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.[1]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Pos | Class | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos |
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1 | 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | AUS}} Dick Johnson {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 | 1 | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 | Allan Moffat Racing | FRG}} Klaus Niedzwiedz {{flagicon|FRG}} Frank Biela | Ford Sierra RS500 | 161 | 4 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | NZL}} Jim Richards {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 160 | 7 | 7 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | AUS}} George Fury {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Olofsson | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 160 | 13 |
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5 | 1 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | AUS}} Alan Jones {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra RS500 | 158 | 8 | 9 |
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6 | 1 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | AUS}} Larry Perkins {{flagicon|AUS}} Tomas Mezera | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 158 | 11 |
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7 | 1 | 7 | Holden Racing Team | GBR}} Win Percy {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Crompton | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 158 | 18 |
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8 | 1 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | GBR}} Jeff Allam {{flagicon|GBR}} Robb Gravett | Ford Sierra RS500 | 158 | 12 |
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9 | 1 | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing | AUS}} Brad Jones {{flagicon|NZL}} Paul Radisich | Ford Sierra RS500 | 153 | 6 | 5 |
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10 | 1 | 15 | ICL Racing | AUS}} Allan Grice {{flagicon|NZL}} Peter Janson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 153 | 19 |
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11 | 1 | 37 | Brian Callaghan | AUS}} Brian Callaghan {{flagicon|AUS}} Barry Graham | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 152 | 22 |
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12 | 1 | 55 | Playscape Racing | AUS}} Kevin Waldock {{flagicon|AUS}} Bryan Thomson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 152 | 23 |
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13 | 1 | 12 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | AUS}} Steve Reed {{flagicon|AUS}} Trevor Ashby | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 151 | 29 |
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14 | 1 | 22 | Lusty Engineering | AUS}} Graham Lusty {{flagicon|AUS}} Alfredo Costanzo | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 146 | 24 |
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15 | 1 | 34 | Ray Gulson | AUS}} Ray Gulson {{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Gulson | BMW 635 CSi | 143 | 39 |
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16 | 2 | 52 | M3 Motorsport | AUS}} Peter Doulman {{flagicon|AUS}} John Cotter | BMW M3 | 142 | 42 |
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17 | 3 | 33 | Toyota Team Australia | AUS}} Mike Dowson {{flagicon|AUS}} Neal Bates | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 141 | 48 |
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18 | 1 | 44 | Sutherland Mitsubishi | AUS}} Gary Scott {{flagicon|AUS}} Kevin Bartlett {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Shiel | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | 141 | 26 |
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19 | 3 | 32 | Toyota Team Australia | NZL}} John Faulkner {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McKay | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 140 | 46 |
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20 | 1 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | AUS}} John Goss {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Seton {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Noske | Ford Sierra RS500 | 140 | 9 | 8 |
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21 | 1 | 60 | Scotty Taylor | AUS}} Alan Taylor {{flagicon|AUS}} Roger Hurd | Mitsubishi Starion Turbo | 139 | 44 |
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22 | 1 | 54 | Clive Smith | AUS}} Clive Smith {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Trevathan | Nissan Skyline DR30 RS | 137 | 47 |
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23 | 3 | 78 | Team Madison Racing | AUS}} Geoff Full {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Adcock | Toyota Corolla [2] | 136 | 53 |
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24 | 2 | 49 | David Sala | AUS}} Ross Burbidge {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Williams | Nissan Gazelle | 134 | 50 |
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25 | 1 | 38 | Mulvihill Motorsport | AUS}} Tony Mulvihill {{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Moore {{flagicon|NZL}} Glenn McIntyre | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 133 | 37 |
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26 | 1 | 4 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | AUS}} Colin Bond {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce Stewart | Ford Sierra RS500 | 131 | 16 |
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27 | 1 | 48 | Mistic Mould Destroyer | AUS}} Wayne Park {{flagicon|AUS}} John Giddings | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 130 | 27 |
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DNF | 1 | 28 | Joseph Sommariva | AUS}} Joseph Sommariva {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren McKellar | BMW 635 CSi | 118 | 45 |
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DNF | 1 | 45 | Lester Smerdon | AUS}} Lester Smerdon {{flagicon|AUS}} Gary Hinton {{flagicon|AUS}} Marty Turpin | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 112 | 43 |
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DNF | 3 | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | AUS}} Bob Holden {{flagicon|NZL}} Joe McAndrew {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Hall | Toyota Corolla [2] | 108 | 54 |
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DNF | 1 | 69 | Garry Willmington Performance | AUS}} Ray Lintott {{flagicon|EGY}} Reda Awadullah | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 106 | 51 |
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DNF | 3 | 51 | Bob Holden Motors | AUS}} Dennis Rogers {{flagicon|AUS}} Marc Ducquet {{flagicon|AUS}} Richard Vorst | Toyota Corolla | 103 | 56 |
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DNF | 2 | 50 | Bryce Racing | NZL}} Brett Riley {{flagicon|FRG}} Ludwig Finauer | BMW M3 | 101 | 28 |
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DNF | 2 | 57 | Sax Racing | NZL}} Craig Turner {{flagicon|NZL}} Kent Baigent {{flagicon|NZL}} Lou Vandermeer | BMW M3 | 98 | 41 |
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DNF | 1 | 8 | Miedecke Motorsport | NZL}} Andrew Bagnall {{flagicon|NZL}} Graeme Crosby | Ford Sierra RS500 | 97 | 10 | 10 |
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DNF | 1 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | AUS}} Tony Noske {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Seton {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Ferté | Ford Sierra RS500 | 92 | 17 |
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DNF | 1 | 24 | Jagparts | AUS}} Gerald Kay {{flagicon|AUS}} Alf Grant | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 91 | 38 |
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DNF | 1 | 68 | Garry Willmington Performance | AUS}} Garry Willmington {{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Watkinson | Toyota Supra Turbo | 91 | 49 |
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DNF | 1 | 23 | Chris Lambden | GBR}} Chris Lambden {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Crick | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 90 | 25 |
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DNF | 2 | 56 | Sax Racing | NZL}} Graham Lorimer {{flagicon|NZL}} John Sax | BMW M3 | 82 | 36 |
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DNF | 1 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | AUS}} Peter Brock {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Rouse | Ford Sierra RS500 | 81 | 2 | 1 |
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DNF | 1 | 41 | Leeson Civil Engineering | AUS}} Bob Tindal {{flagicon|AUS}} Des Wall {{flagicon|AUS}} John Leeson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV [5] | 79 | 55 |
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DNF | 1 | 43 | Everlast Battery Service | AUS}} Bill O'Brien {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Samspon | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 65 | 33 |
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DNF | 1 | 19 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | AUS}} Ken Mathews {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry Rogers | Ford Sierra RS500 | 50 | 20 |
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DNF | 1 | 21 | Bob Forbes Racing | AUS}} Mark Gibbs {{flagicon|AUS}} Rohan Onslow | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 44 | 21 |
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DNF | 1 | 46 | Reithmuller Pentecost Racing | FRG}} Llyndon Reithmuller {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Green | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 43 | 34 |
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DNF | 1 | 31 | Toyota Team Australia | AUS}} John Smith {{flagicon|AUS}} Drew Price | Toyota Supra Turbo A | 35 | 35 |
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DNF | 1 | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing | AUS}} Gregg Hansford {{flagicon|BEL}} Pierre Dieudonné | Ford Sierra RS500 | 30 | 14 |
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DNF | 1 | 96 | Barbagallo Motorsport | NZL}} Tim Slako {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Smith {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Leeds | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 28 | 30 |
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DNF | 1 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | AUS}} Tony Longhurst {{flagicon|NZL}} Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 27 | 3 | 3 |
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DNF | 1 | 27 | Mark Petch Motorsport | NZL}} Robbie Francevic {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Brancatelli | Ford Sierra RS500 | 14 | 15 |
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DNF | 1 | 40 | Terry Finnigan | AUS}} Terry Finnigan {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Leeds | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 14 | 31 |
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DNF | 1 | 14 | Murray Carter | AUS}} Murray Carter {{flagicon|AUS}} John Mann | Ford Sierra RS500 | 10 | 32 |
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DNF | 1 | 42 | Matt Wacker | AUS}} Matt Wacker {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Porter {{flagicon|AUS}} Mike King | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 4 | 40 |
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DNF | 1 | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | AUS}} Andrew Miedecke {{flagicon|AUS}} Charlie O'Brien | Ford Sierra RS500 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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DNS | 3 | 39 | David Sala | AUS}} David Sala {{flagicon|AUS}} Richard Vorst | Toyota Corolla |
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1. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425054232/http://www.therealmountpanorama.com/bathursthistory/racesummaries/1989.php 1989 - Johnson Goes the Distance!, www.therealmountpanorama.com, as archived at web.archive.org]
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 The 1989 Toohey 1000 Entry List, Official Programme, Tooheys 1000, Mount Panorama - Bathurst, 1 October 1989, pages 64 & 65
3. ^What's different in the rules, Official Programme, Tooheys 1000, Mount Panorama - Bathurst, 1 October 1989, page 46
4. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8cPrqrJ_mM&t=2489s Tooheys Top Gun 1989, www.youtube.com]
5. ^The image of car #41 on page 192 of The Great Race 1989/90 shows it to be a Group A SV