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1989 480 km of Mexico

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Layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (1986-2014)

The 1989 Trofeo Hermanos Rodríguez was the eighth and final round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico on October 29, 1989.

During qualifying, Patrick Tambay's Jaguar came in contact with Antoine Salamin's Porsche on the front stretch, causing the Porsche to make heavy contact with the pit wall. Tambay was fined US$15,000 for the incident. Along with Salamin, several other teams were unable to race due to damage incurred during practice and qualifying.

Sauber Mercedes teammates Mauro Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser were both in contention going into this final round, Baldi leading by seven points. However, spin at Turn 14 by Kenny Acheson eliminated co-driver Baldi from contention, allowing Schlesser to take the World Drivers Championship.

Official results

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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
Engine
1 C1 62 West Germany Team Sauber Mercedes France Jean-Louis Schlesser
West Germany Jochen Mass
Sauber C9 M 109
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8
2 C1 5 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Norway Harald Huysman
Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Porsche 962C Y 109
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
3 C1 8 West Germany Joest Racing France Henri Pescarolo
West Germany Frank Jelinski
Porsche 962C G 109
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
4 C1 14 United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing United Kingdom Tiff Needell
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Porsche 962C GTi G 108
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
5 C1 2 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar France Alain Ferté
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-9 D 108
Jaguar 7.0L V12
6 C1 1 United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar Netherlands Jan Lammers
France Patrick Tambay
Jaguar XJR-9 D 108
Jaguar 7.0L V12
7 C1 6 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Switzerland Walter Brun
Spain Jesús Pareja
Porsche 962C Y 107
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
8 C1 18 United Kingdom Aston Martin
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse
United Kingdom David Leslie
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Aston Martin AMR1 G 107
Aston Martin RDP87 6.3L V8
9 C1 10 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing West Germany Manuel Reuter
Austria Franz Konrad
Porsche 962CK6 Y 106
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
10 C1 22 United Kingdom Spice Engineering Chile Eliseo Salazar
Denmark Thorkild Thyrring
Spice SE89C G 106
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
11 C1 20 United Kingdom Team Davey United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey
Mexico Alfonso Toledano
Porsche 962C D 106
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
12 C1 23 Japan Nissan Motorsports International United Kingdom Mark Blundell
United Kingdom Julian Bailey
Nissan R89C D 106
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8
13 GTP 201 Japan Mazdaspeed Belgium Pierre Dieudonné
Republic of Ireland David Kennedy
Mazda 767B D 105
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor
14 C1 101 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Spain Fermín Velez
United Kingdom Nick Adams
Spice SE89C G 105
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
15 C1 34 France Porsche Alméras Montpellier France Jacques Alméras
France Jean-Marie Alméras
Porsche 962C G 103
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
16 C2 171 United Kingdom Team Mako Mexico Andrés Conteras
Mexico Giovanni Aloi
Spice SE88C G 103
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
17 C2 151 Switzerland Pierre-Alain Lombardi
United States Team Essex
Mexico Carlos Guerrero
Mexico Aurelio López
Spice SE88P G 33
Buick 3.0L V6
18 C2 106 Italy Porto Kaleo Team Italy Ranieri Randaccio
Italy Pasquale Barberio
Tiga GC288/9 G 103
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8
19 C2 111 United Kingdom PC Automotive
United Kingdom ADA Engineering
United Kingdom Richard Piper
United States Olindo Iacobelli
Spice SE88C G 102
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
20 C2 103 France France Prototeam France Jean Messaoudi
Switzerland Bernard Thuner
Spice SE88C G 102
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
21 C2 108 United Kingdom Roy Baker Racing
United Kingdom GP Motorsport
France Philippe de Henning
United Kingdom Chris Hodgetts
Spice SE87C G 100
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
22 C2 107 United Kingdom Tiga Racing Team Finland Jari Nurminen
Mexico Oscar Hidalgo
Tiga GC289 G 100
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
23 C2 102 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Mexico Tomás López
Belgium Quirin Bovy
Spice SE86C G 96
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4
24
DNF
C1 37 Japan Toyota Team Tom's United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries
United Kingdom John Watson
Toyota 89C-V B 66
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8
25
DNF
C1 13 France Courage Compétition France Pascal Fabre
Mexico Oscar Manautou
Cougar C22S G 64
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
26
DNF
C2 178 France Didier Bonnet France Patrick Oudet
France Gérard Cuynet
Tiga GC289 G 61
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8
27
DNF
C1 61 West Germany Team Sauber Mercedes United Kingdom Kenny Acheson
Italy Mauro Baldi
Sauber C9 M 46
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8
28
DNF
C1 21 United Kingdom Spice Engineering Mexico Bernard Jourdain
United Kingdom Ray Bellm
Spice SE89C G 39
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8
29
DNF
C1 29 Italy Mussato Action Car Italy Bruno Giacomelli
Mexico Enrique Contreras
Lancia LC2 D 9
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8
30
DNF
C1 72 West Germany Obermaier Primagaz West Germany Jürgen Lässig
France Pierre Yver
Porsche 962C G 5
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
C1 7 West Germany Joest Racing West Germany Frank Jelinski
France Bob Wollek
Porsche 962C G 3
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
DNS C1 16 Switzerland Repsol Brun Motorsport Italy Massimo Sigala
Austria Roland Ratzenberger
Porsche 962C Y -
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
DNS C1 17 West Germany Dauer Racing West Germany Jochen Dauer
Mexico Juan Carlos Bolaños
Porsche 962C G -
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
DNS C1 40 Switzerland Swiss Team Salamin Switzerland Antoine Salamin
Italy Giovanni Lavaggi
Porsche 962C G -
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6
DNS C2 177 France Automobiles Louis Descartes France Marc Fontan
France Alain Serpaggi
ALD C289 G -
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole position - #61 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:22.571
  • Fastest lap - #62 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:25.120
  • Average speed - 168.788 km/h

References

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  • "480 km Mexico". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-21.


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