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1989 Tooheys 1000

Race 11 of 11 in the 1989 World Touring Car Masters season
Date	1 October, 1989
Official Name	30th Bathurst 1000
Location	Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.213 km (3.861 mi)
Distance	161 laps, 1000 km (621.4 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole Position
Driver
Time
Fastest Lap
Driver
Time
Podium
First
Second
Third

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.

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 Australian 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 Australian 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 spectacle, 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, were 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
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
954	Winchester Motor Sport	Johnny Winchester	Nicholas Griffith	BMW E30 M3	C
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

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