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Revision as of 14:05, 10 July 2017
The 1989 Tooheys 1000 was a 1000 km endurance motor race for Group A Touring Cars. It was held on the 1st of October 1989 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The race was run as the season finale to the World Touring Car Masters.
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Background
Two weeks before the race, CAMS announced that the two dominant cars of the 1989 World Touring Car Masters, the Ford Sierra RS500 entered by Zakspeed and the Nissan Skyline R32 would get a restrictor plate placed into their engines in order to maximize the power output of both cars to just 500HP, citing it as safety measures due to the crashes that had occurred during the actual WTCM season.
While the aussie privateers were certainly very happy about this, Zakspeed principal Erich Zakowski wasn't very happy with the situation: "I mean, they clearly did this in order to benefit the aussie privateers. Else, they wouldn't stand a chance of winning this race with all things considering. We saw last year how Kaliber dominated the race, and while I understand they want more spetacle, ruining championship fights for some teams isn't the way to do it..." Nismo didn't comment on the subject, as it appeared the handicap could probably help them with the better aerodynamics of the R32 hoping to take part in the race decision.
In terms of the actual championship fight, Klaus Ludwig entered the final race of the championship in the championship lead, on 193 points. 6 points behind him was Roland Ratzenberger, as it seemed the championship was going to be decided between them both. Manuel Reuter, who would be paired with Ratzenberger for the race, was 3rd on 154 points, 39 behind Ludwig. So, while still mathematically in the championship, the german wouldn't be able to overtake Ratzenberger. None of the R32's, despite having the pace throughout the season to beat Ford, was in the championship fight, with Nismo more worried about defending 2nd in the teams championship from Toyota's Union Saver Developments, who were just 1 point behind - the austrian team looking for their World Touring Car Masters debut race victory, and the reliability displayed by the Supra Turbo this year marking them as dark horses in the bookies.
Independents championship still existed, and even though it kept a low profile throughout the year, it was the venezuelan Johnny Cecotto, using sheer consistency, found himself in the championship lead on 159 points, despite not having won a single race through the year. Steve Soper was in 2nd place on 151 points, with Winkelhock 3rd on 150 points. The championship was going to be decided between these three drivers, with Borgudd and Donnelly still mathematically in it, but proving impossible for Donnelly - due to beeing Winkelhock's team-mate - and Borgudd had to expect to win the class while everyone else retired ahead of him, which had not happened this year thus far.
Entry List
# | Team | Main Driver | Co-Driver | Vehicle | Class |
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Class A | |||||
01 | Ford Performance Australia | Brendon Cassidy | Kayne Scott | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
03 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Steve Reed | Trevor Ashby | Holden Commodore VL TWR | A |
05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Brad Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Neil Crompton | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
7 | TWR Holden Dealer Team | Winston Percy | Allan Grice | Holden Commodore VL TWR Mk2 | A |
15 | Jeff Allam | Kevin Bartlett | |||
16 | Larry Perkins | Tomas Mezera | |||
10 | Allan Moffat Racing | Gregg Hansford | Klaus Niedwiedz | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
14 | Wolf Racing Team | Jörg van Ommen | Kurt Thiim | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Dick Johnson | Denny Hulme | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
18 | Neville Crichton | Peter Fitzgerald | |||
19 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Colin Bond | Garry Rogers | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
22 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Jim Richards | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline R32 | A |
23 | Mark Blundell | George Fury | |||
25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Alan Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
29 | Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing | Steve Soper | Andy Rouse | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | John Goss | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
36 | Zakspeed | Klaus Ludwig | Frank Biela | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
37 | Roland Ratzenberger | Manuel Reuter | |||
55 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock | Anders Olofsson | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
70 | Gary Wilmington Performance | Ray Lintott | Reda Awadullah | Holden Commodore VL | A |
79 | Phillips Car Systems Racing | Joachim Winkelhock | Geoff Donnelly | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
86 | Aegis Motorsport | Paul Radisich | Guillaume Gauthier | Ford Sierra RS500 | A |
100 | Capri Components | Lawrie Nelson | Tino Leo | Ford Mustang | A |
105 | ICL Racing | Peter Janson | Greg Crick | Holden Commodore VL TWR | A |
420 | Escuderia Hernandez | Oscar Castellano | Guillermo Maldonado | Nissan Skyline R32 | A |
954 | Ecurie Monaco | Arturo Merzario | Fulvio Maria Ballabio | Jaguar XJS | A |
Class B | |||||
16 | Union Saver Developments | David Leslie | John Cleland | Toyota Supra Turbo | B |
19 | Keke Rosberg | Juan María Traverso | |||
20 | Volvo Dealer Team | Robbie Francevic | John Bowe | Volvo 240 Turbo | B |
40 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Ulf Granberg | |||
33 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner | Neal Bates | Toyota Supra Turbo | B |
35 | Garry Wilmington | Andrew Bagnall | |||
34 | Sutherland Mitsubishi | Gary Scott | Alan Taylor | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | B |
51 | Roger Downson Engineering | Robb Gravett | James Weaver | Rover Vitesse SD1 | B |
53 | Mitsubishi Motors | Masanori Sekiya | Scott Pruett | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | B |
77 | Costas Los | Chris Lambden | |||
69 | Tokyo Motor Sport | Motoharu Kurosawa | Hitoshi Ogawa | Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R | B |
72 | Audiwerke Motorsports | Derek Warwick | Altfrid Heger | Audi V8 | B |
73 | Leonhard von Gottorp | Frank Jelinski | |||
80 | Larsen Racing System | Slim Borgudd | Andreas Larsen | Volvo 240 Turbo | B |
200 | Scuderia Adriatica | Gianni Giudici | Erica B. Mancino | BMW 635CSi | B |
300 | Nettcomm Murray Carter Racing | Murray Carter | Akihiko Nakaya | Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R | B |
Class C | |||||
1 | Mercedes-Benz AMG Team | Tim Harvey | Mauro Baldi | Mercedes-Benz 190E | C |
11 | Armin Hahne | Jochen Mass | |||
8 | Prodrive | Johnny Cecotto | Frank Sytner | BMW E30 m3 | C |
26 | Olaf Manthey Racing | Alain Cudini | Olaf Manthey | Mercedes-Benz 190E | C |
42 | Volker Schmidt Racing | Pierre Dieudonné | Dieter Quester | Mercedes-Benz 190E | C |
50 | Bill Bryce Racing | Brett Riley | Ludwig Finauer | BMW E30 M3 | C |
52 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman | John Cotter | BMW E30 M3 | C |
74 | Jägermeister Ford Racing | Beate Nodes | Annette Meeuvissen | Ford Escort RS Turbo | C |
75 | Alfa Corse | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Michele di Gioia | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | C |
83 | Andersson/Rex Rotary | Gary Croft | Netten Lindgren | BMW E30 M3 | C |
89 | Lennart König | Lennart König | Bettina Sonntag | Alfa Romeo 75 | C |
94 | BMW Motorsport | Roberto Ravaglia | Fabien Giroix | BMW E30 M3 | C |
95 | Marc Hessel | Markus Ostreich | |||
Class D | |||||
13 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden | Tim Hall | Toyota Corolla Levin | D |
112 | Toyota Team Thailand | Varaoj Buncharylua | Sutthipong Samitchart | Toyota Corolla Levin | D |
709 | Volkswagen Dealers Australia | Massimo Sigala | Helmut Maier | Volkswagen Golf Mk1 | D |
948 | Beneš Motorsports | Klára Beneš | Viktor Kazankov | Skoda 130LR | D |