1989 Dutch TT

Netherlands  1989 Dutch TT
Race details
Race 9 of 15 races in the
1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 24 June 1989
Official name Dutch TT[1][2][3]
Location TT Circuit Assen
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.049 km (3.759 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kevin Schwantz
Time 2:09.850
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kevin Schwantz
Time 2:09.160
Podium
First United States Wayne Rainey
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third France Christian Sarron
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Sito Pons
Time 2:15.100
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Sito Pons
Time 2:15.090
Podium
First Germany Reinhold Roth
Second Spain Sito Pons
Third Switzerland Jacques Cornu
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Netherlands Hans Spaan
Time 2:25.200
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Ezio Gianola
Time 2:24.840
Podium
First Netherlands Hans Spaan
Second Spain Àlex Crivillé
Third Spain Julian Miralles
80 cc
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Time 2:33.359
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Peter Öttl
Time 2:31.900
Podium
First Germany Peter Öttl
Second Spain Manuel Herreros
Third Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger

The 1989 Dutch TT was the ninth round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 June 1989 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.[4]

500 cc race report

Wayne Gardner is back for the first time since the Laguna crash that broke his leg. Kevin Schwantz gets 5 poles in a row, with Wayne Rainey second on the line. Green light and it’s Schwantz, Rainey, Pierfrancesco Chili and Eddie Lawson at the front.

Down the field, Gardner get past Mick Doohan, while Schwantz begins to get a gap. With one lap to go, Schwantz’ Suzuki dies, and Rainey cruises to the win, followed by Lawson and Christian Sarron.

500 cc classification

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 43:42.080 20
2 United States Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda +6.970 17
3 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +9.840 15
4 Australia Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +22.110 13
5 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +30.080 11
6 Australia Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +30.320 10
7 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +31.110 9
8 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +49.550 8
9 Australia Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +55.840 7
10 United Kingdom Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team Honda +1:25.430 6
11 United States Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva +2:04.960 5
12 Italy Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha +1 Lap 4
13 United States Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1 Lap 3
14 Switzerland Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior +1 Lap 2
15 Netherlands Cees Doorakkers HRK Motors Honda +1 Lap 1
16 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1 Lap
17 West Germany Michael Rudroff HRK Motors Honda +1 Lap
18 Italy Michele Valdo Honda +1 Lap
19 United Kingdom Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap
20 Italy Marco Papa Team Greco Paton +1 Lap
21 West Germany Petr Schleef Schuh Racing Team Honda +2 Laps
22 West Germany Martin Troesch Honda +2 Laps
23 Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +2 Laps
24 Switzerland Felix Beck Honda +2 Laps
25 West Germany Alois Meyer Rallye Sport Honda +2 Laps
Ret Czechoslovakia Pavel Dekanek Honda Retirement
Ret Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Suzuki Retirement
Ret Austria Josef Doppler Honda Retirement
Ret Austria Karl Truchsess Honda Retirement
Ret United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki Retirement
Ret Spain Juan Lopez Mella Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda Retirement
Ret Belgium Stephane Mertens Honda Retirement
Ret Sweden Peter Linden Team Heukeroff Honda Retirement
Ret Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock Honda Retirement
DNS France Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda Did not start
DNS France Rachel Nicotte Chevallier Yamaha Did not start
DNQ Spain Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda Did not qualify
DNQ United Kingdom Ian Pratt Racing Team Katayama Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Republic of Ireland Tony Carey Spondon Spondon Yamaha Did not qualify
Sources: [5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. ↑ "1989 Dutch TT MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1989". Motogp.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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