# 1989 480 km of Mexico

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

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

## Statistics

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