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XLI Motoring News International Trophy

Silverstone GP circuit, Northampton, Great-Britain

Date: 9/4/1989
Track length: 4.778 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 34
Finishers: 29

Pole position: Rouse in 1.37,78
Fastest lap: Gravett in 1.38,97

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

 

Andy Rouse leading the race hotly persued by Robb Gravett who started to fall away at two thirds distance with a broken exhaust and handling issues. Third was disputed among the two Labatt's cars decided in favour of Laurence Bristow as Tim Harvey picked up a puncture and had to pit for a new tyre.
In class B James Weaver and Frank Sytner was at it from the opening moments. Sytner was relieved of his front bumper on the opening lap by Jerry Mahony. The two of them would swap paint for the next almost 15 laps till a tyre was cut on Sytner's car sending him spinning into the greenery and out of the race. Godfrey Hall, a close third in the early going, inherited second, while third was disputed among Nettan Lindgren, Ian Forrest and John Llewellyn, John spinning out of contention.
The Vauxhalls would dominate class C, Cleland driving from 4th and final C contender to the lead within the first lap, while Louise Aitken-Walker had to fight Alan Minshaw for second.
Geoff Kimber-Smith would lead class D only to retire with a broken engine, leaving it to Tony Crudgington and Phil Dowsett to settle things. Dowsett would win comfortably as Crudgington would retire his RWD Corolla with an engine failure too.
(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 1 Kaliber Ford Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Andy Rouse, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 24.57,96 1 1.37,78 1.39,11  
2 2 21 Trakstar Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Robb Gravett, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.00,00 2 1.38,73 1.38,97  
3 3 6 Labatt’s Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Laurence Bristow, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.13,44 3 1.38,74 1.39,88  
4 4 4 Listerine Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Graham Goode, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.18,70 6 1.39,98 1.40,49  
5 5 19 Brodie Brittain Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Dave Brodie, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.19,66 5 1.39,52 1.40,42  
6 6 15 Brooklyn Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Chris Hodgetts, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.20,33 7 1.40,17 1.40,56  
7 7 10 Kaliber Ford Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Guy Edwards, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.22,87 8 1.40,17 1.40,34  
8 8 3 Listerine Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Mike Newman, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.33,14 9 1.41,05 1.40,75  
9 9 25 JQF Engineering
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Gerrit van Kouwen, NL
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.34,81 10 1.41,65 1.41,28  
10 10 20 Trakstar Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Mike Smith, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 25.45,54 11 1.41,67 1.41,58  
11 11 28 Lee Asquith Motorsport/ Duckhams
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Karl Jones, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.01,12 15 1.42,64 1.41,19  
12 12 22 Bornebusch Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Kaj Bornebusch, S
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.04,01 16 1.43,87 1.43,33  
13 1 32 Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1
BMW M3 Evo		 James Weaver, GB
 2332 L4 B 15 laps, 26.21,16 17 1.43,97 1.43,98  
14 13 17 Terry Drury Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Mike O'Brien, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 15 laps, 26.29,90 19 1.45,71 1.44,97  
15 2 43 John Maguire Racing
BMW M3 Evo		 Godfrey Hall, GB
 2332 L4 B 15 laps, 26.31,07 18 1.44,68 1.44,97  
16 14 7 Labatt’s Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Tim Harvey, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 14 4 1.39,42 1.39,65  
17 3 37  
BMW M3 Evo		 Nettan Lindgren, S
 2332 L4 B 14 22 1.47,44 1.45,67  
18 4 35  
BMW M3 Evo		 Ian Forrest, GB
 2332 L4 B 14 24 1.50,75 1.46,60  
19 1 56 Vauxhall Motorsport
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V		 John Cleland, GB
 1998 L4 C 14 31 1.56,77 1.48,65  
20 2 58 Vauxhall Motorsport
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V		 Louise Aitken-Walker, GB
 1998 L4 C 14 26 1.53,43 1.51,61  
21 1 70  
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82		 Phil Dowsett, GB
 1587 L4 D 14 30 1.56,62 1.51,94  
22 3 50 Demon Tweeks
VW Golf GTI 16V		 Alan Minshaw, GB
 1781 L4 C 14 25 1.52,19 1.51,68  
DSQ?   53 Team Eurotech
Peugeot 309 GTI		 Mike Jordan, GB
 1905 L4 C 13 28 1.55,52 1.53,83  
24 5 44 BRR Motorsport
BMW M3 Evo		 John Llewelyn, GB
 2332 L4 B 13 23 1.47,99 1.45,92  
25 2 81  
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82		 Tony Dolley, GB
 1587 L4 D 13 32 2.00,21 1.58,44  
26 3 85  
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82		 Les Liddiard, GB
 1587 L4 D 13 33 2.01,09 1.59,13  
27 15 2 Arquati Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Jerry Mahoney, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 12 13 1.41,98 1.41,25  
NC   5 FAI Auto Parts
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Sean Walker, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 9 12 1.41,70 1.42,87  
DNF   33 Prodrive/BMW Finance Racing with Mobil 1
BMW M3 Evo		 Frank Sytner, GB
 2332 L4 B 14 14 1.42,61 1.43,97 Accident
DNF   88  
Toyota Corolla GT AE86		 Tony Crudgington, GB
 1587 L4 D 9 29 1.55,88 1.54,13 Engine
DNF   31 John Maguire Racing
BMW M3 Evo		 John Clark, GB
 2332 L4 B 3 20 1.46,39 1.45,24 Accident
DNF   18 Terry Drury Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 Robin Donovan, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 3 21 1.46,57 1.46,46 Engine
DNF   77 Five Star Racing
Toyota Corolla GT AE86		 Geoff Kimber-Smith, GB
 1587 L4 D 2 27 1.54,16 1.56,26 Engine
DNF   16 Terry Drury Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth		 David Pinkney, GB
 1993 tc L4 A 2 34 2.04,37 1.53,91 Turbo charger