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Chassis:
The very first R89C built ahead of the 1989 season, this chassis was first seen in action during the World Sports Car Championship test at Dijon. It was driven to a fourth fastest time by Martin Donnelly. It was then raced at Dijon, finishing a delayed 15th after starting 6th on the grid. With an all-British line-up of Julian Bailey, Mark Blundell and Martin Donnelly, it was entered for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The trio were twelfth on the grid but were forced to retire with accident damage. Later in the year, Donnelly drove the car to victory in the Flugplatzrennen at Diepholz. Further podium finishes were scored at the Nürburgring and again at Suzuka early in 1990. For Le Mans, it was entered by Courage Competition. With Hervé Regout, Costas Los and Alain Cudini sharing the driving the duties, chassis R89C/01 finished 22nd overall. Back in Japan, it was upgraded to full R90CP specification with the bodywork developed in-house at the Oppama factory. During the second half of the 1990 season, it was part of a successful two-car effort in the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. It was raced once more in 1991 before the R90CP was superseded by the R91CP. Following its busy racing career, R89C/01 was retired to the Nissan Heritage Collection. It remained here until the early 2020s, when it was acquired by the Ascott Collection along with a R90C. Sympathetically restored to full running order by Scott Sport, it was first raced at the 2024 Dix Mille Tours.
| Chassis details |
| Manufactured in |
1990 |
| First owner |
Nissan Motorsport |
| Notes |
Originally conceived as an R89C |
| Last known location |
French Historic Racer |
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