1989 480 km of Nürburgring

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The 1989 International ADAC Trophäe was the fifth round of the 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship. It took place at the Nürburgring, West Germany on August 20, 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	Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass	Sauber C9	M	106
1	C1	61	Team Sauber Mercedes	Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8	M	106
2	C1	62	Team Sauber Mercedes	Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi	Sauber C9	M	106
2	C1	62	Team Sauber Mercedes	Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi	Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8	M	106
3	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	George Fouché Giovanni Lavaggi	Porsche 962CK6	Y	104
3	C1	10	Porsche Kremer Racing	George Fouché Giovanni Lavaggi	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	104
4	C1	6	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun Jesús Pareja	Porsche 962C	Y	104
4	C1	6	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Walter Brun Jesús Pareja	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	104
5	C1	2	Silk Cut Jaguar	John Nielsen Andy Wallace	Jaguar XJR-11	D	104
5	C1	2	Silk Cut Jaguar	John Nielsen Andy Wallace	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	D	104
6	C1	16	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Oscar Larrauri Franz Konrad	Porsche 962C	Y	104
6	C1	16	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Oscar Larrauri Franz Konrad	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	104
7	C1	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Johnny Dumfries Geoff Lees	Toyota 89C-V	B	104
7	C1	37	Toyota Team Tom's	Johnny Dumfries Geoff Lees	Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8	B	104
8	C1	18	Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse	David Leslie Brian Redman	Aston Martin AMR1	G	103
8	C1	18	Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse	David Leslie Brian Redman	Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8	G	103
9	C1	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Hervé Regout	Cougar C22S	G	103
9	C1	13	Courage Compétition	Pascal Fabre Hervé Regout	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	103
10	C1	1	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay	Jaguar XJR-11	D	103
10	C1	1	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	D	103
11	C1	15	Richard Lloyd Racing	Steven Andskär Bertrand Gachot	Porsche 962C GTi	G	102
11	C1	15	Richard Lloyd Racing	Steven Andskär Bertrand Gachot	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	102
12	C1	5	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Uwe Schäfer	Porsche 962C	Y	102
12	C1	5	Repsol Brun Motorsport	Harald Huysman Uwe Schäfer	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	Y	102
13	GTP	201	Mazdaspeed	Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy	Mazda 767B	D	101
13	GTP	201	Mazdaspeed	Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy	Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor	D	101
14	C1	34	Porsche Alméras Montpellier	Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras	Porsche 962C	G	101
14	C1	34	Porsche Alméras Montpellier	Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	101
15	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Tiff Needell Derek Bell	Porsche 962C GTi	G	100
15	C1	14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Tiff Needell Derek Bell	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	100
16	C1	72	Obermaier Primagaz	Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver	Porsche 962C	G	100
16	C1	72	Obermaier Primagaz	Jürgen Lässig Pierre Yver	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	100
17	C2	171	Team Mako	James Shead Robbie Stirling	Spice SE88C	G	99
17	C2	171	Team Mako	James Shead Robbie Stirling	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	99
18	C2	111	PC Automotive	Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli	Spice SE88C	G	99
18	C2	111	PC Automotive	Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	99
19	C2	103	France Prototeam	Claude Ballot-Léna Bernard Thuner	Spice SE88C	G	98
19	C2	103	France Prototeam	Claude Ballot-Léna Bernard Thuner	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	98
20	C1	8	Joest Racing	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 962C	G	94
20	C1	8	Joest Racing	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	94
21	C2	102	Chamberlain Engineering	Luigi Taverna John Williams	Spice SE86C	G	83
21	C2	102	Chamberlain Engineering	Luigi Taverna John Williams	Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4	G	83
22 NC	C1	29	Mussato Action Car	Bruno Giacomelli Massimo Monti	Lancia LC2	D	55
22 NC	C1	29	Mussato Action Car	Bruno Giacomelli Massimo Monti	Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8	D	55
23 DNF	C1	7	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek	Porsche 962C	G	105
23 DNF	C1	7	Joest Racing	Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	105
24 DNF	C1	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Andrew Gilbert-Scott Julian Bailey	Nissan R89C	D	103
24 DNF	C1	23	Nissan Motorsports International	Andrew Gilbert-Scott Julian Bailey	Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8	D	103
25 DNF	C2	108	Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport	Philippe de Henning Dudley Wood	Spice SE87C	G	94
25 DNF	C2	108	Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport	Philippe de Henning Dudley Wood	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	94
26 DNF	C1	21	Spice Engineering	Eliseo Salazar Tim Harvey	Spice SE89C	G	76
26 DNF	C1	21	Spice Engineering	Eliseo Salazar Tim Harvey	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	76
27 DNF	C1	17	Dauer Racing	Jochen Dauer Will Hoy	Porsche 962C	G	74
27 DNF	C1	17	Dauer Racing	Jochen Dauer Will Hoy	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	74
28 DNF	C1	40	Swiss Team Salamin	Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche 962C	G	67
28 DNF	C1	40	Swiss Team Salamin	Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	67
29 DNF	C2	101	Chamberlain Engineering	Fermín Velez Nick Adams	Spice SE89C	G	55
29 DNF	C2	101	Chamberlain Engineering	Fermín Velez Nick Adams	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	55
30 DNF	C2	107	Tiga Racing Team	Stephen Hynes John Sheldon	Tiga GC289	G	48
30 DNF	C2	107	Tiga Racing Team	Stephen Hynes John Sheldon	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	48
31 DNF	C2	178	Didier Bonnet	Jean-Claude Justice Gérard Tremblay	Tiga GC289	G	35
31 DNF	C2	178	Didier Bonnet	Jean-Claude Justice Gérard Tremblay	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	35
32 DNF	C1	20	Team Davey	Tim Lee-Davey Hans-Jürgen Dahmen	Porsche 962C	D	29
32 DNF	C1	20	Team Davey	Tim Lee-Davey Hans-Jürgen Dahmen	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	D	29
33 DNF	C2	106	Porto Kaleo Team	Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio	Tiga GC288/9	G	28
33 DNF	C2	106	Porto Kaleo Team	Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio	Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8	G	28
34 DNF	C1	22	Spice Engineering	Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring	Spice SE89C	G	24
34 DNF	C1	22	Spice Engineering	Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8	G	24
35 DNF	C2	151	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Pierre-Alain Lombardi Bruno Sotty	Spice SE86C	G	24
35 DNF	C2	151	Pierre-Alain Lombardi	Pierre-Alain Lombardi Bruno Sotty	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8	G	24
36 DNF	C2	177	Automobiles Louis Descartes	Louis Descartes Alain Serpaggi	ALD C289	G	1
36 DNF	C2	177	Automobiles Louis Descartes	Louis Descartes Alain Serpaggi	Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8	G	1

Statistics

Pole position - #62 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:23.125
Fastest lap - #61 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:29.281
Average speed - 172.725 km/h

References

"480 km Nürburgring". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
"World Sports Prototype Championship Nürburgring 1989". Racing Sports Cars. 17 March 2004. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-20.

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1989 480 km of Nürburgring

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