1989 International Formula 3000 Championship

Motor racing competition December 2025 1989 FIA International Formula 3000 Championship 1988 1990 The 1989 International Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 10 rounds. Jean Alesi won the title, while also competing in the last half of the Formula One season for Tyrrell. Season summary The season began with Thomas Danielsson winning at Silverstone, after returning from the eye problems that had caused him to miss most of the previous year. Martin Donnelly then won on the road at Vallelunga, but was disqualified. His Eddie Jordan Racing team had modified the Reynard's nosecone, but it had not been subjected to the mandatory crash test.Who? – Martin Donnelly. 8w, retrieved 7 July 2011. At the Pau Grand Prix, Éric Bernard led the two EJR cars of Jean Alesi and Donnelly after an aborted first start. However, Bernard was caught behind an accident involving Paul Belmondo and stalled his car, allowing Alesi to go through and take the victory. Bernard stormed back through the field, but collided with Mark Blundell while battling for second place. Bernard would win the next race at Jerez. Andrea Chiesa then won a close race on the dusty Enna circuit. Meanwhile, three F3000 regulars—Alesi, Bernard and Donnelly—all made their Formula One debuts at the French Grand Prix in July. Alesi was particularly impressive for Tyrrell, finishing fourth, and he would continue to drive for them when the F3000 schedule allowed. The EJR team won the next three races, allowing Alesi to take a commanding lead in the championship. His closest rival Érik Comas won at Le Mans but Alesi's single point, along with the tiebreaker of most wins, meant that he clinched the title. Alesi then skipped the last round in at Dijon-Prenois to race in the Japanese Grand Prix, allowing Comas to tie his point total with the win. Drivers and teams Team Chassis Engine No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Bromley Motorsport Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 1 BRA Marco Greco 6 2 AUS Gary Brabham 1–2, 4 NED Cor Euser 8 FRA 1974 David Velay 10 IRL Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 89D Mugen Honda 3 GBR Martin Donnelly All 4 FRA 1974 Jean Alesi 1–9 SWE Rickard Rydell 10 ITA First Racing Reynard 89D Judd 5 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz All 6 ITA Marco Apicella All March 89B 7 ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi All ITA GA Motorsport March 89B Judd 8 CHE Philippe Favre 1–8 BRA Marco Greco 9–10 9 FRA 1974 Jacques Goudchaux 1–9 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott 10 Lola T89/50 Ford Cosworth 21 BEL Eric van de Poele All 22 CAN Stéphane Proulx All ITA Lola Motorsport March 88B1989 International Trophy | Motor Sport Magazine Database, retrieved 6 November 2020 Judd 10 ITA Enrico Bertaggia 1 11 ITA Mauro Martini 1 GBR Racetech 3000 Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 12 FRA 1974 Didier Artzet 1–3 GBR Madgwick International Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 16 SWE Thomas Danielsson All 17 GBR Gary Evans All GBR CoBRa Motorsports Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 18 GBR Ross Hockenhull 1, 4, 6–7 FRA 1974 Alain Ferté 2–3 19 POR Pedro Chaves All 20 FRA 1974 Michel Ferté 5 FRA 1974 Alain Ferté 8–10 JPN Footwork Mooncraft MC041 Mugen Honda 23 JPN Ukyo Katayama 1–4 GBR Damon Hill 5–10 GBR Pacific Racing Reynard 89D Mugen Honda 24 GBR Eddie Irvine All 25 FIN JJ Lehto 1–9 GBR Allan McNish 10 FRA 1974 DAMS Lola T89/50 Mugen Honda 26 FRA 1974 Érik Comas All 33 FRA 1974 Eric Bernard All GBR Middlebridge Racing Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 27 GBR Mark Blundell All 28 GBR Phil Andrews All FRA 1974 CDM Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 29 FRA 1974 Paul Belmondo All 30 FRA 1974 Éric Chéli All GBR Roni Motorsport Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 31 CHE Andrea Chiesa All 32 ITA Emanuele Naspetti All ITA Automotive BVM Reynard 89D Judd 38 ITA Massimo Monti 1–3 ITA Franco Scapini 4–9 ITA Alessandro Zanardi 10 GBR Cowman Racing Reynard 89D Judd 39 ITA Enrico Bertaggia 2–4 ITA Domenico Gitto 5–6 GBR Perry McCarthy 7–9 FRA 1974 Apomatox Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 40 FRA 1974 Dominique Delestre 1–3 41 FRA 1974 Phillipe Gache 3–10 ITA Forti Corse Lola T89/50 Ford Cosworth 42 ITA Claudio Langes All GBR Leyton House Racing March 89B Judd 43 ITA Mauro Martini 3–5 Ford Cosworth AUS Gary Brabham 6–10Sources:FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 1989: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/1989-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 30 December 2023F3000 International Championship Entry List 1989 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/summary/1989 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023 Calendar Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 GBR Silverstone Circuit 9 April 41 4.778=196.308 km 0'55:31.92 211.73 km/h CHE Philippe Favre CHE Philippe Favre1 SWE Thomas Danielsson 2 ITA ACI Vallelunga Circuit 30 April 64 3.2=204.80 km 1'13:08.797 167.991 km/h GBR Martin Donnelly ITA Marco Apicella ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi2 3 FRA 1974 Pau Grand Prix 15 May 72 2.76=198.72 km 1'28:51.90 134.173 km/h ITA Marco Apicella FRA 1974 Éric BernardITA Marco Apicella FRA 1974 Jean Alesi 4 ESP Circuito de Jerez 4 June 48 4.218=202.464 km 1'18:28.48 154.80 km/h FRA 1974 Éric Bernard FRA 1974 Éric Bernard FRA 1974 Éric Bernard 5 ITA Autodromo di Pergusa 23 July 39 4.95=193.050 km 0'58:54.5 196.626 km/h FRA 1974 Jean Alesi GBR Martin Donnelly CHE Andrea Chiesa 6 GBR Brands Hatch 20 August 48 4.19=201.12 km 1'02:03.76 194.15 km/h FRA 1974 Érik Comas FRA 1974 Éric Bernard GBR Martin Donnelly 7 GBR Birmingham 28 August 51 3.975=202.725 km 1'11:48.98 169.36 km/h FRA 1974 Jean Alesi FRA 1974 Jean Alesi FRA 1974 Jean Alesi 8 BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 16 September 28 6.94=194.30 km 1'02:40.93 186.005 km/h FRA 1974 Érik Comas FRA 1974 Érik Comas FRA 1974 Jean Alesi 9 FRA 1974 Le Mans Bugatti Circuit 24 September 46 4.267=196.0 km 1'12:31.43 168.59 km/h FRA 1974 Éric Bernard FRA 1974 Érik Comas FRA 1974 Érik Comas 10 FRA 1974 Dijon-Prenois 22 October 54 3.8=205.2 km 1'05:07.20 189.066 km/h FRA 1974 Éric Bernard FRA 1974 Érik Comas FRA 1974 Érik ComasSource:F3000 International Championship Results 1989 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/results/1989 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023 Notes 1 JJ Lehto set the fastest race lap, but was disqualified after the race for having an illegal rev-limiter.F3000 1985-89 https://web.archive.org/web/20090606122348/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/f300085.html 2009-06-06 , retrieved 7 July 2011 2 Martin Donnelly won on the road, but was disqualified for using a nosecone that had not been subjected to the mandatory crash test. Final points standings Driver For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1989: Points standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/1989-points.html Speedsport Magazine 30 December 2023 Jean Alesi won the championship by virtue of having three wins to Érik Comas' two. He skipped the last race of the season with the championship already won. Pos Position Driver SILGBR VLLITA PAUFRA 1974 JERESP PERITA BRHGBR BIRGBR SPABEL BUGFRA 1974 DIJFRA 1974 Points 1 FRA 1974 Jean Alesi 4 Ret 1 5 Ret 2 1 1 6 39 2 FRA 1974 Érik Comas 5 4 DNQ 2 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 1 39 3 FRA 1974 Éric Bernard Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 4 Ret 3 2 25 4 ITA Marco Apicella 8 Ret 2 3 4 Ret 2 3 Ret Ret 23 5 BEL Eric van de Poele 6 3 Ret 4 Ret Ret 14 4 2 5 19 6 CHE Andrea Chiesa 11 2 Ret Ret 1 Ret 13 17 Ret Ret 15 7 SWE Thomas Danielsson 1 Ret 3 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 13 11 14 8 GBR Martin Donnelly Ret DSQ Ret Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 7 17 13 9 GBR Eddie Irvine DNS Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 6 9 4 4 11 10 ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi DNQ 1 Ret 14 Ret DNQ DNS 13 DNQ 12 9 11 GBR Mark Blundell 3 Ret 6 DNQ Ret Ret 5 DNS Ret 6 8 12 ITA Claudio Langes 12 Ret Ret 7 2 6 9 15 9 7 7 13 CHE Philippe Favre 2 Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 12 6 14 FIN J.J. Lehto DSQ Ret 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 15 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott 3 4 16 FRA 1974 Alain Ferté 6 5 Ret Ret 13 3 17 CAN Stéphane Proulx Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 2 18 AUS Gary Brabham Ret 8 13 5 DNQ 11 Ret Ret 2 19 ITA Emanuele Naspetti 16 5 DNQ Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 10 2 20 GBR Gary Evans Ret 11 Ret 17 5 Ret Ret 16 DNQ DNQ 2 21 GBR Phil Andrews 7 Ret DNQ 11 Ret 10 7 Ret 12 Ret 0 22 GBR Perry McCarthy DNQ 7 15 0 23 FRA 1974 Didier Artzet Ret 7 Ret 0 24 FRA 1974 Philippe Gache Ret 8 DNQ Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 0 25 GBR Ross Hockenhull Ret 8 11 0 26 GBR Allan McNish 8 0 27 FRA 1974 Jacques Goudchaux 10 10 DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 14 0 28 SUI Jean-Denis Délétraz 14 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 DNQ Ret 9 0 29 ITA Mauro Martini 9 DNQ 16 Ret 0 30 FRA 1974 Paul Belmondo 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret 18 0 31 ITA Franco Scapini DNQ Ret DNQ 10 DNQ DNQ 0 32 FRA 1974 Éric Chéli DNS 12 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNS Ret 11 DNQ 0 33 POR Pedro Chaves 15 DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 11 Ret DNQ 17 DNQ 0 34 GBR Damon Hill Ret Ret DNS 14 16 15 0 35 FRA 1974 David Velay 14 0 36 ITA Alessandro Zanardi 16 0 37 JPN Ukyo Katayama DNQ Ret DNQ 18 0 38 ITA Enrico Bertaggia DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 0 BRA Marco Greco Ret Ret Ret ITA Massimo Monti DNQ DNQ Ret ITA Domenico Gitto DNQ Ret FRA 1974 Michel Ferté Ret NED Cor Euser Ret SWE Rickard Rydell Ret FRA 1974 Dominique Delestre DNQ DNQ DNQ Sources:F3000 International Championship Standings 1989 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/standings/1989 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1989: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/1989-results.html Speedsport Magazine 30 December 20231989 FIA International F3000 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1989-fia-international-f3000-championship/ Motor Sport 30 December 2023 Complete overview first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result R = retired, NS = did not start, NQ = did not qualify, DIS = disqualified (placing before disqualification displayed alongside in parentheses) Place Name Team Chassis Engine SILGBR VLLITA PAUFRA 1974 JERESP PERITA BRHGBR BIRGBR SPABEL BUGFRA 1974 DIJFRA 1974 1 FRA 1974 Jean Alesi Jordan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 7 4 18 R 3 1 6 5 1 R 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 6 - - 2 FRA 1974 Érik Comas DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 11 5 6 4 30 NQ 2 2 19 R 1 3 7 R 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 FRA 1974 Éric Bernard DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 2 R 11 R 2 R 1 1 6 R 2 4 5 4 3 R 1 3 1 2 4 ITA Marco Apicella First Racing March Judd 13 8 Reynard Judd 2 R 1 2 5 3 5 4 12 R 2 2 8 3 8 R 9 R 5 BEL Eric van de Poele Players/GA Motorsports/Colt Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 14 6 15 3 12 R 8 4 24 R 23 R 8 14 5 4 7 2 10 5 6 CHE Andrea Chiesa Roni Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 16 11 9 2 18 R 11 R 4 1 11 R 4 13 18 17 14 R 6 R 7 SWE Thomas Danielsson Madgwick International Reynard Ford Cosworth 3 1 4 R 7 3 17 12 23 R 10 R 15 R 19 6 11 13 16 11 8 GBR Martin Donnelly Jordan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 4 R 1 DIS(1) 4 R 4 R 2 R 4 1 3 3 20 R 4 7 3 17 9 GBR Eddie Irvine Pacific Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 5 NS 24 R 19 R 3 R 3 3 5 R 9 6 12 9 5 4 7 4 10 ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi First Racing March Judd 28 NQ 7 1 Reynard Judd 6 R 21 14 12 R 29 NQ 21 NS 26 13 28 NQ 20 12 11 GBR Mark Blundell Middlebridge Reynard Ford Cosworth 6 3 3 R 8 6 29 NQ 14 R 6 R 17 5 9 NS 12 R 5 6 12 ITA Claudio Langes Forti Corse Lola Ford Cosworth 22 12 17 R 13 R 10 7 7 2 20 6 12 9 25 15 16 9 14 7 13 CHE Philippe Favre GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 1 2 14 R 5 7 9 R 9 R 7 7 16 R 24 12 - - - - FIN JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 8 DIS(3) 5 R 10 4 16 6 8 R 8 R 23 R 4 5 10 R - - 15 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 16 FRA 1974 Alain Ferté CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth - - 10 6 21 5 - - - - - - - - 6 R 9 R 26 13 17 ITA Emanuele Naspetti Roni Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 25 16 8 5 23 NQ 7 R 25 R 14 9 6 R 10 R 13 10 8 10 GBR Gary Evans Madgwick International Reynard Ford Cosworth 10 R 25 11 20 R 24 17 10 5 21 R 18 R 13 16 27 NQ 29 NQ AUS Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 19 R 22 8 - - 19 13 - - Leyton House Racing March Judd 18 5 28 NQ 23 11 25 R 25 R CAN Stéphane Proulx Players/GA Motorsports/Colt Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 9 R 16 9 11 R 12 10 15 R 13 R 20 R 7 8 6 5 11 R - GBR Phil Andrews Middlebridge Reynard Ford Cosworth 15 7 20 R 25 NQ 14 11 17 R 9 10 11 7 16 R 17 12 19 R - GBR Perry McCarthy Cowman Racing Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 NQ 11 7 26 15 - - - FRA 1974 Didier Artzet Racetech 3000 Reynard Ford Cosworth 23 R 12 7 17 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FRA 1974 Philippe Gache Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - 14 R 15 8 29 NQ 16 R 10 8 15 R 18 8 17 R - GBR Ross Hockenhull CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 21 R - - - - - - - - 17 8 24 11 - - - - - - - GBR Allan McNish Pacific Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 8 - FRA 1974 Jacques Goudchaux GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 20 10 21 10 26 NQ 13 9 27 NQ 28 NQ 19 R 29 NQ 22 14 - - - CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz First Racing March Judd 26 14 19 R 16 R 25 15 Reynard Judd 18 R 15 R 13 12 27 NQ 15 R 12 9 - ITA Mauro Martini Lola Motorsport March Judd 12 9 - - Leyton House Racing March Judd 28 NQ 23 16 16 R - - - - - - - - - - - FRA 1974 Paul Belmondo CDM Reynard Ford Cosworth 18 13 13 R 22 R 20 R 22 R 19 12 14 R 14 10 19 R 24 18 - ITA Franco Scapini Automotive BVM Reynard Judd - - - - - - 27 NQ 21 R 30 NQ 26 10 30 NQ 29 NQ - - - FRA 1974 Éric Chéli CDM Reynard Ford Cosworth 17 NS 26 12 9 R 28 NQ 11 R 27 NQ 22 NS 22 R 21 11 27 NQ - PRT Pedro Chaves CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 24 15 28 NQ 29 NQ 22 R 26 R 22 11 25 R 28 NQ 23 17 28 NQ - GBR Damon Hill Footwork Mooncraft Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - 20 R 24 R 27 NS 17 14 24 16 21 15 - FRA 1974 David Velay Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 14 - ITA Alessandro Zanardi Automotive BVM Reynard Judd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 16 - JPN Ukyo Katayama Footwork Mooncraft Mugen Honda 29 NQ 23 R 24 NQ 26 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - ITA Enrico Bertaggia Lola Motorsport March Judd 30 NQ Cowman Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 30 NQ 31 NQ 18 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - BRA Marco Greco Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - 25 R - - - - GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 20 R 18 R - ITA Massimo Monti Automotive BVM Reynard Judd 27 NQ 27 NQ 15 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ITA Domenico Gitto Cowman Racing Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 28 NQ 26 R - - - - - - - - - FRA 1974 Michel Ferté CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 13 R - - - - - - - - - - - NLD Cor Euser Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 R - - - - - SWE Rickard Rydell Jordan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 R - FRA 1974 Dominique Delestre Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 31 NQ 29 NQ 27 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References International Formula 3000 Category:International Formula 3000 seasons