1989 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1989 World Sportscar Championship 1988 1990 thumb|Sauber Mercedes won the 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams with the Sauber C9 Mercedes, as seen here at the Nürburgring in August 2009 thumb|Silk Cut Jaguar placed 4th in the Teams Championship with the Jaguar XJR9 (above) & XJR11 thumb|Aston Martin placed 6th in the Teams Championship with the Aston Martin AMR1 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 9 April to 29 October 1989. Schedule Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 JPN WSPC Suzuka (480 km) Suzuka Circuit 9 April 2 FRA Coupe de Dijon (480 km) Dijon-Prenois 21 May 3 ESP Trofeo Repsol (480 km) Circuito Permanente Del Jarama 25 June 4 GBR Brands Hatch Trophy (480 km) Brands Hatch 23 July 5 DEU ADAC Trophy (480km) Nürburgring 20 August 6 GBR Wheatcroft Gold Cup (480 km) Donington Park 3 September 7 BEL Coupes de Spa (480km) Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 17 September 8 MEX Trofeo Hermanos Rodriguez (480 km) Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 29 October Entries Group C1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9Jaguar XJR-11 Jaguar 7.0 L V12Jaguar JV6 3.0 L Turbo V6 Dunlop 1 NLD Jan Lammers All FRA Patrick Tambay All 2 GBR Andy Wallace All DNK John Nielsen 1–5, 7 FRA Alain Ferté 6, 8 3 USA Davy Jones 4 FRA Alain Ferté 4 CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 5 BEL Harald Huysman All FIN Juha Varjosaari 1 West Germany Uwe Schäfer 2, 5, 7 ARG Oscar Larrauri 2, 6, 8 SWE Stanley Dickens 3 AUT Franz Konrad 4 6 ESP Jésus Pareja All CHE Walter Brun 1–2, 4–8 ARG Oscar Larrauri 3 16 ARG Oscar Larrauri 1–2, 5, 7 BRA Maurizio Sandro Sala 1 SWE Stanley Dickens 2, 6 West Germany Uwe Schäfer 4, 6 AUT Walter Lechner 4 AUT Franz Konrad 5 AUT Roland Ratzenberger 7–8 ITA Massimo Sigala 8 West Germany Joest Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 7 FRA Bob Wollek 1–2, 4–8 West Germany Frank Jelinski 1–2, 4–8 8 FRA Jean-Louis Ricci 1–2, 4–8 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna 1–2 FRA Henri Pescarolo 4–8 DEU Frank Jelinski 8 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962CK6 Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 10 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 1–2 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 1, 3, 5–7 RSA 1928 George Fouché 2–3, 5–7 West Germany Manuel Reuter 8 AUT Franz Konrad 8 Bridgestone 11 JPN Masanori Sekiya 1 JPN Hideki Okada 1 FRA Courage Compétition Cougar C22S Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 13 FRA Pascal Fabre All ITA Alessandro Santin 1 FRA Jean-Louis Bousquet 2 BEL Bernard de Dryver 3 BEL Hervé Regout 4–7 MEX Oscar Manautou 8 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962C GTi Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 14 GBR Tiff Needell 1–2, 4–8 GBR Derek Bell 1–2, 4–6, 8 SWE Steven Andskär 7 15 GBR James Weaver 4 GBR David Hunt 4 SWE Steven Andskär 5 BEL Bertrand Gachot 5 Dunlop 100 SWE Steven Andskär 1 RSA 1928 George Fouché 1 West Germany Dauer Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 17 West Germany Jochen Dauer 1–2, 4–8 AUT Franz Konrad 1–2 GBR Will Hoy 4–6 MEX Juan Carlos Bolanos 8 GBR Aston Martin Aston Martin AMR1 Aston Martin RDP87 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 18 GBR Brian Redman 2, 4–8 GBR David Leslie 2, 4–5, 8 GBR David Sears 6 SWE Stanley Dickens 7 19 GBR David Leslie 6–7 IRL Michael Roe 6–7 GBR Team Davey Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 DunlopGoodyear 20 GBR Tim Lee-Davey 1–5, 7 West Germany Jürgen Barth 1 West Germany Peter Oberndorfer 2 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 3 RSA 1928 Desiré Wilson 4 West Germany Heinz-Jörgen Dahmen 5 AUS Vern Schuppan 7 MEX Alfonso Toledano 8 55 AUS Vern Schuppan 1 SWE Eje Elgh 1 GBR Spice Engineering Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 Goodyear 21 GBR Ray Bellm 1–4, 7–8 CHL Eliseo Salazar 1, 3–7 DNK Thorkild Thyrring 1 GRE Costas Los 2 GBR Tim Harvey 5–6 MEX Bernard Jourdain 8 22 DNK Thorkild Thyrring All RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor All CHL Eliseo Salazar 8 JPN Nissan Motorsports International Nissan R88CNissan R89C Nissan VRH30 3.0 L Turbo V8Nissan VRH35Z 3.5 L Turbo V8 BridgestoneDunlop 23 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1 JPN Toshio Suzuki 1 GBR Julian Bailey 2–8 GBR Mark Blundell 2–3, 6–8 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott 4–5, 7 24 JPN Masahiro Hasemi 1 SWE Anders Olofsson 1 March 88S Nissan VG30 3.2 L Turbo V6 Yokohama 85 JPN Takao Wada 1 JPN Akio Morimoto 1 FRA France Prototeam Spice SE88C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 Goodyear 26 FRA Alain Ferté 1–2 FRA Henri Pescarolo 1–2 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna 4, 6 GRE Costas Los 4 CHE Bernard Thuner 6 ITA Mussato Action Car Lancia LC2/89 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 Dunlop 29 ITA Franco Scapini 1–2, 6–8 ITA Gianfranco Tacchino 1 ITA Andrea de Cesaris 2 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 4–8 ITA Massimo Monti 4–5 MEX Enrique Contreras 8 FRA Porsche Alméras Montpellier Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 YokohamaGoodyear 34 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi 1 SWE Stanley Dickens 1 FRA Jacques Alméras 2–5, 7–8 FRA Jean-Marie Alméras 2–5, 7–8 JPN Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 88CToyota 89C-V Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8 Bridgestone 36 ITA Paolo Barilla 1 JPN Hitoshi Ogawa 1 37 GBR Johnny Dumfries All GBR Geoff Lees 1–3, 5, 7 GBR John Watson 4, 6, 8 Dunlop 50 AUT Roland Ratzenberger 1 JPN Keiichi Suzuki 1 CHE Swiss Team Salamin Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 YokohamaGoodyear 40 JPN Kenji Takahashi 1 JPN Kazuo Mogi 1 CHE Antoine Salamin 2, 4–8 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 2, 5–7 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 4, 8 Dunlop 41 AUT Walter Lechner 2 AUT Ernst Franzmaier 2 CHE Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 L Turbo V8 Michelin 61 ITA Mauro Baldi 1–4, 6–8 GBR Kenny Acheson 1–4, 6–8 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 1, 5 West Germany Jochen Mass 5 62 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 1–4, 6–8 West Germany Jochen Mass 1–4, 6–8 GBR Kenny Acheson 1, 5 ITA Mauro Baldi 5 West Germany Obermaier Primagaz Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 BridgestoneGoodyear 72 West Germany Harald Grohs 1 JPN Akihiko Nakaya 1 West Germany Jürgen Lässig 2–5, 7–8 FRA Pierre Yver 2–5, 7–8 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 L V8 Goodyear 101 GBR Nick Adams 8 ESP Fermín Vélez 8 Group C2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE89C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 101 GBR Nick Adams 1–7 ESP Fermín Vélez 1–7 Spice SE86C Hart 418T 1.9 L Turbo I4 102 ITA Luigi Taverna 2–7 GBR John Williams 2–6 NLD Hendrik ten Cate 7 MEX Tomas Lopez 8 BEL Quirin Bovy 8 FRA France Prototeam Spice SE88C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 103 CHE Bernard Thuner 1–5, 7–8 ITA Almo Coppelli 1–2, 4 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna 3, 5, 7 FRA Jean Messaoudi 8 ITA Porto Kaleo Team Tiga GC288Tiga GC289 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 105 ITA Maurizio Gellini 2 FIN Jari Nurminen 2 ITA Stefano Sebastiani 4, 6–7 ITA Vito Veninata 4 GBR Mike Kimpton 6 CHE Jean-Pierre Frey 7 106 ITA Ranieri Randaccio 2–8 ITA Pasquale Barberio 2–8 GBR Tiga Race Team Tiga GC289 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 107 FIN Jari Nurminen 1, 3, 6–8 ITA Luigi Taverna 1 FRA Jean-Claude Justice 2 FRA Jean-Claude Ferranin 2 CHE Mario Hytten 3–4 GBR John Sheldon 4–5 USA Stephen Hynes 5 GBR Tony Trevor 6 ITA Carlo Rossi 7 MEX Oscar Hidalgo 8 GBR Roy Baker RacingGBR RBR GP Motorsport Tiga GC289Spice SE87C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 DunlopGoodyear 108 GBR John Sheldon 1 SWE Leif Lindström 1 FRA Philippe de Henning 2, 4–8 GBR Dudley Wood 2, 4–7 GBR Chris Hodgetts 8 GBR PC Automotive Spice SE88CADA 02B Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 111 USA Olindo Iacobelli 2–8 GBR Richard Piper 2–8 CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi Spice SE86CSpice SE88C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8Buick 4.5 L V6 Goodyear 151 CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi 2, 4–7 FRA Bruno Sotty 2, 4–7 MEX Carlos Guerrero 8 MEX Aurelio Lopez 8 GBR Team Mako Spice SE88C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 171 GBR James Shead 2–7 GBR Don Shead 2 CAN Robbie Stirling 3–7 MEX Andres Contreras 8 MEX Giovanni Aloi 8 FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 04ALD 06 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Goodyear 176 FRA Sylvain Boulay 2 FRA Thierry Serfaty 2 FRA François Wettling 7 FRA Thierry Lecerf 7 ALD C289 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 177 FRA Alain Serpaggi 2–8 FRA Louis Descartes 2–4 FRA Marc Fontan 5–8 FRA Didier Bonnet ALD 06ALD 05Tiga GC289 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 178 FRA Gérard Tremblay 2–7 FRA Didier Bonnet 2 FRA Jean-Claude Justice 3–5 FRA Joel Aulen 6 FRA Patrick Oudet 7–8 FRA Gérard Cuynet 8 IMSA GTP Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds JPN Mazdaspeed Mazda 767Mazda 767B Mazda 13J 2.6 L 4-Rotor Dunlop 201 JPN Takashi Yorino 1 JPN Tetsuya Oota 1 BEL Pierre Dieudonné 2, 4–8 IRL David Kennedy 2, 4–8 202 JPN Yoshimi Katayama 1 JPN Yojiro Terada 1 Results and standings Race results Rnd Circuit Outright Winning Team Group C2 Winning Team Reports Outright Winning Drivers Group C2 Winning Drivers 1 Suzuka CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 101 Chamberlain Engineering Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro Baldi ESP Fermín VelezGBR Nick Adams 2 Dijon-Prenois DEU No. 7 Joest Racing GBR No. 101 Chamberlain Engineering Report FRA Bob WollekWest Germany Frank Jelinski ESP Fermín VelezGBR Nick Adams 3 Jarama CHE No. 62 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 101 Chamberlain Engineering Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserWest Germany Jochen Mass ESP Fermín VelezGBR Nick Adams 4 Brands Hatch CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 101 Chamberlain Engineering Report GBR Kenny AchesonITA Mauro Baldi ESP Fermín VelezGBR Nick Adams 5 Nürburgring CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 171 Team Mako Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserWest Germany Jochen Mass GBR James SheadCAN Robbie Stirling 6 Donington CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 107 Tiga Race Team Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserWest Germany Jochen Mass FIN Jari NurminenGBR Tony Trevor 7 Spa-Francorchamps CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 127 Team Mako Report GBR Kenny AchesonITA Mauro Baldi GBR James SheadCAN Robbie Stirling 8 Mexico City CHE No. 62 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 127 Team Mako Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserWest Germany Jochen Mass MEX Andreas ContrerasMEX Giovanni Aloi +Points system Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Group C1 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Group C2 22 17 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Drivers forfeited points if they drove in more than one car during the race. Group C2 entries earned two extra points for any finish within the overall top ten finishing positions. Drivers championships Drivers only scored for their six best results. Points earned but not tallied toward their total are marked in parentheses. World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers Pos1990 FIA Yearbook, "Red section", pages 61-63Drivers Championship results below 36th position are from János L. Wimpffen, The Other Side of Stuttgart, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1628-1664 Driver Team JPNSUZ FRADIJ ESPJAR GBRBHC DEUNÜR GBRDON BELSPA MEXMEX Points 1 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 1 2 1 (3) 1 1 Ret 1 115 2 West Germany Jochen Mass CHE Team Sauber Mercedes DNS 2 1 3 1 1 Ret 1 107 3 ITA Mauro Baldi CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 1 3 (5) 1 2 2 1 Ret 102 4 GBR Kenny Acheson CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 2 3 (5) 1 2 2 1 Ret 97 5 West Germany Frank Jelinski West Germany Joest Racing 3 1 2 Ret 4 2 3 84 6 FRA Bob Wollek West Germany Joest Racing 3 1 2 Ret 4 2 Ret 72 7ARG Oscar Larrauri CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 8 9 3 6 5 4 2 54 8FRA Patrick Tambay GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret Ret 2 5 10 Ret Ret 6 30 8NLD Jan Lammers GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret Ret 2 5 10 Ret Ret 6 30 10 GBR Andy Wallace GBR Silk Cut Jaguar 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 30 11 GBR Mark Blundell JPN Nissan Motorsports International 15 8 3 3 12 27 11GBR Julian Bailey JPN Nissan Motorsports International 15 8 3 3 12 27 13 BEL Harald Huysman CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport Ret 9 11 16 12 5 Ret 2 25 14 FRA Henri Pescarolo FRA France Prototeam DNS 8 24 West Germany Joest Racing Ret 20 8 6 3 15 GBR Brian Redman GBR Aston Martin 17 4 8 7 7 8 24 16 GBR David Leslie GBR Aston Martin 17 4 8 6 Ret 8 22 17 DNK John Nielsen GBR Silk Cut Jaguar 5 Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret 22 18ESP Jesús Pareja CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 17 13 3 6 4 Ret Ret 7 20 18 CHE Walter Brun CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 17 13 6 4 Ret Ret 7 20 20 DNK Thorkild Thyrring GBR Spice Engineering Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 10 19 21 GBR Johnny Dumfries JPN Toyota Team Tom's 19 4 10 Ret 7 10 8 Ret 19 22GBR Tiff Needell GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 18 5 Ret 15 11 Ret 4 18 22 GBR Derek Bell GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 18 5 Ret 15 11 4 18 22 ZAF 1928 Wayne Taylor GBR Spice Engineering Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 DNS 18 25 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 7 3 12 10 17 CHE Swiss Team Salamin Ret DNS 25 ZAF 1928 George Fouché West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 18 7 3 12 10 17 27 GBR Geoff Lees JPN Toyota Team Tom's 19 4 DNS 7 8 17 28 FRA Pascal Fabre FRA Courage Compétition 14 6 9 7 9 9 Ret Ret 16 29 FRA Jean-Louis Ricci West Germany Joest Racing Ret 7 Ret 20 8 6 DNS 13 30 FRA Alain Ferté FRA France Prototeam DNS 8 11 GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret Ret 5 31 JPN Toshio Suzuki JPN Nissan Motorsports International 4 10 31JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino JPN Nissan Motorsports International 4 10 31 AUT Roland Ratzenberger JPN Toyota Team Tom's 23 10 CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 4 DNS 34 AUT Franz Konrad West Germany Dauer Racing 15 Ret 8 CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 16 6 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 9 35 SWE Stanley Dickens FRA Porsche Alméras Montpellier 7 8 CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport Ret 11 Ret GBR Aston Martin 7 36 BEL Hervé Regout FRA Courage Compétition 7 9 9 Ret 8 37 JPN Hitoshi Ogawa JPN Toyota Team Tom's 6 6 37 ITA Paolo Barilla JPN Toyota Team Tom's 6 6 37 FRA Jean-Louis Bousquet FRA Courage Compétition 6 6 37 IRL Michael Roe GBR Aston Martin 6 Ret 6 41 ESP Fermín Vélez GBR Chamberlain Engineering 23 11 13 8 Ret 15 13 14 5 41 GBR Nick Adams GBR Chamberlain Engineering 23 11 13 8 Ret 15 13 14 5 43 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi FRA Porsche Alméras Montpellier 7 4 43 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna West Germany Joest Racing Ret 7 4 FRA France Prototeam 14 15 19 Ret Ret 43 GBR David Sears GBR Aston Martin 7 4 46 BRA Maurizio Sandro Sala CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 8 3 46 IRL David Kennedy JPN Mazdaspeed 10 13 13 NC 9 13 3 46 BEL Pierre Dieudonné JPN Mazdaspeed 10 13 13 NC 9 13 3 49 JPN Masanori Sekiya West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 9 2 49 JPN Hideki Okada West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 9 2 49 BEL Bernard de Dryver FRA Courage Compétition 9 2 49 BEL Uwe Schäfer CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport DNS 9 12 Ret Ret 2 49 AUT Walter Lechner CHE Swiss Team Salamin 22 2 CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 9 49 West Germany Manuel Reuter West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 9 2 55 JPN Akihiko Nakaya West Germany Obermaier Primagaz 10 1 55DEU Harald Grohs West Germany Obermaier Primagaz 10 1 55 FRA Jean-Marie Alméras FRA Porsche Alméras Montpellier 19 12 10 14 21 15 1 55FRA Jacques Alméras FRA Porsche Alméras Montpellier 19 12 10 14 21 15 1 55 GBR John Watson JPN Toyota Team Tom's Ret 10 Ret 1 55 CHL Eliseo Salazar GBR Spice Engineering Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 1 Pos Driver Team JPNSUZ FRADIJ ESPJAR GBRBHC DEUNÜR GBRDON BELSPA MEXMEX Points FIA Cup for C2 Drivers Pos1990 FIA Yearbook, "Red section", pages 61-63Drivers Championship results below 36th position are from János L. Wimpffen, The Other Side of Stuttgart, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1628-1664 Driver Team JPNSUZ FRADIJ ESPJAR GBRBHC DEUNÜR GBRDON BELSPA MEXMEX Points 1 ESP Fermín Vélez GBR Chamberlain Engineering 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 107 1 GBR Nick Adams GBR Chamberlain Engineering 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 107 3 GBR James Shead GBR Team Mako 4 Ret 2 1 2 1 80 4 CAN Robbie Stirling GBR Team Mako Ret 2 1 2 1 70 5 USA Olindo Iacobelli GBR PC Automotive 3 3 Ret 2 Ret 3 4 61 5 GBR Richard Piper GBR PC Automotive 3 3 Ret 2 Ret 3 4 61 7 CHE Bernard Thuner FRA France Prototeam Ret 2 2 5 3 Ret 5 58 8 FIN Jari Nurminen GBR Tiga Race Team Ret 4 1 Ret 7 41 ITA Porto Kaleo Team 5 9 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna FRA France Prototeam 2 3 Ret 27 10 ITA Ranieri Randaccio ITA Porto Kaleo Team Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 3 25 10 ITA Pasquale Barberio ITA Porto Kaleo Team Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 3 25 12 FRA Philippe de Henning GBR Roy Baker Racing Ret 3 Ret NC 6 6 24 13 ITA Luigi Taverna GBR Tiga Race Team Ret 24 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 5 6 4 Ret Ret 13 GBR John Williams GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 5 6 4 Ret 24 15 GBR Tony Trevor GBR Tiga Race Team 1 20 15 MEX Giovanni Aloi GBR Team Mako 1 20 15 MEX Andres Contreras GBR Team Mako 1 20 18 CHE Mario Hytten GBR Tiga Race Team 4 4 20 19 MEX Carlos Guerrero CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi 2 15 19 MEX Aurelio Lopez CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi 2 15 21 GBR Dudley Wood GBR Roy Baker Racing Ret 3 Ret NC DNS 12 22 GBR Don Shead GBR Team Mako 4 10 22 GBR John Sheldon GBR Roy Baker Racing DSQ 10 GBR Tiga Race Team 4 Ret 24 ITA Maurizio Gellini ITA Porto Kaleo Team 5 8 24 ITA Almo Coppelli FRA France Prototeam Ret 2 5 8 24 FRA Alan Serpaggi FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 5 DNS 8 24 FRA Marc Fontan FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes Ret Ret 5 DNS 8 24 FRA Jean Messaoudi FRA France Prototeam 5 8 29 GBR Chris Hodgetts GBR Roy Baker Racing 6 6 30 CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 4 30 FRA Bruno Sotty CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 4 30 ITA Stefano Sebastiani ITA Porto Kaleo Team DNQ Ret 7 4 30 CHE Jean-Pierre Frey ITA Porto Kaleo Team 7 4 30 MEX Oscar Hidalgo GBR Tiga Race Team 7 4 35 FRA Gérard Tremblay FRA Didier Bonnet DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 8 3 35 FRA Patrick Oudet FRA Didier Bonnet 8 3 35 BEL Quirin Bovy GBR Chamberlain Engineering 8 3 35 MEX Tomas Lopez GBR Chamberlain Engineering 8 3 39 FRA Thierry Lecerf FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes 9 2 39 FRA François Wettling FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes 9 2 Pos Driver Team JPNSUZ FRADIJ ESPJAR GBRBHC DEUNÜR GBRDON BELSPA MEXMEX Points Teams championships Teams were only awarded points for their highest finishing entry. World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams Pos Team JPNSUZ FRADIJ ESPJAR GBRBHC DEUNÜR GBRDON BELSPA MEXMEX Points 1 CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 155 2 West Germany Joest Racing 3 1 2 20 4 2 3 84 3 CHE Repsol Brun Motorsport 8 9 3 6 4 5 4 2 66 4 GBR Silk Cut Jaguar 5 Ret 2 5 5 Ret Ret 5 47 5 JPN Nissan Motorsports International 4 15 8 Ret Ret 3 3 12 37 6 GBR Aston Martin 17 4 8 6 7 8 26 7 JPN Toyota Team Tom's 6 4 10 Ret 7 10 8 Ret 25 8 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 9 18 7 3 12 10 9 21 9 GBR Spice Engineering Ret 14 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 10 19 10 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 13 5 Ret 11 11 Ret 4 18 11 FRA Courage Compétition 14 6 9 7 9 9 Ret Ret 16 12 FRA Porsche Alméras Montpellier 7 19 12 10 14 21 15 5 13 FRA France Prototeam Ret 8 14 15 19 Ret Ret 20 3 13 GBR Chamberlain Engineering 23 11 13 8 21 15 13 14 3 15 JPN Mazdaspeed 17 10 13 13 NC 9 13 3 16 West Germany Obermaier Primagaz 10 20 15 12 16 12 Ret 1 FIA Cup for C2 Teams Pos Team JPNSUZ FRADIJ ESPJAR GBRBHC DEUNÜR GBRDON BELSPA MEXMEX Points 1 GBR Chamberlain Engineering 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 8 120 2 GBR Team Mako 4 Ret 2 1 2 1 1 100 3 GBR PC Automotive 3 3 Ret 2 Ret 3 4 61 4 FRA France Prototeam Ret 2 2 5 3 Ret 5 58 5 GBR Tiga Race Team Ret DNS 4 4 Ret 1 Ret 7 44 6 ITA Porto Kaleo Team 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 3 33 7 GBR Roy Baker Racing DSQ Ret 3 Ret NC 6 6 24 8 CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 2 19 9 FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 5 DNS 8 10 FRA Didier Bonnet DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 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 Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons Sports