1989 480 km of Mexico


The 1989 Trofeo Hermanos Rodríguez was the eighth and final round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico on October 29, 1989.
During qualifying, Patrick Tambay's Jaguar came in contact with Antoine Salamin's Porsche on the front stretch, causing the Porsche to make heavy contact with the pit wall. Tambay was fined US$15,000 for the incident. Along with Salamin, several other teams were unable to race due to damage incurred during practice and qualifying.
Sauber Mercedes teammates Mauro Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser were both in contention going into this final round, Baldi leading by seven points. However, spin at Turn 14 by Kenny Acheson eliminated co-driver Baldi from contention, allowing Schlesser to take the World Drivers Championship.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1C162 Team Sauber Mercedes Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jochen Mass
Sauber C9109
1C162 Team Sauber Mercedes Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jochen Mass
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L V8109
2C15 Repsol Brun Motorsport Harald Huysman
Oscar Larrauri
Porsche 962C109
2C15 Repsol Brun Motorsport Harald Huysman
Oscar Larrauri
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6109
3C18 Joest Racing Henri Pescarolo
Frank Jelinski
Porsche 962C109
3C18 Joest Racing Henri Pescarolo
Frank Jelinski
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6109
4C114 Richard Lloyd Racing Tiff Needell
Derek Bell
Porsche 962C GTi108
4C114 Richard Lloyd Racing Tiff Needell
Derek Bell
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6108
5C12 Silk Cut Jaguar Alain Ferté
Andy Wallace
Jaguar XJR-9108
5C12 Silk Cut Jaguar Alain Ferté
Andy Wallace
Jaguar 7.0L V12108
6C11 Silk Cut Jaguar Jan Lammers
Patrick Tambay
Jaguar XJR-9108
6C11 Silk Cut Jaguar Jan Lammers
Patrick Tambay
Jaguar 7.0L V12108
7C16 Repsol Brun Motorsport Walter Brun
Jesús Pareja
Porsche 962C107
7C16 Repsol Brun Motorsport Walter Brun
Jesús Pareja
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6107
8C118 Aston Martin
Ecurie Ecosse
David Leslie
Brian Redman
Aston Martin AMR1107
8C118 Aston Martin
Ecurie Ecosse
David Leslie
Brian Redman
Aston Martin RDP87 6.3L V8107
9C110 Porsche Kremer Racing Manuel Reuter
Franz Konrad
Porsche 962CK6106
9C110 Porsche Kremer Racing Manuel Reuter
Franz Konrad
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6106
10C122 Spice Engineering Eliseo Salazar
Thorkild Thyrring
Spice SE89C106
10C122 Spice Engineering Eliseo Salazar
Thorkild Thyrring
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8106
11C120 Team Davey Tim Lee-Davey
Alfonso Toledano
Porsche 962C106
11C120 Team Davey Tim Lee-Davey
Alfonso Toledano
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6106
12C123 Nissan Motorsports International Mark Blundell
Julian Bailey
Nissan R89C106
12C123 Nissan Motorsports International Mark Blundell
Julian Bailey
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8106
13GTP201 Mazdaspeed Pierre Dieudonné
David Kennedy
Mazda 767B105
13GTP201 Mazdaspeed Pierre Dieudonné
David Kennedy
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor105
14C1101 Chamberlain Engineering Fermín Velez
Nick Adams
Spice SE89C105
14C1101 Chamberlain Engineering Fermín Velez
Nick Adams
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8105
15C134 Porsche Alméras Montpellier Jacques Alméras
Jean-Marie Alméras
Porsche 962C103
15C134 Porsche Alméras Montpellier Jacques Alméras
Jean-Marie Alméras
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6103
16C2171 Team Mako Andrés Conteras
Giovanni Aloi
Spice SE88C103
16C2171 Team Mako Andrés Conteras
Giovanni Aloi
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8103
17C2151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi
Team Essex
Carlos Guerrero
Aurelio López
Spice SE88P33
17C2151 Pierre-Alain Lombardi
Team Essex
Carlos Guerrero
Aurelio López
Buick 3.0L V633
18C2106 Porto Kaleo Team Ranieri Randaccio
Pasquale Barberio
Tiga GC288/9103
18C2106 Porto Kaleo Team Ranieri Randaccio
Pasquale Barberio
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8103
19C2111 PC Automotive
ADA Engineering
Richard Piper
Olindo Iacobelli
Spice SE88C102
19C2111 PC Automotive
ADA Engineering
Richard Piper
Olindo Iacobelli
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8102
20C2103 France Prototeam Jean Messaoudi
Bernard Thuner
Spice SE88C102
20C2103 France Prototeam Jean Messaoudi
Bernard Thuner
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8102
21C2108 Roy Baker Racing
GP Motorsport
Philippe de Henning
Chris Hodgetts
Spice SE87C100
21C2108 Roy Baker Racing
GP Motorsport
Philippe de Henning
Chris Hodgetts
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8100
22C2107 Tiga Racing Team Jari Nurminen
Oscar Hidalgo
Tiga GC289100
22C2107 Tiga Racing Team Jari Nurminen
Oscar Hidalgo
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8100
23C2102 Chamberlain Engineering Tomás López
Quirin Bovy
Spice SE86C96
23C2102 Chamberlain Engineering Tomás López
Quirin Bovy
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I496
24
DNF
C137 Toyota Team Tom's Johnny Dumfries
John Watson
Toyota 89C-V66
24
DNF
C137 Toyota Team Tom's Johnny Dumfries
John Watson
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V866
25
DNF
C113 Courage Compétition Pascal Fabre
Oscar Manautou
Cougar C22S64
25
DNF
C113 Courage Compétition Pascal Fabre
Oscar Manautou
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-664
26
DNF
C2178 Didier Bonnet Patrick Oudet
Gérard Cuynet
Tiga GC28961
26
DNF
C2178 Didier Bonnet Patrick Oudet
Gérard Cuynet
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V861
27
DNF
C161 Team Sauber Mercedes Kenny Acheson
Mauro Baldi
Sauber C946
27
DNF
C161 Team Sauber Mercedes Kenny Acheson
Mauro Baldi
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V846
28
DNF
C121 Spice Engineering Bernard Jourdain
Ray Bellm
Spice SE89C39
28
DNF
C121 Spice Engineering Bernard Jourdain
Ray Bellm
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V839
29
DNF
C129 Mussato Action Car Bruno Giacomelli
Enrique Contreras
Lancia LC29
29
DNF
C129 Mussato Action Car Bruno Giacomelli
Enrique Contreras
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V89
30
DNF
C172 Obermaier Primagaz Jürgen Lässig
Pierre Yver
Porsche 962C5
30
DNF
C172 Obermaier Primagaz Jürgen Lässig
Pierre Yver
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-65
31
DNF
C17 Joest Racing Frank Jelinski
Bob Wollek
Porsche 962C3
31
DNF
C17 Joest Racing Frank Jelinski
Bob Wollek
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-63
DNSC116 Repsol Brun Motorsport Massimo Sigala
Roland Ratzenberger
Porsche 962C-
DNSC116 Repsol Brun Motorsport Massimo Sigala
Roland Ratzenberger
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6-
DNSC117 Dauer Racing Jochen Dauer
Juan Carlos Bolaños
Porsche 962C-
DNSC117 Dauer Racing Jochen Dauer
Juan Carlos Bolaños
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6-
DNSC140 Swiss Team Salamin Antoine Salamin
Giovanni Lavaggi
Porsche 962C-
DNSC140 Swiss Team Salamin Antoine Salamin
Giovanni Lavaggi
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6-
DNSC2177 Automobiles Louis Descartes Marc Fontan
Alain Serpaggi
ALD C289-
DNSC2177 Automobiles Louis Descartes Marc Fontan
Alain Serpaggi
Ford Cosworth 3.3L V8-

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