1989 CART Indycar Series season
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The 1989 season was the first season of Jeroen Kratumeir's CART Indycar Series.
Contents
Teams & Drivers
| Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | # | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A.J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Lola | Cosworth | 
|
14 | A.J. Foyt
|
1- |
| 29 | Danny Sullivan
|
1- | ||||
| Alex Morales Motorsport
|
March | Alfa Romeo |
|
21 | Tom Sneva
|
1- |
 Alfa Romeo S.p.A.
|
AI89 | Alfa Romeo | 
|
70 | Johnny Rutherford
|
1- |
| 72 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
1- | ||||
| 73 | Michele Alboreto
|
1- | ||||
| 96 | Marco Apicella
|
TBA | ||||
| 97 |  Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
|
3- | ||||
| 98 | Fabrizio Barbazza
|
2, | ||||
| ? |  Geoff Brabham
|
3 | ||||
| ? |  Josele Garza
|
3 | ||||
| Andale Racing
|
Lola | Buick |
|
69 | John Andretti
|
1- |
| 91 | Robby Unser
|
1, 3- | ||||
| ? | Mike Groff
|
3 | ||||
| Dale Coyne Racing
|
Penske | Cosworth |
|
? |  Roberto Moreno
|
3- |
| ? | Danny Ongais
|
3 | ||||
| Dick Simon Racing
|
Lola | Chevrolet |
|
7 |  Arie Luyendyk
|
1- |
| 22 | Bobby Rahal
|
1- | ||||
| 28 | Scott Brayton
|
1- | ||||
| ? | Rich Volger
|
3 | ||||
| Doug Shierson Racing
|
March | Porsche |
|
9 | Eddie Cheevar
|
1- |
| 30 | Scott Pruett
|
1- | ||||
| ? | Jeff Andretti
|
3 | ||||
| Galles Racing
|
Lola | Chevrolet |
|
2 | Bill Vukovich III
|
1- |
| ? |  Derek Daly
|
1- | ||||
| Kraco Racing
|
Lola | Cosworth |
|
18 | John Jones
|
1- |
| 33 | John Beekhuis
|
2, | ||||
 Jean-Pierre Frey
|
1, 3- | |||||
| Geoff Brabham
|
TBA | |||||
| Machinists Union Racing
|
March | Cosworth |
|
11 | Kevin Cogan
|
1- |
| Newman/Haas Racing
|
Lola | Chevrolet |
|
5 | Mario Andretti
|
1- |
| 6 | Michael Andretti
|
1- | ||||
| 39 |  Niki Lauda
|
1- | ||||
| Patrick Racing
|
Penske | Chevrolet |
|
20 | Raul Boesel
|
1- |
| 40 | Huub Rothengather
|
1- | ||||
| 44 |  Mike Thackwell
|
2- | ||||
| Pancho Carter
|
1 | |||||
| Porsche North America
|
March | Porsche |
|
8 | Al Unser, Jr.
|
1- |
| 65 | Teo Fabi
|
1- | ||||
| Raynor Racing
|
March | Porsche |
|
10 |  Tero Palmroth
|
1- |
 Renault IndyCar Racing
|
Renault | Renault |
|
17 | Keke Rosberg
|
1- |
| 27 | Patrick Tambay
|
1- | ||||
| 37 | Rene Arnoux
|
1- | ||||
| Target Ganassi Racing
|
Lola | Buick |
|
12 | Buddy Lazier
|
1- |
| 99 | Scott Goodyear
|
1- | ||||
| Team Penske
|
Penske | Chevrolet |
|
05 | Peter Brock
|
3 |
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
1- | ||||
| 4 | Rick Mears
|
1- | ||||
| 25 | Dennis Firestone
|
1- | ||||
 Theodore
|
Lola | Buick |
|
? | Tommy Byrne
|
2- |
| Truesports
|
Lola | Judd |
|
3 |  Adrian Campos
|
1- |
Season Calendar
| Rnd | Race Name | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Checker Autoworks 200
|
Phoenix International Raceway | April 9 | Rick Mears
|
Scott Brayton
|
Dick Simon Racing |
| 2 | Long Beach Grand Prix
|
Streets of Long Beach | April 16 | Al Unser Jr.
|
Teo Fabi
|
Porsche North America |
| 3 | 73rd Indianapolis 500
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | May 28 | Rich Volger
|
||
| 4 | Dana-Rex Mays 200
|
Milwaukee Mile | June 4 | |||
| 5 | Valvoline Detroit Grand Prix
|
Streets of Detroit | June 18 | |||
| 6 | Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200
|
Portland International Raceway | June 25 | |||
| 7 | Cleveland Grand Prix
|
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | July 2 | |||
| 8 | Meadowlands Grand Prix
|
Meadowlands Sports Complex | July 16 | |||
| 9 | Molson Indy Toronto
|
Exhibition Place | July 23 | |||
| 10 | Marlboro 500
|
Michigan International Speedway | August 6 | |||
| 11 | Pocono 500
|
Pocono Raceway | August 20 | |||
| 12 | Red Roof Inns 200
|
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | September 3 | |||
| 13 | Race for Life 200
|
Road America | September 10 | |||
| 14 | Trofeo Alfa Romeo
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | September 24 | |||
| 15 | Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix
|
Nazareth Speedway | October 8 | |||
| 16 | Champion Spark Plug 300
|
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | October 15 |
Standings
Points System
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | P |
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
| Pos | Driver | PHX
|
LBH
|
INDY
|
MIL
|
DET
|
POR
|
CLE
|
MEA
|
TOR
|
MAR
|
POC
|
MDO
|
ROA
|
MON
|
NAZ
|
LAG
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Unser Jr
|
6 | 3 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
8 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Scott Brayton
|
1 | DNQ | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Teo Fabi
|
Ret | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rick Mears
|
2 | 15 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Raul Boesel
|
4 | 8 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Michael Andretti
|
3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mike Thackwell
|
4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mario Andretti
|
Ret | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Scott Goodyear
|
5 | Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Huub Rothengather
|
Ret | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | A.J Foyt
|
7 | DNQ | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Jon Beekhuis
|
7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Scott Pruett
|
9 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Fabrizio Barbazza
|
9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Keke Rosberg
|
10 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
DNQ | 10 | DNQ | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Kevin Cogan
|
11 | DNQ | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Arie Luyendyk
|
Ret | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Dennis Firestone
|
12 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | Roberto Moreno
|
12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Rich Volger
|
P | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Tom Sneva
|
13 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Derek Daly
|
Ret | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Bill Vukovich III
|
Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | Eddie Cheevar
|
Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Michele Alboreto
|
Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | John Andretti
|
Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | John Jones
|
Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | Danny Sullivan
|
Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | Buddy Lazier
|
Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | Pancho Carter
|
Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Johnny Rutherford
|
Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | Bobby Rahal
|
Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | Patrick Tambay
|
DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Tommy Byrne
|
Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Tero Palmroth
|
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Rene Arnoux
|
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | Jean-Pierre Frey
|
DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | Adrian Campos
|
DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | Robby Unser
|
DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 42 | Mike Groff
|
DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr
|
DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | Geoff Brabham
|
DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Josele Garza
|
DNQ | 0 |
Nation Cup
Only the best result will count
| Pos | Driver | PHX
|
LBH
|
INDY
|
MIL
|
DET
|
POR
|
CLE
|
MEA
|
TOR
|
MAR
|
POC
|
MDO
|
ROA
|
MON
|
NAZ
|
LAG
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
1 | 3 | P | 37 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Brazil
|
4 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Italy
|
Ret | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canada
|
5 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | New Zealand
|
4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Netherlands
|
Ret | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Finland
|
10 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Australia
|
12 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ireland
|
Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | France
|
DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Switzerland
|
DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Spain
|
DNQ | Ret | 0 |
