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.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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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 June 12 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 |
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Mazda 767 | Mazda 13J 2.6 L 4-rotor | D | 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 | D | 230 | Tetsuji Shiratori | 10 |
Syuuji Fujii | 10 | |||||
Terumitsu Fujieda | 10 |
Distance | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Group C2 Bonus | |
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360 km | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
800–1000 km | 40 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
24 hours | 60 | 45 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Drivers forfeited points if they drove in more than one car during the race. Group C2 drivers earned extra championship points for any finish within the overall top ten positions.
The respective driver championships only counted each driver's seven highest scores toward the final championship total. Points not counted toward the driver's tally are marked with parenthesis.
Pos | Driver | Team | JRZ |
JAR |
MON |
SIL |
LMS |
BRN |
BRH |
NUR |
SPA |
FUJ |
SAN |
Points |
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1 | Ray Bellm | BP Spice Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (1) | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | (1) | 260 |
1 | Gordon Spice | BP Spice Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (1) | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | (1) | 260 |
3 | Thorkild Thyrring | BP Spice Engineering | Ret | (3) | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NC | 225 |
4 | Almo Coppelli | BP Spice Engineering | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 197 | ||
5 | Vito Veninata | Kelmar Racing | 7 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | (7) | 3 | 130 | ||
6 | Claude Ballot-Léna | Chamberlain Engineering | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 4 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 101 |
6 | Jean-Louis Ricci | Chamberlain Engineering | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 4 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 101 |
8 | Costas Los | GP Motorsport | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 100 |
9 | Pasquale Barberio | Kelmar Racing | 7 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 98 | ||||
10 | John Sheldon | ADA Engineering | 6 | Ret | 74 | |||||||||
Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 3 | |||||||||||||
Roy Baker Racing | 6 | |||||||||||||
Team Lucky Strike Schanche | 4 | |||||||||||||
11 | Ranieri Randaccio | Kelmar Racing | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 68 | |
12 | Jirou Yaneyama | ADA Engineering | 2 | 65 | ||||||||||
British Barn Racing Team | 4 | |||||||||||||
13 | Nick Adams | Chamberlain Engineering | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | 56 | |
13 | Wayne Taylor | Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 5 | Ret | Ret | 56 | ||||||||
GP Motorsport | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | |||||||||
13 | Olindo Iacobelli | PC Automotive | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | 56 | |||||
13 | Richard Piper | PC Automotive | Ret | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 56 | ||||||
17 | Richard Jones | Chamberlain Engineering | Ret | 3 | 3 | 48 | ||||||||
18 | Ian Harrower | ADA Engineering | 6 | 2 | 45 | |||||||||
19 | Martin Schanche | Team Lucky Strike Schanche | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 44 | |||||
20 | Tim Harvey | Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | 42 | |||||
21 | Eliseo Salazar | BP Spice Engineering | Ret | 1 | NC | 40 |
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Pos | Team | JRZ |
JAR |
MON |
SIL |
LMS |
BRN |
BRH |
NUR |
SPA |
FUJ |
SAN |
Points |
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1 | BP Spice Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 390 |
2 | Chamberlain Engineering | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 185 |
3 | Kelmar Racing | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 154 | ||
4 | GP Motorsport | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 100 |
5 | Charles Ivey Racing Team Istel | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | 78 | |||||
6 | ADA Engineering | 8 | 6 | NC | 2 | Ret | 2 | 72 | |||||
7 | Team Lucky Strike Schanche | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 67 | |||
8 | PC Automotive | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | 56 | |||||
9 | Roy Baker Racing | 7 | 6 | 5 | NC | 6 | Ret | NC | 46 | ||||
10 | MT Sport Racing | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 36 | |||||||
10 | Automobiles Louis Descartes | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 36 | |
12 | British Barn Racing Team | 4 | 20 | ||||||||||
13 | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | Ret | NC | Ret | 6 | 12 | |||||||
14 | Walter Maurer Racing | Ret | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
15 | Dollop Racing | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||||||
15 | Luigi Taverna Technoracing | DNS | 9 | DNS | 4 |
World Sportscar Championship seasons
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