1989 Le Mans 24 Hours


10-11 June 1989 - Le Mans (F): Non-Championship race.
24 hour duration event om which 389 laps of a 8.410 mile/13.535 km circuit - 2210.760 miles/3557.867 kms were completed.
Weather: cloudy


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 63 Jochen Mass (D)/Manuel Reuter (D)/Stanley Dickens (S) Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 03 Team Sauber Mercedes 390 23:56:00,33 1. C1 11. 3:22,860 
2. 61 Mauro Baldi (I)/Kenny Acheson (GB)/Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)/Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)*/Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)*/Alain Cudini (F)* Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 04 Team Sauber Mercedes 385 23:56:01,32  2. C1 2. 3:15,670 
3. 9 Bob Wollek (F)/Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)/"John Winter" (D)* Porsche 962C 145 Joest Racing 383 23:54:30,68  3. C1 5. 3:19,800 
4. 1 Jan Lammers (NL)/Patrick Tambay (F)/Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB) Jaguar XJR-9 LM 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 381 23:58:05,40  4. C1 3. 3:18,350 
5. 62T Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)/Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)/Alain Cudini (F) Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 02 Team Sauber Mercedes 379 23:56:34,79  5. C1 1. 3:15,040 
6. 8 Henri Pescarolo (F)/Jean-Louis Ricci (F)/Claude Ballot-Léna (F) Porsche 962C 004 Joest Racing 372 23:58:19,70  6. C1 33. 3:35,420 
7. 201 David Kennedy (IRL)/Pierre Dieudonné (B)/Chris Hodgetts (GB)/Yoshimi Katayama (J)* Mazda 767B 001 Mazdaspeed 369 23:57:32,33  1. IMSA 28. 3:31,380 
8. 4 Alain Ferté (F)/Eliseo Salazar (RCH)/Michel Ferté (F) Jaguar XJR-9 LM 287 Silk Cut Jaguar 369 23:58:45,44  7. C1 6. 3:20,190 
9. 202 Takashi Yorino (J)/Hervé Regout (B)/Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA)/Chris Hodgetts (GB)^/Volker Weidler (D)^/Marc Duez (B)^ Mazda 767B 767-002 Mazdaspeed 366 23:57:32,76  2. IMSA 16. 3:25,450 
10. 16 Uwe Schäfer (D)/Harald Huysman (B)/Dominique Lacaud (F)/Oscar Larrauri (RA)*/Stanley Dickens (S)*/Juha Varjosaari (SF)* Porsche 962C 128 Brun Motorsport 352 23:55:37,43  8. C1 27. 3:29,900 
11. 18 Costas Los (GR)/Brian Redman (GB)/Michael Roe (IRL) Aston Martin AMR1 02 Aston Martin 340 24:00:50,05  9. C1 32. 3:34,080 
12. 203 Yojiro Terada (J)/Marc Duez (B)/Volker Weidler (D) Mazda 767 003 Mazdaspeed 340 23:57:33,18  3. IMSA 34. 3:36,690 
13. 55 Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Eje Elgh (S)/Gary Brabham (AUS) Porsche 962C 008 Team Schuppan 322 23:56:06,84  10. C1 18. 3:26,890 
14. 113 Jean-Claude Andruet (F)/Philippe Farjon (F)/Syunji Kasuya (J) Cougar C20LM Porsche 01 Courage Competition 313 23:57:00,98  1. C2 48. 3:45,860 
15. 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)/Tom Dodd-Noble (GB)/Katsunori Iketani (J) Porsche 962C 138 Team Davey 309 23:59:19,91  11. C1 43. 3:42,310 
16. 171 Robbie Stirling (CDN)/Ross Hyett (GB)/Don Shead (GB) Spice SE88C Ford 003 Team MAKO 307 24:00:53,63  2. C2 47. 3:45,450 
17. 108 Dudley Wood (GB)/Philippe de Henning (F)/Evan Clements (GB) Spice SE87C Ford 003 GP Motorsport 304 23:57:50,85  3. C2 49. 3:46,230 
18. 126 Jean Messaoudi (F)/Pierre-François Rousselot (F)/Thierry Lecerf (F)/Georges Tessier (F)* Argo JM19C Ford 124 France Prototeam 298 24:00:44,74  4. C2 53. 3:50,370 
19. 104 Jean-Philippe Grand (F)/Remy Pochauvin (F)/Jean-Luc Roy (F) Spice SE89C Ford 002 Graff Racing 292 23:57:03,95  5. C2 37. 3:38,700 
DNF 14 Derek Bell (GB)/James Weaver (GB)/Tiff Needell (GB) Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 339 Fire   C1 21. 3:27,750 
DNF 10 Kunimitsu Takahashi (J)/Giovanni Lavaggi (I)/Bruno Giacomelli (I) Porsche 962CK6 CK6-03 Porsche Kremer Racing 303 Fire   C1 14. 3:24,920 
DNF 25 Geoff Brabham (AUS)/Chip Robinson (USA)/Arie Luyendyk (NL) Nissan R89C 02 Nissan Motorsport 250 Oil loss   C1 15. 3:25,380 
DNF 101 Luigi Taverna (I)/Nick Adams (GB)/Fermin Velez (E) Spice SE89C Ford 006 Chamberlain Engineering 244 Valves   C2 41. 3:41,040 
DNF 17 Oscar Larrauri (RA)/Jésus Pareja (E)/Walter Brun (CH)/Roland Ratzenberger (A)* Porsche 962C 150 Brun Motorsport 242 Engine   C1 7. 3:20,260 
DNF 21 Ray Bellm (GB)/Lyn St. James (USA)/Gordon Spice (GB)/Wayne Taylor (ZA)^ Spice SE89C Ford 004 Spice Engineering 229 Engine   C1 31. 3:32,540 
DNF 15 Steven Andskar (S)/David Hobbs (GB)/Damon Hill (GB)/Chiyoni Totani (J)* Porsche 962C GTi 201 Richard Lloyd Racing 228 Engine   C1 23. 3:27,970 
DNF 32 Takao Wada (J)/Akio Morimoto (J)/Anders Olofsson (S) Cougar Nissan R88V 88G-1 Courage Competition 221 Head gasket   C1 39. 3:39,910 
DNF 2 John Nielsen (DK)/Andy Wallace (GB)/Price Cobb (USA) Jaguar XJR-9 LM 688 Silk Cut Jaguar 215 Head gasket   C1 8. 3:20,650 
DNF 106 Stefano Sebastiani (I)/Vito Veninata (I)/Robin Smith (GB)/Pasquale Barberio (I)*/Ranieri Randaccio (I)* Tiga GC288/9 Ford 365 Porto Kaleo Team 194 Electrics   C2 51. 3:48,270 
DNF 34 Jacques Alméras (F)/Jean-Marie Alméras (F)/Alain Ianetta (F)/Francois Migault (F)* Porsche 962C 110 Equipe Alméras Fréres 188 Accident   C1 35. 3:36,910 
DNF 12 Patrick Gonin (F)/Bernard de Dryver (B)/Bernard Santal (CH)/Jean-Denis Deletraz (F)*/Alessandro Santin (I)* Cougar C22LM Porsche 02 Courage Competition 168 Electronics   C1 38. 3:38,740 
DNF 23 Masahiro Hasemi (J)/Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)/Toshio Suzuki (J)/Julian Bailey (GB)*/Mark Blundell (GB)*/Martin Donnelly (GB)* Nissan R89C 03 Nissan Motorsport 167 Engine   C1 19. 3:26,950 
DNF 19 David Leslie (GB)/Ray Mallock (GB)/David Sears (GB) Aston Martin AMR1 03 Aston Martin 153 Electrics   C1 40. 3:40,110 
DNF 22 Wayne Taylor (ZA)/Thorkild Thyrring (DK)/Tim Harvey (GB) Spice SE89C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 150 Valves   C1 36. 3:38,470 
DNF 103 Bernard Thuner (CH)/Pierre de Thoisy (F)/Raymond Touroul (F)/Almo Coppelli (I)*/Jean Messaoudi (F)*/Pierre-Francois Rousselot (F)* Spice SE88C Ford 002 France Prototeam 133 Chassis   C2 45. 3:44,440 
DNF 107 Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR)/John Sheldon (GB)/Robin Donovan (GB)/Jari Nurminen (SF)* Tiga GC289 Ford 372 Tiga Race Team 126 Drive shaft   C2 50. 3:47,030 
DNF 7 Frank Jelinski (D)/Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)/"John Winter" (D) Porsche 962C 007 Joest Racing 124 Water leak   C1 13. 3:24,770 
DNF 13 Pascal Fabre (F)/Jean-Louis Bousquet (F)/Jirou Yoneyama (J) Cougar C22LM Porsche 04 Courage Competition 110 Engine   C1 29. 3:31,490 
DNF 52 Pascal Pessiot (F)/Jean-Daniel Raulet (F)/Philippe Gache (F) WM P489 Peugeot WM Secateva 110 Fire   C1 44. 3:44,000 
DNF 102 John Hotchkis, Jr. (USA)/John Hotchkis (USA)/Richard Jones (GB)/Ian Khan (GB)*/Les Delano (USA)* Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 86 Oil leak   C2 46. 3:44,990 
DNF 3 Davy Jones (USA)/Derek Daly (IRL)/Jeff Kline (USA)^/Philippe Alliot (F)* Jaguar XJR-9 LM 288 Silk Cut Jaguar 85 Engine   C1 4. 3:19,480 
DNF 27 Franz Konrad (A)/Rudi Seher (D)/Andres Vilarino (E)/Jesus Pareja (E)*/Carlos Sainz (E)*/Walter Brun (CH)*/Massimo Sigala (I)* Porsche 962C 117 Brun Motorsport 81 Turbocharger   C1 26. 3:29,410 
DNF 5 Harald Grohs (D)/Akihiko Nakaya (J)/Sarel van der Merwe (ZA) Porsche 962C 003BM Brun Motorsport 78 Gearbox, alternator   C1 9. 3:21,510 
DNF 177 Alain Serpaggi (F)/Yves Hervalet (F)/Louis Descartes (F)/Jacques Heuclin (F)*/Thierrry Lecerf (F)* ALD C289 Ford 1 Automobiles Louis Descartes 75 Pierced radiator   C2 55. 3:55,360 
DNF 33 Will Hoy (GB)/Jean Alesi (F)/Dominic Dobson (USA) Porsche 962C 143 Team Schuppan 69 Fire   C1 22. 3:27,790 
DNF 72 Jürgen Lässig (D)/Pierre Yver (F)/Paul Belmondo (F) Porsche 962C 130 Obermaier Racing/Primagaz 61 Accident   C1 30. 3:32,000 
DNF 37 Geoff Lees (GB)/Johnny Dumfries (GB)/John Watson (GB) Toyota 89C-V 08 Toyota Team Tom's 58 Accident   C1 17. 3:25,600
DNF 151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (CH)/Bruno Sotty (F)/Fabio Magnani (I)/Steve Earle (USA)* Spice SE86C Ford 001 Pierre-Alain Lombardi 58 Puncture damage   C2 42. 3:41,940 
DNF 6 Walter Lechner (A)/Roland Ratzenberger (A)/Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR)/Uwe Schaefer (D)* Porsche 962C 005BM Brun Motorsport 50 Puncture damage   C1 20. 3:27,070 
DNF 36 Hitoshi Ogawa (J)/Paolo Barilla (I)/Ross Cheever (USA) Toyota 89C-V 07 Toyota Team Tom's 45 Engine   C1 24. 3:28,320 
DNF 11 George Fouché (ZA)/Hideki Okada (J)/Masanori Sekiya (J) Porsche 962CK6 CK6-04 Porsche Kremer Racing 42 Accident   C1 10. 3:22,700 
DNF 105 Jean-Claude Justice (F)/Noël del Bello (F)/Jean-Claude Ferrarin (F)/Patrick Oudet (F)*/Remy Julienne (F)* Tiga GC289 Ford 373 Porto Kaleo/Noel del Bello 36 Engine   C2 54. 3:50,820 
DNF 38 Kaoru Hoshino (J)/Didier Artzet (F)/Keiichi Suzuki (J)^ Toyota 88C 09 Toyota Team Tom's 20 Accident damage   C1 25. 3:28,640 
DNF 175 Laurence Bristow (GB)/Ian Harrower (GB)/Colin Pool (GB) ADA 02B Ford 002 ADA Engineering 14 Electrics   C2 52. 3:48,800 
DNF 24 Julian Bailey (GB)/Mark Blundell (GB)^/Martin Donnelly (GB)^/Masahiro Hasemi (J)*/Kazuyoshi Hoshino (J)*/Toshio Suzuki (J)* Nissan R89C 01 Nissan Motorsport 5 Accident damage, leading to suspension   C1 12. 3:24,090 
DNS 51 Roger Dorchy (F)/Michel Maisonneuve (F)/Philippe Gache (F)* WM P489 Peugeot WM Secateva   Fire in practice   C1   3:27,610 
DNQ 29 Almo Coppelli (I)/Franco Scapini (I)/Ernst Franzmaier (A)*/Gianni Mussato (I)* Lancia LC2/89 008 Mussato Action Car       C1 57. 3:59,460 
DNQ 176 Thierry Serfaty (F)/Sylvain Boulay (F)/William Batmalle (F)* ALD 04 BMW C2/04B Automobiles Louis Descartes       C2 58. 4:03,840 
DNQ 178 Didier Bonnet (F)/Gérard Tremblay (F)/Gérard Cuynet (F)*/Gerard Dillman (F)* ALD 05 BMW C2/05 Didier Bonnet       C2 56. 3:58,490 
DNQ 179 Jean-Luc Colin (F)/François Cardon (F)/Yves Bey-Rozet (F)* ALD 06 BMW C2/06 Didier Bonnet       C2 59. 4:25,350 
DNS 37T Geoff Lees (GB)/John Watson (GB)/Johnny Dumfries (GB) Toyota 89C-V 06 Toyota Team Tom's   T-car   C1   3:15,510 
DNS 62 Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F)/Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)/Alain Cudini (F)/Kenneth Acheson (GB)*/Mauro Baldi (I)*/Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)* Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 05 Team Sauber Mercedes   Raced 62T   C1   3:52,960 
REE     Sauber C8 Mercedes Noël del Bello   Reserve entry   C1    
REE   Stephen Hynes (USA)/Duncan Bain (GB)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR) Tiga GC286 Ford Roy Baker Racing   Reserve entry   C2    
DNA 17 Jochen Dauer (D)/Franz Konrad (A) Porsche 962C Jochen Dauer Racing       C1    
DNA 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)/Max Cohen-Olivar (MOR) Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin       C1    
DNA 111 Richard Piper (GB)/Olindo Iacobelli (USA)/Alain Ianetta (F) Spice SE88C Ford 001 PC Automobile       C2    

 

Winning Speed: 136.317 mph/219.380 kph
Fastest Lap: Alain Ferte #4 (Jaguar XJR-9LM), 3m21.27, 150.320 mph/242.093 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