1988 Brands Hatch 1000 Kms


24 July 1988 - Brands Hatch (GB): Round 7, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
240 laps of a 2.600 mile/4.185 km circuit - 624.048 miles/1004.306 kms were completed.
Weather: mostly dry, brief rain


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 1 John Nielsen (DK)
Andy Wallace (GB)
Martin Brundle (GB)
Davy Jones (USA)*
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 240 5:33:23,08 1. C1 6. 1:18,490 
2. 7 Klaus Ludwig (D)
Bob Wollek (F)
Jochen Mass (D)^
Porsche 962C 129 Joest Racing 239   2. C1 3. 1:16,360 
3. 61 Mauro Baldi (I)
Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
James Weaver (GB)^
Jochen Mass (D)^
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 235   3. C1 1. 1:14,170 
4. 111 Gordon Spice (GB)
Ray Bellm (GB)
Almo Coppelli (I)^
Thorkild Thyrring (DK)^
Spice SE88C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 224   1. C2 7. 1:19,510 
5. 103 Almo Coppelli (I)
Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Gordon Spice (GB)^
Ray Bellm (GB)^
Spice SE88C Ford 001 Spice Engineering 224   2. C2 9. 1:19,860 
6. 121 Costas Los (GR)
Wayne Taylor (ZA)
Spice SE87C Ford 003 GP Motorsport 219   3. C2 10. 1:20,060 
7. 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)
Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)
Hellmut Mundas (D)*
Luigi Taverna (I)*
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin 217   4. C1 13. 1:23,770 
8. 107 Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 002 Chamberlain Engineering 211   4. C2 14. 1:24,140 
9. 109 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Maurizio Gellini (I)
Vito Veninata (I)
Tiga GC288 Ford 366 Kelmar Racing 206   5. C2 19. 1:30,850 
10. 117 Will Hoy (GB)
Martin Schanche (N)
Argo JM19C Ford 121 Team Lucky Strike Schanche 205   6. C2 11. 1:21,570 
11. 191 Richard Piper (GB)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Argo JM19C Ford 122 PC Automotive 192   7. C2 15. 1:24,410 
12. 123 Tim Harvey (GB)
Chris Hodgetts (GB)
Robin Donovan (GB)
Tiga GC287 Porsche Turbo 332 Charles Ivey Racing 186   8. C2 17. 1:26,430 
NC 198 Stephen Hynes (USA)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
John Bartlett (GB)
Tiga GC286 Ford 336 Roy Baker Racing 140     C2 22. 1:35,190 
DNF 2 Jan Lammers (NL)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Martin Brundle (GB)^
Jaguar XJR-9 688 Silk Cut Jaguar 212 Electrical fire   C1 4. 1:17,680 
DNF 8 Frank Jelinski (D)
"John Winter" (D)
Klaus Ludwig (D)^
Porsche 962C 116 Joest Racing 131 Engine   C1 5. 1:17,950 
DNF 115 "Pierre Chauvet" (A)
John Sheldon (GB)
Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Ian Harrower (GB)^
ADA 03 Ford 003 ADA Engineering 123 Accident   C2 12. 1:23,280 
DNF 125 Jean-Claude Ferrarin (F)
Dominique Lacaud (F)
Tiga GC85 Ford 250 Patrick Oudet Vetir Racing 122 Gearbox   C2 20. 1:33,930 
DNF 42 Hervé Regout (B)
Bernard Santal (CH)
Noël del Bello (F)
Sauber C8 Mercedes 02 Noël del Bello 104 Fuel pump   C1 16. 1:25,470 
DNF 112 Sean Walker (GB)
Paul Stott (GB)
Ian Flux (GB)
Tiga GC287 Ford 360 FAI Automotive Ltd. 89 Drive shaft   C2 18. 1:27,740 
DNF 127 Nick Adams (GB)
Martin Birrane (IRL)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 42 Handling   C2 21. 1:34,750 
DNF 3 John Watson (GB)
Davy Jones (USA)
Martin Brundle (GB)^
Andy Wallace (GB)*
Jaguar XJR-9 187 Silk Cut Jaguar 39 Engine   C1 8. 1:19,580 
DNF 177 Michel Lateste (F)
Gérard Tremblay (F)
Del Bennett (GB)
Louis Descartes (F)^
ALD 04 BMW C2/04B Automobiles Louis Descartes 25 Injection   C2 23. 1:36,090 
DNF 62 Jochen Mass (D)
Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)^
Mauro Baldi (I)^
James Weaver (GB)*
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 02 Team Sauber Mercedes 7 Accident   C1 2. 1:15,060 
DNP 123T Tim Harvey (GB)
Chris Hodgetts (GB)
Robin Donovan (GB)
Tiga GC287 Rover GT287-351 Charles Ivey Racing   Spare car   C2    
DNA 1T   Jaguar XJR-9 Silk Cut Jaguar       C1    
DNA 24 Jean-Pierre Frey (CH)
Nicola Marozzo (I)
Massimo Monti (I)
Lancia LC2-88 003B Dollop Racing       C1    
DNA 106 Maurizio Gellini (I)
Pasquale Barberio (I)
Tiga GC288 Ford 365 Kelmar Racing       C2    
DNA 124 Jean Messaoudi (F)
Pierre-François Rousselot (F)
Argo JM19C Ford 124 MT Sport       C2    
DNA 182 David Mercer (GB)
Del Bennett (GB)
Alba AR3 Ford Techno Racing       C2    

 
Winning Time: 5h33m23.08, 112.311 mph/180.747 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean-Louis Schlesser #61 (Sauber-Mercedes C9-88), 1m15.82, 123.460 mph/198.689 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 30/12/03
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net