1989 480 km of Spa explained

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

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

Web site: 480 km Spa . World Sports Racing Prototypes . 2 October 2005 . 2008-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071027181924/http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1989.html . 27 October 2007 .
Web site: World Sports Prototype Championship Spa 1989 . Racing Sports Cars . 28 May 2005 . 2008-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20080129100323/http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Spa-1989-09-17-photo.html. 29 January 2008 . live.