1989 480km of Donington

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The 1989 Wheatcroft Gold Cup was the sixth round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, England on September 3, 1989.

[edit] 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 Flag of Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of France Jean-Louis Schlesser
Flag of Germany Jochen Mass
Sauber C9 M 120
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8
2 C1 61 Flag of Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of the United Kingdom Kenny Acheson
Flag of Italy Mauro Baldi
Sauber C9 M 120
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
3 C1 23 Flag of Japan Nissan Motorsports International Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Blundell
Flag of the United Kingdom Julian Bailey
Nissan R89C D 120
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
4 C1 7 Flag of Germany Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing Flag of Germany Frank Jelinski
Flag of France Bob Wollek
Porsche 962C G 119
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
5 C1 5 Flag of Switzerland Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport Flag of Norway Harald Huysman
Flag of Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Porsche 962C Y 119
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
6 C1 19 Flag of the United Kingdom Aston Martin
Flag of the United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse
Flag of the United Kingdom David Leslie
Flag of Ireland Michael Roe
Aston Martin AMR1 G 118
Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8
7 C1 18 Flag of the United Kingdom Aston Martin
Flag of the United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse
Flag of the United Kingdom David Sears
Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman
Aston Martin AMR1 G 118
Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8
8 C1 8 Flag of Germany Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing Flag of France Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France Jean-Louis Ricci
Porsche 962C G 117
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
9 C1 13 Flag of France Courage Compétition Flag of France Pascal Fabre
Flag of Belgium Hervé Regout
Cougar C22S G 117
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
10 C1 37 Flag of Japan Toyota Team Tom's Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries
Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson
Toyota 89C-V B 116
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8
11 C1 14 Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing Flag of the United Kingdom Tiff Needell
Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Bell
Porsche 962C GTi G 115
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
12 C1 10 Flag of Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Flag of South Africa George Fouché
Flag of Italy Giovanni Lavaggi
Porsche 962CK6 Y 114
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
13 C2 107 Flag of the United Kingdom Tiga Racing Team Flag of Finland Jari Nruminen
Flag of the United Kingdom Tony Trevor
Tiga GC289 G 114
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
14 C2 171 Flag of the United Kingdom Team Mako Flag of the United Kingdom James Shead
Flag of Canada Robbie Stirling
Spice SE88C G 114
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
15 C2 101 Flag of the United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Flag of Spain Fermín Velez
Flag of the United Kingdom Nick Adams
Spice SE89C G 113
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
16 C1 40 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Team Salamin Flag of Switzerland Antoine Salamin
Flag of Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar
Porsche 962C G 110
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
17
NC
GTP 201 Flag of Japan Mazdaspeed Flag of Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Flag of Ireland Dave Kennedy
Mazda 767B D 111
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor
18
NC
C2 108 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Baker Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom GP Motorsport
Flag of France Philippe de Henning
Flag of the United Kingdom Dudley Wood
Spice SE87C G 108
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
19
DNF
C1 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Flag of France Alain Ferté
Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-11 D 115
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
20
DNF
C2 151 Flag of Switzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi Flag of Switzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi
Flag of France Bruno Sotty
Spice SE86C G 107
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
21
DNF
C2 111 Flag of the United Kingdom PC Automotive Flag of the United Kingdom Richard Piper
Flag of the United States Olindo Iacobelli
Spice SE88C G 106
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
22
DNF
C2 102 Flag of the United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Flag of Italy Luigi Taverna
Flag of the United Kingdom John Williams
Spice SE86C G 101
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4
23
DNF
C1 26 Flag of France France Prototeam Flag of France Claude Ballot-Léna
Flag of Switzerland Bernard Thuner
Spice SE88C G 91
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
24
DNF
C2 178 Flag of France Didier Bonnet Flag of France Joel Aulen
Flag of France Gérard Tremblay
Tiga GC289 G 68
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
25
DNF
C1 21 Flag of the United Kingdom Spice Engineering Flag of Chile Eliseo Salazar
Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Harvey
Spice SE89C G 66
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
26
DNF
C1 6 Flag of Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Flag of Switzerland Walter Brun
Flag of Spain Jésus Pareja
Porsche 962C Y 49
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
27
DNF
C1 1 Flag of the United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Flag of the Netherlands Jan Lammers
Flag of France Patrick Tambay
Jaguar XJR-11 D 45
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
28
DNF
C1 22 Flag of the United Kingdom Spice Engineering Flag of South Africa Wayne Taylor
Flag of Denmark Thorkild Thyrring
Spice SE89C G 42
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
29
DNF
C1 16 Flag of Switzerland Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport Flag of Sweden Stanley Dickens
Flag of Germany Uwe Schäfer
Porsche 962C Y 29
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
30
DNF
C1 29 Flag of Italy Mussato Action Car Flag of Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Flag of Italy Franco Scapini
Lancia LC2 D 28
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8
31
DNF
C2 177 Flag of France Automobiles Louis Descartes Flag of France Marc Fontan
Flag of France Alain Serpaggi
ALD C289 G 24
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
32
DNF
C2 106 Flag of Italy Porto Kaleo Team Flag of Italy Ranieri Randaccio
Flag of Italy Pasquale Barberio
Tiga GC288/9 G 17
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
33
DNF
C2 105 Flag of Italy Porto Kaleo Team
Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Baker Racing
Flag of Italy Stefano Sebastiani
Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Kimpton
Tiga GC289 G 0
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
DNS C1 17 Flag of Germany Dauer Racing Flag of Germany Jochen Dauer
Flag of the United Kingdom Will Hoy
Porsche 962C G -
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
DNS C1 20 Flag of the United Kingdom Team Davey Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey Porsche 962C D -
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6

† – #201 Mazdaspeed and #181 Roy Baker Racing were not classified due to completing the final lap of the race at too slow of a pace.

[edit] Statistics

  • Pole position – #61 Team Sauber Mercedes – 1:19.123
  • Fastest lap – #23 Nissan Motorsports International – 1:24.500
  • Average speed – 162.882 km/h

[edit] References


World Sportscar Championship
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1989 480km of Nürburgring
1989 season Next race:
1989 480km of Spa