1989 British motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 12 of 15 races in the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 6 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Shell British Motorcycle Grand Prix[1] [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Donington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 August 1989 at Donington Park.[4]
500 cc race report
[edit ]Luca Cadalora is brought in to replace Freddie Spencer, who’s been released by team manager Giacomo Agostini.
In the first lap Wayne Rainey’s in front of a group of 4 riders, with Kevin Schwantz, Christian Sarron and Eddie Lawson. Rainey and Schwantz trade the lead, while Niall Mackenzie comes up from behind. Mackenzie is having a good day, as he passes Lawson and Rainey to move into second behind Schwantz. Mackenzie takes the lead for half a lap, but Schwantz gets it back at the chicane, and soon Lawson passes him as well. Wayne Gardner retires with a mechanical.
Rainey passes Mackenzie, but Schwantz and Lawson have gotten far ahead. Schwantz takes the win from Lawson by a few bike lengths, and Rainey comes in third. With 3 rounds to go, Lawson is less than 7 points away from Rainey with 60 points still to be decided.
500 cc classification
[edit ]| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | ||
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| 1 | United States Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | 30 | 47:45.670 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2 | United States Eddie Lawson | Rothmans Kanemoto Honda | Honda | 30 | +0.970 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 3 | United States Wayne Rainey | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | 30 | +8.600 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 4 | United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | 30 | +10.940 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | France Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 30 | +28.310 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | Australia Kevin Magee | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | 30 | +38.490 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom Ron Haslam | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | 30 | +47.360 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Italy Luca Cadalora | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | 30 | +51.770 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Italy Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | 30 | +1:27.710 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 10 | United Kingdom Rob McElnea | Cabin Racing Team | Honda | 29 | +1 Lap | 11 | 6 | ||
| 11 | United States Fred Merkel | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | 29 | +1 Lap | 14 | 5 | ||
| 12 | United Kingdom Roger Burnett | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 29 | +1 Lap | 13 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Switzerland Marco Gentile | Fior Marlboro | Fior | 29 | +1 Lap | 15 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Italy Fabio Biliotti | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | 29 | +1 Lap | 20 | 2 | ||
| 15 | United Kingdom Simon Buckmaster | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | 29 | +1 Lap | 17 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Italy Marco Papa | Team Greco | Paton | 28 | +2 Laps | 23 | |||
| 17 | New Zealand Robert Holden | Honda | 28 | +2 Laps | 26 | ||||
| 18 | Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler | Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | 28 | +2 Laps | 27 | |||
| 19 | France Claude Albert | Suzuki | 28 | +2 Laps | 22 | ||||
| 20 | Luxembourg Andreas Leuthe | Librenti Corse | Suzuki | 28 | +2 Laps | 30 | |||
| 21 | Austria Josef Doppler | Honda | 28 | +2 Laps | 29 | ||||
| 22 | Spain Francisco Gonzales | Club Motocross Pozuelo | Honda | 28 | +2 Laps | 31 | |||
| 23 | United Kingdom Peter Graves | Honda | 28 | +2 Laps | 36 | ||||
| Ret | United Kingdom Ian Pratt | Racing Team Katayama | Suzuki | Retirement | 33 | ||||
| Ret | Australia Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | Retirement | 10 | ||||
| Ret | United Kingdom Mark Phillips | Suzuki | Retirement | 32 | |||||
| Ret | France Dominique Sarron | Team ROC Elf Honda | Honda | Retirement | 12 | ||||
| Ret | Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | Honda | Retirement | 25 | ||||
| Ret | France Rachel Nicotte | Chevallier Yamaha | Retirement | 16 | |||||
| Ret | Spain Juan Lopez Mella | Club Motocross Pozuelo | Honda | Retirement | 24 | ||||
| Ret | Netherlands Cees Doorakkers | HRK Motors | Honda | Retirement | 19 | ||||
| Ret | United Kingdom John Mossey | Suzuki | Retirement | 34 | |||||
| Ret | United Kingdom David Crampton | Suzuki | Retirement | 35 | |||||
| Ret | Italy Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberia | Yamaha | Retirement | 21 | ||||
| Ret | United Kingdom Alan Carter | Honda | Retirement | 18 | |||||
| DNS | United Kingdom Andy McGladdery | Honda | Did not start | 28 | |||||
| DNQ | Venezuela Larry Moreno Vacondio | Honda | Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock | Honda | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Sources:[5] [6] | |||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Donington Park | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP . Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "1989 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1989". Motogp.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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