1988 World Sportscar Championship Explained
The 1988 World Sportscar Championship season was the 36th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1988 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship which was open to FIA Group C and Group C2 cars and to IMSA GTP, GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The championship was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 6 March to 20 November 1988.
Martin Brundle was awarded the World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers, Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm jointly won the FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers, Silk Cut Jaguar was awarded the World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams and Spice Engineering won the FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams.
Schedule
Entries
Group C1
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | | Drivers | Rounds |
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Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-9 | Jaguar 7.0 L V12 | | 1 | Martin Brundle | All |
Eddie Cheever | 1–4, 8–11 |
John Nielsen | 5–7, 10 |
Andy Wallace | 7 |
Johnny Dumfries | 9 |
2 | Jan Lammers | All |
Johnny Dumfries | All |
Andy Wallace | 5 |
Martin Brundle | 7, 9 |
3 | John Watson | 1–2, 5, 7 |
John Nielsen | 1–2 |
Andy Wallace | 1 |
Raul Boesel | 5 |
Henri Pescarolo | 5 |
Davy Jones | 7 |
Martin Brundle | 7 |
Silk Cut Jaguar | 21 | Danny Sullivan | 5 |
Davy Jones | 5 |
Price Cobb | 5 |
22 | Kevin Cogan | 5 |
Derek Daly | 5 |
Larry Perkins | 5 |
Brun Motorsport | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 4 | Walter Brun | 1–3, 8–9 |
Massimo Sigala | 1–2 |
Oscar Larrauri | 1, 9 |
Uwe Schäfer | 3 |
Manuel Reuter | 5, 9 |
Walter Lechner | 5 |
Franz Hunkeler | 5 |
Harald Huysman | 8 |
5 | Manuel Reuter | 1–3, 8–9 |
Uwe Schäfer | 1–2, 5, 8 |
Jésus Pareja | 3, 5 |
Massimo Sigala | 5 |
Oscar Larrauri | 8–9 |
Walter Brun | 9 |
6 | Oscar Larrauri | 1–3 |
Jésus Pareja | 1–2, 8 |
Walter Brun | 1 |
Massimo Sigala | 3 |
Manuel Reuter | 8 |
Uwe Schäfer | 8 |
Blaupunkt-Joest Racing Joest Racing GmbH | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 7 | Bob Wollek | 1–4, 6–10 |
Klaus Ludwig | 1–3, 7 |
David Hobbs | 4–5 |
Philippe Streiff | 4 |
Didier Theys | 5 |
Franz Konrad | 5 |
Stanley Dickens | 5 |
"John Winter" | 6 |
Paolo Barilla | 8–9 |
Harald Grohs | 10 |
8 | Frank Jelinski | 1–5, 7–10 |
"John Winter" | 1–5, 7–10 |
Stanley Dickens | 4–5 |
Franz Konrad | 6 |
Jürgen Barth | 6 |
Klaus Ludwig | 7 |
Porsche Kremer Racing | Porsche 962C Porsche 962CK6 | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 10 | Volker Weidler | 2–3, 8, 10 |
Kris Nissen | 2, 4 |
Bruno Giacomelli | 3, 5, 8 |
Harald Grohs | 4 |
Kunimitsu Takahashi | 5 |
Hideki Okada | 5 |
Manuel Reuter | 10 |
Leyton House with Porsche Kremer |
| 11 | Kris Nissen | 5 |
George Fouché | 5 |
Harald Grohs | 5 |
Oscar Larrauri | 10 |
Bruno Giacomelli | 10 |
Leyton House Racing Team | Porsche 962C | | 28 | Naoki Nagasaka | 10 |
Kaoru Hoshino | 10 |
Masahiko Kageyama | 10 |
Primagaz Compétition | Cougar C20B | Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 13 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | 3, 5 |
Roberto Ravaglia | 3 |
Michel Ferté | 5 |
Courage Compétition | Cougar C22 | 32 | François Migault | 5 |
Paul Belmondo | 5 |
Ukyo Katayama | 5 |
Richard Lloyd Racing | Porsche 962C GTi | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 14 | Derek Bell | 1–2, 4, 9 |
James Weaver | 1–2 |
Tiff Needell | 4 |
Martin Donnelly | 8–9 |
David Hobbs | 8 |
Victor Dauer Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 16 | Jochen Dauer | 8 |
Franz Konrad | 8 |
Porsche AG | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | 5, 10 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck | 5 |
Derek Bell | 5 |
Price Cobb | 10 |
18 | Bob Wollek | 5 |
Vern Schuppan | 5 |
Sarel van der Merwe | 5 |
19 | Mario Andretti | 5 |
Michael Andretti | 5 |
John Andretti | 5 |
Team Davey | Tiga GC88 Porsche 962C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L Turbo V8 Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 20 | Tim Lee-Davey | 5–6, 8–10 |
Tom Dodd-Noble | 5, 8–10 |
Chris Hodgetts | 6 |
Peter Oberndorfer | 8–9 |
Katsunori Iketani | 10 |
Nissan Motorsports | Nissan R88C | Nissan VRH30 3.2 L Turbo V8 | | 23 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 5, 10 |
Takao Wada | 5 |
Aguri Suzuki | 5 |
Kenji Takahashi | 10 |
Allan Grice | 10 |
32 | Win Percy | 5 |
Mike Wilds | 5 |
Allan Grice | 5 |
Masahiro Hoshino | 10 |
Aguri Suzuki | 10 |
Dollop Racing | Lancia LC2/85 | Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 | | 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
Christian Danner | 3 |
Jean-Pierre Frey | 4–6, 8 |
Nicola Marozzo | 4–5 |
Ranieri Randaccio | 5 |
Paolo Giangrossi | 6, 8 |
Advan Alpha Nova | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 25 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | 10 |
Kazuo Mogi | 10 |
From A Racing | | 27 | Hideki Okada | 10 |
Stanley Dickens | 10 |
Veskanda Racing | Veskanda C1 | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | | 26 | John Bowe | 11 |
Dick Johnson | 11 |
Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 33 | Brian Redman | 5, 10 |
Eje Elgh | 5 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier | 5 |
Derek Bell | 10 |
Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan | 99 | Eje Elgh | 10 |
Maurizio Sandro Sala | 10 |
Trust Racing Team | Porsche 962C GTi | 100 | Vern Schuppan | 10 |
George Fouché | 10 |
Sarel van der Merwe | 10 |
Toyota Team Tom's | Toyota 88C Toyota 88C-V | Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8 | | 36 | Geoff Lees | 5, 10 |
Masanori Sekiya | 5, 10 |
Kaoru Hoshino | 5 |
Keiichi Suzuki | 10 |
37 | Paolo Barilla | 5, 10 |
Hitoshi Ogawa | 5, 10 |
Tiff Needell | 5 |
Stefan Johansson | 10 |
Swiss Team Salamin | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 40 | Antoine Salamin | 1–4, 6–9, 11 |
Enzo Calderari | 1 |
Max Cohen-Olivar | 2, 4 |
Dudley Wood | 3 |
Hellmut Mundas | 4 |
Luigi Taverna | 6 |
Giovanni Lavaggi | 7–9, 11 |
Jean-Denis Délétraz | 7 |
Noël del Bello | Sauber C8 | Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 | | 42 | Bernard Santal | 3–5, 7 |
Jacques Guillot | 3–4 |
Roland Biancone | 3 |
Noël del Bello | 4–5, 7 |
Bernard de Dryver | 5 |
Hervé Regout | 7 |
Auto Beaurex Motorsport | Toyota 87C | Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 | | 45 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott | 10 |
Steven Andskär | 10 |
SARD | SARD MC88S | Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 | | 50 | Syuuroku Sasaki | 10 |
Martin Donnelly | 10 |
Jochen Dauer | 10 |
Secateva | WM P88 | Peugeot ZNS4 2.9 L Turbo I4 | | 51 | Roger Dorchy | 5 |
Jean-Daniel Raulet | 5 |
Claude Haldi | 5 |
WM P87 | 52 | Pescal Pessiot | 5 |
Jean-Daniel Raulet | 5 |
Team Sauber Mercedes | Sauber-Mercedes C9 | Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 | | 61 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | 1–4, 6–11 |
Mauro Baldi | 1–3, 5–7, 9 |
Jochen Mass | 1, 3–5, 7–11 |
James Weaver | 5–7 |
Kenny Acheson | 10 |
62 | James Weaver | 4, 6 |
Mauro Baldi | 4, 7–11 |
Klaus Niedzwiedz | 5 |
Kenny Acheson | 5 |
Jean-Louis Schlesser | 6–7, 9 |
Jochen Mass | 6–7 |
Stefan Johansson | 8–9, 11 |
Philippe Streiff | 10 |
Primagaz Compétition | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 72 | Jürgen Lässig | 5 |
Pierre Yver | 5 |
Dudley Wood | 5 |
Memorex Telex Racing Team | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 77 | Gianpiero Moretti | 10 |
Tiff Needell | 10 |
Harald Huysman | 10 |
Italya Sport Team LeMans | March 88C | Nissan VG30ET 3.2 L Turbo V6 | | 85 | Toshio Suzuki | 5, 10 |
Danny Ongais | 5 |
Michel Trollé | 5 |
Akio Morimoto | 10 |
86 | Anders Olofsson | 5, 10 |
Lamberto Leoni | 5 |
Akio Morimoto | 5 |
Takao Wada | 10 |
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Group C2
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | | Drivers | Rounds |
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Dollop Racing | Argo JM19B | Motori Moderni 2.0 L Turbo V6 | | 101 | Jean-Pierre Frey | 1–4 |
Nicola Marozzo | 1–4 |
BP Spice Engineering | Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 |
| 103 | Thorkild Thyrring | All |
Almo Coppelli | 1–9 |
Eliseo Salazar | 5, 10–11 |
111 | Ray Bellm | All |
Gordon Spice | All |
Pierre de Thoisy | 5 |
Kelmar Racing | Tiga GC288 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 |
| 106 | Vito Veninata | 1–2, 6, 8–10 |
Pasquale Barberio | 1–2, 6, 8–9 |
Stefano Sebastiani | 9 |
Ranieri Randaccio | 10 |
Tiga GC85 Tiga GC288 | 109 | Ranieri Randaccio | 1–4, 6–9, 11 |
Maurizio Gellini | 1–2, 6–9 |
Paolo Ciafardoni | 1 |
Vito Veninata | 3–4, 7 |
Pasquale Barberio | 3–4 |
Luigi Taverna | 9 |
Stefano Sebastiani | 11 |
Chamberlain Engineering | Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 |
| 107 | Jean-Louis Ricci | All |
Claude Ballot-Léna | All |
Jean-Claude Andruet | 5 |
Ian Khan | 10 |
Spice SE86C | Hart 418T 1.8 L Turbo I4 | 127 | Nick Adams | 1–9, 11 |
Graham Duxbury | 1–3 |
Ian Khan | 4, 10 |
Martin Birrane | 5, 7 |
Richard Jones | 5, 8–9 |
Paul Stott | 6 |
John Williams | 8–9 |
Arthur Abrahams | 10 |
Dan Murphy | 10 |
Andrew Miedecke | 11 |
FAI Automotive | Tiga GC287 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 |
| 112 | Sean Walker | 4, 7 |
Paul Stott | 4, 7 |
Evan Clements | 4 |
Ian Flux | 7 |
Primagaz Compétition | Cougar C12 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 113 | Thierry Lecerf | 5 |
Max Cohen-Olivar | 5 |
Patrick de Radigues | 5 |
ADA Engineering | ADA 03 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 115 | Dudley Wood | 1–2 |
Steve Kempton | 1 |
Johnny Herbert | 1 |
Ian Harrower | 2, 5 |
John Sheldon | 2, 7 |
Tom Dodd-Noble | 4 |
Colin Pool | 4 |
Stefano Sebastiani | 4 |
Jirou Yoneyama | 5 |
Hideo Fukuyama | 5 |
Tim Lee-Davey | 7 |
"Pierre Chauvet" | 7 |
Arthur Abrahams | 11 |
John Smith | 11 |
Team Lucky Strike Schanche | Argo JM19C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 117 | Martin Schanche | 1–5, 7 |
Will Hoy | 1–4, 7 |
Mark Rennison | 4 |
Robin Smith | 5, 8–9 |
Robin Donovan | 5 |
"Pierre Chauvet" | 8–9 |
John Sheldon | 9 |
GP Motorsport | Spice SE87C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 121 | Costas Los | All |
Philippe de Henning | 1–3, 11 |
Wayne Taylor | 4–5, 7–9 |
Evan Clements | 5–6 |
Tom Hessert | 10 |
Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | Tiga GC287 | Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 |
| 123 | Tim Harvey | 1–5, 7 |
Wayne Taylor | 1–3 |
Chris Hodgetts | 4–5, 7 |
Duncan Bain | 4 |
John Sheldon | 5 |
Robin Donovan | 7 |
MT Sport Racing | Argo JM19C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 124 | Pierre-François Rousselot | 5, 8–9, 11 |
Jean Messaoudi | 5, 8–9, 11 |
Jean-Luc Roy | 5 |
Patrick Oudet Vetir Racing | Tiga GC85 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 125 | Jean-Claude Ferrarin | 7, 9 |
Dominique Lacaud | 7, 9 |
Pascal Witmeur | 9 |
Graff Racing | Spice SE86C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 131 | Jean-Philippe Grand | 5 |
Jacques Terrien | 5 |
Maurice Guenoun | 5 |
Roland Bassaler | Sauber SHS C6 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | | 132 | Jean-François Yvon | 5 |
Roland Bassaler | 5 |
Remy Pochauvin | 5 |
Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Rondeau M379C Spice SE86C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 151 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | 3, 5, 8–9 |
Rolando Vaglio | 3, 5 |
Silvio Vaglio | 3 |
Bruno Sotty | 5, 8–9 |
Thierry Lecerf | 8–9 |
Gebhardt Motorsport | Gebhardt JC873 | Audi 2.1 L Turbo I5 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 160 | Rudi Seher | 3, 8 |
Hellmut Mundas | 3, 8 |
Günther Gebhardt | 3 |
Stefan Neuberger | 8 |
British Barn Racing Team | JTK 62C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 171 | Jirou Yoneyama | 10 |
Hideo Fukuyama | 10 |
Kiyoshi Misaki | 10 |
Automobiles Louis Descartes | ALD 03 ALD 04 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | | 177 | Louis Descartes | 1–2, 5–6, 8–9 |
Gérard Tremblay | 1, 3–4, 6–8 |
Sylvain Boulay | 1 |
Jacques Hueclin | 2–3, 5, 9 |
Dominique Lacaud | 3–5, 8–9 |
Michel Lateste | 4, 7 |
Del Bennett | 7 |
172 178 | Pierre Yver | 1, 3 |
Bruno Sotty | 1 |
Max Cohen-Olivar | 3 |
Gérard Tremblay | 4–5, 9 |
Michel Lateste | 4–5, 11 |
Louis Descartes | 4, 11 |
Sylvain Boulay | 5 |
David Mercer | 9 |
Luigi Taverna Technoracing | Olmas GLT-200 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 181 | Luigi Taverna | 3–5 |
Robert Regazzi | 3–5 |
Giovanni Lavaggi | 3 |
Fabio Magnani | 5 |
Pero Racing | Argo JM19 | Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | | 182 | Peter Fritsch | 8 |
Dieter Heinzelmann | 8 |
Walter Maurer | Maurer C87 | BMW 2.0 L Turbo I4 | | 183 | Walter Maurer | 8, 11 |
Helmut Gall | 8, 11 |
Edgar Dören | 8 |
Ark Racing | Ceekar 83J-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | | 188 | Max Payne | 1 |
Max Cohen-Olivar | 1 |
PC Automotive | Argo JM19C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | | 191 | Olindo Iacobelli | 3–5, 7–9 |
Richard Piper | 3–4, 7–9 |
Martin Birrane | 3–4 |
Alain Ianetta | 5 |
John Graham | 5 |
Roy Baker Racing | Tiga GC286 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 |
| 198 | David Andrews | 4–5 |
Mike Kimpton | 4, 6 |
Chris Ashmore | 4 |
Stephen Hynes | 5, 7, 9 |
Mike Allison | 5 |
Lon Bender | 6 |
Max Cohen-Olivar | 7, 9 |
John Bartlett | 7, 11 |
John Sheldon | 8 |
Neil Crang | 8 |
Val Musetti | 9 |
Michael Hall | 11 |
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IMSA GTP
Results and standings
Race results
+Points system |
Distance | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | | Group C2 Bonus |
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360 km | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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800–1000 km | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
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24 hours | 60 | 45 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
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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 drivers earned extra championship points for any finish within the overall top ten positions.
Drivers championships
The respective driver championships only counted each driver's seven highest scores toward the final championship total. Points not counted toward the driver's tally are marked with parenthesis.
World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers
FIA Cup for C2 Drivers
Teams championships
World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams
FIA Cup for C2 Teams
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