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1989 480 km of Suzuka

The 1989 480 km of Suzuka was the first round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at Suzuka Circuit, Japan on April 9, 1989.

Official results

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

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsEngine12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
DSQ†26
DNF27
DNF28
DNF29
DNF30
DNF31
DNF32
DNF33
DNF34
DNFDNSDNQ
C161FRG Team Sauber MercedesFrance Jean-Louis Schlesser
Italy Mauro BaldiSauber C982
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
C162FRG Team Sauber MercedesUnited Kingdom Kenny AchesonSauber C982
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
C17FRG Joest RacingFRG Frank Jelinski
France Bob WollekPorsche 962C82
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C123Japan Nissan Motorsports InternationalJapan Toshio Suzuki
Japan Kazuyoshi HoshinoNissan R88C81
Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8
C12United Kingdom Silk Cut JaguarDenmark John Nielsen
United Kingdom Andy WallaceJaguar XJR-981
Jaguar 7.0L V12
C136Japan Toyota Team Tom'sItaly Paolo Barilla
Japan Hitoshi OgawaToyota 89C-V81
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8
C134France Porsche Alméras Montpellier
Japan Advan Team AlphaJapan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Sweden Stanley DickensPorsche 962C81
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C116Switzerland Repsol Brun MotorsportArgentina Oscar Larrauri
Brazil Maurizio Sandro SalaPorsche 962C81
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C111FRG Porsche Kremer Racing
Japan Leyton House RacingJapan Masanori Sekiya
Japan Hideki OkadaPorsche 962CK681
Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
C172FRG Obermaier Primagaz
Japan From-A RacingFRG Harald Grohs
Japan Akihiko NakayaPorsche 962C81
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C124Japan Nissan Motorsports InternationalJapan Masahiro Hasemi
Sweden Anders OlofssonNissan R88C81
Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8
C155United Kingdom Team Davey
Japan Omron Racing TeamAustralia Vern Schuppan
Sweden Eje ElghPorsche 962C80
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C1100United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing
Japan Trust Racing TeamSweden Steven Andskär
South Africa George FouchéPorsche 962C GTi79
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C113France Courage CompétitionFrance Pascal Fabre
Italy Alessandro SantinCougar C22S79
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C117FRG Dauer RacingFRG Jochen Dauer
Austria Franz KonradPorsche 962C78
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C140Switzerland Swiss Team Salamin
Japan Advan Alpha TomeiJapan Kazou Mogi
Japan Kenji TakahashiPorsche 962C78
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
GTP201Japan MazdaspeedJapan Takashi Yorino
Japan Tetsuya OtaMazda 76777
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor
C16Switzerland Repsol Brun MotorsportSwitzerland Walter Brun
Spain Jesús ParejaPorsche 962C77
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C114United Kingdom Richard Lloyd RacingUnited Kingdom Tiff Needell
United Kingdom Derek BellPorsche 962C GTi76
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C137Japan Toyota Team Tom'sUnited Kingdom Geoff Lees
Japan Johnny DumfriesToyota 89C-V75
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8
C185Japan Nissan Motorsports International
Japan Cabin Racing Team with Le MansJapan Takao Wada
Japan Akio MorimotoNissan R88V74
Nissan VG30 3.0L Turbo V6
C120United Kingdom Team DaveyUnited Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey
Germany Jürgen BarthPorsche 962C71
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C2101United Kingdom Chamberlain EngineeringSpain Fermín Velez
United Kingdom Nick AdamsSpice SE86C63
Hart 418T 1.9L Turbo I4
C150Japan Toyota Team Tom's
Japan SARDAustria Roland Ratzenberger
Japan Keiichi SuzukiToyota 89C-V62
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8
C2108United Kingdom Roy Baker RacingUnited Kingdom John Sheldon
Sweden Leif LindströmTiga GC28947
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
C11United Kingdom Silk Cut JaguarNetherlands Jan Lammers
France Patrick TambayJaguar XJR-980
Jaguar 7.0L V12
C122United Kingdom Spice EngineeringSouth Africa Wayne Taylor
Denmark Thorkild ThyrringSpice SE89C32
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
C15Switzerland Repsol Brun MotorsportNorway Harald Huysman
Finland Juha VarjosaariPorsche 962C23
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C110FRG Porsche Kremer RacingItaly Bruno Giacomelli
Italy Giovanni LavaggiPorsche 962CK616
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C18FRG Joest RacingFrance Jean-Louis Ricci
France Claude Ballot-LénaPorsche 962C15
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
C2107United Kingdom Tiga Racing TeamFinland Jari Nurminen
Italy Luigi TavernaTiga GC28911
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
C121United Kingdom Spice EngineeringChile Eliseo Salazar
United Kingdom Ray BellmSpice SE89C5
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
GTP202Japan MazdaspeedJapan Yoshimi Katayama
Japan Yojiro TeradaMazda 767B4
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor
C2103France France PrototeamItaly Almo Coppelli
Switzerland Bernard ThunerSpice SE88C3
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
C126France France PrototeamFrance Alain Ferté
France Henri PescaroloSpice SE88C-
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
C129Italy Mussato Action CarItaly Franco Scapini
Italy Gianfranco TacchinoLancia LC2-
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8

† - The #108 Roy Baker Racing entry was disqualified after the race for receiving assistance at the race start.

Statistics

  • Pole position - #37 Toyota Team Tom's - 1:50.635
  • Fastest lap - #1 Silk Cut Jaguar - 1:57.549
  • Average speed - 170.596 km/h

References

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