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.

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.

231 drivers started in at least 1 (one) Grand Prix in the 1988 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship.

Schedule

Rnd Race Circuit Date 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 June12 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 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9 Jaguar 7.0 L V12 1 Martin Brundle All Eddie Cheever 1–4, 8–11 John Nielsen 5–7, 10 Andy Wallace 7 Johnny Dumfries 9 2 Jan Lammers All Johnny Dumfries All Andy Wallace 5 Martin Brundle 7, 9 3 John Watson 1–2, 5, 7 John Nielsen 1–2 Andy Wallace 1 Raul Boesel 5 Henri Pescarolo 5 Davy Jones 7 Martin Brundle 7 Silk Cut Jaguar 21 Danny Sullivan 5 Davy Jones 5 Price Cobb 5 22 Kevin Cogan 5 Derek Daly 5 Larry Perkins 5 Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 4 Walter Brun 1–3, 8–9 Massimo Sigala 1–2 Oscar Larrauri 1, 9 Uwe Schäfer 3 Manuel Reuter 5, 9 Walter Lechner 5 Franz Hunkeler 5 Harald Huysman 8 5 Manuel Reuter 1–3, 8–9 Uwe Schäfer 1–2, 5, 8 Jésus Pareja 3, 5 Massimo Sigala 5 Oscar Larrauri 8–9 Walter Brun 9 6 Oscar Larrauri 1–3 Jésus Pareja 1–2, 8 Walter Brun 1 Massimo Sigala 3 Manuel Reuter 8 Uwe Schäfer 8 Blaupunkt-Joest Racing Joest Racing GmbH Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 7 Bob Wollek 1–4, 6–10 Klaus Ludwig 1–3, 7 David Hobbs 4–5 Philippe Streiff 4 Didier Theys 5 Franz Konrad 5 Stanley Dickens 5 "John Winter" 6 Paolo Barilla 8–9 Harald Grohs 10 8 Frank Jelinski 1–5, 7–10 "John Winter" 1–5, 7–10 Stanley Dickens 4–5 Franz Konrad 6 Jürgen Barth 6 Klaus Ludwig 7 Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 962CPorsche 962CK6 Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 10 Volker Weidler 2–3, 8, 10 Kris Nissen 2, 4 Bruno Giacomelli 3, 5, 8 Harald Grohs 4 Kunimitsu Takahashi 5 Hideki Okada 5 Manuel Reuter 10 Leyton House with Porsche Kremer 11 Kris Nissen 5 George Fouché 5 Harald Grohs 5 Oscar Larrauri 10 Bruno Giacomelli 10 Leyton House Racing Team Porsche 962C 28 Naoki Nagasaka 10 Kaoru Hoshino 10 Masahiko Kageyama 10 Primagaz Compétition Cougar C20B Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 13 Pierre-Henri Raphanel 3, 5 Roberto Ravaglia 3 Michel Ferté 5 Courage Compétition Cougar C22 32 François Migault 5 Paul Belmondo 5 Ukyo Katayama 5 Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 962C GTi Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 14 Derek Bell 1–2, 4, 9 James Weaver 1–2 Tiff Needell 4 Martin Donnelly 8–9 David Hobbs 8 Victor Dauer Racing Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 16 Jochen Dauer 8 Franz Konrad 8 Porsche AG Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 17 Klaus Ludwig 5, 10 Hans-Joachim Stuck 5 Derek Bell 5 Price Cobb 10 18 Bob Wollek 5 Vern Schuppan 5 Sarel van der Merwe 5 19 Mario Andretti 5 Michael Andretti 5 John Andretti 5 Team Davey Tiga GC88Porsche 962C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L Turbo V8Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 20 Tim Lee-Davey 5–6, 8–10 Tom Dodd-Noble 5, 8–10 Chris Hodgetts 6 Peter Oberndorfer 8–9 Katsunori Iketani 10 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R88C Nissan VRH30 3.2 L Turbo V8 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino 5, 10 Takao Wada 5 Aguri Suzuki 5 Kenji Takahashi 10 Allan Grice 10 32 Win Percy 5 Mike Wilds 5 Allan Grice 5 Masahiro Hasemi 10 Aguri Suzuki 10 Dollop Racing Lancia LC2/85 Ferrari 308C 3.0 L Turbo V8 24 Andrea de Cesaris 3 Christian Danner 3 Jean-Pierre Frey 4–6, 8 Nicola Marozzo 4–5 Ranieri Randaccio 5 Paolo Giangrossi 6, 8 Advan Alpha Nova Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 25 Kunimitsu Takahashi 10 Kazuo Mogi 10 From A Racing 27 Hideki Okada 10 Stanley Dickens 10 Veskanda Racing Veskanda C1 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 26 John Bowe 11 Dick Johnson 11 Takefuji Schuppan Racing Team Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 33 Brian Redman 5, 10 Eje Elgh 5 Jean-Pierre Jarier 5 Derek Bell 10 Rothmans Porsche Team Schuppan 99 Eje Elgh 10 Maurizio Sandro Sala 10 Trust Racing Team Porsche 962C GTi 100 Vern Schuppan 10 George Fouché 10 Sarel van der Merwe 10 Toyota Team Tom's Toyota 88CToyota 88C-V Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4Toyota R32V 3.2 L Turbo V8 36 Geoff Lees 5, 10 Masanori Sekiya 5, 10 Kaoru Hoshino 5 Keiichi Suzuki 10 37 Paolo Barilla 5, 10 Hitoshi Ogawa 5, 10 Tiff Needell 5 Stefan Johansson 10 Swiss Team Salamin Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 40 Antoine Salamin 1–4, 6–9, 11 Enzo Calderari 1 Max Cohen-Olivar 2, 4 Dudley Wood 3 Hellmut Mundas 4 Luigi Taverna 6 Giovanni Lavaggi 7–9, 11 Jean-Denis Délétraz 7 Noël del Bello Sauber C8 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 42 Bernard Santal 3–5, 7 Jacques Guillot 3–4 Roland Biancone 3 Noël del Bello 4–5, 7 Bernard de Dryver 5 Hervé Regout 7 Auto Beaurex Motorsport Toyota 87C Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 45 Andrew Gilbert-Scott 10 Steven Andskär 10 SARD SARD MC88S Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L Turbo I4 50 Syuuroku Sasaki 10 Martin Donnelly 10 Jochen Dauer 10 Secateva WM P88 Peugeot ZNS4 2.9 L Turbo I4 51 Roger Dorchy 5 Jean-Daniel Raulet 5 Claude Haldi 5 WM P87 52 Pescal Pessiot 5 Jean-Daniel Raulet 5 Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber-Mercedes C9 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 L Turbo V8 61 Jean-Louis Schlesser 1–4, 6–11 Mauro Baldi 1–3, 5–7, 9 Jochen Mass 1, 3–5, 7–11 James Weaver 5–7 Kenny Acheson 10 62 James Weaver 4, 6 Mauro Baldi 4, 7–11 Klaus Niedzwiedz 5 Kenny Acheson 5 Jean-Louis Schlesser 6–7, 9 Jochen Mass 6–7 Stefan Johansson 8–9, 11 Philippe Streiff 10 Primagaz Compétition Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/79 2.8 L Turbo Flat-6 72 Jürgen Lässig 5 Pierre Yver 5 Dudley Wood 5 Memorex Telex Racing Team Porsche 962C Porsche Type-935/82 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 77 Gianpiero Moretti 10 Tiff Needell 10 Harald Huysman 10 Italya Sport Team LeMans March 88C Nissan VG30ET 3.2 L Turbo V6 85 Toshio Suzuki 5, 10 Danny Ongais 5 Michel Trollé 5 Akio Morimoto 10 86 Anders Olofsson 5, 10 Lamberto Leoni 5 Akio Morimoto 5 Takao Wada 10

Group C2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Dollop Racing Argo JM19B Motori Moderni 2.0 L Turbo V6 101 Jean-Pierre Frey 1–4 Nicola Marozzo 1–4 BP Spice Engineering Spice SE88C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 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 106 Vito Veninata 1–2, 6, 8–10 Pasquale Barberio 1–2, 6, 8–9 Stefano Sebastiani 9 Ranieri Randaccio 10 Tiga GC85Tiga 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 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 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 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 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 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-6 123 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 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 125 Jean-Claude Ferrarin 7, 9 Dominique Lacaud 7, 9 Pascal Witmeur 9 Graff Racing Spice SE86C Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 131 Jean-Philippe Grand 5 Jacques Terrien 5 Maurice Guenoun 5 Roland Bassaler Sauber SHS C6 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 132 Jean-François Yvon 5 Roland Bassaler 5 Remy Pochauvin 5 Pierre-Alain Lombardi Rondeau M379CSpice SE86C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 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 I5Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 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 171 Jirou Yoneyama 10 Hideo Fukuyama 10 Kiyoshi Misaki 10 Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 03ALD 04 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 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 172178 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 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 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 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 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 Drivers Rounds Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Mazda 767 Mazda 13J 2.6 L 4-rotor 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 230 Tetsuji Shiratori 10 Syuuji Fujii 10 Terumitsu Fujieda 10

Results and standings

Race results