar FRA Alain FertéUnited Kingdom Andy Wallace Jaguar XJR-9 Dunlop 108 Jaguar 7.0L V12 6 C1 1 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Netherlands Jan LammersFrance Patrick Tambay Jaguar XJR-9 Dunlop 108 Jaguar 7.0L V12 7 C1 6 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport SUI Walter BrunSpain Jesús Pareja Porsche 962C Yokohama 107 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 8 C1 18 GBR Aston MartinGBR Ecurie Ecosse GBR David LeslieGBR Brian Redman Aston Martin AMR1 Goodyear 107 Aston Martin RDP87 6.3L V8 9 C1 10 FRG Porsche Kremer Racing FRG Manuel ReuterAUT Franz Konrad Porsche 962CK6 Yokohama 106 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 10 C1 22 United Kingdom Spice Engineering CHI Eliseo SalazarDenmark Thorkild Thyrring Spice SE89C Goodyear 106 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 11 C1 20 United Kingdom Team Davey United Kingdom Tim Lee-DaveyMEX Alfonso Toledano Porsche 962C Dunlop 106 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 12 C1 23 Japan Nissan Motorsports International GBR Mark BlundellGBR Julian Bailey Nissan R89C Dunlop 106 Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 13 GTP 201 JPN Mazdaspeed BEL Pierre DieudonnéIRL David Kennedy Mazda 767B Dunlop 105 Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor 14 C1 101 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Spain Fermín VelezUnited Kingdom Nick Adams Spice SE89C Goodyear 105 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 15 C1 34 FRA Porsche Alméras Montpellier FRA Jacques AlmérasFRA Jean-Marie Alméras Porsche 962C Goodyear 103 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 16 C2 171 GBR Team Mako MEX Andrés ConterasMEX Giovanni Aloi Spice SE88C Goodyear 103 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 17 C2 151 SUI Pierre-Alain LombardiUSA Team Essex MEX Carlos GuerreroMEX Aurelio López Spice SE88P Goodyear 33 Buick 3.0L V6 18 C2 106 ITA Porto Kaleo Team ITA Ranieri RandaccioITA Pasquale Barberio Tiga GC288/9 Goodyear 103 Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8 19 C2 111 GBR PC AutomotiveGBR ADA Engineering GBR Richard PiperUSA Olindo Iacobelli Spice SE88C Goodyear 102 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 20 C2 103 FRA France Prototeam FRA Jean MessaoudiSUI Bernard Thuner Spice SE88C Goodyear 102 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 21 C2 108 GBR Roy Baker RacingGBR GP Motorsport FRA Philippe de HenningGBR Chris Hodgetts Spice SE87C Goodyear 100 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 22 C2 107 United Kingdom Tiga Racing Team FIN Jari NurminenMEX Oscar Hidalgo Tiga GC289 Goodyear 100 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 23 C2 102 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering MEX Tomás LópezBEL Quirin Bovy Spice SE86C Goodyear 96 Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4 24DNF C1 37 Japan Toyota Team Tom's GBR Johnny DumfriesGBR John Watson Toyota 89C-V Bridgestone 66 Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 25DNF C1 13 France Courage Compétition France Pascal FabreMEX Oscar Manautou Cougar C22S Goodyear 64 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 26DNF C2 178 FRA Didier Bonnet FRA Patrick OudetFRA Gérard Cuynet Tiga GC289 Goodyear 61 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 27DNF C1 61 FRG Team Sauber Mercedes GBR Kenny AchesonItaly Mauro Baldi Sauber C9 Michelin 46 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 28DNF C1 21 United Kingdom Spice Engineering MEX Bernard JourdainUnited Kingdom Ray Bellm Spice SE89C Goodyear 39 Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 29DNF C1 29 ITA Mussato Action Car ITA Bruno GiacomelliMEX Enrique Contreras Lancia LC2 Dunlop 9 Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 30DNF C1 72 FRG Obermaier Primagaz FRG Jürgen LässigFRA Pierre Yver Porsche 962C Goodyear 5 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 31DNF C1 7 FRG Joest Racing FRG Frank JelinskiFRA Bob Wollek Porsche 962C Goodyear 3 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 DNS C1 16 SUI Repsol Brun Motorsport ITA Massimo SigalaAUT Roland Ratzenberger Porsche 962C Yokohama - Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 DNS C1 17 FRG Dauer Racing FRG Jochen DauerMEX Juan Carlos Bolaños Porsche 962C Goodyear - Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 DNS C1 40 SUI Swiss Team Salamin SUI Antoine SalaminITA Giovanni Lavaggi Porsche 962C Goodyear - Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 DNS C2 177 FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes FRA Marc FontanFRA Alain Serpaggi ALD C289 Goodyear - Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8 Statistics Pole position - #61 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:22.571 Fastest lap - #62 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:25.120 Average speed - 168.788 km/h References http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1989.html#8 480 km Mexico World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-02-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071027181924/http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1989.html 27 October 2007 1989 World Sportscar Championship 1989 480 km of Spa None Mexico Mexico City Category:6 Hours of Mexico