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.

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  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)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:29.160
Fastest lap
Rider United States Wayne Rainey
Time 1:29.280
Podium
First United States Kevin Schwantz
Second United States Wayne Rainey
Third United States Eddie Lawson
250cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Sito Pons
Time 1:31.760
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Luca Cadalora
Time 1:32.260
Podium
First Spain Sito Pons
Second West Germany Reinhold Roth
Third Switzerland Jacques Cornu
80cc
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Time 1:41.893
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Peter Öttl
Second Spain Manuel Herreros
Third Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger

500 cc race report

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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 Sarron fight for fourth.

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

500 cc classification

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1   Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 30 45:10.967 1 20
2   Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 30 +1.193 2 17
3   Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda 30 +15.670 3 15
4   Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha 30 +41.545 4 13
5   Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha 30 +41.673 6 11
6   Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda 30 +1:05.736 10 10
7   Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva 30 +1:12.921 5 9
8   Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 30 +1:22.452 9 8
9   Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda 30 +1:31.927 7 7
10   Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda 29 +1 Lap 11 6
11   Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team Honda 29 +1 Lap 12 5
12   Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha 29 +1 Lap 13 4
13   Massimo Broccoli Cagiva Corse Cagiva 29 +1 Lap 16 3
14   Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda 29 +1 Lap 17 2
15   Michael Rudroff HRK Motors Honda 29 +1 Lap 19 1
16   Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda 29 +1 Lap 21
17   Marco Papa Team Greco Paton 28 +2 Laps 20
18   Stefan Klabacher Honda 28 +2 Laps 25
19   Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda 27 +3 Laps 27
20   Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda 27 +3 Laps 24
21   Rudolf Zeller Manhattan 27 +3 Laps 28
Ret   Vittorio Scatola Honda Retirement 18
Ret   Michael Kaplam Honda Retirement 26
Ret   Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Retirement 15
Ret   Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha Retirement 14
Ret   Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Suzuki Retirement 22
Ret   Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Retirement 8
DNS   Claude Albert Suzuki did not start 23
DNQ   Donato Battistoni Honda Did not qualify
DNQ   Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport Honda Did not qualify
Sources:[4][5]

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. ^ "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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