1988 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1988 World Sportscar Championship 1987 1989 The 1988 World Sportscar Championship season was the 36th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1988 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship which was open to FIA Group C and Group C2 cars and to IMSA GTP, GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The championship was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 6 March to 20 November 1988. Martin Brundle was awarded the World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers, Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm jointly won the FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers, Silk Cut Jaguar was awarded the World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams and Spice Engineering won the FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams. 231 drivers started in at least 1 (one) Grand Prix in the 1988 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship. Schedule thumb|Jaguar won the Teams Championship with its XJR9 model thumb|Sauber Mercedes placed second in the Teams Championship Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 ESP 800 km Jerez Circuito Permanente de Jerez 6 March 2 ESP 360 km Jarama Circuito Permanente Del Jarama 13 March 3 ITA 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10 April 4 GBR Autosport 1000 km Silverstone Silverstone Circuit 8 May 5 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 11 June12 June 6 CSK Grand Prix ČSSR Autodrom Brno 10 July 7 GBR 1000 km Brands Hatch Brands Hatch 24 July 8 DEU ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 4 September 9 BEL 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 18 September 10 JPN Fuji 1000 km Fuji Speedway 9 October 11 AUS Lucas Supersprint Sandown Park 20 November Entries Group C1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9 Jaguar 7.0 L V12 Dunlop 1 GBR Martin Brundle All USA Eddie Cheever 1–4, 8–11 DNK John Nielsen 5–7, 10 GBR Andy Wallace 7 GBR Johnny Dumfries 9 2 NLD Jan Lammers All GBR Johnny Dumfries All GBR Andy Wallace 5 GBR Martin Brundle 7, 9 3 GBR John Watson 1–2, 5, 7 DNK John Nielsen 1–2 GBR Andy Wallace 1 BRA Raul Boesel 5 FRA Henri Pescarolo 5 USA Davy Jones 7 GBR Martin Brundle 7 USA Silk Cut Jaguar 21 USA Danny Sullivan 5 USA Davy Jones 5 USA Price Cobb 5 22 USA Kevin Cogan 5 IRL Derek Daly 5 AUS Larry Perkins 5 CHE Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 4 CHE Walter Brun 1–3, 8–9 ITA Massimo Sigala 1–2 ARG Oscar Larrauri 1, 9 West Germany Uwe Schäfer 3 West Germany Manuel Reuter 5, 9 AUT Walter Lechner 5 CHE Franz Hunkeler 5 BEL Harald Huysman 8 5 West Germany Manuel Reuter 1–3, 8–9 West Germany Uwe Schäfer 1–2, 5, 8 ESP Jésus Pareja 3, 5 ITA Massimo Sigala 5 ARG Oscar Larrauri 8–9 CHE Walter Brun 9 6 ARG Oscar Larrauri 1–3 ESP Jésus Pareja 1–2, 8 CHE Walter Brun 1 ITA Massimo Sigala 3 West Germany Manuel Reuter 8 West Germany Uwe Schäfer 8 West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest RacingWest Germany Joest Racing GmbH Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 7 FRA Bob Wollek 1–4, 6–10 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 1–3, 7 GBR David Hobbs 4–5 FRA Philippe Streiff 4 BEL Didier Theys 5 AUT Franz Konrad 5 SWE Stanley Dickens 5 West Germany "John Winter" 6 ITA Paolo Barilla 8–9 West Germany Harald Grohs 10 8 West Germany Frank Jelinski 1–5, 7–10 West Germany "John Winter" 1–5, 7–10 SWE Stanley Dickens 4–5 AUT Franz Konrad 6 West Germany Jürgen Barth 6 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 7 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962CPorsche 962CK6 Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 10 West Germany Volker Weidler 2–3, 8, 10 DNK Kris Nissen 2, 4 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 3, 5, 8 West Germany Harald Grohs 4 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi 5 JPN Hideki Okada 5 West Germany Manuel Reuter 10 West Germany Leyton House with Porsche Kremer YokohamaBridgestone 11 DNK Kris Nissen 5 RSA 1928 George Fouché 5 West Germany Harald Grohs 5 ARG Oscar Larrauri 10 ITA Bruno Giacomelli 10 JPN Leyton House Racing Team Porsche 962C Bridgestone 28 JPN Naoki Nagasaka 10 JPN Kaoru Hoshino 10 JPN Masahiko Kageyama 10 FRA Primagaz Compétition Cougar C20B Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 13 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel 3, 5 ITA Roberto Ravaglia 3 FRA Michel Ferté 5 FRA Courage Compétition Cougar C22 32 FRA François Migault 5 FRA Paul Belmondo 5 JPN Ukyo Katayama 5 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962C GTi Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 14 GBR Derek Bell 1–2, 4, 9 GBR James Weaver 1–2 GBR Tiff Needell 4 GBR Martin Donnelly 8–9 GBR David Hobbs 8 West Germany Victor Dauer Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 16 West Germany Jochen Dauer 8 AUT Franz Konrad 8 West Germany Porsche AG Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 17 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 5, 10 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 5 GBR Derek Bell 5 USA Price Cobb 10 18 FRA Bob Wollek 5 AUS Vern Schuppan 5 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe 5 19 USA Mario Andretti 5 USA Michael Andretti 5 USA John Andretti 5 GBR Team Davey Tiga GC88Porsche 962C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L Turbo V8Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 20 GBR Tim Lee-Davey 5–6, 8–10 GBR Tom Dodd-Noble 5, 8–10 GBR Chris Hodgetts 6 West Germany Peter Oberndorfer 8–9 JPN Katsunori Iketani 10 JPN Nissan Motorsports Nissan R88C Nissan VRH30 3.2 L Turbo V8 Bridgestone 23 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino 5, 10 JPN Takao Wada 5 JPN Aguri Suzuki 5 JPN Kenji Takahashi 10 AUS Allan Grice 10 32 GBR Win Percy 5 GBR Mike Wilds 5 AUS Allan Grice 5 JPN Masahiro Hasemi 10 JPN Aguri Suzuki 10 ITA Dollop Racing Lancia LC2/85 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 Dunlop 24 ITA Andrea de Cesaris 3 West Germany Christian Danner 3 CHE Jean-Pierre Frey 4–6, 8 ITA Nicola Marozzo 4–5 ITA Ranieri Randaccio 5 ITA Paolo Giangrossi 6, 8 JPN Advan Alpha Nova Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 25 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi 10 JPN Kazuo Mogi 10 JPN From A Racing Bridgestone 27 JPN Hideki Okada 10 SWE Stanley Dickens 10 AUS Veskanda Racing Veskanda C1 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Dunlop 26 AUS John Bowe 11 AUS Dick Johnson 11 AUS Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 33 GBR Brian Redman 5, 10 SWE Eje Elgh 5 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 5 GBR Derek Bell 10 AUS Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan 99 SWE Eje Elgh 10 BRA Maurizio Sandro Sala 10 JPN Trust Racing Team Porsche 962C GTi 100 AUS Vern Schuppan 10 RSA 1928 George Fouché 10 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe 10 JPN Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 88CToyota 88C-V Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8 Bridgestone 36 GBR Geoff Lees 5, 10 JPN Masanori Sekiya 5, 10 JPN Kaoru Hoshino 5 JPN Keiichi Suzuki 10 37 ITA Paolo Barilla 5, 10 JPN Hitoshi Ogawa 5, 10 GBR Tiff Needell 5 SWE Stefan Johansson 10 CHE Swiss Team Salamin Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 40 CHE Antoine Salamin 1–4, 6–9, 11 CHE Enzo Calderari 1 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 2, 4 GBR Dudley Wood 3 West Germany Hellmut Mundas 4 ITA Luigi Taverna 6 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 7–9, 11 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz 7 FRA Noël del Bello Sauber C8 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 Goodyear 42 CHE Bernard Santal 3–5, 7 FRA Jacques Guillot 3–4 FRA Roland Biancone 3 FRA Noël del Bello 4–5, 7 BEL Bernard de Dryver 5 BEL Hervé Regout 7 JPN Auto Beaurex Motorsport Toyota 87C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 45 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott 10 SWE Steven Andskär 10 JPN SARD SARD MC88S Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 50 JPN Syuuroku Sasaki 10 GBR Martin Donnelly 10 West Germany Jochen Dauer 10 FRA Secateva WM P88 Peugeot ZNS4 2.9 L Turbo I4 Michelin 51 FRA Roger Dorchy 5 FRA Jean-Daniel Raulet 5 CHE Claude Haldi 5 WM P87 52 FRA Pescal Pessiot 5 FRA Jean-Daniel Raulet 5 CHE Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber-Mercedes C9 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 Michelin 61 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 1–4, 6–11 ITA Mauro Baldi 1–3, 5–7, 9 West Germany Jochen Mass 1, 3–5, 7–11 GBR James Weaver 5–7 GBR Kenny Acheson 10 62 GBR James Weaver 4, 6 ITA Mauro Baldi 4, 7–11 West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 5 GBR Kenny Acheson 5 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 6–7, 9 West Germany Jochen Mass 6–7 SWE Stefan Johansson 8–9, 11 FRA Philippe Streiff 10 FRA Primagaz Compétition Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 72 West Germany Jürgen Lässig 5 FRA Pierre Yver 5 GBR Dudley Wood 5 West Germany Memorex Telex Racing Team Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 77 ITA Gianpiero Moretti 10 GBR Tiff Needell 10 BEL Harald Huysman 10 JPN Italya Sport Team LeMans March 88C Nissan VG30ET 3.2 L Turbo V6 Yokohama 85 JPN Toshio Suzuki 5, 10 USA Danny Ongais 5 FRA Michel Trollé 5 JPN Akio Morimoto 10 86 SWE Anders Olofsson 5, 10 ITA Lamberto Leoni 5 JPN Akio Morimoto 5 JPN Takao Wada 10 Group C2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds ITA Dollop Racing Argo JM19B Motori Moderni 2.0 L Turbo V6 Goodyear 101 CHE Jean-Pierre Frey 1–4 ITA Nicola Marozzo 1–4 GBR BP Spice Engineering Spice SE88C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 AvonGoodyear 103 DNK Thorkild Thyrring All ITA Almo Coppelli 1–9 CHI Eliseo Salazar 5, 10–11 111 GBR Ray Bellm All GBR Gordon Spice All FRA Pierre de Thoisy 5 ITA Kelmar Racing Tiga GC288 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 AvonGoodyear 106 ITA Vito Veninata 1–2, 6, 8–10 ITA Pasquale Barberio 1–2, 6, 8–9 ITA Stefano Sebastiani 9 ITA Ranieri Randaccio 10 Tiga GC85Tiga GC288 109 ITA Ranieri Randaccio 1–4, 6–9, 11 ITA Maurizio Gellini 1–2, 6–9 ITA Paolo Ciafardoni 1 ITA Vito Veninata 3–4, 7 ITA Pasquale Barberio 3–4 ITA Luigi Taverna 9 ITA Stefano Sebastiani 11 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE88C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 AvonGoodyear 107 FRA Jean-Louis Ricci All FRA Claude Ballot-Léna All FRA Jean-Claude Andruet 5 GBR Ian Khan 10 Spice SE86C Hart 418T 1.8 L Turbo I4 127 GBR Nick Adams 1–9, 11 RSA 1928 Graham Duxbury 1–3 GBR Ian Khan 4, 10 IRL Martin Birrane 5, 7 GBR Richard Jones 5, 8–9 GBR Paul Stott 6 GBR John Williams 8–9 AUS Arthur Abrahams 10 USA Dan Murphy 10 AUS Andrew Miedecke 11 GBR FAI Automotive Tiga GC287 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 AvonGoodyear 112 GBR Sean Walker 4, 7 GBR Paul Stott 4, 7 GBR Evan Clements 4 GBR Ian Flux 7 FRA Primagaz Compétition Cougar C12 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 113 FRA Thierry Lecerf 5 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 5 BEL Patrick de Radigues 5 GBR ADA Engineering ADA 03 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 115 GBR Dudley Wood 1–2 GBR Steve Kempton 1 GBR Johnny Herbert 1 GBR Ian Harrower 2, 5 GBR John Sheldon 2, 7 GBR Tom Dodd-Noble 4 GBR Colin Pool 4 ITA Stefano Sebastiani 4 JPN Jirou Yoneyama 5 JPN Hideo Fukuyama 5 GBR Tim Lee-Davey 7 AUT "Pierre Chauvet" 7 AUS Arthur Abrahams 11 AUS John Smith 11 NOR Team Lucky Strike Schanche Argo JM19C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 117 NOR Martin Schanche 1–5, 7 GBR Will Hoy 1–4, 7 GBR Mark Rennison 4 GBR Robin Smith 5, 8–9 GBR Robin Donovan 5 AUT "Pierre Chauvet" 8–9 GBR John Sheldon 9 GBR GP Motorsport Spice SE87C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 121 GRE Costas Los All FRA Philippe de Henning 1–3, 11 RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor 4–5, 7–9 GBR Evan Clements 5–6 USA Tom Hessert 10 GBR Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel Tiga GC287 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 AvonDunlop 123 GBR Tim Harvey 1–5, 7 RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor 1–3 GBR Chris Hodgetts 4–5, 7 GBR Duncan Bain 4 GBR John Sheldon 5 GBR Robin Donovan 7 FRA MT Sport Racing Argo JM19C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 124 FRA Pierre-François Rousselot 5, 8–9, 11 FRA Jean Messaoudi 5, 8–9, 11 FRA Jean-Luc Roy 5 FRA Patrick Oudet Vetir Racing Tiga GC85 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 125 FRA Jean-Claude Ferrarin 7, 9 FRA Dominique Lacaud 7, 9 BEL Pascal Witmeur 9 FRA Graff Racing Spice SE86C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 131 FRA Jean-Philippe Grand 5 FRA Jacques Terrien 5 FRA Maurice Guenoun 5 FRA Roland Bassaler Sauber SHS C6 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Avon 132 FRA Jean-François Yvon 5 FRA Roland Bassaler 5 FRA Remy Pochauvin 5 CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi Rondeau M379CSpice SE86C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 151 CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi 3, 5, 8–9 CHE Rolando Vaglio 3, 5 CHE Silvio Vaglio 3 FRA Bruno Sotty 5, 8–9 FRA Thierry Lecerf 8–9 West Germany Gebhardt Motorsport Gebhardt JC873 Audi 2.1 L Turbo I5Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 160 West Germany Rudi Seher 3, 8 West Germany Hellmut Mundas 3, 8 West Germany Günther Gebhardt 3 West Germany Stefan Neuberger 8 JPN British Barn Racing Team JTK 62C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 171 JPN Jirou Yoneyama 10 JPN Hideo Fukuyama 10 JPN Kiyoshi Misaki 10 FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 03ALD 04 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Avon 177 FRA Louis Descartes 1–2, 5–6, 8–9 FRA Gérard Tremblay 1, 3–4, 6–8 FRA Sylvain Boulay 1 FRA Jacques Hueclin 2–3, 5, 9 FRA Dominique Lacaud 3–5, 8–9 FRA Michel Lateste 4, 7 GBR Del Bennett 7 172178 FRA Pierre Yver 1, 3 FRA Bruno Sotty 1 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 3 FRA Gérard Tremblay 4–5, 9 FRA Michel Lateste 4–5, 11 FRA Louis Descartes 4, 11 FRA Sylvain Boulay 5 GBR David Mercer 9 ITA Luigi Taverna Technoracing Olmas GLT-200 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Avon 181 ITA Luigi Taverna 3–5 ITA Robert Regazzi 3–5 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 3 ITA Fabio Magnani 5 West Germany Pero Racing Argo JM19 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 182 West Germany Peter Fritsch 8 West Germany Dieter Heinzelmann 8 West Germany Walter Maurer Maurer C87 BMW 2.0 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 183 West Germany Walter Maurer 8, 11 West Germany Helmut Gall 8, 11 West Germany Edgar Dören 8 GBR Ark Racing Ceekar 83J-1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 188 GBR Max Payne 1 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 1 GBR PC Automotive Argo JM19C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 191 USA Olindo Iacobelli 3–5, 7–9 GBR Richard Piper 3–4, 7–9 IRL Martin Birrane 3–4 FRA Alain Ianetta 5 CAN John Graham 5 GBR Roy Baker Racing Tiga GC286 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 GoodyearDunlop 198 GBR David Andrews 4–5 GBR Mike Kimpton 4, 6 GBR Chris Ashmore 4 USA Stephen Hynes 5, 7, 9 USA Mike Allison 5 USA Lon Bender 6 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 7, 9 GBR John Bartlett 7, 11 GBR John Sheldon 8 AUS Neil Crang 8 GBR Val Musetti 9 AUS Michael Hall 11 IMSA GTP Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds JPN Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Mazda 767 Mazda 13J 2.6 L 4-rotor Dunlop 201 JPN Yoshimi Katayama 4–5, 10 IRL David Kennedy 4 JPN Yojiro Terada 4 GBR David Leslie 5 BEL Marc Duez 5 BEL Pierre Dieudonné 10 JPN Takashi Yorino 10 202 JPN Takashi Yorino 5 BEL Hervé Regout 5 GBR Will Hoy 5 JPN Yojiro Terada 10 IRL David Kennedy 10 Mazda 757 Mazda 13G 2.0 L 3-rotor 203 JPN Yojiro Terada 5 BEL Pierre Dieudonné 5 IRL David Kennedy 5 JPN Shizumatsu Racing Mazda 757 Mazda 13G 2.0 L 3-rotor Dunlop 230 JPN Tetsuji Shiratori 10 JPN Syuuji Fujii 10 JPN Terumitsu Fujieda 10 Results and standings Race results Rnd Circuit Outright Winning Team C2 Winning Team Reports Outright Winning Drivers C2 Winning Drivers 1 Jerez CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 111 BP Spice Engineering Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserITA Mauro BaldiWest Germany Jochen Mass GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 2 Jarama GBR No. 1 Silk Cut Jaguar GBR No. 111 BP Spice Engineering Report USA Eddie CheeverGBR Martin Brundle GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 3 Monza GBR No. 1 Silk Cut Jaguar GBR No. 111 BP Spice Engineering Report USA Eddie CheeverGBR Martin Brundle GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 4 Silverstone GBR No. 1 Silk Cut Jaguar GBR No. 103 BP Spice Engineering Report USA Eddie CheeverGBR Martin Brundle ITA Almo CoppelliDNK Thorkild Thyrring 5 Le Mans GBR No. 2 Silk Cut Jaguar GBR No. 111 BP Spice Engineering Report GBR Andy WallaceGBR Johnny DumfriesNLD Jan Lammers GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray BellmFRA Pierre de Thoisy 6 Brno CHE No. 62 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 111 BP Spice Engineering Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserWest Germany Jochen Mass GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 7 Brands Hatch GBR No. 1 Silk Cut Jaguar GBR No. 111 BP Spice Engineering Report GBR Andy WallaceGBR Martin BrundleDNK John Nielsen GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm 8 Nürburgring CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes ITA No. 106 Kelmar Racing Team Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserWest Germany Jochen Mass ITA Vito VeninataITA Pasquale Barberio 9 Spa-Francorchamps CHE No. 62 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 103 BP Spice Engineering Report ITA Mauro BaldiSWE Stefan Johansson ITA Almo CoppelliDNK Thorkild Thyrring 10 Fuji GBR No. 1 Silk Cut Jaguar GBR No. 103 BP Spice Engineering Report USA Eddie CheeverGBR Martin Brundle CHL Eliseo SalazarDNK Thorkild Thyrring 11 Sandown Park CHE No. 61 Team Sauber Mercedes GBR No. 111 BP Spice Engineering Report FRA Jean-Louis SchlesserWest Germany Jochen Mass GBR Gordon SpiceGBR Ray Bellm +Points system Distance 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Group C2 Bonus 360 km 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 2 800–1000 km 40 30 24 20 16 12 8 6 4 2 4 24 hours 60 45 36 30 24 18 12 9 6 3 6 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 drivers earned extra championship points for any finish within the overall top ten positions. Drivers championships The respective driver championships only counted each driver's seven highest scores toward the final championship total. Points not counted toward the driver's tally are marked with parenthesis. World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers Pos Driver Team ESPJRZ ESPJAR ITAMON GBRSIL FRALMS CZEBRN GBRBRH West GermanyNUR BELSPA JPNFUJ AUSSAN Points 1 GBR Martin Brundle GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 1 1 1 Ret (2) 1 2 2 1 (3) 240 2 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 1 (2) 2 2 1 3 1 3 (5) (1) 208 3 ITA Mauro Baldi CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 1 2 2 3 DNS (4) 3 Ret 1 Ret 2 188 4 USA Eddie Cheever GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret 1 1 1 2 Ret 1 3 182 5 West Germany Jochen Mass CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 1 2 2 DNS 1 Ret 1 3 5 1 180 6 West Germany Klaus Ludwig West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 3 Ret 5 2 145 West Germany Porsche AG 2 2 7 West Germany "John Winter" West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 5 (8) 4 5 3 5 Ret 4 Ret 3 140 8 West Germany Frank Jelinski West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 5 8 4 5 3 Ret 4 Ret 3 135 9 FRA Bob Wollek West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 3 Ret 5 4 5 2 3 Ret Ret 122 West Germany Porsche AG Ret 10 NLD Jan Lammers GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 8 2 Ret 4 118 11 DNK John Nielsen GBR Silk Cut Jaguar 2 3 Ret 2 1 DNS 97 12 GBR Johnny Dumfries GBR Silk Cut Jaguar Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 8 Ret Ret 4 88 12 GBR Ray Bellm GBR BP Spice Engineering 7 7 8 8 13 (7) 4 Ret 6 Ret 5 88 12 GBR Gordon Spice GBR BP Spice Engineering 7 7 8 8 13 (7) 4 Ret 6 Ret 5 88 15 SWE Stanley Dickens West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 5 3 72 JPN From A Racing 4 16 DNK Thorkild Thyrring GBR BP Spice Engineering Ret 11 10 6 Ret 8 5 13 5 11 NC 67 16 ITA Almo Coppelli GBR BP Spice Engineering Ret 11 10 6 Ret 8 5 13 5 67 18 West Germany Manuel Reuter CHE Brun Motorsport 6 4 Ret Ret 5 4 58 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 19 SWE Stefan Johansson CHE Team Sauber Mercedes Ret 1 2 55 JPN Toyota Team Tom's 21 20 GBR James Weaver GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 4 DNS 54 CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 3 DNS 4 DNS 21 ARG Oscar Larrauri CHE Brun Motorsport 12 6 3 11 4 50 West Germany Leyton House with Porsche Kremer 16 22 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck West Germany Porsche AG 2 45 23 GBR John Watson GBR Silk Cut Jaguar 2 3 Ret Ret 42 24 ITA Massimo Sigala CHE Brun Motorsport 12 9 3 7 38 24 CHE Antoine Salamin CHE Swiss Team Salamin 9 15 9 7 9 7 9 7 Ret 38 26 ESP Jésus Pareja CHE Brun Motorsport Ret 6 Ret 7 5 34 26 West Germany Uwe Schäfer CHE Brun Motorsport 6 4 Ret 7 11 34 28 GBR David Hobbs West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 4 5 32 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 7 29 IRL Derek Daly USA Silk Cut Jaguar 4 30 29 AUS Larry Perkins USA Silk Cut Jaguar 4 30 29 AUT Franz Konrad West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 5 6 30 West Germany Victor Dauer Racing Ret 32 JPN Hideki Okada West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 9 26 JPN From A Racing 4 32 GRE Costas Los GBR GP Motorsport 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 16 Ret 13 Ret 26 34 ITA Paolo Barilla JPN Toyota Team Tom's 24 21 24 West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 3 Ret 34 BEL Didier Theys West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 5 24 36 West Germany Volker Weidler West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 6 10 Ret 22 37 GBR Derek Bell GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 4 DNS DSQ Ret 20 West Germany Porsche AG 2 AUS Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team 17 37 FRA Philippe Streiff West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 4 20 CHE Team Sauber Mercedes Ret 37 ITA Bruno Giacomelli West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 6 9 10 16 20 37 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi ITA Luigi Taverna Technoracing DNS 20 CHE Swiss Team Salamin 7 9 7 Ret 41 FRA Jean-Louis Ricci GBR Chamberlain Engineering 10 10 11 12 Ret DSQ 8 Ret 16 Ret Ret 19 41 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna GBR Chamberlain Engineering 10 10 11 12 Ret DSQ 8 Ret 16 Ret Ret 19 43 USA Mario Andretti West Germany Porsche AG 6 18 43 USA Michael Andretti West Germany Porsche AG 6 18 43 USA John Andretti West Germany Porsche AG 6 18 46 DNK Kris Nissen West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 Ret 8 17 47 RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor GBR Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel 13 Ret Ret 16 GBR GP Motorsport Ret Ret 6 16 Ret 48 GBR Nick Adams GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 9 9 15 49 CHE Walter Brun CHE Brun Motorsport Ret 9 Ret 6 Ret 14 50 ITA Ranieri Randaccio ITA Kelmar Racing 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret 15 8 13 ITA Dollop Racing Ret Pos Driver Team ESPJRZ ESPJAR ITAMON GBRSIL FRALMS CZEBRN GBRBRH West GermanyNUR BELSPA JPNFUJ AUSSAN Points FIA Cup for C2 Drivers Pos Driver Team ESPJRZ ESPJAR ITAMON GBRSIL FRALMS CZEBRN GBRBRH West GermanyNUR BELSPA JPNFUJ AUSSAN Points 1 GBR Ray Bellm GBR BP Spice Engineering 1 1 1 2 1 (1) 1 Ret 2 Ret (1) 260 1 GBR Gordon Spice GBR BP Spice Engineering 1 1 1 2 1 (1) 1 Ret 2 Ret (1) 260 3 DNK Thorkild Thyrring GBR BP Spice Engineering Ret (3) 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 1 1 NC 225 4 ITA Almo Coppelli GBR BP Spice Engineering Ret 3 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 1 197 5 ITA Vito Veninata ITA Kelmar Racing 7 5 Ret 3 4 5 1 (7) 3 130 6 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna GBR Chamberlain Engineering 3 2 3 5 Ret DSQ 4 Ret 10 Ret Ret 101 6 FRA Jean-Louis Ricci GBR Chamberlain Engineering 3 2 3 5 Ret DSQ 4 Ret 10 Ret Ret 101 8 GRE Costas Los GBR GP Motorsport 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 5 Ret 2 Ret 100 9 ITA Pasquale Barberio ITA Kelmar Racing 7 5 Ret 3 4 1 7 98 10 GBR John Sheldon GBR ADA Engineering 6 Ret 74 GBR Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel 3 GBR Roy Baker Racing 6 NOR Team Lucky Strike Schanche 4 11 ITA Ranieri Randaccio ITA Kelmar Racing 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret 5 Ret 9 3 3 68 12 JPN Jirou Yaneyama GBR ADA Engineering 2 65 JPN British Barn Racing Team 4 13 GBR Nick Adams GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 3 3 4 56 13 RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor GBR Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel 5 Ret Ret 56 GBR GP Motorsport Ret Ret 3 5 Ret 13 USA Olindo Iacobelli GBR PC Automotive Ret 6 Ret 7 4 5 56 13 GBR Richard Piper GBR PC Automotive Ret 6 7 4 5 56 17 GBR Richard Jones GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 3 3 48 18 GBR Ian Harrower GBR ADA Engineering 6 2 45 19 NOR Martin Schanche NOR Team Lucky Strike Schanche 4 8 Ret Ret 7 6 44 20 GBR Tim Harvey GBR Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel 5 Ret Ret 4 3 8 42 21 CHI Eliseo Salazar GBR BP Spice Engineering Ret 1 NC 40 Teams championships World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams Pos Team ESPJRZ ESPJAR ITAMON GBRSIL FRALMS CZEBRN GBRBRH West GermanyNUR BELSPA JPNFUJ AUSSAN Points 1 GBR Silk Cut Jaguar 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 357 2 CHE Team Sauber Mercedes 1 2 2 2 DNS 1 3 1 1 5 1 275 3 West Germany Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 3 8 4 5 3 5 2 3 Ret 3 189 4 CHE Brun Motorsport 6 4 3 7 5 4 94 5 GBR Spice Engineering 7 7 8 6 13 7 4 13 5 11 5 78 6 West Germany Porsche AG 2 2 75 7 CHE Swiss Team Salamin 9 15 9 7 9 7 9 7 Ret 38 8 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 6 Ret 8 10 16 31 9 GBR Richard Lloyd Racing 4 DNS DSQ 7 Ret 28 10 JPN From A Racing 4 20 11 GBR GP Motorsport 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 16 Ret 13 Ret 18 12 GBR Chamberlain Engineering 10 10 11 12 Ret 10 8 14 9 19 9 16 13 JPN Advan Alpha Nova 6 12 13 GBR Team Davey Ret DNS Ret 8 Ret 6 12 15 ITA Kelmar Racing 14 13 Ret 10 11 9 12 13 15 8 9 16 FRA Primagaz Compétition 7 NC 8 16 AUS Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan 7 8 18 JPN Leyton House Racing Team 8 6 19 JPN Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. 9 15 14 4 19 JPN Nissan Motorsports Ret 9 4 19 GBR ADA Engineering NC 14 NC 18 Ret 7 4 19 NOR Team Lucky Strike Schanche 11 17 Ret Ret 25 10 Ret 10 4 23 AUS Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team 10 17 3 24 JPN Trust Racing Team 10 2 25 DEU Walter Maurer Racing Ret 10 1 FIA Cup for C2 Teams Pos Team ESPJRZ ESPJAR ITAMON GBRSIL FRALMS CZEBRN GBRBRH West GermanyNUR BELSPA JPNFUJ AUSSAN Points 1 GBR BP Spice Engineering 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 390 2 GBR Chamberlain Engineering 3 2 3 5 Ret 3 4 3 3 5 4 185 3 ITA Kelmar Racing 6 5 3 4 5 1 7 3 3 154 4 GBR GP Motorsport 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 5 Ret 2 Ret 100 5 GBR Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel 5 Ret Ret 4 3 8 78 6 GBR ADA Engineering 8 6 NC 2 Ret 2 72 7 NOR Team Lucky Strike Schanche 4 8 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 4 67 8 GBR PC Automotive Ret 6 Ret 7 4 5 56 9 GBR Roy Baker Racing 7 6 5 NC 6 Ret NC 46 10 FRA MT Sport Racing 4 Ret 8 Ret 36 10 FRA Automobiles Louis Descartes Ret Ret Ret 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 11 5 36 12 JPN British Barn Racing Team 4 20 13 CHE Pierre-Alain Lombardi Ret NC Ret 6 12 14 West Germany Walter Maurer Racing Ret 5 8 15 ITA Dollop Racing Ret 7 Ret Ret 4 15 ITA Luigi Taverna Technoracing DNS 9 DNS 4 References External links 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons Sports