1989 World Sportscar Championship
The 1989 World Sportscar Championship season was the 37th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1989 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship, which was open to Group C1 Sports Prototypes, Group C2 Sports Prototypes and IMSA GTP cars. The championship was contested over an eight round series which ran from 9 April to 29 October 1989.
1989 World Sportscar Championship | |||
Previous: | 1988 | Next: | 1990 |
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Suzuka Circuit | 9 April | |
2 | Dijon-Prenois | 21 May | |
3 | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | 25 June | |
4 | Brands Hatch | 23 July | |
5 | Nürburgring | 20 August | |
6 | Donington Park | 3 September | |
7 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 17 September | |
8 | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | 29 October |
Entries
Group C1
Group C2
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spice SE89C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 101 | 1–7 | ||
1–7 | ||||||
Spice SE86C | Hart 418T 1.9 L Turbo I4 | 102 | 2–7 | |||
2–6 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 103 | 1–5, 7–8 | ||
1–2, 4 | ||||||
3, 5, 7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
Tiga GC288 Tiga GC289 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 105 | 2 | ||
2 | ||||||
4, 6–7 | ||||||
4 | ||||||
6 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
106 | 2–8 | |||||
2–8 | ||||||
Tiga GC289 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 107 | 1, 3, 6–8 | ||
1 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
3–4 | ||||||
4–5 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
6 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
Tiga GC289 Spice SE87C |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | D G |
108 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||||
2, 4–8 | ||||||
2, 4–7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
Spice SE88C ADA 02B |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 111 | 2–8 | ||
2–8 | ||||||
Spice SE86C Spice SE88C |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Buick 4.5 L V6 |
G | 151 | 2, 4–7 | ||
2, 4–7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 171 | 2–7 | ||
2 | ||||||
3–7 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
ALD 04 ALD 06 |
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | G | 176 | 2 | ||
2 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
ALD C289 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | 177 | 2–8 | |||
2–4 | ||||||
5–8 | ||||||
ALD 06 ALD 05 Tiga GC289 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 178 | 2–7 | ||
2 | ||||||
3–5 | ||||||
6 | ||||||
7–8 | ||||||
8 | ||||||
IMSA GTP
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mazda 767 Mazda 767B |
Mazda 13J 2.6 L 4-Rotor | D | 201 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||||
2, 4–8 | ||||||
2, 4–8 | ||||||
202 | 1 | |||||
1 | ||||||
Results and standings
Race results
Category | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group C1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Group C2 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Drivers forfeited points if they drove in more than one car during the race. Group C2 entries earned two extra points for any finish within the overall top ten finishing positions.
Drivers championships
Drivers only scored for their six best results. Points earned but not tallied toward their total are marked in parenthesis.
World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers
FIA Cup for C2 Drivers
Pos[1][2] | Driver | Team | SUZ |
DIJ |
JAR |
BHC |
NÜR |
DON |
SPA |
MEX |
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 107 | |||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 107 | |||
3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 80 | ||||
4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70 | |||||
5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 61 | |||
5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 61 | |||
7 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 58 | |||
8 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 41 | |||||
5 | |||||||||||
9 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 27 | |||||||
10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 25 | |||
10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 25 | |||
12 | Ret | 3 | Ret | NC | 6 | 6 | 24 | ||||
13 | Ret | 24 | |||||||||
Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | ||||||
13 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 24 | |||||
15 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
15 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
15 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
18 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||
19 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
19 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||
21 | Ret | 3 | Ret | NC | DNS | 12 | |||||
22 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
22 | DSQ | 10 | |||||||||
4 | Ret | ||||||||||
24 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
24 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
24 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | 8 | |||
24 | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | 8 | ||||||
24 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
29 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
30 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||||
30 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||||
30 | DNQ | Ret | 7 | 4 | |||||||
30 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
30 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
35 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | 3 | ||||
35 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
35 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
35 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
39 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
39 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||
Pos | Driver | Team | SUZ |
DIJ |
JAR |
BHC |
NÜR |
DON |
SPA |
MEX |
Points |
Teams championships
Teams were only awarded points for their highest finishing entry.
World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams
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FIA Cup for C2 Teams
Pos[1] | Team | SUZ |
DIJ |
JAR |
BHC |
NÜR |
DON |
SPA |
MEX |
Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 120 | |
2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | ||
3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 61 | ||
4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 58 | ||
5 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 7 | 44 | |
6 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 33 | ||
7 | DSQ | Ret | 3 | Ret | NC | 6 | 6 | 24 | ||
8 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 19 | |||
9 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | DNS | 8 | ||
10 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | ||
References
- 1990 FIA Yearbook, "Red section", pages 61-63
- Drivers Championship results below 36th position are from János L. Wimpffen, The Other Side of Stuttgart, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 1628-1664
Further reading
- Automobile Year 1989/90
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 261-262 & 302-303
- János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999