1989 World Sportscar Championship

Sauber Mercedes won the 1989 World Sports Prototype Championship for Teams with the Sauber C9 Mercedes, as seen here at the Nürburgring in August 2009
Silk Cut Jaguar placed 4th in the Teams Championship with the Jaguar XJR9 (above) & XJR11
Aston Martin placed 6th in the Teams Championship with the Aston Martin AMR1

The 1989 World Sportscar Championship season was the 37th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1989 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship, which was open to Group C1 Sports Prototypes, Group C2 Sports Prototypes and IMSA GTP cars. The championship was contested over an eight round series which ran from 9 April to 29 October 1989.