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]

Austria  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)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:19.230
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:19.150
Podium
First United States Kevin Schwantz
Second United States Eddie Lawson
Third United States Wayne Rainey
250cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Sito Pons
Time 1:24.690
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Sito Pons
Time 1:24.690
Podium
First Spain Sito Pons
Second Switzerland Jacques Cornu
Third West Germany Martin Wimmer
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Time 1:32.580
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Àlex Crivillé
Time 1:38.130
Podium
First Netherlands Hans Spaan
Second Spain Julián Miralles
Third Spain Àlex Crivillé

500 cc race report

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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

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1   Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 29 38:39.005 1 20
2   Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda 29 +2.130 2 17
3   Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 29 +19.900 3 15
4   Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha 29 +37.830 5 13
5   Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 29 +38.140 7 11
6   Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda 29 +38.500 4 10
7   Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 29 +38.910 6 9
8   Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda 29 +56.770 10 8
9   Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 29 +58.040 9 7
10   Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda 29 +1:03.590 8 6
11   Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team Honda 29 +1:15.170 11 5
12   Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha 28 +1 Lap 14 4
13   Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda 28 +1 Lap 15 3
14   Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior 27 +2 Laps 16 2
15   Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda 27 +2 Laps 17 1
16   Josef Doppler Honda 27 +2 Laps 19
17   Georg Robert Jung Romer Telefix Honda 27 +2 Laps 18
18   Stefan Klabacher Honda 27 +2 Laps 21
19   Michael Rudroff HRK Motors Honda 27 +2 Laps 22
20   Karl Dauer PC Racing Honda 27 +2 Laps 24
21   Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda 27 +2 Laps 23
22   Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda 27 +2 Laps 26
23   Pavel Dekanek Honda 26 +3 Laps 30
24   Rudolf Zeller Manhattan 26 +3 Laps 27
25   Hans Klingebiel Honda 26 +3 Laps 25
26   Thomas Berghammer Suzuki 26 +3 Laps 29
Ret   Alois Meyer Rallye Sport Honda Retirement 28
Ret   Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement 12
Ret   Juan Lopez Mella Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda Retirement 20
DNS   Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Did not start 13
DNQ   Larry Moreno Vacondio Suzuki Did not qualify
Sources:[5][6]

References

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  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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