1989 Donington Park


3 September 1989 - Donington Park (GB): Round 6, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
120 laps of a 2.500 mile/4.023 km circuit - 300.000 miles/482.802 kms were completed.
Weather: warm, dry


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 62 Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Jochen Mass (D)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 05 Team Sauber Mercedes 120 2:57:50,883  1. C1 2. 1:19,196 
2. 61 Mauro Baldi (I)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 06 Team Sauber Mercedes 120 2:58:42,777  2. C1 1. 1:19,123 
3. 23 Julian Bailey (GB)
Mark Blundell (GB)
Nissan R89C 04 Nissan Motorsports International 120 2:59:29,346  3. C1 3. 1:20,752 
4. 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)
Porsche 962C 011 Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing 119   4. C1 7. 1:21,848 
5. 5 Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Harald Huysman (B)
Porsche 962C 003BM Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport 119   5. C1 8. 1:21,880 
6. 19 David Leslie (GB)
Michael Roe (IRL)
David Sears (GB)^
Aston Martin AMR1 05 Aston Martin 118   6. C1 10. 1:22,209 
7. 18 Brian Redman (GB)
David Sears (GB)
Aston Martin AMR1 04 Aston Martin 118   7. C1 20. 1:24,797 
8. 8 Jean-Louis Ricci (F)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
Bob Wollek (F)^
Porsche 962C 004 Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing 117   8. C1 13. 1:23,251 
9. 13 Pascal Fabre (F)
Hervé Regout (B)
Cougar C22S Porsche 03 Courage Competition 117   9. C1 15. 1:23,341 
10. 37 Johnny Dumfries (GB)
John Watson (GB)
Toyota 89C-V 08 Toyota Team Tom's 116   10. C1 4. 1:21,298 
11. 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Tiff Needell (GB)
Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 115   11. C1 9. 1:21,982 
12. 10 George Fouché (ZA)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/02 Porsche Kremer Racing 114   12. C1 17. 1:23,721 
13. 107 Jari Nurminen (SF)
Tony Trevor (GB)
John Sheldon (GB)*
Tiga GC289 Ford 372 Tiga Race Team 114   1. C2 29. 1:28,559 
14. 171 Robbie Stirling (CDN)
James Shead (GB)
Spice SE88C Ford 003 Team Mako 114   2. C2 24. 1:25,731 
15. 101 Fermin Velez (E)
Nick Adams (GB)
Spice SE89C Ford 006 Chamberlain Engineering 113   3. C2 22. 1:25,237 
16. 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin 110   13. C1 27. 1:28,203 
NC 201 David Kennedy (IRL)
Pierre Dieudonné (B)
Mazda 767B 001 Mazdaspeed 111 Last lap too slow   GTP 23. 1:25,438 
NC 108 Philippe de Henning (F)
Dudley Wood (GB)
Spice SE87C Ford 003 Roy Baker Racing (GP Motorsport) 108 Last lap too slow   C2 26. 1:27,986 
DNF 2 Andy Wallace (GB)
Alain Ferté (F)
Jaguar XJR-11 289 Silk Cut Jaguar 115 Out of fuel   C1 6. 1:21,453 
DNF 151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)
Bruno Sotty (F)
Spice SE86C Ford 001 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 107 Out of fuel   C2 28. 1:28,364 
DNF 111 Richard Piper (GB)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
Spice SE88C Ford 001 PC Automotive 106 Fire   C2 25. 1:26,381 
DNF 102 Luigi Taverna (I)
John Williams (GB)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 101 Out of fuel   C2 30. 1:29,234 
DNF 26 Bernard Thuner (CH)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 002 France Prototeam 91 Electrics   C1 21. 1:24,861 
DNF 178 Gérard Tremblay (F)
Joel Aulen (F)
Jean-Claude Justice (F)*
Tiga GC289 Ford 373 Didier Bonnet 68 Gearbox   C2 34. 1:33,676 
DNF 21 Tim Harvey (GB)
Eliseo Salazar (RCH)
Ray Bellm (GB)*
Spice SE89C Ford 004 Spice Engineering 66 Electrics   C1 12. 1:22,505 
DNF 6 Jésus Pareja (E)
Walter Brun (CH)
Porsche 962C 150 Repsol Brun Motorsport 49 Engine   C1 14. 1:23,339 
DNF 1 Jan Lammers (NL)
Patrick Tambay (F)
Jaguar XJR-11 189 Silk Cut Jaguar 45 Distributor   C1 5. 1:21,440 
DNF 22 Wayne Taylor (ZA)
Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Spice SE89C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 42 Electrics   C1 11. 1:22,475 
DNF 16 Stanley Dickens (S)
Uwe Schäfer (D)^
Roland Ratzenberger (A)*
Porsche 962C 006BM Hydro/Eterna Watches Brun Motorsport 29 Accident   C1 19. 1:24,660 
DNF 29 Bruno Giacomelli (I)
Franco Scapini (I)^
Massimo Monti (I)*
Lancia LC2/89 008 Mussato Action Car 28 Accident   C1 16. 1:23,705 
DNF 177 Alain Serpaggi (F)
Marc Fontan (F)^
Jacques Heuclin (F)*
ALD C289 Ford 1 Louis Descartes 24 Gearbox   C2 32. 1:29,676 
DNF 106 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Pasquale Barberio (I)^
Tiga GC288/9 Ford 365 Porto Kaleo Team 17 Electrics   C2 31. 1:29,672 
DNF 105 Stefano Sebastiani (I)
Mike Kimpton (GB)^
Vito Veninata (I)*
Tiga GC289 Ford 368 Porto Kaleo Team (Roy Baker Racing) 0 Drive shaft   C2 33. 1:32,431 
DNS 17 Jochen Dauer (D)
Will Hoy (GB)
Porsche 962C 133 Dauer Racing   Accident in practice   C1 18. 1:24,020 
DNS 20T Tim Lee-Davey (GB) Porsche 962C 138 Team Davey   Car sold   C1 35. 1:35,701 
DNS 1T Andy Wallace (GB)
Alain Ferté (F)
Patrick Tambay (F)
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar   Spare car   C1   1:23,620 
DNS 13T Pascal Fabre (F) Cougar C22S Porsche 02 Courage Competition   Spare car   C1   1:28,098 
DNS 14T Derek Bell (GB)
Tiff Needell (GB)
Porsche 962C GTi 201 Richard Lloyd Racing   Spare car   C1   1:23,274 
DNS 18T David Sears (GB)
Michael Roe (IRL)
Aston Martin AMR1 03 Aston Martin   Spare car   C1   1:29,418 
DNS 23T Mark Blundell (GB) Nissan R89C 01 Nissan Motorsports International   Spare car   C1   1:22,548 
DNS 62T Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 04 Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car   C1   1:23,408 
DNP 7T   Porsche 962C 145 Joest Racing   Spare car   C1    
DNA 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB) Porsche 962C SH962/89-01 Team Davey       C1    
DNA 103 Bernard Thuner (CH)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
Spice SE88C Ford France Prototeam       C2    

 
Winning Time: 2h57m50.883, 101.210 mph/162.881 kph
Fastest Lap: Julian Bailey #23 (Nissan R89C), 1m24.500, 106.509 mph/171.409 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