1988 Silverstone 1000 Kms


8 May 1988 - Silverstone (GB): Round 4, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
210 laps of a 2.969 mile/4.778 km circuit - 623.490 miles/1003.408 kms were completed.
Weather: drying


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 1 Eddie Cheever (USA)
Martin Brundle (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 210 4:50:48,59  1. C1 2. 1:16,670 
2. 61 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 02 Team Sauber Mercedes 210 4:51:24,20 2. C1 1. 1:15,020 
3. 62 Mauro Baldi (I)
James Weaver (GB)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 208   3. C1 3. 1:16,740 
4. 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Philippe Streiff (F)
David Hobbs (GB)
Porsche 962C 129 Blaupunkt-Joest Racing GmbH 205   4. C1 4. 1:16,860 
5. 8 Frank Jelinski (D)
Stanley Dickens (S)
"John Winter" (D)
Porsche 962C 116 Joest Racing GmbH 198   5. C1 8. 1:19,670 
6. 103 Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Almo Coppelli (I)
Spice SE88C Ford 001 BP Spice Engineering 191   1. C2 15. 1:23,440 
7. 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Hellmut Mundas (D)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
Dudley Wood (GB)*
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin 191   6. C1 11. 1:22,100 
8. 111 Gordon Spice (GB)
Ray Bellm (GB)
Spice SE88C Ford 003 BP Spice Engineering 189   2. C2 12. 1:22,640 
9. 201 David Kennedy (IRL)
Yojiro Terada (J)
Yoshimi Katayama (J)
Mazda 767 001 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. 186   1. GTP 9. 1:20,230 
10. 109 Pasquale Barberio (I)
Vito Veninata (I)
Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Maurizio Gellini (I)*
Tiga GC288 Ford 365 Kelmar Racing 181   3. C2 20. 1:26,590 
11. 123 Tim Harvey (GB)
Duncan Bain (GB)
Chris Hodgetts (GB)
Tiga GC287 Porsche Turbo 332 Charles Ivey Racing/Team Istel 180   4. C2 21. 1:27,740 
12. 107 Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 002 Chamberlain Engineering 166   5. C2 17. 1:24,890 
13. 191 Richard Piper (GB)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Martin Birrane (IRL)^
Argo JM19C Ford 122 P.C. Automotive 166   6. C2 24. 1:31,510 
14. 198 Chris Ashmore (GB)
Mike Kimpton (GB)
David Andrews (GB)
Tiga GC286 Ford 336 Roy Baker Racing 165   7. C2 23. 1:30,790 
15. 178 Gérard Tremblay (F)
Michel Lateste (F)
Louis Descartes (F)
ALD 04 BMW C2/04B Louis Descartes 156   8. C2 27. 1:34,890 
16. 181 Luigi Taverna (I)
Fabio Magnani (I)
Roberto Ragazzi (I)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)*
Olmas GLT-200 Ford 001 Luigi Taverna Technoracing 147   9. C2 25. 1:32,710 
NC 115 Tom Dodd-Noble (GB)
Stefano Sebastiani (I)
Colin Pool (GB)
Ian Harrower (GB)*
Dudley Wood (GB)*
ADA 03 Ford 003 A.D.A. Engineering 129     C2 18. 1:26,240 
DSQ 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Tiff Needell (GB)
Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 205 Oversized fuel tank   C1 5. 1:17,200 
DNF 2 Jan Lammers (NL)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 488 Silk Cut Jaguar 204 Out of fuel   C1 6. 1:17,380 
DNF 112 Sean Walker (GB)
Paul Stott (GB)
Evan Clements (GB)
Tiga GC287 Ford 360 FAI Automotive 73 Bodywork   C2 22. 1:29,130 
DNF 10 Kris Nissen (DK)
Harald Grohs (D)
Bruno Giacomelli (I)*
Porsche 962C 110 Porsche Kremer Racing 72 Engine   C1 7. 1:17,460 
DNF 42 Bernard Santal (CH)
Jacques Guillot (F)
Noël del Bello (F)
Sauber C8 Mercedes 02 Unigestion Team 69 Engine   C1 19. 1:26,510 
DNF 178 Dominique Lacaud (F)
Michel Lateste (F)
Gérard Tremblay (F)^
Louis Descartes (F)*
ALD 03 BMW C2/03 Louis Descartes 67 Gearbox   C2 26. 1:33,050 
DNF 121 Costas Los (GR)
Wayne Taylor (ZA)^
Spice SE87C Ford 003 G.P. Motorsport 50 Electrics   C2 10. 1:21,950 
DNF 127 Nick Adams (GB)
Ian Khan (GB)^
Graham Duxbury (ZA)*
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 40 Electrics   C2 13. 1:22,740 
DNF 24 Jean-Pierre Frey (CH)
Nicola Marozzo (I)^
Lancia LC2-88 003B Dollop Racing 28 Spun   C1 14. 1:23,160 
DNF 117 Will Hoy (GB)
Martin Schanche (N)^
Mark Rennison (GB)^
Mark Rennison (GB)*
Argo JM19C Ford 121 Team Lucky Strike Schanche 4 Electrics   C2 16. 1:24,210 
DNS 1T Jan Lammers (NL)
Martin Brundle (GB)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 187 Silk Cut Jaguar   Spare car   C1   1:17,200 
DNS 61T Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 01 Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car   C1   1:35,900 
DNS 123T Duncan Bain (GB)
Chris Hodgetts (GB)
Tim Harvey (GB)
Tiga GC287 Rover GT287-351 Charles Ivey Racing   Spare car   C2   1:30,560 
DNP 101 Jean-Pierre Frey (CH)
Nicola Marozzo (I)
Argo JM19B Motori Moderni 120 Dollop Racing       C2    
DNA   Yves Courage (F) Cougar C20B Porsche 01 Primagaz Competition       C1    
DNA      Porsche 962C Brun Motosport       C1    
DNA      Porsche 962C Brun Motosport       C1    
DNA 3 John Watson (GB)
John Nielsen (DK)
Jaguar XJR-9 Silk Cut Jaguar       C1    
DNA 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Val Musetti (GB)
Tiga GC87 Ford Turbo 359 Team Davey       C1    
DNA 110 Claude Haldi (CH) GKW 862P Porsche G.K.W. Motorsport       C2    
DNA 134 Slim Borgudd (S) Tiga GC286 Ford 335 American Alloy Engines       C2    
DNA 160 Günter Gebhardt (D)
Rudi Seher (D)
Hellmut Mundas (D)
Gebhardt JC873 Audi Turbo 01 Günter Gebhardt Motorsport       C2    
DNA 199 Andrew Ratcliffe (GB)
John Brindley (GB)
John Sheldon (GB)
Tiga GC287 Ford 350 Ratcliffe-Dune Motorsport       C2    

 
Winning Time: 4h50m48.59, 128.639 mph/207.024 kph
Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi #62 (Sauber-Mercedes C9-88), 1m18.24, 136.610 mph/219.853 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