1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 June 1989 at the Salzburgring.[4]

  1989 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 15 races in the
1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4 June 1989
Official nameGroßer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3]
LocationSalzburgring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.326 km (2.688 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:19.230
Fastest lap
Rider Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:19.150
Podium
First Kevin Schwantz
Second Eddie Lawson
Third Wayne Rainey
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Sito Pons
Time 1:24.690
Fastest lap
Rider Sito Pons
Time 1:24.690
Podium
First Sito Pons
Second Jacques Cornu
Third Martin Wimmer
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Jorge Martínez
Time 1:32.580
Fastest lap
Rider Àlex Crivillé
Time 1:38.130
Podium
First Hans Spaan
Second Julián Miralles
Third Àlex Crivillé

500 cc race report

Another pole for Kevin Schwantz, with Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey on his left as the light turns green. Lawson leads a large group through the first lap, with Rainey, Schwantz and about 4 other riders. Soon it’s a trio of the leading riders, until Schwantz begins to desperately open a gap, his bike squirming and bucking into the corners. A red mist seems to descend on Rainey, as he passes Lawson on the outside to briefly move into second, while Ron Haslam leads a fight for fourth that includes Christian Sarron, Pierfrancesco Chili, Kevin Magee and Mick Doohan, the last going off track trying to come to terms with the pace.

Schwantz enlarges his gap, while Lawson drops Rainey, which turns out to be the podium order. Rainey’s 13 point lead over Lawson is down to 11.

500cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 38:39.005 20
2 Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda +2.130 17
3 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +19.900 15
4 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +37.830 13
5 Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +38.140 11
6 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +38.500 10
7 Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +38.910 9
8 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +56.770 8
9 Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +58.040 7
10 Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +1:03.590 6
11 Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team Honda +1:15.170 5
12 Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha +1 Lap 4
13 Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap 3
14 Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior +2 Laps 2
15 Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +2 Laps 1
16 Josef Doppler Honda +2 Laps
17 Georg Robert Jung Romer Telefix Honda +2 Laps
18 Stefan Klabacher Honda +2 Laps
19 Michael Rudroff HRK Motors Honda +2 Laps
20 Karl Dauer PC Racing Honda +2 Laps
21 Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +2 Laps
22 Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda +2 Laps
23 Pavel Dekanek Honda +3 Laps
24 Rudolf Zeller Manhattan +3 Laps
25 Hans Klingebiel Honda +3 Laps
26 Thomas Berghammer Suzuki +3 Laps
Ret Alois Meyer Rallye Sport Honda Retirement
Ret Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement
Ret Juan Lopez Mella Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda Retirement
DNS Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Did not start
DNQ Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[5][6]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. "Info". Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. "1989 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  6. "motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1989". www.motogp.com.
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