1988 Sandown Park Supersprint


20 November 1988 - Sandown Park (AUS): Round 11, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
93 laps of a 2.425 mile/3.903 km circuit - 225.525 mile/362.947 kms were completed.
Weather: mostly dry, brief rain


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 61 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 93 2:30:51,35  1. C1 1. 1:28,620 
2. 62 Mauro Baldi (I)
Stefan Johansson (S)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 01 Team Sauber Mercedes 93 2:30:57,00  2. C1 2. 1:29,980 
3. 1 Eddie Cheever (USA)
Martin Brundle (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 93 2:33:28,51  3. C1 4. 1:30,950 
4. 2 Jan Lammers (NL)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 688 Silk Cut Jaguar 92   4. C1 3. 1:30,200 
5. 111 Gordon Spice (GB)
Ray Bellm (GB)
Spice SE88C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 88   1. C2 5. 1:34,950 
6. 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Neil Crang (AUS)
Porsche 962C 138 Team Davey 88   5. C1 6. 1:35,030 
7. 115 Arthur Abrahams (AUS)
John Smith (AUS)
ADA 03 Ford 003 ADA Engineering 88   2. C2 12. 1:37,110 
8. 109 Stefano Sebastiani (I)
Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Tiga GC288 Ford Kelmar Racing 84   3. C2 13. 1:37,410 
9. 127 Andrew Miedecke (AUS)
Nick Adams (GB)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 82   4. C2 11. 1:36,300 
10. 183 Helmut Gall (D)
Walter Maurer (D)
Maurer Lotec C87 BMW Walter Maurer Racing 77   5. C2 18. 1:45,340 
11. 178 Michel Lateste (F)
Louis Descartes (F)
ALD 03 BMW C2/03 Automobiles Louis Descartes 76   6. C2 15. 1:41,810 
NC 198 Michael Hall (AUS)
John Bartlett (GB)
Tiga GC286 Ford 336 Roy Baker Racing 56     C2 17. 1:44,850 
NC 103 Eliseo Salazar (RCH)
Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Spice SE88C Ford 001 Spice Engineering 54     C2 9. 1:35,650 
DSQ 26 John Bowe (AUS)
Dick Johnson (AUS)
Veskanda Chevrolet Bernie van Elsen 87 Over fuel allowance   C1 8. 1:35,510 
DNF 121 Philippe de Henning (F)
Costas Los (GR)
Spice SE87C Ford 003 GP Motorsport 87 Out of fuel   C2 10. 1:36,230 
DNF 124 Pierre-François Rousselot (F)
Jean Messaoudi (F)
Argo JM19C Ford 124 MT Sport Racing 73 Out of fuel   C2 16. 1:44,340 
DNF 40 Giovanni Lavaggi (I)
Antoine Salamin (CH)^
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin 41 Out of fuel   C1 14. 1:40,050 
DNF 107 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)^
Spice SE88C Ford 002 Chamberlain Engineering 14 Engine   C2 7. 1:35,500 
DNA   Gianpiero Moretti (I) Porsche 962C 003BM Gebhardt Motorsport       C1    

 
Winning Time: 2h30m51.35, 89.698 mph/144.355 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean-Louis Schlesser #61 (Sauber-Mercedes C9-88), 1m33.58, 93.289 mph/150.134 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