 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iyo C3 yakatora nguva kuti igadziriswe, uye izvi zvakatungamira kune yakagadziridzwa vhezheni yeFC188, iyo FC188B, ichishandiswa kusvika 1989 Canadian Grand Prix. Yakanga iri kutanga kwemotokari; Pierre-Henri Raphanel akapedza kupera kwekupedzisira mu pre-qualifying, asi kwete chete kuti Roberto Moreno akakwanisa kukwanisa motokari, akakwanisa kupedza mavhiri 57 asati apera nechinetso chebhokisi. Zvisinei, hapana mutyairi akakwanisa kupinda mujaho wakatevera, uyo waiva mujaho mukuru weFrance wa1989. Moreno akakwanisa kupinda muBritish Grand Prix ya1989, asi akangopedza mavhiri maviri chete asati atambura nekumwe kukundikana kwegearbox. Yakanga isiri kusvikira 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix iyo Coloni yakakwanisa kukwanisa zvakare; panguva iyoyo, Raphanel akanga atsiviwa naEnrico Bertaggia, apo Moreno akakwanisa 15th mune izvo zvaizoratidza kuva yakanakisisa yekukwanisa kweColoni. Zvisinei, mushure mekunge Eddie Cheever weArrows aparadza C3 musi weMugovera, bapiro rekumberi rakagadziridzwa rakaparadzwa, uye Moreno akarwa kusvikira magetsi emagetsi akamumanikidza kuti arege basa pa lap 11. Iyi yaizova nguva yokupedzisira iyo Coloni yakazviita mugidhi muna 1989. 