1989 World Touring Car Masters season

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1989 World Touring Car Masters
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The 1989 World Touring Car Masters season was the second season of the FIA WTCM. The series continues to be run under Group A rules, and Tim Harvey and Ford enter as the defending champions.

Entrants

Team	Car	Class	#	Driver	Rounds
Template:FRA Diac Voeckler Renault	Template:FRA Renault 21	C M	2	Template:FRA Jacques Laffite	1-
			3	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Malcher	1-
			4	Template:FRA Sophie Fabron	1-
			21	Template:FRA Jean Ragnotti	1-
Template:USA Roush Racing	Template:USA Ford Merkur RS500	A	6	Template:USA Danilo di Longo	1-3
Template:GBR Prodrive	BMW E30 M3	C	7	TBA	1-
Template:AUS TWR Holden Dealer Team	Template:AUS Holden Commodore VL TWR	A M	8	TBA	1-
			9	TBA	1-
Mercedes-Benz AMG Team	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C M	10	TBA	1-
			11	Jochen Mass	1-
			12	Armin Hahne	1-
			55	TBA	1-
Wolf Racing Team	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	13	TBA	8-10
			14	Jörg van Ommen	8-10
Volvo Dealer Team	Volvo 240 Turbo	B M	15	TBA	1-
			20	Per-Gunnar Andersson	1-
			30	TBA	1-
			40	TBA	1-
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	Toyota Supra Turbo	B M	16	Template:GBR David Leslie	1-
			17	Keke Rosberg	1-
			18	Juan María Traverso	1-
			19	Template:GBR John Cleland	1-
Nismo Motorsport	Nissan Skyline R32	A M	21	TBA	1-
			23	TBA	1-
			24	TBA	1-
			25	TBA	1-
Mitsubishi Motors	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	B M	22	Template:USA Scott Pruett	1-
			64	Chris Lambden	1-
			77	TBA	1-
			TBA	TBA	1-
Olaf Manthey Racing	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	26	TBA	1-
			101	Olaf Manthey	1-
Template:GBR Linari Motori	Fiat Uno	D	27	Alessandro Linari	4-10
Il Barone Rampante	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	C	28	Fabrizio Giovanardi	6
Template:GBR Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	29	Template:GBR Andy Rouse	1-
			30	TBA	1-
Template:GBR Saxon Engineering	TBA	TBA	31	Template:GBR Amos Saxon	2-3, 6-7, 9-11
			38	Template:GBR Gregory Pulver	2, 3, 9
Impul	Nissan Skyline R32	A	32	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	1-
	Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R	B	33	Masutaro Fukuda	1
Zakspeed	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A M	34	TBA	1-
			35	TBA	1-
			36	TBA	1-
			TBA	TBA	1-
TOM'S Minolta	Toyota Supra Turbo	B	37	TBA	1
			137	Kiyoshi Misaki	1
Volker Schmidt Racing	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	42	TBA	1-
			43	Template:BEL Pierre Dieudonné	1-
Template:GBR Demon Tweeks	BMW E30 M3	C	44	TBA	4-6, 8
	Volkswagen Golf Mk1	D	45	Template:GBR Alan Minshaw	8
Euromotor International	BMW 635CSi	B	46	TBA	1-
			47	Template:SUI Mario Hytten	1-
Template:BEL Waterloo Motors	BMW E30 M3	C	48	Template:BEL Marc Duez	4, 7, 9
			49	Template:BEL Jean-Michel Martin	4, 7, 9
Template:GBR Roger Downson Engineering	Template:GBR Rover Vitesse SD1	B M	50	TBA	1-
			51	TBA	1-
			52	Template:GBR Robert Kagan	1-4, 6, 9
				TBA	5, 7-8, 10
Template:SUI Sports Promotion	Mercedes-Benz 190E	C	62	Template:SUI Christophe Hurni	5, 9-10
Template:USA Gulf Racing	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	64	TBA	1-
Tokyo Motor Sport	Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R	B	69	TBA	1-4, 6-10
Template:FRA Dixi Sport	Alfa Romeo 75	C	70	Template:FRA Bernard Salam	4, 6-7, 9
			71	Template:FRA Gerard Fevrot	4, 6-7, 9
Audiwerke Motorsports	Audi V8	B M	72	Template:GBR Derek Warwick	1-
			73	Leonhard von Gottorp	1-
			74	TBA	1-
Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	C M	75	TBA	1-
			76	TBA	1-
Template:GBR Philips Car Systems Racing	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	78	TBA	1-
			79	Template:GBR Geoff Donnelly	1-
Larsen Racing System	Volvo 240 Turbo	B	80	Slim Borgudd	1-
			81	Andreas Larsen	1-
Team LeMans	Nissan Skyline R31 GTS-R	B	85	Kenji Katayama	1-
Renzo Engineering	Maserati Biturbo	B	86	Simone Guidetti	1-
	Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo	C	87	Raffaele Modena	1-
Corsa Bonomi	Fiat Uno	D	88	Giacomo Bonomi	6
Luigi Racing	BMW 635CSi	B	90	TBA	4-10
			91	TBA	4-10
Template:USA Leitzinger Racing	Nissan Skyline DR30	C	93	Template:USA Bob Leitzinger	2
BMW Motorsport	BMW E30 M3	C M	94	Roberto Ravaglia	1-
			95	Marc Hessel	1-
			96	TBA	1-
			97	TBA	1-
Hartge Motorsport	BMW 635CSi	B	98	Bretislav Enge	5, 10
Template:GBR Hunter Autosport	Template:FRA Renault 5 Club	D	99	Template:GBR Barbara Cowell	4, 7, 8-10
Dougall Racing	Mitsubishi Starion	D	103	Rad Dougall	3
			104	Michael Briggs	3
Template:USA Mountain Auto Sport	BMW E30 M3	C	111	Template:USA Kermit Upton III	2
Toyota Team Thailand	Toyota Corolla Levin	D	112	Sutthipong Samitchart	1
			113	Varaoj Buncharylua	1
Template:AUS Aussie Motorsport	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	122	TBA	1-
			222	Template:AUS Colin Bond	1-
Herba-Proficraft racing	Skoda 130RS	D	130	Antonin Charouz	5
			131	Milos Bychl	5
Template:TUR Peynirici Racing	Volkswagen Golf Mk1	D	135	Template:TUR Gokor Peynirici	4, 6-9
Sabine Schmitz	Toyota Corolla Coupe	D	156	Sabine Schmitz	10
Template:USA Rick Miller Racing	Template:USA Ford Merkur RS500	A	159	Template:USA Deborah Gregg	1-
			160	Template:USA Lynn St James	1-
Template:GBR MIL Motorsport	Toyota Supra Turbo	B	166	Template:GBR Vic Lee	8
			169	Template:GBR Chris Hodgetts	8
Brixia Corse	Alfa Romeo 75	C	177	Carlo Rossi	6, 9
			178	Alessandro Santin	6, 9
BMW South Africa	BMW E30 M3	C	194	Wayne Taylor	3
			195	George Fouche	3
Scuderia Adriatica	BMW 635CSi	B	200	Erica B. Mancino	1-
Scuderia Giudici	BMW E30 M3	C	242	Gianni Giudici	4, 6, 7, 9-10
Template:FRA GEC Alsthom Voeckler Renault	Template:FRA Renault 21	C	333	Template:FRA Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	4,9
			444	Template:FRA Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	4,9
Escuderia Hernandez	Nissan Skyline R32	A	420	Andrea Geisler	1-
Ecurie Monaco	Template:GBR Jaguar XJS	A	943	TBA	2-3
			954	TBA	2-3
Schwaben Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf Mk1	D}	947	Thomas von Löwis of Menar	6-7, 9-10
Estonia Motorsports	Template:GBR Ford Sierra RS500	A	922	Viktor Kazankov	5
			949	Bernd Kasper	5
Beneš Motorsports	Skoda 130RS	D	948	Klára Beneš	1-

Calendar

Round	Race	Track	Date	Races	Class	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning Independent
1	Fuji 350km's	Fuji Speedway	February 10-12	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
2	Template:USA Watkins Glen 300km's	Template:USA Watkins Glen International	March 3-5	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
3	Kyalami 400km's	Kyalami Racing Circuit	April 7-9	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
4	Template:FRA Pau 250km's	Template:FRA Circuit de Pau-Ville	May 12-14	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
5	Brno 450km's	Masaryk Circuit	June 2-4	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
6	Monza 350km's	Autodromo Internazionale Monza	June 23-25	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
7	Template:FRA Charade 300km's	Template:FRA Charade Circuit	July 14-16	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
8	Template:GBR Birmingham 300km's	Template:GBR Birmingham Street Circuit	August 25-27	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
9	Template:BEL Spa 500km's	Template:BEL Spa-Francorchamps	September 15-17	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
10	Nurburgring 500km's	Nürburgring Nordschleife	September 22-24	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Endurance Race	A
					B
					C
					D
				Sprint Race	A
					B
					C
					D
11	Template:AUS Bathurst 1000	Template:AUS Mount Panorama Circuit	September 29 - October 1st	Pre-Qualifying	A					Not Awarded
					B
					C
					D
				Race	A
					B
					C
					D

Rules

Eligible Cars

Manufacturer	Vehicle	Class	Price
Alfa Romeo	75	C	220,000
	75 Turbo	M C	270,000
	GTV6	C	200,000
Audi	V8	M B	300,000
BMW	635CSi	B	215,000
	E30 M3	M C	290,000
Fiat	Uno	D	170,000
Template:USA Ford	Escort 1600i	D	135,000
	Escort RS Turbo	C	200,000
	Merkur RS500	A	300,000
	Mustang	A	245,000
	Sierra RS500	A	280,000
		A	320,000
		M A	360,000
Template:AUS Holden	Commodore VK	A	240,000
	Commodore VL	A	240,000
	Commodore VL TWR	M A	280,000
Template:GBR Jaguar	XJS	A	200,000
Maserati	Biturbo	M B	215,000
Mercedes-Benz	190E	C	260,000
		M C	290,000
Mitsubishi	Starion	D	160,000
	Starion Turbo	M B	270,000
Nissan	Skyline DR30	C	250,000
	Skyline R31 GTS-R	B	270,000
		B	290,000
	Skyline R32	M A	400,000
Template:FRA Renault	11	D	170,000
	21	M C	260,000
	5 Club	D	200,000
Template:GBR Rover	Metro	D	150,000
	Vitesse SD1	M B	215,000
Skoda	130RS	D	120,000
Toyota	Corolla Coupe	D	160,000
	Corolla Levin	D	140,000
		D	180,000
		D	180,000
		D	220,000
	Supra Turbo	B	260,000
		M B	290,000
Volkswagen	Golf Mk1	D	170,000
Volvo	240 Turbo	M B	300,000

M donates manufacturer needs to use that car.

Championship Standings

Points Structure

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	Clas	FL	PP	Lap Led*
Bathurst 1000	40	36	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	1	1
Endurance Race	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1		1	1	1
PQ Races/Sprint Race	15	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1								1	1 1

Notes:

• 1 - Only awarded in Pre-Qualifying races.

Driver's Championship

Pos	Driver	FUJ		GLN Template:USA		KYA		PAU Template:FRA		MAS		MON		CHA Template:FRA		BIR Template:GBR		SPA Template:BEL		NÜR		MPC Template:AUS	Pts.
		E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S

Independent's Championship

Pos	Driver	FUJ		GLN Template:USA		KYA		PAU Template:FRA		MAS		MON		CHA Template:FRA		BIR Template:GBR		SPA Template:BEL		NÜR		MPC Template:AUS	Pts.
		E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S

Teams' Championship

Pos	Driver	FUJ		GLN Template:USA		KYA		PAU Template:FRA		MAS		MON		CHA Template:FRA		BIR Template:GBR		SPA Template:BEL		NÜR		MPC Template:AUS	Pts.
		E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S

Manufacturer Championship

Pos	Driver	FUJ		GLN Template:USA		KYA		PAU Template:FRA		MAS		MON		CHA Template:FRA		BIR Template:GBR		SPA Template:BEL		NÜR		MPC Template:AUS	Pts.
		E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S

Class's Championship

Class A

Pos	Driver	FUJ			GLN Template:USA			KYA			PAU Template:FRA			MAS			MON			CHA Template:FRA			BIR Template:GBR			SPA Template:BEL			NÜR			MPC Template:AUS		Pts.
		PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E

Class B

Pos	Driver	FUJ			GLN Template:USA			KYA			PAU Template:FRA			MAS			MON			CHA Template:FRA			BIR Template:GBR			SPA Template:BEL			NÜR			MPC Template:AUS		Pts.
		PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E

Class C

Pos	Driver	FUJ			GLN Template:USA			KYA			PAU Template:FRA			MAS			MON			CHA Template:FRA			BIR Template:GBR			SPA Template:BEL			NÜR			MPC Template:AUS		Pts.
		PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E

Class D

Pos	Driver	FUJ			GLN Template:USA			KYA			PAU Template:FRA			MAS			MON			CHA Template:FRA			BIR Template:GBR			SPA Template:BEL			NÜR			MPC Template:AUS		Pts.
		PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E	S	PQ	E