Round 12 of 13 of the 1989 Esso RAC British Touring Car Championship held on Sunday September 17th 1989 over 20 laps of the 2.500 miles/4.020 kms Donington Park Grand Prix circuit.
| Pos. | Cl. | # | Driver | Team/sponsor | Cat. | Car | Grid | Time | Fastest lap | Laps | Time | Notes |
| 1. | 1. | 7 | Tim Harvey | Rouse/Labatt's | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 5. | 1:42,60 | 1:40,55 | 15 | 25:19,91 | |
| 2. | 2. | 21 | Robb Gravett | Trakstar/Cartel + NEC | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 1. | 1:39,84 | 1:40,28 | 15 | 25:21,41 | |
| 3. | 3. | 1 | Andy Rouse | Rouse/Kaliber | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 6. | 1:42,81 | 1:41,25 | 15 | 25:35,35 | |
| 4. | 4. | 10 | David Sears | Rouse/Kaliber | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 7. | 1:42,91 | 1:41,78 | 15 | 25:40,95 | |
| 5. | 5. | 5 | Sean Walker | Goode/FAI + Moss Security | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 17. | 1:46,01 | 1:41,60 | 15 | 25:47,62 | |
| 6. | 6. | 3 | Graham Goode | Goode/Listerine | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 10. | 1:43,63 | 1:42,02 | 15 | 25:50,29 | |
| 7. | 7. | 4 | Mike Newman | Goode/Listerine | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 2. | 1:41,73 | 1:42,99 | 15 | 25:56,62 | |
| 8. | 8. | 28 | Karl Jones | Lee Asquith/Duckhams | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 11. | 1:44,26 | 1:42,57 | 15 | 26:04,21 | |
| 9. | 9. | 20 | Mike Smith | Trakstar/Cartel + NEC | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 18. | 1:47,33 | 1:42,96 | 15 | 26:09,24 | |
| 10. | 10. | 6 | Laurence Bristow | Rouse/Labatt's | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 3. | 1:41,77 | 1:40,43 | 15 | 26:09,46 | |
| 11. | 11. | 15 | Chris Hodgetts | Brooklyn | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 9. | 1:43,38 | 1:42,98 | 15 | 26:16,68 | |
| 12. | 1. | 32 | James Weaver | Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 13. | 1:44,44 | 1:44,79 | 15 | 26:50,48 | |
| 13. | 2. | 33 | Frank Sytner | Prodrive/BMW Finance + Mobil | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 12. | 1:44,35 | 1:45,83 | 15 | 26:50,87 | |
| 14. | 3. | 35 | Ian Forrest | Prodrive/Novafone | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 20. | 1:48,21 | 1:46,96 | 14 | | |
| 15. | 4. | 44 | John Llewellyn | BRR | B | BMW M3 Evolution | 19. | 1:47,79 | 1:47,78 | 14 | | |
| | 5. | 43 | Godfrey Hall | Maguire/Godfrey Hall BMW | B | BMW M3 Evolution | | | | | | |
| | 6. | 30 | Alan Minshaw | Alan Minshaw/Demon Tweeks | B | BMW M3 Evolution | | | | | | |
| 17. | 1. | 56 | John Cleland | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | 23. | 1:50,42 | 1:49,09 | 14 | | |
| | 2. | 58 | Louise Aitken-Walker | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | 24. | | | | | |
| | 3. | 57 | Jeremy Rossiter | Dave Cook/VDS + Mobil | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | 25. | | | | | |
| | 4. | | Tony Lanfranchi | | C | Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V | | | | | | |
| 21. | 1. | 75 | Ray Armes | Goode/PG Tags | D | Honda Civic Si | 26. | 1:52,61 | 1:53,30 | 14 | | |
| | 2. | 77 | Geoff Kimber-Smith | Five Star Racing | D | Toyota Corolla GT | | | | | | |
| | 3. | | Les Liddiard | | D | Toyota Corolla GT | | | | | | |
| | 4. | 88 | Tony Crudgington | Crudgington | D | Toyota Corolla GT | | | | | | |
| NC? | NC? | 19 | Dave Brodie | Brodie Brittain Racing | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 4. | | | | | |
| DNF | DNF | 55 | John Morris | Morris/Listers | C | Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V | | | | | | accident |
| DNF | DNF | 14 | Graham Hathaway | Hathaway/Soans | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 16. | | | 12 | | Turbo |
| DNF | DNF | 2 | Jerry Mahony | Dowson/Arquati + Evans Halshaw | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 8. | | | 10 | | misfire |
| DNF | DNF | | Mike O'Brien | TDR/Autoglass + Swan National | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 14. | | | 4 | | engine |
| DNF | DNF | 25 | Tomas Mezera | JQF/Fina Unleaded | A | Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth | 15. | | | 3 | | brakes |
| DNQ | DNQ | 26 | Vic Lee | Trident | A | Maserati Biturbo | | | | | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | DNQ | | Tony Dolley | Dolley | D | Toyota Corolla GT | | | | | | Did not qualify |
Qualifying criteria for this weekend seems to have been to qualify within 110 % of the fastest time in class.
Qualifying had been affected by partial wet conditions jumbling the regular order. Robb Gravett still enjoyed pole and was away in the lead only to be reeled in by a fast starting Tim Harvey from fifth on the grid. Tim Harvey went past at the Melbourne Hairpin with Andy Rouse trying to follow through but was rejected an soon started to drop substantionly with a wrong set-up to finish third. Up front Gravett retook the lead for a brief moment on lap 11 only to run wide letting Tim Harvey to win. Gravett once again plagued by the brake problems from Birmingham was second. Andy Rouse was a long way behind in third followed closely by Guy Edwards substitute David Sears in the second Kaliber car.
The Graham Goode threesome had another good race, with Sean Walker carving his way from 17th on the grid to fifth at the flag ahead of Graham Goode and Mike Newman going backwards after starting second.
Karl Jones finished in eigth from Mike Smith in turbo troubles, Laurence Bristow with a spin and a few collisions in the bag, and a misfiring Chris Hodgetts in 11th. Dave Brodie had qualified an excellent forth but pitted early on with turbo wastegate actuator problem, to reappear but now lost fifth gear. Presumably he finished but was not classified.
Graham Hathaway, having switched from Avon to Dunlop tyres for this event, went out late in the race with turbo waste gate problems, while Jerry Mahony and Mike O'Brien failed with engine troubles too. Tomas Mezera raced the JQF/Fina car in place of Gerrit van Kouwen, who had called in the lawyers, had a terrible time being hit by Laurence Bristow in the early laps and retiring with brake issues. Vic Lee turned few laps in qualifying and was a non-qualifier in the Maserati.
Class B was another Prodrive triumf and Frank Sytner showcase as he now and then waved James Weaver ahead eventually finishing second to the champion elect. Ian Forrest would take another fine third ahead of a pit-starting Godfrey Hall.
John Cleland and the Vauxhalls were dominant in class C although Jeremy Rossiter saw the tail lights of John Morris' Golf, before the Volkswagen was launched into several rolls after hitting a curb too hard.
Ray Armes won class D with 10 seconds to spare despite a cracked exhaust with Geoff Kimber-Smith next up. Phil Dowsett's Corolla reported missing as it was being prepared for Macao.
Additional news from 5 October 1989
Chris Hodgetts has been released from his Brooklyn contract and will race the JQF/Fina RS500 at the Silverstone finale. Chris has already been testing the car with David Brabham also doing laps in the car.
Graham Hathaway has bought the ex-Mark Rennison Ford RS200E rallycross car off DSRM without definite plans for 1990, except the BTCC will not be considered!
Andy Rouse and Robb Gravett racing at Bathurst. Rouse for Peter Brock, retiring after hub problems, while Gravett finishes eigth with fellow Brit Jeff Allam in the second Dick Johnson car. Dick and co-driver John Bowe leading from start to finish winning.
Jesper