# 1989 480 km of Donington

The 1989 Wheatcroft Gold Cup was the sixth round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, United Kingdom on 3 September 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 | 62 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass | Sauber C9 | M | 120 |
| 1 | C1 | 62 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Jochen Mass | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8 | M | 120 |
| 2 | C1 | 61 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi | Sauber C9 | M | 120 |
| 2 | C1 | 61 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Kenny Acheson Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8 | M | 120 |
| 3 | C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Mark Blundell Julian Bailey | Nissan R89C | D | 120 |
| 3 | C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Mark Blundell Julian Bailey | Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | D | 120 |
| 4 | C1 | 7 | Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing | Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek | Porsche 962C | G | 119 |
| 4 | C1 | 7 | Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing | Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 119 |
| 5 | C1 | 5 | Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport | Harald Huysman Oscar Larrauri | Porsche 962C | Y | 119 |
| 5 | C1 | 5 | Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport | Harald Huysman Oscar Larrauri | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 119 |
| 6 | C1 | 19 | Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse | David Leslie Michael Roe | Aston Martin AMR1 | G | 118 |
| 6 | C1 | 19 | Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse | David Leslie Michael Roe | Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8 | G | 118 |
| 7 | C1 | 18 | Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse | David Sears Brian Redman | Aston Martin AMR1 | G | 118 |
| 7 | C1 | 18 | Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse | David Sears Brian Redman | Aston Martin RDP87 6.0L V8 | G | 118 |
| 8 | C1 | 8 | Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci | Porsche 962C | G | 117 |
| 8 | C1 | 8 | Blaupunkt Sachs Joest Racing | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Louis Ricci | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 117 |
| 9 | C1 | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Hervé Regout | Cougar C22S | G | 117 |
| 9 | C1 | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Hervé Regout | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 117 |
| 10 | C1 | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries John Watson | Toyota 89C-V | B | 116 |
| 10 | C1 | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Johnny Dumfries John Watson | Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 | B | 116 |
| 11 | C1 | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Tiff Needell Derek Bell | Porsche 962C GTi | G | 115 |
| 11 | C1 | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Tiff Needell Derek Bell | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 115 |
| 12 | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | George Fouché Giovanni Lavaggi | Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 114 |
| 12 | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | George Fouché Giovanni Lavaggi | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 114 |
| 13 | C2 | 107 | Tiga Racing Team | Jari Nurminen Tony Trevor | Tiga GC289 | G | 114 |
| 13 | C2 | 107 | Tiga Racing Team | Jari Nurminen Tony Trevor | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 114 |
| 14 | C2 | 171 | Team Mako | James Shead Robbie Stirling | Spice SE88C | G | 114 |
| 14 | C2 | 171 | Team Mako | James Shead Robbie Stirling | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 114 |
| 15 | C2 | 101 | Chamberlain Engineering | Fermín Velez Nick Adams | Spice SE89C | G | 113 |
| 15 | C2 | 101 | Chamberlain Engineering | Fermín Velez Nick Adams | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 113 |
| 16 | C1 | 40 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche 962C | G | 110 |
| 16 | C1 | 40 | Swiss Team Salamin | Antoine Salamin Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 110 |
| 17 NC$^†$ | GTP | 201 | Mazdaspeed | Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy | Mazda 767B | D | 111 |
| 17 NC$^†$ | GTP | 201 | Mazdaspeed | Pierre Dieudonné David Kennedy | Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | D | 111 |
| 18 NC$^†$ | C2 | 108 | Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport | Philippe de Henning Dudley Wood | Spice SE87C | G | 108 |
| 18 NC$^†$ | C2 | 108 | Roy Baker Racing GP Motorsport | Philippe de Henning Dudley Wood | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 108 |
| 19 DNF | C1 | 2 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Alain Ferté Andy Wallace | Jaguar XJR-11 | D | 115 |
| 19 DNF | C1 | 2 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Alain Ferté Andy Wallace | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | D | 115 |
| 20 DNF | C2 | 151 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Pierre-Alain Lombardi Bruno Sotty | Spice SE86C | G | 107 |
| 20 DNF | C2 | 151 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Pierre-Alain Lombardi Bruno Sotty | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 107 |
| 21 DNF | C2 | 111 | PC Automotive | Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli | Spice SE88C | G | 106 |
| 21 DNF | C2 | 111 | PC Automotive | Richard Piper Olindo Iacobelli | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 106 |
| 22 DNF | C2 | 102 | Chamberlain Engineering | Luigi Taverna John Williams | Spice SE86C | G | 101 |
| 22 DNF | C2 | 102 | Chamberlain Engineering | Luigi Taverna John Williams | Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4 | G | 101 |
| 23 DNF | C1 | 26 | France Prototeam | Claude Ballot-Léna Bernard Thuner | Spice SE88C | G | 91 |
| 23 DNF | C1 | 26 | France Prototeam | Claude Ballot-Léna Bernard Thuner | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 91 |
| 24 DNF | C2 | 178 | Didier Bonnet | Joel Aulen Gérard Tremblay | Tiga GC289 | G | 68 |
| 24 DNF | C2 | 178 | Didier Bonnet | Joel Aulen Gérard Tremblay | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 68 |
| 25 DNF | C1 | 21 | Spice Engineering | Eliseo Salazar Tim Harvey | Spice SE89C | G | 66 |
| 25 DNF | C1 | 21 | Spice Engineering | Eliseo Salazar Tim Harvey | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 66 |
| 26 DNF | C1 | 6 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Walter Brun Jésus Pareja | Porsche 962C | Y | 49 |
| 26 DNF | C1 | 6 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Walter Brun Jésus Pareja | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 49 |
| 27 DNF | C1 | 1 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay | Jaguar XJR-11 | D | 45 |
| 27 DNF | C1 | 1 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay | Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6 | D | 45 |
| 28 DNF | C1 | 22 | Spice Engineering | Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring | Spice SE89C | G | 42 |
| 28 DNF | C1 | 22 | Spice Engineering | Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 42 |
| 29 DNF | C1 | 16 | Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport | Stanley Dickens Uwe Schäfer | Porsche 962C | Y | 29 |
| 29 DNF | C1 | 16 | Hydro Aluminium Brun Motorsport | Stanley Dickens Uwe Schäfer | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 29 |
| 30 DNF | C1 | 29 | Mussato Action Car | Bruno Giacomelli Franco Scapini | Lancia LC2 | D | 28 |
| 30 DNF | C1 | 29 | Mussato Action Car | Bruno Giacomelli Franco Scapini | Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 | D | 28 |
| 31 DNF | C2 | 177 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Marc Fontan Alain Serpaggi | ALD C289 | G | 24 |
| 31 DNF | C2 | 177 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Marc Fontan Alain Serpaggi | Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8 | G | 24 |
| 32 DNF | C2 | 106 | Porto Kaleo Team | Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio | Tiga GC288/9 | G | 17 |
| 32 DNF | C2 | 106 | Porto Kaleo Team | Ranieri Randaccio Pasquale Barberio | Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8 | G | 17 |
| 33 DNF | C2 | 105 | Porto Kaleo Team Roy Baker Racing | Stefano Sebastiani Mike Kimpton | Tiga GC289 | G | 0 |
| 33 DNF | C2 | 105 | Porto Kaleo Team Roy Baker Racing | Stefano Sebastiani Mike Kimpton | Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8 | G | 0 |
| DNS | C1 | 17 | Dauer Racing | Jochen Dauer Will Hoy | Porsche 962C | G | - |
| DNS | C1 | 17 | Dauer Racing | Jochen Dauer Will Hoy | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | - |
| DNS | C1 | 20 | Team Davey | Tim Lee-Davey | Porsche 962C | D | - |
| DNS | C1 | 20 | Team Davey | Tim Lee-Davey | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | - |
† – #201 Mazdaspeed and #181 Roy Baker Racing were not classified due to completing the final lap of the race at too slow of a pace.

## Statistics

* Pole position – #61 Team Sauber Mercedes – 1:19.123
* Fastest lap – #23 Nissan Motorsports International – 1:24.500
* Average speed – 162.882 km/h