1989 480 km of Donington

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The 1989 Wheatcroft Gold Cup was the sixth round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, United Kingdom on 3 September 1989.

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Official results

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

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1C162 Flag of Germany.svg Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass
Sauber C9 M 120
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8
2C161 Flag of Germany.svg Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Sauber C9 M 120
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8
3C123 Flag of Japan.svg Nissan Motorsports International Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey
Nissan R89C D 120
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
4C17 Flag of Germany.svg Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing Flag of Germany.svg Frank Jelinski
Flag of France.svg Bob Wollek
Porsche 962C G 119
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
5C15 Flag of Switzerland.svg Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport Flag of Norway.svg Harald Huysman
Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Larrauri
Porsche 962C Y 119
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
6C119 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ecurie Ecosse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Leslie
Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Roe
Aston Martin AMR1 G 118
Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8
7C118 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ecurie Ecosse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sears
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman
Aston Martin AMR1 G 118
Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8
8C18 Flag of Germany.svg Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Ricci
Porsche 962C G 117
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
9C113 Flag of France.svg Courage Compétition Flag of France.svg Pascal Fabre
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hervé Regout
Cougar C22S G 117
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
10C137 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Team Tom's Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Dumfries
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson
Toyota 89C-V B 116
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8
11C114 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Lloyd Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiff Needell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell
Porsche 962C GTi G 115
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
12C110 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Kremer Racing Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg George Fouché
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Lavaggi
Porsche 962CK6 Y 114
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
13C2107 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiga Racing Team Flag of Finland.svg Jari Nurminen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trevor
Tiga GC289 G 114
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
14C2171 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Mako Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Shead
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robbie Stirling
Spice SE88C G 114
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
15C2101 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain Engineering Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Velez
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Adams
Spice SE89C G 113
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
16C140 Flag of Switzerland.svg Swiss Team Salamin Flag of Switzerland.svg Antoine Salamin
Flag of Morocco.svg Max Cohen-Olivar
Porsche 962C G 110
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
17
NC
GTP201 Flag of Japan.svg Mazdaspeed Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Dieudonné
Flag of Ireland.svg David Kennedy
Mazda 767B D 111
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor
18
NC
C2108 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Baker Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GP Motorsport
Flag of France.svg Philippe de Henning
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dudley Wood
Spice SE87C G 108
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
19
DNF
C12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar Flag of France.svg Alain Ferté
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-11 D 115
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
20
DNF
C2151 Flag of Switzerland.svg Pierre-Alain Lombardi Flag of Switzerland.svg Pierre-Alain Lombardi
Flag of France.svg Bruno Sotty
Spice SE86C G 107
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
21
DNF
C2111 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg PC Automotive Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Piper
Flag of the United States.svg Olindo Iacobelli
Spice SE88C G 106
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
22
DNF
C2102 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain Engineering Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Taverna
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Williams
Spice SE86C G 101
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4
23
DNF
C126 Flag of France.svg France Prototeam Flag of France.svg Claude Ballot-Léna
Flag of Switzerland.svg Bernard Thuner
Spice SE88C G 91
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
24
DNF
C2178 Flag of France.svg Didier Bonnet Flag of France.svg Joel Aulen
Flag of France.svg Gérard Tremblay
Tiga GC289 G 68
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
25
DNF
C121 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Spice Engineering Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey
Spice SE89C G 66
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
26
DNF
C16 Flag of Switzerland.svg Repsol Brun Motorsport Flag of Switzerland.svg Walter Brun
Flag of Spain.svg Jésus Pareja
Porsche 962C Y 49
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
27
DNF
C11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silk Cut Jaguar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers
Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay
Jaguar XJR-11 D 45
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
28
DNF
C122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Spice Engineering Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Wayne Taylor
Flag of Denmark.svg Thorkild Thyrring
Spice SE89C G 42
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
29
DNF
C116 Flag of Switzerland.svg Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Stanley Dickens
Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Schäfer
Porsche 962C Y 29
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
30
DNF
C129 Flag of Italy.svg Mussato Action Car Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli
Flag of Italy.svg Franco Scapini
Lancia LC2 D 28
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8
31
DNF
C2177 Flag of France.svg Automobiles Louis Descartes Flag of France.svg Marc Fontan
Flag of France.svg Alain Serpaggi
ALD C289 G 24
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
32
DNF
C2106 Flag of Italy.svg Porto Kaleo Team Flag of Italy.svg Ranieri Randaccio
Flag of Italy.svg Pasquale Barberio
Tiga GC288/9 G 17
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
33
DNF
C2105 Flag of Italy.svg Porto Kaleo Team
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Baker Racing
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Sebastiani
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Kimpton
Tiga GC289 G 0
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
DNSC117 Flag of Germany.svg Dauer Racing Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Dauer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Hoy
Porsche 962C G -
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
DNSC120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Davey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Lee-Davey Porsche 962C D -
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6

† – #201 Mazdaspeed and #181 Roy Baker Racing were not classified due to completing the final lap of the race at too slow of a pace.

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