1989 Superbike World Championship

The 1989 Superbike World Championship was the second FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 27 March at Donington Park and finished on 19 November at Manfeild Autocourse after 11 rounds.

1989 Superbike World Championship
Previous: 1988 Next: 1990

American Fred Merkel won his second riders' championship and Honda won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1 Donington 27 March Raymond Roche Roger Burnett Fabrizio Pirovano Belgarda Yamaha Report
R2 Raymond Roche Giancarlo Falappa Bimota SpA
2 R1 Hungaroring 30 April Fred Merkel Raymond Roche Fred Merkel Team Rumi RCM Report
R2 Fred Merkel Fred Merkel Team Rumi RCM
3 R1 Mosport 4 June Fred Merkel Raymond Roche Fred Merkel Team Rumi RCM Report
R2 Fred Merkel Giancarlo Falappa Bimota SpA
4 R1 Brainerd 11 June Fred Merkel Not recorded[1] Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli Report
R2 Not recorded[1] Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
5 R1 Österreichring 2 July Raymond Roche Baldassarre Monti Alex Vieira Honda Motul Report
R2 Stéphane Mertens Stéphane Mertens Total Bel Ray
6 R1 Paul Ricard 30 July Raymond Roche Mike Baldwin Stéphane Mertens Total Bel Ray Report
R2 Giancarlo Falappa Giancarlo Falappa Bimota SpA
7 R1 Sugo 27 August Doug Polen Michael Dowson Doug Polen Yoshimura Suzuki Sietto GP-1 Report
R2 Kenihiro Iwahashi Michael Dowson Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team
8 R1 Hockenheim 17 September Raymond Roche Raymond Roche Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli Report
R2 Raymond Roche Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
9 R1 Pergusa 24 September Giancarlo Falappa Stéphane Mertens Stéphane Mertens Total Bel Ray Report
R2 Raymond Roche Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
10 R1 Oran Park 12 November Michael Dowson Malcolm Campbell Peter Goddard Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team Report
R2 Fabrizio Pirovano Michael Dowson Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team
11 R1 Manfeild 19 November Fred Merkel Michael Dowson Terry Rymer Team Loctite Yamaha Report
R2 Aaron Slight Stéphane Mertens Total Bel Ray

Championship standings

Riders' standings
Rank Rider Manufacturer Points Wins
1 Fred Merkel Honda 272 3
2 Stéphane Mertens Honda 265 4
3 Raymond Roche Ducati 222 5
4 Fabrizio Pirovano Yamaha 208 1
5 Anders Andersson Yamaha 159 0
6 Giancarlo Falappa Bimota 139 3
7 Terry Rymer Yamaha 134 1
8 Baldassarre Monti Ducati 99 0
9 Jari Suhonen Yamaha 90 0
10 Michael Dowson Yamaha 79 2
11 Rob Phillis Kawasaki 79 0
12 Mike Baldwin Bimota 74 0
13 Patrick Igoa Kawasaki 64 0
14 Aaron Slight Kawasaki 54 0
15 Alex Vieira Honda 51 1
16 Malcolm Campbell Honda 48 0
17 Davide Tardozzi Bimota 39 0
18 Reuben McMurter Honda 38 0
19 Roger Burnett Honda 36 0
20 Tadahiko Sohwa Kawasaki 36 0
21 Doug Polen Suzuki 33 1
22 Rob McElnea Yamaha 28 0
23 Ernst Gschwender Suzuki 28 0
24 Kenihiro Iwahashi Honda 27 0
25 Andreas Hofmann Honda 27 0
26 Massimo Broccoli Ducati 26 0
27 Renè Rasmussen Suzuki 26 0
28 Peter Goddard Yamaha 20 1
29 Steve Crevier Yamaha 20 0
30 Tommy Douglas Yamaha 20 0
31 Tetsuro Arata Yamaha 18 0
32 Peter Rubatto Bimota 17 0
33 Fabio Biliotti Bimota 17 0
34 Brian Morrison Honda 17 0
35 Gary Goodfellow Suzuki 16 0
36 Jean Yves Mounier Yamaha 15 0
37 Renè Bongers Yamaha 15 0
38 Pierre Bolle Kawasaki 14 0
39 Paul Iddon Yamaha 14 0
40 Andy McGladdery Honda 14 0

Manufacturers' standings
Pos Manufacturer Pts
1 Honda 368
2 Yamaha 335
3 Ducati 270
4 Bimota 208
5 Kawasaki 166
6 Suzuki 120

Notes
  • The points allocation system was: 1st=20, 2nd=17, 3rd=15, 4th=13, 5th=11, 6th=10, 7th=9, 8th=8, 9th=7, 10th=6, 11th=5, 12th=4, 13th=3, 14th=2, 15th=1

References
  1. "Brainerd 1990". wsb-archives.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2014. Lap record: None (Not recorded in 1989)
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