1989 480 km of Spa

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1981-1993, 1995-2003)

The 1989 Coupes de Spa was the seventh round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on September 17, 1989.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 C1 61 West Germany Team Sauber Mercedes United Kingdom Kenny Acheson
Italy Mauro Baldi
Sauber C9 M 70
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
2 C1 7 West Germany Joest Racing West Germany Frank Jelinski
France Bob Wollek
Porsche 962C G 70
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
3 C1 23 Japan Nissan Motorsports International United Kingdom Mark Blundell
United Kingdom Julian Bailey
Nissan R89C D 69
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
4 C1 16 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Austria Roland Ratzenberger
Porsche 962C Y 68
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
5 C1 22 United Kingdom Spice Engineering South Africa Wayne Taylor
Denmark Thorkild Thyrring
Spice SE89C G 68
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
6 C1 8 West Germany Joest Racing France Henri Pescarolo
France Jean-Louis Ricci
Porsche 962C G 68
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
7 C1 18 United Kingdom Aston Martin
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse
Sweden Stanley Dickens
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Aston Martin AMR1 G 67
Aston Martin RDP87 6.3L V8
8 C1 37 Japan Toyota Team Tom's United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Toyota 89C-V B 67
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8
9 GTP 201 Japan Mazdaspeed Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy
Mazda 767B D 67
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor
10 C1 10 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing South Africa George Fouché
Italy Giovanni Lavaggi
Porsche 962CK6 Y 66
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
11 C2 171 United Kingdom Team Mako United Kingdom James Shead
Canada Robbie Stirling
Spice SE88C G 65
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
12 C1 72 West Germany Obermaier Primagaz West Germany Jürgen Lässig
France Pierre Yver
Porsche 962C G 65
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
13 C2 101 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Spain Fermín Velez
United Kingdom Nick Adams
Spice SE89C G 64
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
14 C2 111 United Kingdom PC Automotive United Kingdom Richard Piper
United States Olindo Iacobelli
Spice SE88C G 64
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
15 C2 106 Italy Porto Kaleo Team Italy Ranieri Randaccio
Italy Pasquale Barberio
Tiga GC288/9 G 64
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
16 C1 40 Switzerland Swiss Team Salamin Switzerland Antoine Salamin
Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar
Porsche 962C G 61
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
17 C2 177 France Automobiles Louis Descartes France Marc Fontan
France Alain Serpaggi
ALD C289 G 61
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
18 C2 108 United Kingdom Roy Baker Racing
United Kingdom GP Motorsport
France Philippe de Henning Spice SE87C G 60
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
19 C2 105 Italy Porto Kaleo Team Italy Stefano Sebastiani
Switzerland Jean-Pierre Frey
Tiga GC289 G 59
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
20 C2 178 France Didier Bonnet France Patrick Oudet
France Gérard Tremblay
Tiga GC289 G 59
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
21 C1 34 France Porsche Alméras Montpellier France Jacques Alméras
France Jean-Marie Alméras
Porsche 962C G 54
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
22 C2 176 France Automobiles Louis Descartes France François Wettling
France Thierry Lecerf
ALD C2 G 50
BMW M80 3.5L I6
23
DNF
C1 62 West Germany Team Sauber Mercedes France Jean-Louis Schlesser
West Germany Jochen Mass
Sauber C9 M 69
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8
24
DNF
C1 6 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Switzerland Walter Brun
Spain Jésus Pareja
Porsche 962C Y 62
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
25
DNF
C1 21 United Kingdom Spice Engineering Chile Eliseo Salazar
United Kingdom Ray Bellm
Spice SE89C G 53
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
26
DNF
C2 102 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Italy Luigi Taverna
Netherlands Hendrik ten Cate
Spice SE86C G 51
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4
27
DNF
C1 13 France Courage Compétition France Pascal Fabre
Belgium Hervé Regout
Cougar C22S G 45
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
28
DNF
C1 19 United Kingdom Aston Martin
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse
United Kingdom David Leslie
Republic of Ireland Michael Roe
Aston Martin AMR1 G 43
Aston Martin RDP87 6.3L V8
29
DNF
C2 107 United Kingdom Tiga Racing Team Finland Jari Nurminen
Italy Carlo Rossi
Tiga GC289 G 36
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
30
DNF
C2 151 Switzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi Switzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi
France Bruno Sotty
Spice SE86C G 33
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
31
DNF
C2 103 France France Prototeam France Claude Ballot-Léna
Switzerland Bernard Thuner
Spice SE88C G 26
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
32
DNF
C1 2 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Denmark John Nielsen
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-11 D 25
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
33
DNF
C1 20 United Kingdom Team Davey United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey
Australia Vern Schuppan
Porsche 962C D 19
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
34
DNF
C1 1 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Netherlands Jan Lammers
France Patrick Tambay
Jaguar XJR-11 D 16
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
35
DNF
C1 14 United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing United Kingdom Tiff Needell
Sweden Steven Andskär
Porsche 962C GTi G 15
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
36
DNF
C1 29 Italy Mussato Action Car Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Italy Franco Scapini
Lancia LC2 D 12
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8
37
DNF
C1 5 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Norway Harald Huysman
Germany Uwe Schäfer
Porsche 962C Y 10
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
C1 17 West Germany Dauer Racing West Germany Jochen Dauer Porsche 962C G 8
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

  • Pole position - #61 Team Sauber Mercedes - 2:05.900
  • Fastest lap - #61 Team Sauber Mercedes - 2:07.863
  • Average speed - 183.005 km/h

References

  • "480 km Spa". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  • "World Sports Prototype Championship Spa 1989". Racing Sports Cars. 28 May 2005. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-21.


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