# 1989 British Touring Car Championship

The 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship was the 32nd season of the championship. This season was the final year of the four separate class format, with the championship changing to just two classes for 1990. There were a total of thirteen rounds with the best eleven scores for each driver counting towards the championship. The title was won by John Cleland with a works Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V.

## Teams & Drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Endurance Drivers |
| Class A ||||||
| Kaliber Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1 | Andy Rouse | All | Win Percy |
| Kaliber Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 10 | Guy Edwards | 1-11, 13 | Johnny Dumfries Win Percy$^1$ |
| Kaliber Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 10 | David Sears | 12 | Johnny Dumfries Win Percy$^1$ |
| Arquati Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 2 | Jerry Mahony | All | Gary Ayles |
| Listerine Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 3 | Mike Newman | All | Alistair Lyall |
| Listerine Racing Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 4 | Graham Goode | All | Alistair Lyall |
| FAI Auto Parts | Ford Sierra RS500 | 5 | Sean Walker | All | Damon Hill |
| Labatt's Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 6 | Laurence Bristow | All | Tiff Needell |
| Labatt's Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 7 | Tim Harvey | 1-9, 11-13 | David Sears |
| Labatt's Team | Ford Sierra RS500 | 7 | Tomas Mezera | 10 | David Sears |
| Mark Rennison | Ford Sierra RS500 | 9 | Mark Rennison | 3, 5-6 |
| Graham Hathaway Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 14 | Graham Hathaway | 1, 4-5, 10, 12 | Dave Wallis |
| Brooklyn Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | 15 | Chris Hodgetts | 1-7, 11-12 | David Leslie |
| Terry Drury Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 16 | Dave Pinkney | 1-10 | Graham Scarborough |
| Terry Drury Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 16 | Jon Dooley | 13 | Graham Scarborough |
| Terry Drury Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 17 | Mike O'Brien | 1-3, 5-13 |
| Terry Drury Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 18 | Robin Donovan | 1-9 | Mike O'Brien |
| Terry Drury Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 18 | Andrew Hepworth | 13 | Mike O'Brien |
| Brodie-Brittain Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 19 | Dave Brodie | 1-6, 8-10, 12-13 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott |
| Trakstar Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | 20 | Mike Smith | 1-8, 10-13 | Mike Wilds |
| Trakstar Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | 20 | Will Hoy | 9 | Mike Wilds |
| Trakstar Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | 21 | Robb Gravett | All | Jeff Allam |
| Bornebusch Racing | Ford Sierra RS500 | 22 | Kaj Bornebusch | 1-2 |
| JQF Engineering | Ford Sierra RS500 | 25 | Gerrit van Kouwen | 1-11 | Pierre Dieudonné |
| JQF Engineering | Ford Sierra RS500 | 25 | Tomas Mezera | 12 | Pierre Dieudonné |
| JQF Engineering | Ford Sierra RS500 | 25 | Chris Hodgetts | 13 | Pierre Dieudonné |
| Trident Motorsport | Maserati Biturbo | 26 | Tomas Mezera | 3, 6 | |
| Trident Motorsport | Maserati Biturbo | 26 | Nick May | 5, 7-8, 10-11, 13 | |
| Trident Motorsport | Maserati Biturbo | 26 | John Lepp | 9 | |
| Trident Motorsport | Maserati Biturbo | 26 | Vic Lee | 12 | |
| Asquith Autosport | Ford Sierra RS500 | 28 | Karl Jones | All | Vic Lee |
| Class B ||||||
| Demon Tweeks | BMW M3 | 30 | James Kaye | 1 | |
| Demon Tweeks | BMW M3 | 30 | Barrie Williams | 7 | |
| Demon Tweeks | BMW M3 | 30 | Alan Minshaw | 11-12 | |
| John Maguire Racing | BMW M3 | 31 | John Clark | 1-4, 6-11, 13 | Andrew Jeffrey |
| John Maguire Racing | BMW M3 | 43 | Godfrey Hall | 1-8, 10-13 | Lionel Abbott |
| BMW Team Finance | BMW M3 | 32 | James Weaver | All | Steve Soper |
| BMW Team Finance | BMW M3 | 33 | Frank Sytner | All | Will Hoy |
| Ian Forrest | BMW M3 | 35 | Ian Forrest | All | Bernard Hunter |
| Nettan Lindgren | BMW M3 | 37 | Nettan Lindgren | 1-2, 7-11 | |
| BRR Motorsport | BMW M3 | 44 | John Llewellyn | All | Gerry Marshall |
| Class C ||||||
| Demon Tweeks | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 50 | Alan Minshaw | 1-10 | John Brindley |
| Team Eurotech | Peugeot 309 GTi | 53 | Mike Jordan | 1-4, 7, 11 | Peter Tyson |
| John Morris | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 55 | John Morris | 1, 3-8, 10-13 | Barrie Williams |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v | 56 | John Cleland | All | Ian Flux |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v | 57 | Jeremy Rossiter | 7-13 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v | 58 | Louise Aitken-Walker | 2-13 | Vince Woodman |
| Monorep | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v | 63 | Tony Lanfranchi | 10, 12-13 |
| Class D ||||||
| Phil Dowsett | Toyota Corolla FX GT | 70 | Phil Dowsett | 1-2, 4-7, | Mark Goddard |
| Rayscar | Toyota Corolla FX GT | 70 | Phil Dowsett | 10-11 | Mark Goddard |
| PG Tags Racing | Honda Civic Si | 75 | Ray Armes | 7-13 |
| Five Star Racing | Toyota Corolla GT | 77 | Geoff Kimber-Smith | 1-5, 7-13 | Barbara Cowell |
| Five Star Racing | Toyota Corolla GT | 77 | Mark Goddard | 6 | Barbara Cowell |
| Tony Dolley | Toyota Corolla FX GT | 81 | Tony Dolley | 1-3, 5-7, 10-13 |
| Les Liddiard | Toyota Corolla FX GT | 85 | Les Liddiard | 2-7, 10-13 | Steve King |
| Tony Crudgington | Toyota Corolla GT | 88 | Tony Crudgington | 2-13 | Chuck Nicholson |