1989 International Formula 3000 Championship

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.

1989 FIA International Formula 3000 Championship
Previous: 1988 Next: 1990
Related series:
1989 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
1989 British Formula 3000 Championship

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 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 regularsAlesi, Bernard and Donnellyall 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

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

Calendar

RoundCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
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 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.[3]
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.

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

Complete overview

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

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

PlaceNameTeamChassisEngine SIL
VLL
PAU
JER
PER
BRH
BIR
SPA
BUG
DIJ
1 Jean AlesiJordan RacingReynardMugen Honda7418R31651R32112136--
2 Érik ComasDAMSLolaMugen Honda1156430NQ2219R137R122121
3 Éric BernardDAMSLolaMugen Honda2R11R2R116R24543R1312
4 Marco ApicellaFirst RacingMarchJudd138
ReynardJudd2R12535412R22838R9R
5 Eric van de PoelePlayers/GA Motorsports/Colt RacingLolaFord Cosworth14615312R8424R23R8145472105
6 Andrea ChiesaRoni MotorsportReynardFord Cosworth16119218R11R4111R413181714R6R
7 Thomas DanielssonMadgwick InternationalReynardFord Cosworth314R73171223R10R15R19611131611
8 Martin DonnellyJordan RacingReynardMugen Honda4R1DIS(1)4R4R2R413320R47317
9 Eddie IrvinePacific RacingReynardMugen Honda5NS24R19R3R335R961295474
10 Fabrizio GiovanardiFirst RacingMarchJudd28NQ71
ReynardJudd6R211412R29NQ21NS261328NQ2012
11 Mark BlundellMiddlebridgeReynardFord Cosworth633R8629NQ14R6R1759NS12R56
12 Claudio LangesForti CorseLolaFord Cosworth221217R13R107722061292515169147
13 Philippe FavreGA MotorsportsLolaFord Cosworth1214R579R9R7716R2412----
JJ LehtoPacific RacingReynardMugen Honda8DIS(3)5R1041668R8R23R4510R--
15 Andrew Gilbert-ScottGA MotorsportsLolaFord Cosworth------------------43
16 Alain FertéCoBRa MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth--106215--------6R9R2613
17 Emanuele NaspettiRoni MotorsportReynardFord Cosworth25168523NQ7R25R1496R10R1310810
Gary EvansMadgwick InternationalReynardFord Cosworth10R251120R241710521R18R131627NQ29NQ
Gary BrabhamBromley MotorsportReynardFord Cosworth19R228--1913--
Leyton House RacingMarchJudd18528NQ231125R25R
Stéphane ProulxPlayers/GA Motorsports/Colt RacingLolaFord Cosworth9R16911R121015R13R20R786511R
- Phil AndrewsMiddlebridgeReynardFord Cosworth15720R25NQ141117R91011716R171219R
- Perry McCarthyCowman RacingLolaFord Cosworth------------29NQ1172615--
- Didier ArtzetRacetech 3000ReynardFord Cosworth23R12717R--------------
- Philippe GacheApomatoxReynardFord Cosworth----14R15829NQ16R10815R18817R
- Ross HockenhullCoBRa MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth21R--------1782411------
- Allan McNishPacific RacingReynardFord Cosworth------------------138
- Jacques GoudchauxGA MotorsportsLolaFord Cosworth2010211026NQ13927NQ28NQ19R29NQ2214--
- Jean-Denis DélétrazFirst RacingMarchJudd261419R16R2515
ReynardJudd18R15R131227NQ15R129
- Mauro MartiniLola MotorsportMarchJudd129--
Leyton House RacingMarchJudd28NQ231616R----------
- Paul BelmondoCDMReynardFord Cosworth181313R22R20R22R191214R141019R2418
- Franco ScapiniAutomotive BVMReynardJudd------27NQ21R30NQ261030NQ29NQ--
- Éric ChéliCDMReynardFord Cosworth17NS26129R28NQ11R27NQ22NS22R211127NQ
- Pedro ChavesCoBRa MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth241528NQ29NQ22R26R221125R28NQ231728NQ
- Damon HillFootworkMooncraftMugen Honda--------20R24R27NS171424162115
- David VelayBromley MotorsportReynardFord Cosworth------------------2214
- Alessandro ZanardiAutomotive BVMReynardJudd------------------2316
- Ukyo KatayamaFootworkMooncraftMugen Honda29NQ23R24NQ2618------------
- Enrico BertaggiaLola MotorsportMarchJudd30NQ
Cowman RacingLolaFord Cosworth30NQ31NQ1819------------
- Marco GrecoBromley MotorsportReynardFord Cosworth----------25R----
GA MotorsportsLolaFord Cosworth20R18R
- Massimo MontiAutomotive BVMReynardJudd27NQ27NQ15R--------------
- Domenico GittoCowman RacingLolaFord Cosworth--------28NQ26R--------
- Michel FertéCoBRa MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth--------13R----------
- Cor EuserBromley MotorsportReynardFord Cosworth--------------21R----
- Rickard RydellJordan RacingReynardMugen Honda------------------15R
- Dominique DelestreApomatoxReynardFord Cosworth31NQ29NQ27NQ--------------

References

  1. Who? � Martin Donnelly. 8w, retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. 1989 International Trophy | Motor Sport Magazine Database, retrieved 6 November 2020
  3. F3000 1985-89 Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 7 July 2011
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