The 1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series[1] was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[2] It was the 20th Australian Formula Ford Series.[3]
The series was won by Mark Larkham driving a Van Diemen RF89.[1]
The series was contested over seven rounds with one race per round.[2]
| Round[4] | Circuit | Date | Round winner | Car | |
| 1 | Amaroo Park | 5 March | Mark Larkham | Van Diemen RF89 | |
| 2 | Lakeside | 16 April | Mark Larkham | Van Diemen RF89 | |
| 3 | Mallala | 7 May | Mark Larkham | Van Diemen RF89 | |
| 4 | Sandown | 21 May | Michael Mortimer | Swift FB89 | |
| 5 | Winton | 4 June | Russell Ingall | Van Diemen RF89 | |
| 6 | Oran Park | 9 July | Russell Ingall | Van Diemen RF89 | |
| 7 | Amaroo Park | 6 August | Mark Larkham | Van Diemen RF89 |
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.[5]
| Position | Driver | No.[6] | Car | Entrant | Ama | Lak | Mal | San | Win | Ora | Ama | Total | |
| 1 | Mark Larkham | 5 | Van Diemen RF89 | Coffey Ford Motorsport | 20 | 10 | 20 | - | 15 | - | 20 | 85 | |
| 2 | Russell Ingall | 13 | Van Diemen RF89 | Russell Ingall | 12 | 5 | 15 | - | 20 | 20 | - | 72 | |
| 3 | Michael Mortimer | 7 | Swift FB89 | Belgrave Industries | - | 4 | 12 | 20 | - | 15 | - | 51 | |
| 4 | Troy Dunstan | 95 | Van Diemen RF89 | Troy Dunstan | 8 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | - | 1 | 46 | |
| 5 | Paul Morris | 94 | Van Diemen RF89 | Paul Morris | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | - | 4 | 8 | 38 | |
| 6 | Brett Peters | 15 | Swift FB88 & Van Diemen RF89 & Swift FB89 | Brett Peters | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 35 | |
| 7 | Glen Zampatti | 12 & 10 | Van Diemen RF86 & RF89 | Phoenix Motorsport | 1 | 1.5 | - | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34.5 | |
| 8 | Peter Salminen | 8 | Swift FB89 | Lithoteam | - | 7.5 | 10 | - | 2 | 12 | - | 31.5 | |
| 9 | Michael Dutton | 25 | Van Diemen RF85 | Mercparts | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | 21 | |
| 10 | Russell Becker | 18 | Van Diemen RF86 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 18 | ||
| 11 | Paul Stokell | 26 | Elwyn | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | ||
| 12 | Andrew Clifford | 22 | Swift FB88 & FB89 | Andrew Clifford | - | 0.5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 14.5 | |
| 13 | John Vernon | 17 | Van Diemen RF88 | Sommerlad Fasteners Racing | - | - | - | 6 | - | 8 | - | 14 | |
| 14 | Garry Jones | 6 | Van Diemen & Swift FB89 | Garry Jones | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | |
| 15 | Michael Geoghegan | 104 | Van Diemen RF89 | 2 Day FM Australia Racing Pty Ltd | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 10 | |
| 16 | John Blanchard | 38 | Van Diemen RF88 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 17 | Michael Walsh | 21 | Reynard 88FF | Eastern Motorsport | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 18 | Ian Allen | 91 | Lola | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| = | Peter Forster | 31 | Van Diemen RF88 | Peter David Porster | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 20 | Glen Clarke | 91 | Van Diemen RF86 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| 21 | Stephen Moody | 12 | Van Diemen RF86 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |