1989 Tooheys 1000


The 1989 Tooheys 1000 was the 30th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 1 October 1989 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, Australia. The race was held for cars eligible under International Group A touring car regulations with three engine capacity classes.
The race was won by the Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra of Dick Johnson and John Bowe. The pair lead almost the whole of the race and was only seriously threatened by the Allan Moffat run Sierra of German drivers Klaus Niedzwiedz and Frank Biela. Third and fourth places were awarded to the official factory Nissan team entries with the Nissan Skyline of Jim Richards and Mark Skaife finishing third.
The Tooheys Top Ten runoff for pole position was notable for Peter Brock discharging his Ford Sierra's engine bay Halon gas fire extinguisher which was angled across the intercooler substantially boosting the power of the engine in the crucial drive up the mountain straight. As this was not technically against the rules the scrutineers did not find any misconduct, but the Entrants Association levied a $5000 fine on Brock for a moral infringement of the rules.

Class structure

Cars competed in three classes defined by engine capacity.

Class 1

Class 1 featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines, Toyota Supras and Mitsubishi Starions, the V8 Holden Commodores and BMW 635CSis.

Class 2

Class 2 comprised BMW M3s and a Nissan Gazelle.

Class 3

Class 3 was contested exclusively by various models of Toyota Corolla.

Tooheys Top Ten

The Tooheys Top Ten was contested on the Saturday by the fastest ten cars from Friday to determine the final positions for the first five rows on the grid.
For the first time since the advent of the Top Ten in 1978, television broadcaster Channel 7 aired the runoff in a one-hour package on the Saturday afternoon rather than the half-hour package of previous years. The extra time meant that each lap was shown in full for the first time rather than just sections of the laps run.
PosNoEntrantDriverCarTT10Qual
Pole05Mobil 1 Racing Peter BrockFord Sierra RS5002:15.802:16.60
217Shell Ultra Hi Racing Dick JohnsonFord Sierra RS5002:16.792:16.58
325Benson & Hedges Racing Tony LonghurstFord Sierra RS5002:16.982:16.98
410Allan Moffat Racing Klaus NiedzwiedzFord Sierra RS5002:17.422:17.02
5105Mobil 1 Racing Brad JonesFord Sierra RS5002:19.092:18.20
66Miedecke Motorsport Andrew MiedeckeFord Sierra RS5002:19.882:18.14
72Nissan Motorsport Australia Jim RichardsNissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R2:20.092:18.86
830Peter Jackson Racing Glenn SetonFord Sierra RS5002:20.522:19.06
920Benson & Hedges Racing Alan JonesFord Sierra RS5002:20.632:19.06
108Miedecke Motorsport Andrew BagnallFord Sierra RS500DNF2:19.10

PosClassNoEntrantDriversCarLapsQual
Pos
Shootout
Pos
1117Shell Ultra Hi Racing Dick Johnson
John Bowe
Ford Sierra RS50016112
2110Allan Moffat Racing Klaus Niedzwiedz
Frank Biela
Ford Sierra RS50016144
312Nissan Motorsport Australia Jim Richards
Mark Skaife
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R16077
413Nissan Motorsport Australia George Fury
Anders Olofsson
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R16013
5120Benson & Hedges Racing Alan Jones
Denny Hulme
Tony Longhurst
Ford Sierra RS50015889
6116Holden Racing Team Larry Perkins
Tomas Mezera
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV15811
717Holden Racing Team Win Percy
Neil Crompton
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV15818
8118Shell Ultra Hi Racing Jeff Allam
Robb Gravett
Ford Sierra RS50015812
91105Mobil 1 Racing Brad Jones
Paul Radisich
Ford Sierra RS50015365
10115ICL Racing Allan Grice
Peter Janson
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV15319
11137Brian Callaghan Brian Callaghan
Barry Graham
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV15222
12155Playscape Racing Kevin Waldock
Bryan Thomson
Ford Sierra RS50015223
13112Lansvale Smash Repairs Steve Reed
Trevor Ashby
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A15129
14122Lusty Engineering Graham Lusty
Alfredo Costanzo
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV14624
15134Ray Gulson Ray Gulson
Graham Gulson
BMW 635 CSi14339
16252M3 Motorsport Peter Doulman
John Cotter
BMW M314242
17333Toyota Team Australia Mike Dowson
Neal Bates
Toyota Corolla FX-GT14148
18144Sutherland Mitsubishi Gary Scott
Kevin Bartlett
Terry Shiel
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo14126
19332Toyota Team Australia John Faulkner
Peter McKay
Toyota Corolla FX-GT14046
20130Peter Jackson Racing John Goss
Glenn Seton
Tony Noske
Ford Sierra RS50014098
21160Scotty Taylor Alan Taylor
Roger Hurd
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo13944
22154Clive Smith Clive Smith
Paul Trevathan
Nissan Skyline DR30 RS13747
23378Team Madison Racing Geoff Full
Michael Adcock
Toyota Corolla13653
24249David Sala Ross Burbidge
Steve Williams
Nissan Gazelle13450
25138Mulvihill Motorsport Tony Mulvihill
Graham Moore
Glenn McIntyre
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV13337
2614Caltex CXT Racing Team Colin Bond
Bruce Stewart
Ford Sierra RS50013116
27148Mistic Mould Destroyer Wayne Park
John Giddings
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV13027
NC128Joseph Sommariva Joseph Sommariva
Warren McKellar
BMW 635 CSi11845
DNF145Lester Smerdon Lester Smerdon
Gary Hinton
Marty Turpin
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV11243
NC313Bob Holden Motors Bob Holden
Joe McAndrew
Tim Hall
Toyota Corolla10854
NC169Garry Willmington Performance Ray Lintott
Reda Awadullah
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV10651
DNF351Bob Holden Motors Dennis Rogers
Marc Ducquet
Richard Vorst
Toyota Corolla10356
DNF250Bryce Racing Brett Riley
Ludwig Finauer
BMW M310128
DNF257Sax Racing Craig Turner
Kent Baigent
Lou Vandermeer
BMW M39841
DNF18Miedecke Motorsport Andrew Bagnall
Graeme Crosby
Ford Sierra RS500971010
DNF135Peter Jackson Racing Tony Noske
Glenn Seton
Alain Ferté
Ford Sierra RS5009217
DNF124Jagparts Gerald Kay
Alf Grant
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV9138
NC168Garry Willmington Performance Garry Willmington
Tom Watkinson
Toyota Supra Turbo9149
NC123Chris Lambden Chris Lambden
Greg Crick
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV9025
DNF256Sax Racing Graham Lorimer
John Sax
BMW M38236
DNF105Mobil 1 Racing Peter Brock
Andy Rouse
Ford Sierra RS5008121
DNF141Leeson Civil Engineering Bob Tindal
Des Wall
John Leeson
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV7955
DNF143Everlast Battery Service Bill O'Brien
Brian Samspon
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV6533
DNF119Caltex CXT Racing Team Ken Mathews
Garry Rogers
Ford Sierra RS5005020
DNF121Bob Forbes Racing Mark Gibbs
Rohan Onslow
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV4421
DNF146Reithmuller Pentecost Racing Llyndon Reithmuller
Ian Green
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV4334
DNF131Toyota Team Australia John Smith
Drew Price
Toyota Supra Turbo A3535
DNF19Allan Moffat Racing Gregg Hansford
Pierre Dieudonné
Ford Sierra RS5003014
DNF196Barbagallo Motorsport Tim Slako
Damon Smith
Geoff Leeds
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV2830
DNF125Benson & Hedges Racing Tony Longhurst
Neville Crichton
Ford Sierra RS5002733
DNF127Mark Petch Motorsport Robbie Francevic
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Ford Sierra RS5001415
DNF140Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan
Geoff Leeds
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV1431
DNF114Murray Carter Murray Carter
John Mann
Ford Sierra RS5001032
DNF142Matt Wacker Matt Wacker
Frank Porter
Mike King
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV440
DNF16Miedecke Motorsport Andrew Miedecke
Charlie O'Brien
Ford Sierra RS500056
DNS339David Sala David Sala
Richard Vorst
Toyota Corolla

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