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Donington September International

Donington Park Grand Prix Circuit, Derby, Great-Britain

Date: 17/9/1989
Track length: 4.020 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 33
Starters: 31
Finishers:

Pole position: Gravett in 1.39,94
Fastest lap: Gravett in 1.40,28

Distance: 15 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A
Car info:  

 

Qualifying had been affected by partial wet conditions jumbling the regular order. Robb Gravett still enjoyed pole and was away in the lead only to be reeled in by a fast starting Tim Harvey from fifth on the grid. Tim Harvey went past at the Melbourne Hairpin with Andy Rouse trying to follow through but was rejected an soon started to drop substantially with a wrong set-up to finish third. Up front Gravett retook the lead for a brief moment on lap 11 only to run wide letting Tim Harvey to win. Gravett once again plagued by the brake problems from Birmingham was second. Andy Rouse was a long way behind in third followed closely by Guy Edwards substitute David Sears in the second Kaliber car.
The Graham Goode threesome had another good race, with Sean Walker carving his way from 17th on the grid to fifth at the flag ahead of Graham Goode and Mike Newman going backwards after starting second.
Karl Jones finished in eighth from Mike Smith in turbo troubles, Laurence Bristow with a spin and a few collisions in the bag, and a misfiring Chris Hodgetts in 11th. Dave Brodie had qualified an excellent forth but pitted early on with turbo wastegate actuator problem, to reappear but now lost fifth gear. Presumably he finished but was not classified.
Graham Hathaway, having switched from Avon to Dunlop tyres for this event, went out late in the race with turbo waste gate problems, while Jerry Mahony and Mike O'Brien failed with engine troubles too. Tomas Mezera raced the JQF/Fina car in place of Gerrit van Kouwen, who had called in the lawyers, had a terrible time being hit by Laurence Bristow in the early laps and retiring with brake issues. Vic Lee turned few laps in qualifying and was a non-qualifier in the Maserati.
Class B was another Prodrive triumph and Frank Sytner showcase as he now and then waved James Weaver ahead eventually finishing second to the champion elect. Ian Forrest would take another fine third ahead of a pit-starting Godfrey Hall.
John Cleland and the Vauxhalls were dominant in class C although Jeremy Rossiter saw the tail lights of John Morris' Golf, before the Volkswagen was launched into several rolls after hitting a curb too hard.
Ray Armes won class D with 10 seconds to spare despite a cracked exhaust with Geoff Kimber-Smith next up. Phil Dowsett's Corolla reported missing as it was being prepared for Macao.
(Jesper O. Hansen/ten-tenths.com)


Touring Cars class A-D
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 7 Labatt’s Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tim Harvey, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.19,91 5 1.42,60 1.40,55  
2 2 21 Trakstar Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Robb Gravett, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.21,41 1 1.39,84 1.40,28  
3 3 1 Kaliber Ford Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andy Rouse, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.35,35 6 1.42,81 1.41,25  
4 4 10 Kaliber Ford Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
David Sears, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.40,95 7 1.42,91 1.41,78  
5 5 5 FAI Auto Parts
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Sean Walker, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.47,62 17 1.46,01 1.41,60  
6 6 4 Listerine Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Graham Goode, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.50,29 10 1.43,63 1.42,02  
7 7 3 Listerine Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Mike Newman, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.56,62 2 1.41,73 1.42,99  
8 8 28 Lee Asquith Motorsport/ Duckhams
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Karl Jones, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.04,21 11 1.44,26 1.42,57  
9 9 20 Trakstar Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Mike Smith, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.09,24 18 1.47,33 1.42,96  
10 10 6 Labatt’s Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Laurence Bristow, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.09,46 3 1.41,77 1.40,43  
11 11 15 Brooklyn Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Chris Hodgetts, GB
1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.16,68 3 1.41,77 1.40,43  
12 1 32 Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1
BMW M3 Evo
James Weaver, GB
2332 L4 B 15 laps, 26.50,48 13 1.44,44 1.44,79  
13 2 33 Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1
BMW M3 Evo
Frank Sytner, GB
2332 L4 B 15 laps, 26.50,87 12 1.44,35 1.45,83  
14 3 35 Prodrive
BMW M3 Evo
Ian Forrest, GB
2332 L4 B 14 20 1.48,21 1.46,96  
15 4 44 BRR Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo
John Llewelyn, GB
2332 L4 B 14 19 1.47,79 1.47,78  
  5 43 John Maguire Racing
BMW M3 Evo
Godfrey Hall, GB
2332 L4 B          
  6 30 Demon Tweeks
BMW M3 Evo
Alan Minshaw, GB
2332 L4 B          
17 1 56 Vauxhall Motorsport
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
John Cleland, GB
1998 L4 C 14 23 1.50,42 1.49,09  
  2 58 Vauxhall Motorsport
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
Louise Aitken-Walker, GB
1998 L4 C   24      
  3 57 Vauxhall Motorsport
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
Jeremy Rossiter, GB
1998 L4 C   25      
  4 63 Monorep Ltd Vauxhall Opel Main Dealer
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V
Tony Lanfranchi, GB
1998 L4 C          
21 1 75 PG Tags Racing
Honda Civic Si AT
Ray Armes, GB
1590 L4 D 14 26 1.52,61 1.53,30  
  2 77 Five Star Racing
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB
1587 L4 D          
  3 85 Rayscar
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
Les Liddiard, GB
1587 L4 D          
  4 88 Five Star Racing
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Tony Crudgington, GB
1587 L4 D          
NC?   19 Brodie Brittain Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dave Brodie, GB
1993 tc L4 A   4     Wastegate, gearbox
DNF   55 Listers of Coventry for Volkswagen
VW Golf GTI 16V
John Morris, GB
1781 L4 C         Accident
DNF   14 Graham Hathaway racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Graham Hathaway, GB
1993 tc L4 A 12 16     Turbo charger
DNF   2 Arquati Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Jerry Mahoney, GB
1993 tc L4 A 10 8     Misfire
DNF   17 Terry Drury Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Mike O'Brien, GB
1993 tc L4 A 4 14     Engine
DNF   25 JQF Engineering
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tomas Mezera, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 3 15     Brakes
DNQ   26 Trident Motor Sport Ltd.
Maserati Biturbo 331 B25
Vic Lee, GB
2491 tc V6 A          
DNQ   81 Wembon Motors
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
Tony Dolley, GB
1587 L4 D