# 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).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | C1 | 61 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi | Sauber C9 | M | 82 |
| 1 | C1 | 61 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Jean-Louis Schlesser Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | M | 82 |
| 2 | C1 | 62 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Kenny Acheson | Sauber C9 | M | 82 |
| 2 | C1 | 62 | Team Sauber Mercedes | Kenny Acheson | Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | M | 82 |
| 3 | C1 | 7 | Joest Racing | Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek | Porsche 962C | G | 82 |
| 3 | C1 | 7 | Joest Racing | Frank Jelinski Bob Wollek | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 82 |
| 4 | C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Toshio Suzuki Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Nissan R88C | D | 81 |
| 4 | C1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsports International | Toshio Suzuki Kazuyoshi Hoshino | Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8 | D | 81 |
| 5 | C1 | 2 | Silk Cut Jaguar | John Nielsen Andy Wallace | Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 81 |
| 5 | C1 | 2 | Silk Cut Jaguar | John Nielsen Andy Wallace | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | D | 81 |
| 6 | C1 | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Paolo Barilla Hitoshi Ogawa | Toyota 89C-V | B | 81 |
| 6 | C1 | 36 | Toyota Team Tom's | Paolo Barilla Hitoshi Ogawa | Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 | B | 81 |
| 7 | C1 | 34 | Porsche Alméras Montpellier Advan Team Alpha | Kunimitsu Takahashi Stanley Dickens | Porsche 962C | G | 81 |
| 7 | C1 | 34 | Porsche Alméras Montpellier Advan Team Alpha | Kunimitsu Takahashi Stanley Dickens | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 81 |
| 8 | C1 | 16 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Maurizio Sandro Sala | Porsche 962C | Y | 81 |
| 8 | C1 | 16 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Oscar Larrauri Maurizio Sandro Sala | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 81 |
| 9 | C1 | 11 | Porsche Kremer Racing Leyton House Racing | Masanori Sekiya Hideki Okada | Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 81 |
| 9 | C1 | 11 | Porsche Kremer Racing Leyton House Racing | Masanori Sekiya Hideki Okada | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 81 |
| 10 | C1 | 72 | Obermaier Primagaz From-A Racing | Harald Grohs Akihiko Nakaya | Porsche 962C | G | 81 |
| 10 | C1 | 72 | Obermaier Primagaz From-A Racing | Harald Grohs Akihiko Nakaya | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 81 |
| 11 | C1 | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson | Nissan R88C | D | 81 |
| 11 | C1 | 24 | Nissan Motorsports International | Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson | Nissan VRH30 3.0L Turbo V8 | D | 81 |
| 12 | C1 | 55 | Team Davey Omron Racing Team | Vern Schuppan Eje Elgh | Porsche 962C | D | 80 |
| 12 | C1 | 55 | Team Davey Omron Racing Team | Vern Schuppan Eje Elgh | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 80 |
| 13 | C1 | 100 | Richard Lloyd Racing Trust Racing Team | Steven Andskär George Fouché | Porsche 962C GTi | G | 79 |
| 13 | C1 | 100 | Richard Lloyd Racing Trust Racing Team | Steven Andskär George Fouché | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 79 |
| 14 | C1 | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Alessandro Santin | Cougar C22S | G | 79 |
| 14 | C1 | 13 | Courage Compétition | Pascal Fabre Alessandro Santin | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 79 |
| 15 | C1 | 17 | Dauer Racing | Jochen Dauer Franz Konrad | Porsche 962C | G | 78 |
| 15 | C1 | 17 | Dauer Racing | Jochen Dauer Franz Konrad | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 78 |
| 16 | C1 | 40 | Swiss Team Salamin Advan Alpha Tomei | Kazou Mogi Kenji Takahashi | Porsche 962C | G | 78 |
| 16 | C1 | 40 | Swiss Team Salamin Advan Alpha Tomei | Kazou Mogi Kenji Takahashi | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 78 |
| 17 | GTP | 201 | Mazdaspeed | Takashi Yorino Tetsuya Ota | Mazda 767 | D | 77 |
| 17 | GTP | 201 | Mazdaspeed | Takashi Yorino Tetsuya Ota | Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | D | 77 |
| 18 | C1 | 6 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Walter Brun Jesús Pareja | Porsche 962C | Y | 77 |
| 18 | C1 | 6 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Walter Brun Jesús Pareja | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 77 |
| 19 | C1 | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Tiff Needell Derek Bell | Porsche 962C GTi | G | 76 |
| 19 | C1 | 14 | Richard Lloyd Racing | Tiff Needell Derek Bell | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 76 |
| 20 | C1 | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees Johnny Dumfries | Toyota 89C-V | B | 75 |
| 20 | C1 | 37 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees Johnny Dumfries | Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 | B | 75 |
| 21 | C1 | 85 | Nissan Motorsports International Cabin Racing Team with Le Mans | Takao Wada Akio Morimoto | Nissan R88V | D | 74 |
| 21 | C1 | 85 | Nissan Motorsports International Cabin Racing Team with Le Mans | Takao Wada Akio Morimoto | Nissan VG30 3.0L Turbo V6 | D | 74 |
| 22 | C1 | 20 | Team Davey | Tim Lee-Davey Jürgen Barth | Porsche 962C | D | 71 |
| 22 | C1 | 20 | Team Davey | Tim Lee-Davey Jürgen Barth | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 71 |
| 23 | C2 | 101 | Chamberlain Engineering | Fermín Velez Nick Adams | Spice SE86C | G | 63 |
| 23 | C2 | 101 | Chamberlain Engineering | Fermín Velez Nick Adams | Hart 418T 1.9L Turbo I4 | G | 63 |
| 24 | C1 | 50 | Toyota Team Tom's SARD | Roland Ratzenberger Keiichi Suzuki | Toyota 89C-V | B | 62 |
| 24 | C1 | 50 | Toyota Team Tom's SARD | Roland Ratzenberger Keiichi Suzuki | Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 | B | 62 |
| 25 DSQ$^†$ | C2 | 108 | Roy Baker Racing | John Sheldon Leif Lindström | Tiga GC289 | G | 47 |
| 25 DSQ$^†$ | C2 | 108 | Roy Baker Racing | John Sheldon Leif Lindström | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 47 |
| 26 DNF | C1 | 1 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay | Jaguar XJR-9 | D | 80 |
| 26 DNF | C1 | 1 | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jan Lammers Patrick Tambay | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | D | 80 |
| 27 DNF | C1 | 22 | Spice Engineering | Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring | Spice SE89C | G | 32 |
| 27 DNF | C1 | 22 | Spice Engineering | Wayne Taylor Thorkild Thyrring | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 32 |
| 28 DNF | C1 | 5 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Harald Huysman Juha Varjosaari | Porsche 962C | Y | 23 |
| 28 DNF | C1 | 5 | Repsol Brun Motorsport | Harald Huysman Juha Varjosaari | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 23 |
| 29 DNF | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bruno Giacomelli Giovanni Lavaggi | Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 16 |
| 29 DNF | C1 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bruno Giacomelli Giovanni Lavaggi | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 16 |
| 30 DNF | C1 | 8 | Joest Racing | Jean-Louis Ricci Claude Ballot-Léna | Porsche 962C | G | 15 |
| 30 DNF | C1 | 8 | Joest Racing | Jean-Louis Ricci Claude Ballot-Léna | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 15 |
| 31 DNF | C2 | 107 | Tiga Racing Team | Jari Nurminen Luigi Taverna | Tiga GC289 | G | 11 |
| 31 DNF | C2 | 107 | Tiga Racing Team | Jari Nurminen Luigi Taverna | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 11 |
| 32 DNF | C1 | 21 | Spice Engineering | Eliseo Salazar Ray Bellm | Spice SE89C | G | 5 |
| 32 DNF | C1 | 21 | Spice Engineering | Eliseo Salazar Ray Bellm | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | 5 |
| 33 DNF | GTP | 202 | Mazdaspeed | Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada | Mazda 767B | D | 4 |
| 33 DNF | GTP | 202 | Mazdaspeed | Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada | Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | D | 4 |
| 34 DNF | C2 | 103 | France Prototeam | Almo Coppelli Bernard Thuner | Spice SE88C | G | 3 |
| 34 DNF | C2 | 103 | France Prototeam | Almo Coppelli Bernard Thuner | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 3 |
| DNS | C1 | 26 | France Prototeam | Alain Ferté Henri Pescarolo | Spice SE88C | G | - |
| DNS | C1 | 26 | France Prototeam | Alain Ferté Henri Pescarolo | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | G | - |
| DNQ | C1 | 29 | Mussato Action Car | Franco Scapini Gianfranco Tacchino | Lancia LC2 | D | - |
| DNQ | C1 | 29 | Mussato Action Car | Franco Scapini Gianfranco Tacchino | Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 | D | - |
† - 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