1988 World Sportscar Championship
The 1988 World Sportscar Championship season was the 36th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1988 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship which was open to FIA Group C and Group C2 cars and to IMSA GTP, GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The championship was contested over an eleven race series which ran from 6 March to 20 November 1988.
1988 World Sportscar Championship | |||
Previous: | 1987 | Next: | 1989 |
Martin Brundle was awarded the World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers, Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm jointly won the FIA Cup for Group C2 Drivers, Silk Cut Jaguar was awarded the World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams and Spice Engineering won the FIA Cup for Group C2 Teams.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | 800 km Jerez | Circuito Permanente de Jerez | 6 March |
2 | 360 km Jarama | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | 13 March |
3 | 1000km Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 10 April |
4 | Autosport 1000 km Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | 8 May |
5 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | 11 June 12 June |
6 | Grand Prix ČSSR | Autodrom Brno | 10 July |
7 | 1000 km Brands Hatch | Brands Hatch | 24 July |
8 | ADAC 1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 4 September |
9 | 1000km Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 18 September |
10 | Fuji 1000 km | Fuji Speedway | 9 October |
11 | Lucas Supersprint | Sandown Park | 20 November |
Entries
Group C1
Group C2
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Dollop Racing | Argo JM19B | Motori Moderni 2.0 L Turbo V6 | G | 101 | Jean-Pierre Frey | 1–4 |
Nicola Marozzo | 1–4 | |||||
BP Spice Engineering | Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A G |
103 | Thorkild Thyrring | All |
Almo Coppelli | 1–9 | |||||
Eliseo Salazar | 5, 10–11 | |||||
111 | Ray Bellm | All | ||||
Gordon Spice | All | |||||
Pierre de Thoisy | 5 | |||||
Kelmar Racing | Tiga GC288 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A G |
106 | Vito Veninata | 1–2, 6, 8–10 |
Pasquale Barberio | 1–2, 6, 8–9 | |||||
Stefano Sebastiani | 9 | |||||
Ranieri Randaccio | 10 | |||||
Tiga GC85 Tiga GC288 |
109 | Ranieri Randaccio | 1–4, 6–9, 11 | |||
Maurizio Gellini | 1–2, 6–9 | |||||
Paolo Ciafardoni | 1 | |||||
Vito Veninata | 3–4, 7 | |||||
Pasquale Barberio | 3–4 | |||||
Luigi Taverna | 9 | |||||
Stefano Sebastiani | 11 | |||||
Chamberlain Engineering | Spice SE88C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A G |
107 | Jean-Louis Ricci | All |
Claude Ballot-Léna | All | |||||
Jean-Claude Andruet | 5 | |||||
Ian Khan | 10 | |||||
Spice SE86C | Hart 418T 1.8 L Turbo I4 | 127 | Nick Adams | 1–9, 11 | ||
Graham Duxbury | 1–3 | |||||
Ian Khan | 4, 10 | |||||
Martin Birrane | 5, 7 | |||||
Richard Jones | 5, 8–9 | |||||
Paul Stott | 6 | |||||
John Williams | 8–9 | |||||
Arthur Abrahams | 10 | |||||
Dan Murphy | 10 | |||||
Andrew Miedecke | 11 | |||||
FAI Automotive | Tiga GC287 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A G |
112 | Sean Walker | 4, 7 |
Paul Stott | 4, 7 | |||||
Evan Clements | 4 | |||||
Ian Flux | 7 | |||||
Primagaz Compétition | Cougar C12 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | 113 | Thierry Lecerf | 5 | |
Max Cohen-Olivar | 5 | |||||
Patrick de Radigues | 5 | |||||
ADA Engineering | ADA 03 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 115 | Dudley Wood | 1–2 |
Steve Kempton | 1 | |||||
Johnny Herbert | 1 | |||||
Ian Harrower | 2, 5 | |||||
John Sheldon | 2, 7 | |||||
Tom Dodd-Noble | 4 | |||||
Colin Pool | 4 | |||||
Stefano Sebastiani | 4 | |||||
Jirou Yoneyama | 5 | |||||
Hideo Fukuyama | 5 | |||||
Tim Lee-Davey | 7 | |||||
"Pierre Chauvet" | 7 | |||||
Arthur Abrahams | 11 | |||||
John Smith | 11 | |||||
Team Lucky Strike Schanche | Argo JM19C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 117 | Martin Schanche | 1–5, 7 |
Will Hoy | 1–4, 7 | |||||
Mark Rennison | 4 | |||||
Robin Smith | 5, 8–9 | |||||
Robin Donovan | 5 | |||||
"Pierre Chauvet" | 8–9 | |||||
John Sheldon | 9 | |||||
GP Motorsport | Spice SE87C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 121 | Costas Los | All |
Philippe de Henning | 1–3, 11 | |||||
Wayne Taylor | 4–5, 7–9 | |||||
Evan Clements | 5–6 | |||||
Tom Hessert | 10 | |||||
Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | Tiga GC287 | Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | A D |
123 | Tim Harvey | 1–5, 7 |
Wayne Taylor | 1–3 | |||||
Chris Hodgetts | 4–5, 7 | |||||
Duncan Bain | 4 | |||||
John Sheldon | 5 | |||||
Robin Donovan | 7 | |||||
MT Sport Racing | Argo JM19C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 124 | Pierre-François Rousselot | 5, 8–9, 11 |
Jean Messaoudi | 5, 8–9, 11 | |||||
Jean-Luc Roy | 5 | |||||
Patrick Oudet Vetir Racing | Tiga GC85 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 125 | Jean-Claude Ferrarin | 7, 9 |
Dominique Lacaud | 7, 9 | |||||
Pascal Witmeur | 9 | |||||
Graff Racing | Spice SE86C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 131 | Jean-Philippe Grand | 5 |
Jacques Terrien | 5 | |||||
Maurice Guenoun | 5 | |||||
Roland Bassaler | Sauber SHS C6 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | A | 132 | Jean-François Yvon | 5 |
Roland Bassaler | 5 | |||||
Remy Pochauvin | 5 | |||||
Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Rondeau M379C Spice SE86C |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 |
A | 151 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | 3, 5, 8–9 |
Rolando Vaglio | 3, 5 | |||||
Silvio Vaglio | 3 | |||||
Bruno Sotty | 5, 8–9 | |||||
Thierry Lecerf | 8–9 | |||||
Gebhardt Motorsport | Gebhardt JC873 | Audi 2.1 L Turbo I5 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 |
A | 160 | Rudi Seher | 3, 8 |
Hellmut Mundas | 3, 8 | |||||
Günther Gebhardt | 3 | |||||
Stefan Neuberger | 8 | |||||
British Barn Racing Team | JTK 62C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | D | 171 | Jirou Yoneyama | 10 |
Hideo Fukuyama | 10 | |||||
Kiyoshi Misaki | 10 | |||||
Automobiles Louis Descartes | ALD 03 ALD 04 |
BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | A | 177 | Louis Descartes | 1–2, 5–6, 8–9 |
Gérard Tremblay | 1, 3–4, 6–8 | |||||
Sylvain Boulay | 1 | |||||
Jacques Hueclin | 2–3, 5, 9 | |||||
Dominique Lacaud | 3–5, 8–9 | |||||
Michel Lateste | 4, 7 | |||||
Del Bennett | 7 | |||||
172 178 |
Pierre Yver | 1, 3 | ||||
Bruno Sotty | 1 | |||||
Max Cohen-Olivar | 3 | |||||
Gérard Tremblay | 4–5, 9 | |||||
Michel Lateste | 4–5, 11 | |||||
Louis Descartes | 4, 11 | |||||
Sylvain Boulay | 5 | |||||
David Mercer | 9 | |||||
Luigi Taverna Technoracing | Olmas GLT-200 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | A | 181 | Luigi Taverna | 3–5 |
Robert Regazzi | 3–5 | |||||
Giovanni Lavaggi | 3 | |||||
Fabio Magnani | 5 | |||||
Pero Racing | Argo JM19 | Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | 182 | Peter Fritsch | 8 | |
Dieter Heinzelmann | 8 | |||||
Walter Maurer | Maurer C87 | BMW 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 183 | Walter Maurer | 8, 11 |
Helmut Gall | 8, 11 | |||||
Edgar Dören | 8 | |||||
Ark Racing | Ceekar 83J-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 | 188 | Max Payne | 1 | |
Max Cohen-Olivar | 1 | |||||
PC Automotive | Argo JM19C | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G | 191 | Olindo Iacobelli | 3–5, 7–9 |
Richard Piper | 3–4, 7–9 | |||||
Martin Birrane | 3–4 | |||||
Alain Ianetta | 5 | |||||
John Graham | 5 | |||||
Roy Baker Racing | Tiga GC286 | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 | G D |
198 | David Andrews | 4–5 |
Mike Kimpton | 4, 6 | |||||
Chris Ashmore | 4 | |||||
Stephen Hynes | 5, 7, 9 | |||||
Mike Allison | 5 | |||||
Lon Bender | 6 | |||||
Max Cohen-Olivar | 7, 9 | |||||
John Bartlett | 7, 11 | |||||
John Sheldon | 8 | |||||
Neil Crang | 8 | |||||
Val Musetti | 9 | |||||
Michael Hall | 11 | |||||
IMSA GTP
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda 767 | Mazda 13J 2.6 L 4-rotor | D | 201 | Yoshimi Katayama | 4–5, 10 |
David Kennedy | 4 | |||||
Yojiro Terada | 4 | |||||
David Leslie | 5 | |||||
Marc Duez | 5 | |||||
Pierre Dieudonné | 10 | |||||
Takashi Yorino | 10 | |||||
202 | Takashi Yorino | 5 | ||||
Hervé Regout | 5 | |||||
Will Hoy | 5 | |||||
Yojiro Terada | 10 | |||||
David Kennedy | 10 | |||||
Mazda 757 | Mazda 13G 2.0 L 3-rotor | 203 | Yojiro Terada | 5 | ||
Pierre Dieudonné | 5 | |||||
David Kennedy | 5 | |||||
Shizumatsu Racing | Mazda 757 | Mazda 13G 2.0 L 3-rotor | D | 230 | Tetsuji Shiratori | 10 |
Syuuji Fujii | 10 | |||||
Terumitsu Fujieda | 10 | |||||
Results and standings
Race results
Distance | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Group C2 Bonus | |
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360 km | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
800–1000 km | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
24 hours | 60 | 45 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Drivers forfeited points if they drove in more than one car during the race. Group C2 drivers earned extra championship points for any finish within the overall top ten positions.
Drivers championships
The respective driver championships only counted each driver's seven highest scores toward the final championship total. Points not counted toward the driver's tally are marked with parenthesis.
World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers
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FIA Cup for C2 Drivers
Pos | Driver | Team | JRZ |
JAR |
MON |
SIL |
LMS |
BRN |
BRH |
NUR |
SPA |
FUJ |
SAN |
Points |
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1 | Ray Bellm | BP Spice Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (1) | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | (1) | 260 |
1 | Gordon Spice | BP Spice Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (1) | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | (1) | 260 |
3 | Thorkild Thyrring | BP Spice Engineering | Ret | (3) | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NC | 225 |
4 | Almo Coppelli | BP Spice Engineering | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 197 | ||
5 | Vito Veninata | Kelmar Racing | 7 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | (7) | 3 | 130 | ||
6 | Claude Ballot-Léna | Chamberlain Engineering | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 4 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 101 |
6 | Jean-Louis Ricci | Chamberlain Engineering | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 4 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 101 |
8 | Costas Los | GP Motorsport | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 100 |
9 | Pasquale Barberio | Kelmar Racing | 7 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 98 | ||||
10 | John Sheldon | ADA Engineering | 6 | Ret | 74 | |||||||||
Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 3 | |||||||||||||
Roy Baker Racing | 6 | |||||||||||||
Team Lucky Strike Schanche | 4 | |||||||||||||
11 | Ranieri Randaccio | Kelmar Racing | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 68 | |
12 | Jirou Yaneyama | ADA Engineering | 2 | 65 | ||||||||||
British Barn Racing Team | 4 | |||||||||||||
13 | Nick Adams | Chamberlain Engineering | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | 56 | |
13 | Wayne Taylor | Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 5 | Ret | Ret | 56 | ||||||||
GP Motorsport | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | |||||||||
13 | Olindo Iacobelli | PC Automotive | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | 56 | |||||
13 | Richard Piper | PC Automotive | Ret | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 56 | ||||||
17 | Richard Jones | Chamberlain Engineering | Ret | 3 | 3 | 48 | ||||||||
18 | Ian Harrower | ADA Engineering | 6 | 2 | 45 | |||||||||
19 | Martin Schanche | Team Lucky Strike Schanche | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 44 | |||||
20 | Tim Harvey | Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | 42 | |||||
21 | Eliseo Salazar | BP Spice Engineering | Ret | 1 | NC | 40 | ||||||||
World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams
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FIA Cup for C2 Teams
Pos | Team | JRZ |
JAR |
MON |
SIL |
LMS |
BRN |
BRH |
NUR |
SPA |
FUJ |
SAN |
Points |
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1 | BP Spice Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 390 |
2 | Chamberlain Engineering | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 185 |
3 | Kelmar Racing | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 154 | ||
4 | GP Motorsport | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 100 |
5 | Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | 78 | |||||
6 | ADA Engineering | 8 | 6 | NC | 2 | Ret | 2 | 72 | |||||
7 | Team Lucky Strike Schanche | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 67 | |||
8 | PC Automotive | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | 56 | |||||
9 | Roy Baker Racing | 7 | 6 | 5 | NC | 6 | Ret | NC | 46 | ||||
10 | MT Sport Racing | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 36 | |||||||
10 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 36 | |
12 | British Barn Racing Team | 4 | 20 | ||||||||||
13 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Ret | NC | Ret | 6 | 12 | |||||||
14 | Walter Maurer Racing | Ret | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
15 | Dollop Racing | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||||||
15 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing | DNS | 9 | DNS | 4 | ||||||||