1989 FIA European Formula 3 Cup

Race details
Date	15 October 1989
Official name	FIA European Formula Three Cup
Location	Misano Adriatico, Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility; 3.488 km (2.167 mi)
Distance	Race; 29 laps, 101.152 km (62.853 mi)
	Race
Pole Position
	1:12.88
Fastest Lap
	1:13.92
Podium

The 1989 FIA European Formula Three Cup was the fifth European Formula Three Cup race and the first to be held at the Misano World Circuit on October 15, 1989. The race was won by Italian Gianni Morbidelli, driving for Forti Corse outfit, who finished ahead of fellow Italians Antonio Tamburini and Giovanni Bonanno.

Drivers and teams

1989 Entry List
Team	No	Driver	Chassis	Engine
Forti Corse	1	Gianni Morbidelli	Dallara 389	Alfa Romeo
Forti Corse	48	Fabiano Vandone	Dallara 389	Alfa Romeo
Roberto Colciago	2	Roberto Colciago	Reynard 893	Alfa Romeo
Prema Powerteam	3	Antonio Tamburini	Reynard 893	Alfa Romeo
Giovanni Bonanno	4	Giovanni Bonanno	Dallara 389	Alfa Romeo
Ecurie des Ordons	5	Roland Bossy	Reynard 893	Alfa Romeo
Christophe Hurni	6	Christophe Hurni	Reynard 893	Alfa Romeo
Euroteam	7	Andrea Montermini	Reynard 893	Alfa Romeo
Wittwer Racing	8	Rolf Kuhn	Reynard 893	Volkswagen
EC Motorsport	9	Eugenio Visco	Dallara 389	Alfa Romeo
Formel Rennsport Club	11	Jo Zeller	Ralt RT32	Toyota
	18	Gianni Bianchi	Dallara 389	Volkswagen
	19	Rene Wartmann	Dallara 389	Volkswagen
Jacques Isler	12	Jacques Isler	Dallara 388	Alfa Romeo
WTS Racing	13	Michael Schumacher	Reynard 893	Volkswagen
Bongers Motorsport	14	Michael Bartels	Reynard 893	Volkswagen
Style Auto Racing Team	15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Dallara 388	Volkswagen
Peter Zakowski Racing	16	Peter Zakowski	Reynard 893	Volkswagen
Ecurie Elf	20	Yvan Muller	Dallara 389	Alfa Romeo
Erre 3 Racing	21	Alessandro Zanardi	Ralt RT33	Toyota
Becsport	22	John Alcorn	Reynard 893	Toyota
Svend Hansen	23	Svend Hansen	Reynard 883	Volkswagen
Olivier Beretta	31	Olivier Beretta	Dallara 389	Alfa Romeo
Luigi Monti	32	Fabrizio Bettini	Dallara 389	Alfa Romeo
Source:^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	3	Antonio Tamburini	Prema Powerteam	1:12.88
2	7	Andrea Montermini	Euroteam	1:13.01	+ 0.13 s
3	1	Gianni Morbidelli	Forti Corse	1:13.19	+ 0.31 s
4	2	Roberto Colciago	Roberto Colciago	1:13.37	+ 0.49 s
5	4	Giovanni Bonanno	Giovanni Bonanno	1:13.38	+ 0.50 s
6	48	Fabiano Vandone	Forti Corse	1:13.42	+ 0.54 s
7	9	Eugenio Visco	EC Motorsport	1:13.47	+ 0.59 s
8	20	Yvan Muller	Ecurie Elf	1:13.59	+ 0.71 s
9	13	Michael Schumacher	WTS Racing	1:13.83	+ 0.95 s
10	31	Olivier Beretta	Olivier Beretta	1:13.86	+ 0.98 s
11	21	Alessandro Zanardi	Erre 3 Racing	1:13.90	+ 1.02 s
12	32	Fabrizio Bettini	Luigi Monti	1:14.07	+ 1.19 s
13	15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Style Auto Racing Team	1:14.16	+ 1.28 s
14	12	Jacques Isler	Jacques Isler	1:14.61	+ 1.73 s
15	14	Michael Bartels	Bongers Motorsport	1:14.77	+ 1.89 s
16	19	Rene Wartmann	Formel Rennsport Club	1:15.11	+ 2.23 s
17	5	Roland Bossy	Ecurie des Ordons	1:15.55	+ 2.67 s
18	6	Christophe Hurni	Christophe Hurni	1:15.69	+ 2.81 s
19	23	Svend Hansen	Svend Hansen	1:15.76	+ 2.88 s
20	8	Rolf Kuhn	Wittwer Racing	1:16.14	+ 3.26 s
21	11	Jo Zeller	Formel Rennsport Club	1:16.64	+ 3.76 s
22	18	Gianni Bianchi	Formel Rennsport Club	1:17.30	+ 4.42 s
Source:^[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	1	Gianni Morbidelli	Forti Corse	29	36min 09.80sec	3
2	3	Antonio Tamburini	Prema Powerteam	29	+ 3.47 s	1
3	4	Giovanni Bonanno	Giovanni Bonanno	29	+ 11.21 s	5
4	2	Roberto Colciago	Roberto Colciago	29	+ 12.75 s	4
5	20	Yvan Muller	Ecurie Elf	29	+ 32.30 s	8
6	32	Fabrizio Bettini	Luigi Monti	29	+ 33.70 s	12
7	21	Alessandro Zanardi	Erre 3 Racing	29	+ 34.6 s	11
8	31	Olivier Beretta	Olivier Beretta	29	+ 44.79 s	10
9	14	Michael Bartels	Bongers Motorsport	29	+ 45.01 s	15
10	23	Svend Hansen	Svend Hansen	29	+ 50.26 s	18
11	5	Roland Bossy	Ecurie des Ordons	29	+ 50.72 s	17
12	19	Rene Wartmann	Formel Rennsport Club	29	+ 53.14 s	16
13	11	Jo Zeller	Formel Rennsport Club	29	+ 1:21.97 s	21
14	18	Gianni Bianchi	Formel Rennsport Club	28	+ 1 Lap	22
15	15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Style Auto Racing Team	28	+ 1 Lap	13
Ret	6	Christophe Hurni	Christophe Hurni	25	Retired	18
Ret	13	Michael Schumacher	WTS Racing	24	Retired	9
DSQ	12	Jacques Isler	Jacques Isler	15	Disqualified	14
Ret	9	Eugenio Visco	EC Motorsport	14	Retired	7
Ret	48	Fabiano Vandone	Forti Corse	13	Retired	6
Ret	7	Andrea Montermini	Euroteam	12	Retired	2
Ret	8	Rolf Kuhn	Wittwer Racing	1	Retired	20
Source:^[3]

References

^ "MISANO - FIA F3 COPPA EUROPA - STARTERLISTE" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.
^ "MISANO - FIA F3 COPPA EUROPA - STARTAUFSTELLUNG" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.
^ "MISANO - FIA F3 COPPA EUROPA - ERGEBNIS" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.

Preceded by

1988 FIA European Formula Three Cup

FIA European Formula Three Cup
1989

Succeeded by

1990 FIA European Formula Three Cup

[start-1] "MISANO - FIA F3 COPPA EUROPA - STARTERLISTE" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.

[quali-2] "MISANO - FIA F3 COPPA EUROPA - STARTAUFSTELLUNG" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.

[race-3] "MISANO - FIA F3 COPPA EUROPA - ERGEBNIS" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-02.

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