1989 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 57th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 10 and 11 June 1989.
1989 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
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Index: Races | Winners |
Race
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The race was the last time the 24 Hours of Le Mans ran without the two chicanes on the Mulsanne Straight; for the interest of safety to reduce speeds after speeds reaching 250 mph (402 km/h) in the previous years and this race, these chicanes were installed the next year and remains in use. The speeds on the Mulsanne Straight were so high that many of the drivers were concerned if their cars would stay on the ground over the humps and bumps of the straight. There were no serious accidents, something Le Mans in the 1980s had many of.
Having run his cars at Le Mans for a decade, Peter Sauber was aided by Mercedes in winning the 1989 race. His "Silver Arrows" Sauber C9s finished 1st, 2nd and 5th, with Porsches and Jaguars finishing behind.
Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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1 | C1 | 63 | ![]() |
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Sauber C9 | M | 389 |
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
2 | C1 | 61 | ![]() |
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Sauber C9 | M | 384 |
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
3 | C1 | 9 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 382 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
4 | C1 | 1 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 380 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
5 | C1 | 62 | ![]() |
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Sauber C9 | M | 378 |
Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
6 | C1 | 8 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 371 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
7 | GTP | 201 | ![]() |
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Mazda 767B | D | 368 |
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||
8 | C1 | 4 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 368 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
9 | GTP | 202 | ![]() |
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Mazda 767B | D | 365 |
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||
10 | C1 | 16 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 351 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | C1 | 18 | ![]() ![]() |
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Aston Martin AMR1 | G | 340 |
Aston Martin (Callaway) RDP87 6.0L V8 | |||||||
12 | GTP | 203 | ![]() |
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Mazda 767 | D | 339 |
Mazda 13J 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||
13 | C1 | 55 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | D | 321 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | C2 | 113 | ![]() |
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Cougar C20B | G | 312 |
Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
15 | C1 | 20 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | D | 308 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | C2 | 171 | ![]() |
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Spice SE88C | G | 307 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
17 | C2 | 108 | ![]() ![]() |
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Spice SE87C | G | 303 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
18 | C2 | 126 | ![]() |
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Argo JM19C | G | 297 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
19 | C2 | 104 | ![]() |
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Spice SE89C | G | 291 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
20 DNF |
C1 | 14 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C GTi | G | 339 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
21 DNF |
C1 | 10 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 303 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
22 DNF |
C1 | 25 | ![]() |
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Nissan R89C | D | 250 |
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
23 DNF |
C2 | 101 | ![]() |
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Spice SE88C | G | 244 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
24 DNF |
C1 | 17 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 242 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
25 DNF |
C1 | 21 | ![]() |
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Spice SE89C | G | 229 |
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | |||||||
26 DNF |
C1 | 15 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C GTi | G | 228 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
27 DNF |
C1 | 32 | ![]() ![]() |
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March 88S | Y | 221 |
Nissan VG30 3.0L Turbo V6 | |||||||
28 DNF |
C1 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 215 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
29 DNF |
C2 | 106 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC288 | G | 194 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
30 DNF |
C1 | 34 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 188 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
31 DNF |
C1 | 12 | ![]() |
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Cougar C22LM | G | 168 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
32 DNF |
C1 | 23 | ![]() |
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Nissan R89C | D | 167 |
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
33 DNF |
C1 | 19 | ![]() ![]() |
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Aston Martin AMR1 | G | 153 |
Aston Martin (Callaway) RDP87 6.0L V8 | |||||||
34 DNF |
C1 | 22 | ![]() |
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Spice SE89C | G | 150 |
Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5L V8 | |||||||
35 DNF |
C2 | 103 | ![]() |
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Spice SE88C | G | 133 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
36 DNF |
C2 | 107 | ![]() |
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Tiga GC289 | G | 126 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
37 DNF |
C1 | 7 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 124 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
38 DNF |
C1 | 52 | ![]() |
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WM P489 | M | 110 |
Peugeot ZNS4 3.0L Turbo V6 | |||||||
39 DNF |
C1 | 13 | ![]() |
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Cougar C22LM | G | 110 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
40 DNF |
C2 | 102 | ![]() |
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Spice SE86C | G | 86 |
Hart 418T 1.8L Turbo I4 | |||||||
41 DNF |
C1 | 3 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-9LM | D | 85 |
Jaguar 7.0L V12 | |||||||
42 DNF |
C1 | 27 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 81 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
43 DNF |
C1 | 5 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 78 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
44 DNF |
C2 | 177 | ![]() |
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ALD C289 | G | 75 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
45 DNF |
C1 | 33 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | D | 69 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
46 DNF |
C1 | 72 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | G | 61 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
47 DNF |
C1 | 37 | ![]() |
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Toyota 89C-V | B | 58 |
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 | |||||||
48 DNF |
C2 | 151 | ![]() |
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Spice SE86C | G | 58 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
49 DNF |
C1 | 6 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 962C | Y | 58 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
50 DNF |
C1 | 36 | ![]() |
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Toyota 89C-V | B | 45 |
Toyota R32V 3.2L Turbo V8 | |||||||
51 DNF |
C1 | 11 | ![]() |
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Porsche 962CK6 | Y | 42 |
Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
52 DNF |
C2 | 105 | ![]() ![]() |
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Tiga GC289 | G | 36 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
53 DNF |
C1 | 38 | ![]() |
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Toyota 88C | B | 20 |
Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1L Turbo I4 | |||||||
54 DNF |
C2 | 175 | ![]() |
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ADA 02B | G | 14 |
Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | |||||||
55 DNF |
C1 | 24 | ![]() |
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Nissan R89C | D | 5 |
Nissan VRH35Z 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
DNS | C1 | 51 | ![]() |
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WM P489 | M | - |
Peugeot ZNS4 3.0L Turbo V6 | |||||||
DNQ | C1 | 26 | ![]() |
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Lancia LC2 | D | - |
Ferrari 308C 3.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
DNQ | C2 | 176 | ![]() |
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ALD 04 | G | - |
BMW M80 3.5L I6 | |||||||
DNQ | C2 | 178 | ![]() |
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ALD 05 | A | - |
BMW M80 3.5L I6 | |||||||
DNQ | C2 | 179 | ![]() |
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ALD 06 | G | - |
BMW M80 3.5L I6 |
Statistics
- Pole Position - Jean-Louis Schlesser, #62 Team Sauber Mercedes - 3:15.040 (155.234 mph/249.826 km/h)
- Fastest Lap - Alain Ferté, #4 Silk Cut Jaguar - 3:21.093
- Distance - 5265.115 km
- Average Speed - 219.990 km/h
- Highest Trap Speed - Jaguar XJR-9 - 241.713 mph (389 km/h) (race), Sauber Mercedes C9 - 249.13 mph (401 km/h) (qualifying)