1989 Mexico City


29 October 1989 - Mexico City (MEX): Round 8, Sports-Prototype World Championship.
109 laps of a 2.747 mile/4.421 km circuit - 299.432 miles/481.889 kms were completed.
Weather: hot, 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 109 2:51:17,986  1. C1 2. 1:22,665 
2. 5 Harald Huysman (B)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Porsche 962C 003BM Repsol Brun Motorsport 109 2:51:54,429  2. C1 5. 1:24,642 
3. 8 Frank Jelinski (D)
Henri Pescarolo (F)
Jean-Louis Ricci (F)^
Porsche 962C 004 Joest Racing 109 2:52:24,095  3. C1 14. 1:27,162 
4. 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Tiff Needell (GB)
Porsche 962C GTi 200 Richard Lloyd Racing 108   4. C1 9. 1:26,067 
5. 2 Andy Wallace (GB)
Alain Ferté (F)
Jaguar XJR-9 287 Silk Cut Jaguar 108   5. C1 10. 1:26,439 
6. 1 Jan Lammers (NL)
Patrick Tambay (F)
Jaguar XJR-9 588 Silk Cut Jaguar 108   6. C1 6. 1:25,440 
7. 6 Jésus Pareja (E)
Walter Brun (CH)
Porsche 962C 150 Repsol Brun Motorsport 107   7. C1 19. 1:27,985 
8. 18 David Leslie (GB)
Brian Redman (GB)
Aston Martin AMR1 05 Aston Martin 107   8. C1 15. 1:27,189 
9. 10 Manuel Reuter (D)
Franz Konrad (A)
Porsche 962CK6 CK6/02 Porsche Kremer Racing 106   9. C1 18. 1:27,731 
10. 22 Thorkild Thyrring (DK)
Eliseo Salazar (RCH)
DNS - Wayne Taylor (ZA)
Spice SE89C Ford 003 Spice Engineering 106   10. C1 11. 1:26,610 
11. 20 Tim Lee-Davey (GB)
Alfonso Toledano (MEX)
Porsche 962C 138.001 Davey Team 106   11. C1 16. 1:27,584 
12. 23 Julian Bailey (GB)
Mark Blundell (GB)
Nissan R89C 04 Nissan Motorsports International 106   12. C1 8. 1:25,949 
13. 201 David Kennedy (IRL)
Pierre Dieudonné (B)
Mazda 767B 001 Mazdaspeed 105   1. GTP 20. 1:29,185 
14. 101 Nick Adams (GB)
Fermin Velez (E)
Spice SE89C Ford 006 Chamberlain Engineering 105   13. C1 17. 1:27,606 
15. 34 Jacques Alméras (F)
Jean-Marie Alméras (F)
Porsche 962C 110 Porsche Alméras Montpellier 103   14. C1 26. 1:31,328 
16. 171 Andres Contreras (MEX)
Giovanni Aloi (MEX)
Spice SE88C Ford 003 Team Mako 103   1. C2 25. 1:31,029 
17. 151 Carlos Guerrero (MEX)
Aurelio Lopez (MEX)
Spice SE88P Buick 003 Pierre-Alain Lombardi (Essex Racing) 103   2. C2 30. 1:32,607 
18. 106 Ranieri Randaccio (I)
Pasquale Barberio (I)
Tiga GC288/9 Ford 365 Porto Kaleo Team 103   3. C2 31. 1:32,898 
19. 111 Richard Piper (GB)
Olindo Iacobelli (USA)
ADA 02B Ford 002 PC Automotive (ADA Engineering) 102   4. C2 27. 1:31,666 
20. 103 Bernard Thuner (CH)
Jean Messaoudi (F)
Spice SE88C Ford 002 France Prototeam 102   5. C2 23. 1:30,571 
21. 108 Philippe de Henning (F)
Chris Hodgetts (GB)
Spice SE87C Ford 003 Roy Baker Racing (GP Motorsport) 100   6. C2 28. 1:31,708 
22. 107 Jari Nurminen (SF)
Oscar Hidalgo (MEX)
Tiga GC289 Ford 372 Tiga Race Team 100   7. C2 29. 1:32,156 
23. 102 Tomas Lopez (MEX)
Quirin Bovy (B)
Spice SE86C Hart 002 Chamberlain Engineering 96   8. C2 32. 1:34,137 
DNF 37 Johnny Dumfries (GB)
John Watson (GB)
Toyota 89C-V 07 Toyota Team Tom's 66 Drive shaft   C1 3. 1:24,166 
DNF 13 Pascal Fabre (F)
Oscar Manautou (MEX)
Cougar C22S Porsche 03 Courage Competition 64 Accident   C1 7. 1:25,751 
DNF 178 Gérard Cuynet (F)
Patrick Oudet (F)
Tiga GC289 Ford 373 Didier Bonnet 61 Drive shaft   C2 34. 1:36,667 
DNF 61 Mauro Baldi (I)
Kenny Acheson (GB)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 06 Team Sauber Mercedes 46 Accident   C1 1. 1:22,571 
DNF 21 Bernard Jourdain (MEX)
Ray Bellm (GB)^
Spice SE89C Ford 004 Spice Engineering 39 Accident   C1 12. 1:26,622 
DNF 29 Bruno Giacomelli (I)
Enrique Contreras (MEX)^
Franco Scapini (I)^
Lancia LC2/89 008 Mussato Action Car 9 Accident   C1 21. 1:29,350 
DNF 72 Jürgen Lässig (D)
Pierre Yver (F)^
Porsche 962C 130 Obermaier Primagaz 5 Clutch   C1 24. 1:30,684 
DNF 7 Bob Wollek (F)
Frank Jelinski (D)^
Porsche 962C 145 Joest Racing 3 DQ - push start on grid   C1 4. 1:24,393 
DNS 16 Massimo Sigala (I)
Roland Ratzenberger (A)
Porsche 962C 006BM Repsol Brun Motorsport   Accident in practice   C1 13. 1:27,053 
DNS 17 Jochen Dauer (D)
Juan Carlos Bolanos (MEX)
John Andretti (USA)*
Porsche 962C 141 Dauer Racing   Accident in practice   C1   no time
DNS 40 Antoine Salamin (CH)
Giovanni Lavaggi (I)
Porsche 962C 131 Swiss Team Salamin   Accident in practice   C1 22. 1:30,223 
DNS 177 Alain Serpaggi (F)
Marc Fontan (F)
ALD C289 Ford 1 Louis Descartes   Accident in practice   C2 33. 1:36,112 
DNS 37T Johnny Dumfries (GB)
John Watson (GB)
Toyota 89C-V Toyota Team Tom's       C1   1:26,963 
DNS 62T Mauro Baldi (I)
Jean-Louis Schlesser (F)
Sauber-Mercedes C9/88 04? Team Sauber Mercedes   Spare car   C1   1:24,475 

 
Winning Time: 2h51m17.986, 104.880 mph/168.788 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean-Louis Schlesser #62 (Sauber-Mercedes C9-88), 1m25.12, 116.183 mph/186.978 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