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.

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	62	Team Sauber Mercedes	Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass	Sauber C9	M	120
1	C1	62	Team Sauber Mercedes	Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8	M	120
2	C1	61	Team Sauber Mercedes	Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi	Sauber C9	M	120
2	C1	61	Team Sauber Mercedes	Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8	M	120
3	C1	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Mark Blundell Julian Bailey	Nissan R89C	D	120
3	C1	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Mark Blundell Julian Bailey	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	120
4	C1	7	Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek	Porsche 962C	G	119
4	C1	7	Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	119
5	C1	5	Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Oscar Larrauri	Porsche 962C	Y	119
5	C1	5	Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Oscar Larrauri	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	119
6	C1	19	Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse	David Leslie Michael Roe	Aston Martin AMR1	G	118
6	C1	19	Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse	David Leslie Michael Roe	Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8	G	118
7	C1	18	Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse	David Sears Brian Redman	Aston Martin AMR1	G	118
7	C1	18	Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse	David Sears Brian Redman	Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8	G	118
8	C1	8	Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 962C	G	117
8	C1	8	Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	117
9	C1	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Hervé Regout	Cougar C22S	G	117
9	C1	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Hervé Regout	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	117
10	C1	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Johnny Dumfries John Watson	Toyota 89C-V	B	116
10	C1	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Johnny Dumfries John Watson	Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8	B	116
11	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Tiff Needell Derek Bell	Porsche 962C GTi	G	115
11	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Tiff Needell Derek Bell	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	115
12	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	George Fouché Giovanni Lavaggi	Porsche 962CK6	Y	114
12	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	George Fouché Giovanni Lavaggi	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	114
13	C2	107	Tiga Racing Team	Jari Nurminen Tony Trevor	Tiga GC289	G	114
13	C2	107	Tiga Racing Team	Jari Nurminen Tony Trevor	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	114
14	C2	171	Team Mako	James Shead Robbie Stirling	Spice SE88C	G	114
14	C2	171	Team Mako	James Shead Robbie Stirling	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	114
15	C2	101	Chamberlain Engineering	Fermín Velez Nick Adams	Spice SE89C	G	113
15	C2	101	Chamberlain Engineering	Fermín Velez Nick Adams	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	113
16	C1	40	Swiss Team Salamin	Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 962C	G	110
16	C1	40	Swiss Team Salamin	Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	110
17 NC^†	GTP	201	Mazdaspeed	Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy	Mazda 767B	D	111
17 NC^†	GTP	201	Mazdaspeed	Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy	Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor	D	111
18 NC^†	C2	108	Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport	Philippe de Henning Dudley Wood	Spice SE87C	G	108
18 NC^†	C2	108	Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport	Philippe de Henning Dudley Wood	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	108
19 DNF	C1	2	Silk Cut Jaguar	Alain Ferté Andy Wallace	Jaguar XJR-11	D	115
19 DNF	C1	2	Silk Cut Jaguar	Alain Ferté Andy Wallace	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	D	115
20 DNF	C2	151	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Pierre-Alain Lombardi Bruno Sotty	Spice SE86C	G	107
20 DNF	C2	151	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Pierre-Alain Lombardi Bruno Sotty	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	107
21 DNF	C2	111	PC Automotive	Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli	Spice SE88C	G	106
21 DNF	C2	111	PC Automotive	Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	106
22 DNF	C2	102	Chamberlain Engineering	Luigi Taverna John Williams	Spice SE86C	G	101
22 DNF	C2	102	Chamberlain Engineering	Luigi Taverna John Williams	Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4	G	101
23 DNF	C1	26	France Prototeam	Claude Ballot-Léna Bernard Thuner	Spice SE88C	G	91
23 DNF	C1	26	France Prototeam	Claude Ballot-Léna Bernard Thuner	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	91
24 DNF	C2	178	Didier Bonnet	Joel Aulen Gérard Tremblay	Tiga GC289	G	68
24 DNF	C2	178	Didier Bonnet	Joel Aulen Gérard Tremblay	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	68
25 DNF	C1	21	Spice Engineering	Eliseo Salazar Tim Harvey	Spice SE89C	G	66
25 DNF	C1	21	Spice Engineering	Eliseo Salazar Tim Harvey	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	66
26 DNF	C1	6	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun Jésus Pareja	Porsche 962C	Y	49
26 DNF	C1	6	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun Jésus Pareja	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	49
27 DNF	C1	1	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay	Jaguar XJR-11	D	45
27 DNF	C1	1	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	D	45
28 DNF	C1	22	Spice Engineering	Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring	Spice SE89C	G	42
28 DNF	C1	22	Spice Engineering	Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	42
29 DNF	C1	16	Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport	Stanley Dickens Uwe Schäfer	Porsche 962C	Y	29
29 DNF	C1	16	Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport	Stanley Dickens Uwe Schäfer	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	29
30 DNF	C1	29	Mussato Action Car	Bruno Giacomelli Franco Scapini	Lancia LC2	D	28
30 DNF	C1	29	Mussato Action Car	Bruno Giacomelli Franco Scapini	Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8	D	28
31 DNF	C2	177	Automobiles Louis Descartes	Marc Fontan Alain Serpaggi	ALD C289	G	24
31 DNF	C2	177	Automobiles Louis Descartes	Marc Fontan Alain Serpaggi	Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8	G	24
32 DNF	C2	106	Porto Kaleo Team	Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio	Tiga GC288/9	G	17
32 DNF	C2	106	Porto Kaleo Team	Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio	Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8	G	17
33 DNF	C2	105	Porto Kaleo Team Roy Baker Racing	Stefano Sebastiani Mike Kimpton	Tiga GC289	G	0
33 DNF	C2	105	Porto Kaleo Team Roy Baker Racing	Stefano Sebastiani Mike Kimpton	Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8	G	0
DNS	C1	17	Dauer Racing	Jochen Dauer Will Hoy	Porsche 962C	G	-
DNS	C1	17	Dauer Racing	Jochen Dauer Will Hoy	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	-
DNS	C1	20	Team Davey	Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche 962C	D	-
DNS	C1	20	Team Davey	Tim Lee-Davey	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	-

† – #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.

Statistics

Pole position – #61 Team Sauber Mercedes – 1:19.123
Fastest lap – #23 Nissan Motorsports International – 1:24.500
Average speed – 162.882 km/h

References

"480 km Donington". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
"World Sports Prototype Championship Donington 1989". Racing Sports Cars. 13 April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-20.

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1989 480 km of Donington

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Official results

Statistics

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