Event: Wheatcroft Gold CupDate: 3.9.1989
Track: Donington Park (United Kingdom), 4.020 kmsOrganiser: unknown

World Sports Prototype Championship Donington

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.FL Time
1st62Schlesser / MassSauber-Mercedes C9/88Team Sauber Mercedes1202:57:50.883482.8032 kms162.88171stC11:24.4580
2nd61Baldi / AchesonSauber-Mercedes C9/88Team Sauber Mercedes1202:58:42.7772ndC11:25.4380
3rd23Bailey / BlundellNissan R89CNissan Motorsports International1202:59:29.3463rdC11:24.5000
4th7Wollek / JelinskiPorsche 962 CBlaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing1194thC11:25.8780
5th5Larrauri / HuysmanPorsche 962 CHydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport1195thC11:25.8050
6th19Leslie / RoeAston Martin AMR1Aston Martin1186thC11:26.3690
7th18Redman / SearsAston Martin AMR1Aston Martin1187thC11:26.6550
8th8Ricci / PescaroloPorsche 962 CBlaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing1178thC11:27.6530
9th13Fabre / RegoutCougar C22S PorscheCourage Competition1179thC11:27.0810
10th37Dumfries / WatsonToyota 89C-VToyota Team Tom's11610thC11:25.9030
11th14Bell / NeedellPorsche 962 C GTiRichard Lloyd Racing11511thC11:26.2300
12th10Fouché / LavaggiPorsche 962 CK6Porsche Kremer Racing11412thC11:26.4530
13th107Nurminen / TrevorTiga GC289 FordTiga Race Team114153.04401stC21:30.7740
14th171Stirling / SheadSpice SE88C FordTeam Mako1142ndC21:30.6120
15th101Velez / AdamsSpice SE89C FordChamberlain Engineering1133rdC21:28.4500
16th40Salamin / Cohen-OlivarPorsche 962 CSwiss Team Salamin11013thC11:29.6990

Not classified:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.FL Time
201Dieudonné / KennedyMazda 767BMazdaspeed111Last lap too slowGTP1:28.4400
108de Henning / WoodSpice SE87C FordRoy Baker Racing (GP Motorsport)108Last lap too slowC21:30.0760

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.FL Time
2Wallace / FertéJaguar XJR-11Silk Cut Jaguar115Out of fuelC11:25.2670
151Lombardi / SottySpice SE86C FordPierre-Alain Lombardi107Out of fuelC21:30.7700
111Piper / IacobelliSpice SE88C FordPC Automotive106FireC21:30.8720
102Taverna / WilliamsSpice SE86C HartChamberlain Engineering101Out of fuelC21:33.5850
26Thuner / Ballot-LénaSpice SE88C FordFrance Prototeam91ElectricsC11:27.9270
178Tremblay / AulenTiga GC289 FordDidier Bonnet68GearboxC21:39.5500
21Harvey / SalazarSpice SE89C FordSpice Engineering66ElectricsC11:25.2220
6Pareja / BrunPorsche 962 CRepsol Brun Motorsport49EngineC11:26.2310
1Lammers / TambayJaguar XJR-11Silk Cut Jaguar45DistributorC11:25.2090
22Taylor / ThyrringSpice SE89C FordSpice Engineering42ElectricsC11:24.7130
16Dickens / SchäferPorsche 962 CHydro/Eterna Watches Brun Motorsport29AccidentC11:27.4730
29Giacomelli / ScapiniLancia LC2/89Mussato Action Car28AccidentC11:27.1500
177Serpaggi / FontanALD C289 FordLouis Descartes24GearboxC21:32.2800
106Randaccio / BarberioTiga GC288/9 FordPorto Kaleo Team17ElectricsC21:32.1930
105Sebastiani / KimptonTiga GC289 FordPorto Kaleo Team (Roy Baker Racing)0Drive shaftC2

Did not start:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
17Dauer / HoyPorsche 962 CDauer RacingAccident in practiceC1
20TTim Lee-DaveyPorsche 962 CTeam DaveyCar soldC1

Practiced:

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonPos.Gr.FL Time
23TMark BlundellNissan R89CNissan Motorsports InternationalSpare carC1
14TBell / NeedellPorsche 962 C GTiRichard Lloyd RacingSpare carC1
62TJean-Louis SchlesserSauber-Mercedes C9/88Team Sauber MercedesSpare carC1
1TWallace / Ferté / TambayJaguar XJR-9Silk Cut JaguarT-carC1
13TPascal FabreCougar C22S PorscheCourage CompetitionSpare carC1
18TSears / RoeAston Martin AMR1Aston MartinSpare carC1

Did not practice:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
7TPorsche 962 CJoest RacingSpare carC1

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
20Tim Lee-DaveyPorsche 962 CTeam DaveyC1
103Thuner / Ballot-LénaSpice SE88C FordFrance PrototeamC2