Spa 24 Hours 1989 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures de Francorchamps - Lotto Trophy		Date: 23.7.1989
Track: Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 6.939 kms	Organiser: Royal Automobile Club de Belgique
Spa 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	22/7
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	30000

Entered:	74
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	65
Finished:	40
Classified:	39

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group A - Division 3	12	12	4
Group A - Division 2	11	11	5
Group A - Division 1	9	9	7
Group N - Division 5	15	15	10
Group N - Division 4	4	4	3
Group N - Division 3	9	9	5
Group N - Division 2	3	3	3
Group N - Division 1	2	2	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Winners:
Overall:	1	Ford Sierra RS 500	Brancatelli / Percy / Schneider
Group A - Division 2:	15	BMW M3 Evo	Heger / Ravaglia / Giroix
Group A - Division 1:	33	Toyota Corolla GT	Fermine / de Liedekerke / Verreydt
Group N - Division 5:	70	Porsche 944 Turbo	Guyaux / Herregods / Bovy
Group N - Division 4:	66	BMW M3	Van Mol / Pensis / Bertinchamps
Group N - Division 3:	62	Opel Kadett GSi 16V	"Wilmi" / Baugnée / Jamar
Group N - Division 2:	52	Honda Civic	Tillekaerts / Koentges
Group N - Division 1:	50	Citroën AX Sport	Hoebeke / de Bonhome / Duguenoy
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	17	BMW M3 Evo	Olivier Grouillard (F)	2:38.540	157.588 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Ford Sierra RS 500	Brancatelli / Percy / Schneider	2:36.860
Group A - Division 2:	17	BMW M3 Evo	Laffite / Martin / Grouillard	2:38.170
Group A - Division 1:	33	Toyota Corolla GT	Fermine / de Liedekerke / Verreydt	2:51.860
Group N - Division 5:	70	Porsche 944 Turbo	Guyaux / Herregods / Bovy	2:46.890
Group N - Division 4:	66	BMW M3	Van Mol / Pensis / Bertinchamps	2:53.750
Group N - Division 3:	61	Opel Kadett GSi 16V	Devrin / Devrin / Schoos	3:00.910
Group N - Division 2:	52	Honda Civic	Tillekaerts / Koentges	2:58.760
Group N - Division 1:	50	Citroën AX Sport	Hoebeke / de Bonhome / Duguenoy	3:14.470
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	BMW (16), Toyota (14), Ford (12), Porsche (4), Opel (4)
Top engines by numbers:	BMW (16), Toyota (14), Ford (12), Porsche (4), Opel (4)
Top car types by numbers:	BMW M3 (13), Ford Sierra (12), Toyota Corolla (8)
Driver nationalities:	B (96), D (33), F (19), GB (6), J (6), L (6), NL (6), I (5), FIN (2), CH (2), A (2), AUS (2), S (2)
Most used colours:	white (44%), blue (14%), black (13%), yellow (12%), red (9%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (89%), mid-engined (5%), rear-engined (6%)
Average engine size:	2236 cc (with regard to 27% turbocharged cars and 1% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 2501 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Mauro Bianchi (52), Dieter Quester (50), Edgar Dören (48)
Youngest known drivers:	Morio Nitta (22), Takuya Kurosawa (24), Frank Biela (25)
Female drivers:	Kaori Okamoto, Jenny van Hilten

Official Race Programme:

Cover	Entry List	Schedule	Track Map