1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 9–11 June 1989 at the Automotodrom Grobnik circuit, near Rijeka.

  1989 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 15 races in the
1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date11 June 1989
Official nameYu Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationAutomotodrom Rijeka
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.168 km (2.590 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:29.160
Fastest lap
Rider Wayne Rainey
Time 1:29.280
Podium
First Kevin Schwantz
Second Wayne Rainey
Third Eddie Lawson
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Sito Pons
Time 1:31.760
Fastest lap
Rider Luca Cadalora
Time 1:32.260
Podium
First Sito Pons
Second Reinhold Roth
Third Jacques Cornu
80 cc
Pole position
Rider Stefan Dörflinger
Time 1:41.893
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Peter Öttl
Second Manuel Herreros
Third Stefan Dörflinger

500 cc race report

Another pole for Kevin Schwantz, but Wayne Rainey gets a little gap after the light, and is chased by Eddie Lawson, Schwantz, Kevin Magee and Pierfrancesco Chili. Soon, the usual trio develops at the front. Lawson takes the lead, but makes a mistake and goes off-track, letting Schwantz and Rainey through and getting dropped from the leading group, though remaining in the third place.

Schwantz wants a win and Rainey wants as many riders between him and Lawson, so Schwantz has to earn the gap he gets from Rainey. Magee and Christian Sarron fight for fourth.

Schwantz wins it ahead of Rainey and Lawson, and Rainey pulls ahead slightly in the standings.

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 45:10.967 20
2 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +1.193 17
3 Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda +15.670 15
4 Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha +41.545 13
5 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha +41.673 11
6 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1:05.736 10
7 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1:12.921 9
8 Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki +1:22.452 8
9 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda +1:31.927 7
10 Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda +1 Lap 6
11 Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team Honda +1 Lap 5
12 Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha +1 Lap 4
13 Massimo Broccoli Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 Lap 3
14 Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda +1 Lap 2
15 Michael Rudroff HRK Motors Honda +1 Lap 1
16 Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda +1 Lap
17 Marco Papa Team Greco Paton +2 Laps
18 Stefan Klabacher Honda +2 Laps
19 Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda +3 Laps
20 Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda +3 Laps
21 Rudolf Zeller Manhattan +3 Laps
Ret Vittorio Scatola Honda Retirement
Ret Michael Kaplam Honda Retirement
Ret Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Retirement
Ret Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha Retirement
Ret Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Suzuki Retirement
Ret Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retirement
DNQ Donato Battistoni Honda Did not qualify
DNQ Claude Albert Suzuki Did not qualify
DNQ Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport Honda Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. "Info". Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. "1989 Yugoslavian MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 1989-06-11. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. "· YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1989". Motogp.com. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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