1989 480km of Mexico

The 1989 Trofeo Hermanos Rodríguez was the eighth and final round of the 1989 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico on October 29, 1989.

During qualifying, Patrick Tambay's Jaguar came in contact with Antoine Salamin's Porsche on the front stretch, causing the Porsche to make heavy contact with the pit wall. Tambay was fined US$15,000 for the incident. Along with Salamin, several other teams were unable to race due to damage incurred during practice and qualifying.

Sauber Mercedes teammates Mauro Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser were both in contention going into this final round, Baldi leading by seven points. However, spin at Turn 14 by Kenny Acheson eliminated co-driver Baldi from contention, allowing Schlesser to take the World Drivers Championship.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

tatistics

* Pole position - #61 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:22.571
* Fastest lap - #62 Team Sauber Mercedes - 1:25.120
* Average speed - 168.788 km/h

References

:* citeweb | url = http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1989.html#8 | title = 480 km Mexico | publisher = World Sports Racing Prototypes | date = 2 October 2005 | accessdate = 2008-02-21

Sportscar Race Report
Year_of_race = 1989
Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship
Previous_race_in_season = 1989 480km of Spa
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