1989 British Touring Car Championship season

1989 British Touring Car Championship
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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 Class Endurance Drivers Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1 Andy Rouse A Win Percy 10 Guy Edwards A Johnny Dumfries Win Percy1 David Sears Arquati Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 2 Jerry Mahony A Gary Ayles Listerine Racing Team Ford Sierra RS500 3 Mike Newman A Alistair Lyall 4 Graham Goode A Alistair Lyall FAI Auto Parts Ford Sierra RS500 5 Sean Walker A Damon Hill Labatt's Team Ford Sierra RS500 6 Laurence Bristow A Tiff Needell 7 Tim Harvey A David Sears Tomas Mezera Mark Rennison Ford Sierra RS500 9 Mark Rennison A Graham Hathaway Racing Ford Sierra RS500 14 Graham Hathaway A Dave Wallis Brooklyn Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 15 Chris Hodgetts A David Leslie Terry Drury Racing Ford Sierra RS500 16 Dave Pinkney A Graham Scarborough Jon Dooley 17 Mike O'Brien A 18 Robin Donovan A Mike O'Brien Andrew Hepworth Brodie-Brittain Racing Ford Sierra RS500 19 Dave Brodie A Andrew Gilbert-Scott Trakstar Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 20 Mike Smith A Mike Wilds Will Hoy 21 Robb Gravett A Jeff Allam Bornebusch Racing Ford Sierra RS500 22 Kaj Bornebusch A JQF Engineering Ford Sierra RS500 25 Gerrit van Kouwen A Pierre Dieudonné Chris Hodgetts Tomas Mezera Trident Motorsport Maserati Biturbo 26 A Nick May John Lepp Vic Lee Asquith Autosport Ford Sierra RS500 28 Karl Jones A Vic Lee Demon Tweeks BMW M3 30 James Kaye B Barrie Williams Alan Minshaw Volkswagen Golf GTI 50 Alan Minshaw C John Brindley John Maguire Racing BMW M3 31 John Clark B Andrew Jeffrey 43 Godfrey Hall B Lionel Abbott BMW Team Finance BMW M3 32 James Weaver B Steve Soper 33 Frank Sytner B Will Hoy Ian Forrest BMW M3 35 Ian Forrest B Bernard Hunter Nettan Lindgren BMW M3 37 Nettan Lindgren B BRR Motorsport BMW M3 44 John Llewellyn B Gerry Marshall Team Eurotech Peugeot 309 GTi 53 Mike Jordan C Peter Tyson John Morris Volkswagen Golf GTI 55 John Morris C Barrie Williams Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v 56 John Cleland C Ian Flux 57 Jeremy Rossiter C 58 Louise Aitken-Walker C Vince Woodman Monorep Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v 63 Tony Lanfranchi C Phil Dowsett Toyota Corolla FX GT 70 Phil Dowsett D Mark Goddard Rayscar PG Tags Racing Honda Civic Si 75 Ray Armes D Five Star Racing Toyota Corolla GT 77 Geoff Kimber-Smith D Barbara Cowell Mark Goddard Tony Dolley Toyota Corolla FX GT 81 Tony Dolley D Les Liddiard Toyota Corolla FX GT 85 Les Liddiard D Steve King Tony Crudgington Toyota Corolla GT 88 Tony Crudgington D Chuck Nicholson

Icon Class A Over 3000cc B 2001–3000cc C 1601–2000cc D Under 1600cc

¹Drove car illegally.

Calendar

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1	Oulton Park (International), Cheshire	24 March	Andy Rouse	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	James Weaver	John Cleland	Geoff Kimber-Smith
2	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	9 April	Andy Rouse	Robb Gravett	Andy Rouse	James Weaver	John Cleland	Phil Dowsett
3	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	1 May	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Tim Harvey	Frank Sytner	Louise Aitken-Walker	Phil Dowsett
4*	Donington Park (National), Leicestershire	7 May	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	Laurence Bristow Tiff Needell	Frank Sytner Will Hoy	John Cleland Ian Flux	Phil Dowsett Mark Goddard
5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	29 May	Dave Brodie	Robb Gravett	Andy Rouse	James Weaver	John Cleland	Tony Crudgington
6	Silverstone Circuit (National), Northamptonshire	4 June	Andy Rouse	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	James Weaver	Louise Aitken-Walker	Phil Dowsett
7	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	16 July	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	James Weaver	John Cleland	Ray Armes
8	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	23 July	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	James Weaver	John Cleland	Ray Armes
9	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	6 August	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	James Weaver	John Cleland	Ray Armes
10	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent	20 August	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	James Weaver	John Cleland	Phil Dowsett
11	Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham	28 August	Robb Gravett	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	James Weaver	John Cleland	Geoff Kimber-Smith
12	Donington Park (Grand Prix), Leicestershire	17 September	Robb Gravett	Robb Gravett	Tim Harvey	James Weaver	John Cleland	Ray Armes
13	Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix), Northamptonshire	8 October	Karl Jones	Andy Rouse	Andy Rouse	James Weaver	John Cleland	Ray Armes

• 1 hour endurance race.

Driver Standings/Results

Overall DC Class Pos Driver Class OUL SIL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL Pts 1 1 John Cleland C 15 19 19 9 15 Ret 21 14 16 14 16 17 20 110 2 1 James Weaver B 6 13 8 11 8 13 13 9 12 7 11 12 10 109 3 1 Andy Rouse A Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 78 4 2 Robb Gravett A 1 2 5 2 Ret 1 2 1 1 Ret 5 2 3 74 5 2 Louise Aitken-Walker C 20 15 12 16 19 22 15 17 15 17 18 Ret 72 6 2 Frank Sytner B 10 Ret 7 6 19 Ret 15 11 13 9 12 13 11 70 7 3 Tim Harvey A 2 16 1 3 2 2 4 Ret 3 2 1 2 56 8 1 Phil Dowsett D Ret 21 17 13 Ret 20 26 16 Ret 56 9 3 John Llewellyn B 14 24 26 7 13 16 19 12 15 19 14 15 14 37 10 2 Tony Crudgington D Ret 20 15 20 24 29 Ret 22 Ret 24 25 37 11 4 Ian Forrest B Ret 18 18 8 Ret 15 17 DNS 14 10 13 14 35 12 4 Laurence Bristow A NC 3 Ret 1 18 6 5 6 5 2 3 10 4 32 13 5 Godfrey Hall B 12 15 9 Ret 12 17 Ret DNS 15 13 31 14 3 Ray Armes D 25 17 19 Ret Ret 21 21 31 15 4 Geoff Kimber-Smith D 18 Ret DNS Ret 22 28 20 23 20 20 22 Ret 30 16 3 John Morris C Ret 16 Ret 17 21 Ret 20 19 Ret 23 27 17 4 Jeremy Rossiter C 23 16 18 Ret 18 19 22 26 18 5 Les Liddiard D 26 25 Ret DNS DNS 27 21 23 26 25 19 5 Alan Minshaw C Ret 22 24 16 Ret 22 24 19 21 Ret 22 20 6 Tony Dolley D 19 25 22 Ret 30 21 DNQ DNQ 27 22 21 5 Sean Walker A 5 NC 4 4 6 5 9 Ret 6 4 8 5 8 17 22 6 Mike Jordan C 16 23 21 14 Ret DNS 15 23 6 Mark Goddard D 13‡ 23 15 24 6 Mike Newman A 4 8 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 22 7 DNS 14 25 6 Nettan Lindgren B NC 17 18 13 20 17 Ret 12 26 7 John Clark B Ret Ret 14 Ret 18 Ret 18 Ret 18 Ret 15 12 27 7 Mike Smith A 7 10 10 Ret 5 4 10 3 Ret Ret 9 7 10 28 8 Tiff Needell A 1‡ 9 29 8 Will Hoy B 6‡ 9 30 7 Ian Flux C 9‡ 9 31 7 Tony Lanfranchi C 21 20 24 9 32 9 Guy Edwards A Ret 7 13 DSQ DNS DNP 3 4 Ret 7 6 8 33 10 Karl Jones A Ret 11 2 Ret 4 12 12 7 Ret Ret DNQ 8 9 7 34 11 David Sears A 3‡ 4 7 35 12 Graham Goode A Ret 4 DNS DNQ 10 Ret 6 Ret 11 6 9 6 Ret 6 36 13 Jeff Allam A 2‡ 6 37 9 Gerry Marshall B 7‡ 6 38 8 Vince Woodman C 12‡ 6 39 8 Chuck Nicholson D 15‡ 6 40 14 Chris Hodgetts A 8 6 Ret DNQ Ret 7 8 4 11 5 6 41 15 Jerry Mahony A 3 27 6 Ret Ret 9 11 8 9 8 10 Ret Ret 5 42 16 Tomas Mezera A Ret DNS 3 Ret 4 43 10 Bernard Hunter B 8‡ 4 44 9 Peter Tyson C 14‡ 4 45 11 Steve Soper B 11‡ 4 46 17 Gerrit Van Kouwen A Ret 9 Ret 5 7 11 7 7 Ret 6 4 47 18 Damon Hill A 4‡ 3 48 10 John Brindley C 16‡ 3 49 19 Will Hoy A 4 3 50 20 Pierre Dieudonné A 5‡ 2 51 12 James Kaye B 17 2 52 13 Alan Minshaw B DNQ 16 2 53 21 Andrew Gilbert-Scott A 10‡ 1 54 14 Barrie Williams B 20 1 55 22 Graham Hathaway A 9 Ret DNS 13 Ret 0 56 23 Robin Donovan A Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 14 Ret 0 57 24 Mike O'Brien A 13 14 11 Ret Ret DNQ 14 10 10 12 DNQ Ret 12 0 58 25 Mark Rennison A Ret DNS 10 0 59 26 Kaj Bornebusch A 11 12 0 60 27 David Pinkney A DNQ Ret 23 Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret 0 61 28 Nick May A 21 Ret  ? DNQ 0 62 29 John Lepp A 27 0 Vic Lee A Ret‡ DNQ 0 Lionel Abbott B Ret‡ 0 Mike Wilds A Ret‡ 0 Dave Wallis A Ret‡ 0 Andrew Jeffrey B Ret‡ 0 Barrie Williams C Ret‡ 0 Alistair Lyall A Ret‡ 0 Graham Scarborough A Ret‡ 0 Win Percy A Ret‡ 0 Gary Ayles A Ret‡ 0 Steve King D Ret‡ 0 Barbara Cowell D Ret‡ 0 Johnny Dumfries A DSQ‡ 0 Andrew Hepworth A  ? 0 Jon Dooley A  ? 0 David Leslie A DNQ‡ 0 Dave Brodie A DNA 5 DSQ 10 DSQ 8 DNS 8 11 NC Ret -37 Overall DC Class Pos Driver Class OUL SIL THR DON THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

• Note: bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap in class (1 point given).

‡ Endurance driver.

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car	Class	Points
1	John Cleland	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V	C	110
2	James Weaver	BMW M3	B	109
3	Robb Gravett	Ford Sierra RS500	A	79
4	Louise Aitken-Walker	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V	C	72
5	Frank Sytner	BMW M3	B	70
6	Tim Harvey	Ford Sierra RS500	A	60
7	Phil Dowsett	Toyota Corolla FX GT	D	56
8	John Llewellyn	BMW M3	B	37
8	Tony Crudgington	Toyota Corolla GT	D	37
10	Ian Forrest	BMW M3	B	35
11	Laurence Bristow	Ford Sierra RS500	A	34
12	Godfrey Hall	BMW M3	B	31
12	Ray Armes	Honda Civic Si	D	31
14	Geoff Kimber-Smith	Toyota Corolla GT	D	30
15	John Morris	Volkswagen Golf GTI	C	27
16	Andy Rouse	Ford Sierra RS500	A	26
16	Jeremy Rossiter	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V	C	26
18	Les Liddiard	Toyota Corolla FX GT	D	25
19	Alan Minshaw	Volkswagen Golf GTI	C	22
19	Tony Dolley	Toyota Corolla FX GT	D	22
21	Sean Walker	Ford Sierra RS500	A	17
22	Mike Jordan	Peugeot 309 GTI	C	16
22	Mike Newman	Ford Sierra RS500	A	16
24	Mark Goddard	Toyota Corolla FX GT	D	15
25	John Clark	BMW M3	B	12
25	Mike Smith	Ford Sierra RS500	A	12
25	Nettan Lindgren	BMW M3	B	12
28	Guy Edwards	Ford Sierra RS500	A	11
29	Karl Jones	Ford Sierra RS500	A	10
30	Ian Flux	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V	C	9
30	Tiff Needell	Ford Sierra RS500	A	9
30	Tony Lanfranchi	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V	C	9
30	Will Hoy	BMW M3	B	9
34	David Sears	Ford Sierra RS500	A	7
34	Graham Goode	Ford Sierra RS500	A	7
36	Vince Woodman	Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V	C	6
36	Jeff Allam	Ford Sierra RS500	A	6
36	Gerry Marshall	BMW M3	B	6
36	Chuck Nicholson	Toyota Corolla GT	D	6
36	Chris Hodgetts	Ford Sierra RS500	A	6
41	Jerry Mahony	Ford Sierra RS500	A	5
42	Tomas Mezera	Ford Sierra RS500	A	4
42	Steve Soper	BMW M3	B	4
42	Peter Tyson	Peugeot 309 GTI	C	4
42	Gerrit Van Kouwen	Ford Sierra RS500	A	4
42	Bernard Hunter	BMW M3	B	4
47	Damon Hill	Ford Sierra RS500	A	3
47	John Brindley	Volkswagen Golf GTI	C	3
47	Will Hoy	Ford Sierra RS500	A	3
50	Pierre Dieudonné	Ford Sierra RS500	A	2
50	James Kaye	BMW M3	B	2
50	Alan Minshaw	BMW M3	B	2

External links

• Official website of the British Touring Car Championship