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1989 International Formula 3000 Championship

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The 1989 International Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 10 rounds. Jean Alesi won the title, while also competing in the last half of the Formula One season for Tyrrell.

Season summary

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The season began with Thomas Danielsson winning at Silverstone, after returning from the eye problems that had caused him to miss most of the previous year.

Martin Donnelly then won on the road at Vallelunga, but was disqualified. His Eddie Jordan Racing team had modified the Reynard's nosecone, but it had not been subjected to the mandatory crash test.[1]

At the Pau Grand Prix, Éric Bernard led the two EJR cars of Jean Alesi and Donnelly after an aborted first start. However, Bernard was caught behind an accident involving Paul Belmondo and stalled his car, allowing Alesi to go through and take the victory. Bernard stormed back through the field, but collided with Mark Blundell while battling for second place. Bernard would win the next race at Jerez. Andrea Chiesa then won a close race on the dusty Enna circuit.

Meanwhile, three F3000 regulars—Alesi, Bernard and Donnelly—all made their Formula One debuts at the French Grand Prix in July. Alesi was particularly impressive for Tyrrell, finishing fourth, and he would continue to drive for them when the F3000 schedule allowed.

The EJR team won the next three races, allowing Alesi to take a commanding lead in the championship. His closest rival Érik Comas won at Le Mans but Alesi's single point, along with the tiebreaker of most wins, meant that he clinched the title. Alesi then skipped the last round in at Dijon-Prenois to race in the Japanese Grand Prix, allowing Comas to tie his point total with the win.

Drivers and teams

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Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
United Kingdom Bromley Motorsport Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 1 Brazil Marco Greco 6
2 Australia Gary Brabham 1–2, 4
Netherlands Cor Euser 8
France David Velay 10
Republic of Ireland Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 89D Mugen Honda 3 United Kingdom Martin Donnelly All
4 France Jean Alesi 1-9
Sweden Rickard Rydell 10
Italy First Racing Reynard 89D Judd 5 Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz All
6 Italy Marco Apicella All
March 89B 7 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi All
Italy GA Motorsport March 89B Judd 8 Switzerland Philippe Favre 1-8
Brazil Marco Greco 9-10
9 France Jacques Goudchaux 1-9
United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 10
Lola T89/50 Ford Cosworth 21 Belgium Eric van de Poele All
22 Canada Stéphane Proulx All
Italy Lola Motorsport March 88B[2] Judd 10 Italy Enrico Bertaggia 1
11 Italy Mauro Martini 1
United Kingdom Racetech 3000 Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 12 France Didier Artzet 1-3
United Kingdom Madgwick International Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 16 Sweden Thomas Danielsson All
17 United Kingdom Gary Evans All
United Kingdom CoBRa Motorsports Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 18 United Kingdom Ross Hockenhull 1, 4, 6-7
France Alain Ferté 2-3
19 Portugal Pedro Chaves All
20 France Michel Ferté 5
France Alain Ferté 8-10
Japan Footwork Mooncraft MC041 Mugen Honda 23 Japan Ukyo Katayama 1-4
United Kingdom Damon Hill 5-10
United Kingdom Pacific Racing Reynard 89D Mugen Honda 24 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine All
25 Finland JJ Lehto 1-9
United Kingdom Allan McNish 10
France DAMS Lola T89/50 Mugen Honda 26 France Érik Comas All
33 France Eric Bernard All
United Kingdom Middlebridge Racing Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 27 United Kingdom Mark Blundell All
28 United Kingdom Phil Andrews All
France CDM Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 29 France Paul Belmondo All
30 France Éric Chéli All
United Kingdom Roni Motorsport Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 31 Switzerland Andrea Chiesa All
32 Italy Emanuele Naspetti All
Italy Automotive BVM Reynard 89D Judd 38 Italy Massimo Monti 1-3
Italy Franco Scapini 4-9
Italy Alessandro Zanardi 10
United Kingdom Cowman Racing Reynard 89D Judd 39 Italy Enrico Bertaggia 2-4
Italy Domenico Gitto 5-6
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy 7-9
France Apomatox Reynard 89D Ford Cosworth 40 France Dominique Delestre 1-3
41 France Phillipe Gache 3-10
Italy Forti Corse Lola T89/50 Ford Cosworth 42 Italy Claudio Langes All
United Kingdom Leyton House Racing March 89B Judd 43 Italy Mauro Martini 3-5
Ford Cosworth Australia Gary Brabham 6-10
Sources:[3][4]

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 9 April 41 4.778=196.308 km 0'55:31.92 211.73 km/h Switzerland Philippe Favre Switzerland Philippe Favre1 Sweden Thomas Danielsson
2 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 30 April 64 3.2=204.80 km 1'13:08.797 167.991 km/h United Kingdom Martin Donnelly Italy Marco Apicella Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi2
3 France Pau Grand Prix 15 May 72 2.76=198.72 km 1'28:51.90 134.173 km/h Italy Marco Apicella France Éric Bernard
Italy Marco Apicella
France Jean Alesi
4 Spain Circuito de Jerez 4 June 48 4.218=202.464 km 1'18:28.48 154.80 km/h France Éric Bernard France Éric Bernard France Éric Bernard
5 Italy Autodromo di Pergusa 23 July 39 4.95=193.050 km 0'58:54.5 196.626 km/h France Jean Alesi United Kingdom Martin Donnelly Switzerland Andrea Chiesa
6 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 20 August 48 4.19=201.12 km 1'02:03.76 194.15 km/h France Érik Comas France Éric Bernard United Kingdom Martin Donnelly
7 United Kingdom Birmingham 28 August 51 3.975=202.725 km 1'11:48.98 169.36 km/h France Jean Alesi France Jean Alesi France Jean Alesi
8 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 16 September 28 6.94=194.30 km 1'02:40.93 186.005 km/h France Érik Comas France Érik Comas France Jean Alesi
9 France Le Mans Bugatti Circuit 24 September 46 4.267=196.0 km 1'12:31.43 168.59 km/h France Éric Bernard France Érik Comas France Érik Comas
10 France Dijon-Prenois 22 October 54 3.8=205.2 km 1'05:07.20 189.066 km/h France Éric Bernard France Érik Comas France Érik Comas
Source:[5]

Notes

1 JJ Lehto set the fastest race lap, but was disqualified after the race for having an illegal rev-limiter.[6]
2 Martin Donnelly won on the road, but was disqualified for using a nosecone that had not been subjected to the mandatory crash test.

Final points standings

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Driver

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For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.[7]

Jean Alesi won the championship by virtue of having three wins to Érik Comas' two. He skipped the last race of the season with the championship already won.

Pos Driver SIL
United Kingdom
VLL
Italy
PAU
France
JER
Spain
PER
Italy
BRH
United Kingdom
BIR
United Kingdom
SPA
Belgium
BUG
France
DIJ
France
Points
1 France Jean Alesi 4 Ret 1 5 Ret 2 1 1 6 39
2 France Érik Comas 5 4 DNQ 2 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 1 39
3 France Éric Bernard Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 4 Ret 3 2 25
4 Italy Marco Apicella 8 Ret 2 3 4 Ret 2 3 Ret Ret 23
5 Belgium Eric van de Poele 6 3 Ret 4 Ret Ret 14 4 2 5 19
6 Switzerland Andrea Chiesa 11 2 Ret Ret 1 Ret 13 17 Ret Ret 15
7 Sweden Thomas Danielsson 1 Ret 3 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 13 11 14
8 United Kingdom Martin Donnelly Ret DSQ Ret Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 7 17 13
9 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine DNS Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 6 9 4 4 11
10 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi DNQ 1 Ret 14 Ret DNQ DNS 13 DNQ 12 9
11 United Kingdom Mark Blundell 3 Ret 6 DNQ Ret Ret 5 DNS Ret 6 8
12 Italy Claudio Langes 12 Ret Ret 7 2 6 9 15 9 7 7
13 Switzerland Philippe Favre 2 Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 12 6
14 Finland J.J. Lehto DSQ Ret 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 6
15 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 3 4
16 France Alain Ferté 6 5 Ret Ret 13 3
17 Canada Stéphane Proulx Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 2
18 Australia Gary Brabham Ret 8 13 5 DNQ 11 Ret Ret 2
19 Italy Emanuele Naspetti 16 5 DNQ Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 10 2
20 United Kingdom Gary Evans Ret 11 Ret 17 5 Ret Ret 16 DNQ DNQ 2
21 United Kingdom Phil Andrews 7 Ret DNQ 11 Ret 10 7 Ret 12 Ret 0
22 United Kingdom Perry McCarthy DNQ 7 15 0
23 France Didier Artzet Ret 7 Ret 0
24 France Philippe Gache Ret 8 DNQ Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret 0
25 United Kingdom Ross Hockenhull Ret 8 11 0
26 United Kingdom Allan McNish 8 0
27 France Jacques Goudchaux 10 10 DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 14 0
28 Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz 14 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 12 DNQ Ret 9 0
29 Italy Mauro Martini 9 DNQ 16 Ret 0
30 France Paul Belmondo 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 Ret 18 0
31 Italy Franco Scapini DNQ Ret DNQ 10 DNQ DNQ 0
32 France Éric Chéli DNS 12 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNS Ret 11 DNQ 0
33 Portugal Pedro Chaves 15 DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 11 Ret DNQ 17 DNQ 0
34 United Kingdom Damon Hill Ret Ret DNS 14 16 15 0
35 France David Velay 14 0
36 Italy Alessandro Zanardi 16 0
37 Japan Ukyo Katayama DNQ Ret DNQ 18 0
38 Italy Enrico Bertaggia DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 0
Brazil Marco Greco Ret Ret Ret
Italy Massimo Monti DNQ DNQ Ret
Italy Domenico Gitto DNQ Ret
France Michel Ferté Ret
Netherlands Cor Euser Ret
Sweden Rickard Rydell Ret
France Dominique Delestre DNQ DNQ DNQ
Sources:[8][9][10]

Complete overview

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first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R = retired, NS = did not start, NQ = did not qualify, DIS = disqualified (placing before disqualification displayed alongside in parentheses)

Place Name Team Chassis Engine SIL
United Kingdom
VLL
Italy
PAU
France
JER
Spain
PER
Italy
BRH
United Kingdom
BIR
United Kingdom
SPA
Belgium
BUG
France
DIJ
France
1 France Jean Alesi Jordan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 7 4 18 R 3 1 6 5 1 R 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 6 - -
2 France Érik Comas DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 11 5 6 4 30 NQ 2 2 19 R 1 3 7 R 1 2 2 1 2 1
3 France Éric Bernard DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 2 R 11 R 2 R 1 1 6 R 2 4 5 4 3 R 1 3 1 2
4 Italy Marco Apicella First Racing March Judd 13 8
Reynard Judd 2 R 1 2 5 3 5 4 12 R 2 2 8 3 8 R 9 R
5 Belgium Eric van de Poele Players/GA Motorsports/Colt Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 14 6 15 3 12 R 8 4 24 R 23 R 8 14 5 4 7 2 10 5
6 Switzerland Andrea Chiesa Roni Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 16 11 9 2 18 R 11 R 4 1 11 R 4 13 18 17 14 R 6 R
7 Sweden Thomas Danielsson Madgwick International Reynard Ford Cosworth 3 1 4 R 7 3 17 12 23 R 10 R 15 R 19 6 11 13 16 11
8 United Kingdom Martin Donnelly Jordan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 4 R 1 DIS(1) 4 R 4 R 2 R 4 1 3 3 20 R 4 7 3 17
9 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Pacific Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 5 NS 24 R 19 R 3 R 3 3 5 R 9 6 12 9 5 4 7 4
10 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi First Racing March Judd 28 NQ 7 1
Reynard Judd 6 R 21 14 12 R 29 NQ 21 NS 26 13 28 NQ 20 12
11 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Middlebridge Reynard Ford Cosworth 6 3 3 R 8 6 29 NQ 14 R 6 R 17 5 9 NS 12 R 5 6
12 Italy Claudio Langes Forti Corse Lola Ford Cosworth 22 12 17 R 13 R 10 7 7 2 20 6 12 9 25 15 16 9 14 7
13 Switzerland Philippe Favre GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 1 2 14 R 5 7 9 R 9 R 7 7 16 R 24 12 - - - -
Finland JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 8 DIS(3) 5 R 10 4 16 6 8 R 8 R 23 R 4 5 10 R - -
15 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3
16 France Alain Ferté CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth - - 10 6 21 5 - - - - - - - - 6 R 9 R 26 13
17 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Roni Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 25 16 8 5 23 NQ 7 R 25 R 14 9 6 R 10 R 13 10 8 10
United Kingdom Gary Evans Madgwick International Reynard Ford Cosworth 10 R 25 11 20 R 24 17 10 5 21 R 18 R 13 16 27 NQ 29 NQ
Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 19 R 22 8 - - 19 13 - -
Leyton House Racing March Judd 18 5 28 NQ 23 11 25 R 25 R
Canada Stéphane Proulx Players/GA Motorsports/Colt Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 9 R 16 9 11 R 12 10 15 R 13 R 20 R 7 8 6 5 11 R
- United Kingdom Phil Andrews Middlebridge Reynard Ford Cosworth 15 7 20 R 25 NQ 14 11 17 R 9 10 11 7 16 R 17 12 19 R
- United Kingdom Perry McCarthy Cowman Racing Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 NQ 11 7 26 15 - -
- France Didier Artzet Racetech 3000 Reynard Ford Cosworth 23 R 12 7 17 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- France Philippe Gache Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - 14 R 15 8 29 NQ 16 R 10 8 15 R 18 8 17 R
- United Kingdom Ross Hockenhull CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 21 R - - - - - - - - 17 8 24 11 - - - - - -
- United Kingdom Allan McNish Pacific Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 8
- France Jacques Goudchaux GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 20 10 21 10 26 NQ 13 9 27 NQ 28 NQ 19 R 29 NQ 22 14 - -
- Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz First Racing March Judd 26 14 19 R 16 R 25 15
Reynard Judd 18 R 15 R 13 12 27 NQ 15 R 12 9
- Italy Mauro Martini Lola Motorsport March Judd 12 9 - -
Leyton House Racing March Judd 28 NQ 23 16 16 R - - - - - - - - - -
- France Paul Belmondo CDM Reynard Ford Cosworth 18 13 13 R 22 R 20 R 22 R 19 12 14 R 14 10 19 R 24 18
- Italy Franco Scapini Automotive BVM Reynard Judd - - - - - - 27 NQ 21 R 30 NQ 26 10 30 NQ 29 NQ - -
- France Éric Chéli CDM Reynard Ford Cosworth 17 NS 26 12 9 R 28 NQ 11 R 27 NQ 22 NS 22 R 21 11 27 NQ
- Portugal Pedro Chaves CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 24 15 28 NQ 29 NQ 22 R 26 R 22 11 25 R 28 NQ 23 17 28 NQ
- United Kingdom Damon Hill Footwork Mooncraft Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - 20 R 24 R 27 NS 17 14 24 16 21 15
- France David Velay Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 14
- Italy Alessandro Zanardi Automotive BVM Reynard Judd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 16
- Japan Ukyo Katayama Footwork Mooncraft Mugen Honda 29 NQ 23 R 24 NQ 26 18 - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Enrico Bertaggia Lola Motorsport March Judd 30 NQ
Cowman Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 30 NQ 31 NQ 18 19 - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Brazil Marco Greco Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - 25 R - - - -
GA Motorsports Lola Ford Cosworth 20 R 18 R
- Italy Massimo Monti Automotive BVM Reynard Judd 27 NQ 27 NQ 15 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Domenico Gitto Cowman Racing Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 28 NQ 26 R - - - - - - - -
- France Michel Ferté CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 13 R - - - - - - - - - -
- Netherlands Cor Euser Bromley Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 R - - - -
- Sweden Rickard Rydell Jordan Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 R
- France Dominique Delestre Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 31 NQ 29 NQ 27 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

References

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