1989 International Formula 3000 Championship
| 1989 FIA 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
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 though 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.
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Silverstone Circuit |
9 April | 41 | 4.778=196.308 km | 0'55:31.92 | 211.73 km/h |  Philippe Favre |
Philippe Favre1 |
 Thomas Danielsson |
| 2 |  ACI Vallelunga Circuit |
30 April | 64 | 3.2=204.80 km | 1'13:08.797 | 167.991 km/h | Martin Donnelly |
Marco Apicella |
Fabrizio Giovanardi2 |
| 3 |  Pau Grand Prix |
15 May | 72 | 2.76=198.72 km | 1'28:51.90 | 134.173 km/h | Marco Apicella |
Éric Bernard Marco Apicella |
Jean Alesi |
| 4 |  Circuito de Jerez |
4 June | 48 | 4.218=202.464 km | 1'18:28.48 | 154.80 km/h | Éric Bernard |
Éric Bernard |
Éric Bernard |
| 5 | Autodromo di Pergusa |
23 July | 39 | 4.95=193.050 km | 0'58:54.5 | 196.626 km/h | Jean Alesi |
Martin Donnelly |
Andrea Chiesa |
| 6 | Brands Hatch |
20 August | 48 | 4.19=201.12 km | 1'02:03.76 | 194.15 km/h | Érik Comas |
Éric Bernard |
Martin Donnelly |
| 7 | Birmingham |
28 August | 51 | 3.975=202.725 km | 1'11:48.98 | 169.36 km/h | Jean Alesi |
Jean Alesi |
Jean Alesi |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
16 September | 28 | 6.94=194.30 km | 1'02:40.93 | 186.005 km/h | Érik Comas |
Érik Comas |
Jean Alesi |
| 9 | Bugatti Circuit |
24 September | 46 | 4.267=196.0 km | 1'12:31.43 | 168.59 km/h | Éric Bernard |
Érik Comas |
Érik Comas |
| 10 | Dijon-Prenois |
22 October | 54 | 3.8=205.2 km | 1'05:07.20 | 189.066 km/h | Éric Bernard |
Érik Comas |
Érik Comas |
Notes
1 JJ Lehto set the fastest race lap, but was disqualified after the race for having an illegal rev-limiter.[2]
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
Driver
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.
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.
Complete overview
| 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 | Country | Team | Chassis | Engine | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jean Alesi | France | Jordan Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | 7 | 4 | 18 | R | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 2 | Érik Comas | France | 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 | Éric Bernard | France | 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 | Marco Apicella | Italy | 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 | Eric van de Poele | Belgium | 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 | Andrea Chiesa | Switzerland | 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 | Thomas Danielsson | Sweden | 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 | Martin Donnelly | United Kingdom | 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 | Eddie Irvine | United Kingdom | 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 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Italy | 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 | Mark Blundell | United Kingdom | 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 | Claudio Langes | Italy | 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 | Philippe Favre | Switzerland | GA Motorsports | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 1 | 2 | 14 | R | 5 | 7 | 9 | R | 9 | R | 7 | 7 | 16 | R | 24 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| JJ Lehto |  Finland | 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 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott | United Kingdom | GA Motorsports | Lola | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Alain Ferté | France | CoBRa Motorsports | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | - | - | 10 | 6 | 21 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | R | 9 | R | 26 | 13 |
| 17 | Emanuele Naspetti | Italy | 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 |
| Gary Evans | United Kingdom | 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 | |
| Gary Brabham |  Australia | 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 | |||||||||||||
| Stéphane Proulx |  Canada | 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 | |
| - | Phil Andrews | United Kingdom | Middlebridge | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 15 | 7 | 20 | R | 25 | NQ | 14 | 11 | 17 | R | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 16 | R | 17 | 12 | 19 | R |
| - | Perry McCarthy | United Kingdom | Cowman Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | NQ | 11 | 7 | 26 | 15 | - | - |
| - | Didier Artzet | France | Racetech 3000 | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 23 | R | 12 | 7 | 17 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Philippe Gache | France | Apomatox | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | 14 | R | 15 | 8 | 29 | NQ | 16 | R | 10 | 8 | 15 | R | 18 | 8 | 17 | R |
| - | Ross Hockenhull | United Kingdom | CoBRa Motorsports | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 21 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 8 | 24 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Allan McNish | United Kingdom | Pacific Racing | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 8 |
| - | Jacques Goudchaux | France | GA Motorsports | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 20 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 26 | NQ | 13 | 9 | 27 | NQ | 28 | NQ | 19 | R | 29 | NQ | 22 | 14 | - | - |
| - | Jean-Denis Délétraz | Switzerland | 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 | ||||||||||||
| - | Mauro Martini | Italy | Lola Motorsport | March | Judd | 12 | 9 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Leyton House Racing | March | Judd | 28 | NQ | 23 | 16 | 16 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| - | Paul Belmondo | France | CDM | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 18 | 13 | 13 | R | 22 | R | 20 | R | 22 | R | 19 | 12 | 14 | R | 14 | 10 | 19 | R | 24 | 18 |
| - | Franco Scapini | Italy | Automotive BVM | Reynard | Judd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | NQ | 21 | R | 30 | NQ | 26 | 10 | 30 | NQ | 29 | NQ | - | - |
| - | Éric Chéli | France | CDM | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 17 | NS | 26 | 12 | 9 | R | 28 | NQ | 11 | R | 27 | NQ | 22 | NS | 22 | R | 21 | 11 | 27 | NQ |
| - | Pedro Chaves |  Portugal | 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 |
| - | Damon Hill | United Kingdom | Footwork | Mooncraft | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | R | 24 | R | 27 | NS | 17 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 15 |
| - | David Velay | France | Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 14 |
| - | Alessandro Zanardi | Italy | Automotive BVM | Reynard | Judd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 16 |
| - | Ukyo Katayama |  Japan | Footwork | Mooncraft | Mugen Honda | 29 | NQ | 23 | R | 24 | NQ | 26 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Enrico Bertaggia | Italy | Lola Motorsport | March | Judd | 30 | NQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cowman Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 30 | NQ | 31 | NQ | 18 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | Marco Greco |  Brazil | Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | R | - | - | - | - | ||||
| GA Motorsports | Lola | Ford Cosworth | 20 | R | 18 | R | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | Massimo Monti | Italy | Automotive BVM | Reynard | Judd | 27 | NQ | 27 | NQ | 15 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Domenico Gitto | Italy | Cowman Racing | Lola | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | NQ | 26 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Michel Ferté | France | CoBRa Motorsports | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Cor Euser |  Netherlands | Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | R | - | - | - | - |
| - | Rickard Rydell | Sweden | Jordan Racing | Reynard | Mugen Honda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | R |
| - | Dominique Delestre | France | Apomatox | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | 31 | NQ | 29 | NQ | 27 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
- ↑ Who? – Martin Donnelly. 8w, retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ F3000 1985-89, retrieved 7 July 2011