1989 Dijon


21 May 1989 - Dijon-Prenois (F): Round 2, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
127 laps of a 2.361 mile/3.800 km circuit - 299.874 miles/482.600 kms were completed.
Weather: hot, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Pos. Group Pos. Practice
1. 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 011 Joest Racing 127 2:42:21,903  1. C1 5. 1:08,944 
2. 62 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 127 2:43:00,298  2. C1 1. 1:07,275 
3. 61 Mauro Baldi (I)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 04 Team Sauber Mercedes 127 2:43:00,364  3. C1 3. 1:07,789 
4. 37 Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Geoff Lees (GB)
Didier Artzet (F)*
Toyota 88C Toyota Team Tom's 126   4. C1 2. 1:07,675 
5. 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Tiff Needell (GB)
Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 124   5. C1 4. 1:08,285 
6. 13 Pascal Fabre (F)
Jean-Louis Bousquet (F)
Fabien Giroix (F)*
Jean-Denis Deletraz (F)*
Denis Morin (F)*
Cougar C22S Porsche 03 Courage Competition 123   6. C1 12. 1:11,036 
7. 8 Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Porsche 962C 004 Joest Racing 123   7. C1 29. 1:14,987 
8. 26 Henri Pescarolo (F)
Alain Ferté (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 005 France Prototeam 122   8. C1 14. 1:11,647 
9. 5 Harald Huysman (B)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Uwe Schäfer (D)^
Porsche 962C 003BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 122   9. C1 25. 1:14,613 
10. 201 Pierre Dieudonné (B)
David Kennedy (IRL)
Mazda 767B 001 Mazdaspeed 121   1. GTP 11. 1:10,716 
11. 101 Nick Adams (GB)
Fermin Velez (E)
Spice SE89C Ford 006 Chamberlain Engineering 121   1. C2 18. 1:12,997 
12. 41 Walter Lechner (A)
Ernst Franzmaier (A)
Porsche 962C WLM01 Swiss Team Salamin (Walter Lechner Racing School) 121   10. C1 16. 1:12,814 
13. 6 Walter Brun (CH)
Jésus Pareja (E)
Carlos Sainz (E)*
Roland Ratzenberger (A)*
Porsche 962C 004BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 121   11. C1 23. 1:14,285 
14. 21 Ray Bellm (GB)
Costas Los (GR)
Spice SE89C Ford 004 Spice Engineering 121   12. C1 8. 1:09,898 
15. 23 Julian Bailey (GB)
Mark Blundell (GB)
Martin Donnelly (GB)*
Nissan R89C 01 Nissan Motorsports International 120   13. C1 6. 1:09,535 
16. 103 Almo Coppelli (I)
Bernard Thuner (CH)
Spice SE88C Ford 002 France Prototeam 120   2. C2 28. 1:14,976 
17. 18 David Leslie (GB)
Brian Redman (GB)
Costas Los (GR)*
David Sears (GB)*
Michael Roe (IRL)*
Bernard Santal (CH)*
Aston Martin AMR1 02 Aston Martin 119   14. C1 24. 1:14,556 
18. 10 George Fouché (ZA)
Bruno Giacomelli (I)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)*
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/02 Porsche Kremer Racing 118   15. C1 17. 1:12,947 
19. 34 Jacques Alméras (F)
Jean-Marie Alméras (F)
Porsche 962C 110 Porsche Alméras Montpellier 118   16. C1 19. 1:13,129 
20. 72 Jürgen Lässig (D)
Pierre Yver (F)
Porsche 962C 130 Obermaier Primagaz 118   17. C1 26. 1:14,774 
21. 111 Richard Piper (GB)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Spice SE88C Ford 001 PC Automotive 118   3. C2 27. 1:14,807 
22. 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin 117   18. C1 31. 1:15,134 
23. 171 Don Shead (GB)
James Shead (GB)
Spice SE88C Ford 003 Team Mako 116   4. C2 21. 1:13,655 
24. 105 Maurizio Gellini (I)
Jari Nurminen (SF)
Tiga GC288 Ford 366 Porto Kaleo Team 113   5. C2 35. 1:19,971 
25. 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Peter Oberndorfer (D)
Porsche 962C 138 Team Davey 111   19. C1 20. 1:13,436 
DNF 1 Jan Lammers (NL)
Patrick Tambay (F)
John Nielsen (DK)*
Andy Wallace (GB)*
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 125 Fuel vapour lock   C1 7. 1:09,553 
DNF 17 Jochen Dauer (D)
Franz Konrad (A)
Porsche 962C 133 Dauer Racing 93 Engine   C1 13. 1:11,444 
DNF 106 Pasquale Barberio (I)
Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Tiga GC288 Ford 365 Porto Kaleo Team 93 Driver fatigue   C2 32. 1:16,741 
DNF 2 John Nielsen (DK)
Andy Wallace (GB)
Jaguar XJR-9 688 Silk Cut Jaguar 79 Tyres   C1 9. 1:10,190 
DNF 151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)
Bruno Sotty (F)
Spice SE86C Ford 001 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 36 Puncture   C2 30. 1:15,113 
DNF 102 Luigi Taverna (I)
John Williams (GB)^
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 35 Engine   C2 36. 1:20,047 
DNF 22 Wayne Taylor (ZA)
Thorkild Thyrring (DK)^
Spice SE89C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 32 Exhaust   C1 10. 1:10,555 
DNF 108 Dudley Wood (GB)
Philippe de Henning (F)^
Spice SE87C Ford 003 Roy Baker Racing (GP Motorsport) 22 Overheating   C2 33. 1:17,451 
DNF 29 Andrea de Cesaris (I)
Franco Scapini (I)^
Lancia LC2/89 008 Mussato Action Car 19 Suspension   C1 22. 1:13,703 
DNF 177 Alain Serpaggi (F)
Louis Descartes (F)^
ALD C289 Ford 1 Louis Descartes 15 Brakes   C2 37. 1:22,922 
DNF 16 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Stanley Dickens (S)^
Porsche 962C 006BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 3 Accident damage   C1 15. 1:12,050 
DNS 107 Jean-Claude Justice (F)
Jean-Claude Ferrarin (F)
Tiga GC289 Ford 373 Tiga Race Team (Jean-Claude Ferrarin)   Accident in practice   C2 34. 1:17,795 
DNQ 176 Sylvain Boulay (F)
Thierry Serfaty (F)
ALD 04 BMW C2/04B Louis Descartes       C2 38. 1:23,257 
DNQ 178 Gérard Tremblay (F)
Didier Bonnet (F)
ALD 06 BMW C2/06 Didier Bonnet       C2 39. 1:28,597 
DNS 23T Julian Bailey (GB)
Mark Blundell (GB)
Nissan R89C Nissan Motorsports International   Spare car   C1   no time
DNS 37T Geoff Lees (GB)
Johnny Dumfries (GB)
Toyota 88C Toyota Team Tom's   Spare car   C1   1:14,591 
DNS 61T Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 05 Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car   C1   1:10,838 
DNA     Tiga GC289 Ford Tiga Race Team       C2    

 
Winning Time: 2h42m21.903, 110.815 mph/178.339 kph
Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi #61 (Sauber-Mercedes C9-88), 1m11.739, 118.490 mph/190.691 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 31/12/03
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net