1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1989 World Champions
Eddie Lawson (pictured at Suzuka) became the 500cc world champion
Sito Pons (pictured at Suzuka) became the 250cc world champion

The 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 41st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Season summary

Defending champion Eddie Lawson stunned most observers by switching from the Yamaha to Honda in the offseason then proceeded to win the championship, becoming the first man to win two consecutive 500cc championships on two different brands. On why he left Yamaha for Honda: "Giacomo Agostini, the Marlboro Yamaha team manager, started playing games, saying stuff like, 'I don't know if we can pay you the same as we did in 1988.' I'd just won my third title, so that was tough to hear. Also, I found out Ago was talking to Kevin Schwantz. I met with Erv and told him that I needed a change. When Marlboro discovered I was talking with Honda, they doubled their offer, but it was too late. I actually took a pay cut to ride the Honda."[1]

Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz continued to perform impressively while Freddie Spencer made a less than successful comeback attempt with the Marlboro Yamaha team. Australian Wayne Gardner was out for most of the season after breaking his leg at Laguna Seca but not before winning the inaugural Grand Prix in his home country. Another Australian made his Grand Prix debut for the Rothmans Honda team with Mick Doohan scoring a third-place finish at the Hockenheimring. The FIM awarded half points for the rain-drenched Belgian Grand Prix after organisers restarted the race three times contrary to FIM race regulations. The Nations Grand Prix at Misano was boycotted by most of the top riders for safety reasons.

Sito Pons won a second consecutive 250 championship for Honda while Spanish teenager, Àlex Crivillé won the 125 crown on a Rotax-powered JJ Cobas motorcycle designed by Antonio Cobas. Derbi rider Manuel Herreros had the honor of winning the final 80cc world championship as the class would be discontinued after 1989.

As of 2025, this was the last time Honda and the same engine manufacturer won the MotoGP and Formula One double world manufacturer's titles in the same year to date.

1989 Grand Prix season calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1989:[2][3]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 26 March Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka Circuit
2 9 April Swan Premium Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
3 16 April Dunlop USGP Laguna Seca Raceway
4 30 April Marlboro Gran Premio de España de Motociclismo Circuito Permanente de Jerez
5 14 May G.P. Delle Nazioni Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica
6 28 May Großer Preis von Deutschland für Motorräder Hockenheimring
7 4 June Großer Preis von Österreich Salzburgring
8 11 June Yu Grand Prix Automotodrom Rijeka
9 24 June Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen
10 2 July Belgium Motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
11 16 July Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit
12 6 August Shell British Motorcycle Grand Prix Donington Park
13 13 August Swedish TT Scandinavian Raceway
14 27 August Grand Prix CSSR-Brno Brno Circuit
15 17 September Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia

Calendar changes

Participants

500cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Team Rothmans/Kanemoto Honda Honda Honda NSR500 1 Eddie Lawson 1–4, 6–15
Rothmans Honda/HRC Honda Honda NSR500 2 Wayne Gardner 1–3, 9–13, 15
17 Roger Burnett 12
27 Mick Doohan 1–11, 15
Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 3 Wayne Rainey 1–4, 6–15
5 Kevin Magee 1–3, 6–15
26 Norihiko Fujiwara 1
Team Roberts Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 49 John Kocinski 10
Team Gauloises Blondes Mobil 1 Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 4 Christian Sarron 1–4, 6–15
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 6 Niall Mackenzie 1–4, 6, 8–15
19 Freddie Spencer 1–4, 6–11
53 Luca Cadalora 12
25 Alberto Rota 14
Team Elf Honda/ROC Honda Honda NSR500 7 Dominique Sarron 1–4, 6–8, 12, 15
55
56 		Adrien Morillas 11, 13–15
Team Pepsi Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 8 Ron Haslam 1–4, 6–9, 12–15
34 Kevin Schwantz All
Schick Advantage Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 42 Osamu Hiwatashi 1
Team Suzuki Deutschland Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 50 Ernst Gschwender 6
Minolta Suzuki France Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 33 Thierry Crine 11
HB Honda Gallina Team Honda Honda NSR500 9 Pierfrancesco Chili All
33
84 		Fred Merkel 5, 11–12
Cabin Racing Team Honda Honda NSR500 10 Rob McElnea 6–15
25 Bubba Shobert 1–3
Cagiva Corse Cagiva Cagiva C589 12 Randy Mamola 1–4, 6–11, 14–15
29 Massimo Broccoli 4–6
29 Raymond Roche 11
HRK Motors Honda Honda RS500 14 Michael Rudroff 2–9, 14
54
56 		Cees Doorakkers 9–12, 14
Team Iberna Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 15 Alessandro Valesi All
Team Greco - Paton Paton Paton V115 500 16 Marco Papa 4–5, 8–12, 14
Tech-21/Team Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 21 Tadahiko Taira 1–4, 13–14
26 Norihiko Fujiwara 5–6
Nescafe Can RT Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 48 Kunio Machii 1
Römer Racing Switzerland Honda Honda RS500 24 Bruno Kneubühler 3–4, 6–14
Marlboro Fior Team Fior Fior C89 32 Marco Gentile 1–12
Racing Team Katayama Honda Honda RS500 35
46
36 		Simon Buckmaster All
44 Ian Pratt 4, 12
54 Fabio Biliotti 11–14
Team Doppler Honda Honda RS500 35 Josef Doppler 4–7, 9–10, 12, 14
Racing Team Librenti Corse Librenti
Suzuki 		Librenti 500
Suzuki RG 500 		36
37 		Andy Leuthe 4–5, 8–9, 11–14
Dr. Browns Racing Suzuki Suzuki RG 500 48 Eugene Brown 3
Vincenzo Cascino Suzuki Suzuki RG 500 32
53 		Vincenzo Cascino 3, 6, 14–15
Harry Heutmerkers Suzuki Suzuki RG 500 Bakker 39 Harry Heutmerkers 14
Torbjorn Bastiansen Suzuki Suzuki RGB 500 50 Torbjorn Bastiansen 13
John Mossey Suzuki Suzuki RGB 500 59 John Mossey 12
MotoDepot Suzuki Suzuki RG 500 Gamma 51 Jean Paul Lecointe 11
Fernando Gonzalez Honda Honda RS500 40
33 		Fernando González de Nicolás 1–8, 10–12, 14–15
Club Moto Cross Pozuelo Honda Honda RS500 41
30 		Juan López Mella 4–7, 9, 11–15
Team Schmassmann Honda Honda RS500 36
56
38 		Niggi Schmassman 2–15
Yamaha Racing Australia Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 42 Michael Dowson 2
HRC Honda Honda NSR500 11 Shunji Yatsushiro 1
40 Shinichi Ito 1
41 Hikaru Miyagi 1
Malcolm Campbell 2
Millar Racing Honda Honda RS500 93 Eddie Laycock 9–12
Rob Holden Racing Honda Honda RS500 51 Rob Holden 12
Uvex Manhattan Honda Honda RS500 Bakker 30
33 		Rudolf Zeller 7, 14
Wernberger Honda Honda RS500 Bakker 41 Pavel Dekanek 10, 14
Plaisir - Jacadi Racing Chevallier Honda Honda RS500 44 Rachel Nicotte 6, 9
Rallye Sport Honda Honda RS500 30 Alois Meyer 6–7, 9, 14
16 Helmut Schutz 6, 8
Source: [4]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

250cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Campsa Honda Team Honda Honda NSR250 1 Sito Pons All
Ducados Yamaha Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 2 Joan Garriga All
Team Lucky Strike Elf Honda Honda NSR250 3 Jacques Cornu All
Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 4 Didier de Radiguès All
18 Iván Palazzese 2–5
Aprilia Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 59 Marcellino Lucchi 6, 9
HB Römer Team Honda Honda NSR250 5 Reinhold Roth All
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 6 Luca Cadalora All
Team Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 7 Jean-Philippe Ruggia 1–11
Team Repsol Honda Honda Honda NSR250 8 Carlos Cardús All
Ajinomoto Honda/HRC Honda Honda NSR250 9 Masahiro Shimizu 1–7, 9–15
FMV Honda Honda RS250R 10 Carlos Lavado 1-8
Team Rudy Project Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 10 Carlos Lavado 9–15
31 Fabio Barchitta 1–6
HB CR1 Racing Team Honda Honda Honda NSR250 13 Loris Reggiani 1–4, 6–12, 15
Team Hein Gericke Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 14 Martin Wimmer 1–13, 15
Yamaha TZ 250 55
37 		Bernhard Schick ??
Levior Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 15 Manfred Herweh 7, 10, 12–14
Hostettler / SPI Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 16 August Auinger 1–14
HB Rallye Sport Team Honda Honda NSR250 17 Helmut Bradl All
Team Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 19 John Kocinski 1, 3
Team Uvex Aprilia Telefix Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 20 Harald Eckl All
Team Italia Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 21 Fausto Ricci 1–4, 7–14
52
54 		Alberto Rota 14
Team Elit Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 22 Renzo Colleoni 4–12, 14–15
SK Vöst Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 23 Andy Preining 1–14
Racing Team Katayama Honda Honda RS250R 24 Andy Leisner ??
RTK Lotus Quartz Honda Honda NSR250 40
49 		Daniel Amatriaín 1–14
Venemotos Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 25 Alex Barros 1–3, 5, 7–15
26 Luis Lavado 1–2, 10–11, 14–15
Yamaha Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 28 Toshihiko Honma 1, 11–13
Team Ducados Yamaha Puig Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 30 Alberto Puig All
Samson Sharp Racing Honda Honda RS250R 32 Wilco Zeelenberg 4–14
Docshop Wevamed Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 33 Garry Cowan All
50
48 		Patrick van den Goorbergh 1–2, 4, 8–14
Team Ciampini Honda Honda RS250R 35 Stefano Caracchi 3–6, 8–10, 12–14
St Yrian Motos Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 36 Jean Foray 2–5, 7–8, 11, 13–14
Schwabengarage & Reifenzenter Zürn Honda Honda RS250R 38
41 		Jochen Schmid 1–8, 11–15
D Gallacher/Bradgate Containers Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 39 Kevin Mitchell 1, 4, 7–8, 11–12
Motul Forza Shoei Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 41
44 		Jean-François Baldé 1–3, 5–9, 12–15
Clermont Ferrand Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 43 Adrien Morillas 11, 13–15
Aprilia France Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 45 Alain Bronec 4–8, 10–15
Nava Racing Team Seel-Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 46
34 		Hans Becker 5–13
AGV Pileri LM Honda Honda RS250R 51
59
45 		Paolo Casoli 1–2, 4, 11–15
70
46
48
42 		Maurizio Vitali 5–14
Swiss Yamaha Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 56
50 		Urs Jücker 5, 8, 14
?? Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 57 Darren Milner 2
Cabin Racing Honda Honda Honda NSR250 58 Tadayuki Okada 1
Gazzaniga Corse Gazzaniga Gazzaniga 250 GP 60
46 		Virginio Ferrari 6–7, 14
Edwin Honda Honda Honda NSR250 65 Jim Filice 1, 3
Yamaha Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 57 Toshinobu Shiomori 1
Source: [5]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Date Race Location 80cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report
1 26 March Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Ezio Gianola John Kocinski Kevin Schwantz Report
2 9 April Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Àlex Crivillé Sito Pons Wayne Gardner Report
3 16 April United States Grand Prix Laguna Seca John Kocinski Wayne Rainey Report
4 30 April Spanish Grand Prix Jerez Herri Torrontegui Àlex Crivillé Luca Cadalora Eddie Lawson Report
5 14 May Nations Grand Prix Misano Jorge Martínez Ezio Gianola Sito Pons Pierfrancesco Chili Report
6 28 May German Grand Prix Hockenheim Peter Öttl Àlex Crivillé Sito Pons Wayne Rainey Report
7 4 June Austrian Grand Prix Salzburgring Hans Spaan Sito Pons Kevin Schwantz Report
8 11 June Yugoslavian Grand Prix Automotodrom Rijeka Peter Öttl Sito Pons Kevin Schwantz Report
9 24 June Dutch TT Assen Peter Öttl Hans Spaan Reinhold Roth Wayne Rainey Report
10 2 July Belgian Grand Prix Spa Hans Spaan Jacques Cornu Eddie Lawson Report
11 16 July French Grand Prix Le Mans Jorge Martínez Carlos Cardús Eddie Lawson Report
12 6 August British Grand Prix Donington Hans Spaan Sito Pons Kevin Schwantz Report
13 13 August Swedish Grand Prix Anderstorp Àlex Crivillé Sito Pons Eddie Lawson Report
14 27 August Czechoslovak Grand Prix Brno Herri Torrontegui Àlex Crivillé Reinhold Roth Kevin Schwantz Report
15 17 September Brazilian Grand Prix Goiânia Luca Cadalora Kevin Schwantz Report

500cc riders' standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Rider Team Machine JPN
 AUS
 USA
 ESP
 NAT
 GER
 AUT
 YUG
 NED
 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 SWE
 CZE
 BRA
 Pts[6]
1 Eddie Lawson Rothmans-Kanemoto Honda-HRC NSR500 3 5 3 1 Ret 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 228
2 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts YZR500 2 2 1 2 Ret 1 3 2 1 3 3 3 Ret 3 3 210.5
3 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 7 3 6 4 Ret 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 2 4 8 165.5
4 Kevin Schwantz Team Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 Ret 2 2 1 Ret 1 1 162.5
5 Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts YZR500 5 4 4 7 5 4 4 7 5 6 5 7 6 138.5
6 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team NSR500 Ret Ret 7 6 1 4 6 9 5 6 6 9 7 5 Ret 122
7 Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini YZR500 6 Ret 5 3 Ret Ret 12 8 10 7 4 4 6 9 103
8 Ron Haslam Team Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 12 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 8 7 7 6 8 5 86
9 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda-HRC NSR500 Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 3 8 6 9 8 8 4 81
10 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda-HRC NSR500 4 1 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 7 67
11 Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team NSR500 Ret 10 11 11 10 11 9 10 9 12 12 52.5
12 Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama RS500 12 13 13 2 14 13 14 19 15 14 15 12 21 14 43.5
13 Alessandro Valesi Team Iberna YZR500 Ret 11 11 10 Ret 13 12 Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 11 14 13 40
14 Tadahiko Taira Tech-21/Team Yamaha YZR500 8 6 Ret 8 10 9 39
15 Dominique Sarron Team Elf Honda/ROC NSR500 18 10 10 9 Ret 8 10 10 Ret Ret 39
16 Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini YZR500 14 Ret 5 Ret 9 9 Ret 13 9 Ret 33.5
17 Marco Gentile Marlboro Fior Team Fior C89 20 13 12 12 4 Ret 14 Ret 14 12 Ret 13 33
18 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse C589 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 11 23 11 11 11 33
19 Adrien Morillas Team Elf Honda/ROC NSR500 10 8 10 10 26
20 Michael Rudroff HRK Motors RS500 15 15 20 3 21 19 15 17 20 18
21 Norihiko Fujiwara Tech-21/Team Yamaha YZR500 9 Ret 6 17
22 Bubba Shobert Cabin Racing Team NSR500 11 Ret 9 12
23 Josef Doppler Team Doppler RS500 18 5 22 16 Ret 16 21 24 11
24 Alois Mayer Rallye Sport RS500 6 Ret Ret 25 10
25 Romolo Balbi RS500 7 9
26 Fernando González de Nicolás Fernando González RS500 23 Ret 16 Ret 8 DNQ 22 19 DNQ 21 24 22 DNQ 25 16 8
27 Luca Cadalora Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini YZR500 8 8
28 Massimo Broccoli Cagiva Corse C589 11 Ret 13 8
29 Niggi Schmassman Team Schmassmann RS500 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret 21 20 23 19 21 Ret 16 Ret 17 8
30 Michael Dowson Yamaha Racing Australia YZR500 9 7
31 Andreas Leuthe Racing Team Librenti Corse Librenti 500/ RG500 Ret 9 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 23 7
32 Shinichi Ito Honda HRC NSR500 10 6
33 Fabio Biliotti Racing Team Katayama RS500 15 14 13 19 6
34 Bruno Kneubühler Römer Racing Switzerland RS500 14 16 Ret 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 14 18 6
35 John Kocinski Team Roberts YZR500 5 5.5
36 Ernst Gschwender Team Suzuki Deutschland RGV500 11 5
37 Roger Burnett Rothmans Honda-HRC NSR500 12 4
38 Thierry Crine Minolta Suzuki France RGV500 12 4
39 Juan Manuel Lopez Mella Club Moto Cross Pozuelo RS500 14 Ret 19 Ret Ret 18 Ret 15 16 15 4
40 Alberto Rota Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini YZR500 13 3
41 Shunji Yatsushiro Honda HRC NSR500 13 3
42 Cees Doorakkers HRK Motors RS500 15 13 25 Ret Ret 2.5
43 Eddie Laycock Millar Racing RS500 15 Ret 14 16 DNQ 17 2
44 Kunio Machii Nescafe Can RT Yamaha YZR500 15 1
45 Peter Linden Team Heukeroff RS500 23 Ret Ret 15 1
46 Hansjoerg Butz RS500 16 0
47 Marco Papa Team Greco-Paton V115 500 Ret Ret DNQ 17 20 18 Ret 16 Ret 0
48 Shinji Katayama Yamaha YZR500 17 0
49 Vincenzo Cascino Vincenzo Cascino RG500 17 DNQ 26 Ret 0
50 Claude Albert RG500 17 19 19 0
51 Rachel Nicotte Plaisir-Jacadi Racing RS500 17 Ret Ret 0
52 Georg Jung RS500 Ret 17 0
53 Robert Holden Robert Holden Racing RS500 17 0
54 Timo Paavilainen RG500 17 0
55 Vittorio Scatola RG500 Ret 18 Ret DNQ 0
56 Stefan Klabacher RS500 Ret 24 18 18 22 0
57 Michele Valdo RS500 18 0
58 Katsunori Shinozaki Suzuki RGV500 19 0
59 Steve Williams YZR500 19 0
60 Peter Schleef RS500 20 21 0
61 Karl Dauer RS500 Ret 20 Ret 0
62 Hans Klingebiel RS500 26 25 20 0
63 Jean-Paul Lecointe MotoDepot RG500 20 0
64 Keiji Kinoshita RS500 21 0
65 Ian Pratt Racing Team Katayama RS500 21 DNQ Ret DNQ 0
66 Rudolf Zeller Uvex Manhattan Honda Bakker RS500 24 21 27 0
67 Kenmei Matsumoto RS500 22 0
68 Fabian Pilloud RS500 22 0
69 Martin Trosch RS500 Ret 22 0
70 Mark Phillips RG500 22 Ret 0
71 Pascal Seguela RS500 22 0
72 Pavol Dekanek Wernberger RS500 23 Ret Ret 28 0
73 Bernard Gitton Fior Fior C89 23 0
74 Peter Graves RS500 23 0
75 Felix Beck RS500 24 0
76 Helmut Schutz Rallye Sport RS500 25 DNQ Ret 0
77 Anton Berghammer RG500 26 0
78 Dario Marchetti RS500 29 0
79 Harry Heutmekers Harry Heutmekers RG500 30 0
80 Michael Kaplan RS500 Ret 31 0
81 Alan Carter RS500 Ret Ret 0
82 Fred Merkel HB Honda Gallina Team RS500 Ret 11 5
83 Doug Polen Suzuki RGV500 Ret 0
84 Hikaru Miyagi Honda HRC NSR500 Ret 0
85 Norio Iobe Honda HRC RS500 Ret 0
86 Osamu Hiwatashi Schick Advantage Suzuki RGV500 Ret 0
87 Greg Drew PRP PRP Ret 0
88 James Judd YZR500 Ret 0
89 Malcolm Campbell Honda HRC RS500 Ret 0
90 Eugene Brown Dr. Browns Racing RG500 Ret 0
91 Larry Moreno Vacondio RG500 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0
92 Raymond Roche Cagiva Corse C589 Ret Ret 0
93 Roland Busch RS500 Ret 0
94 Karl Truchsess RG500 Ret 0
95 Stephane Mertens RS500 Ret 0
96 Bernard Andrault RS500 Ret 0
97 Patrick Leruste Fior Fior C89 Ret 0
98 Patrick Salles Fior Fior C89 Ret 0
99 David Crampton RG500 Ret 0
100 John Mossey John Mossey RG500 Ret 0
101 Torbjorn Bastiansen Torbjorn Bastiansen RG500 Ret 0
Sources:[7][8]

250cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Team Machine Points Wins
1 Sito Pons 1 Spain Campsa-Honda NSR250 262 7
2 Reinhold Roth 5 Germany HB Römer-Honda NSR250 190 2
3 Jacques Cornu 3 Switzerland Lucky Strike Elf-Honda NSR250 187 1
4 Carlos Cardús 9 Spain Repsol-Honda NSR250 162 1
5 Luca Cadalora 6 Italy Marlboro Yamaha-Agostini YZR250 127 2
6 Masahiro Shimizu 10 Japan Ajinomoto-Honda NSR250 116 0
7 Jean-Philippe Ruggia 7 France Gauloises Blondes-Yamaha YZR250 110 0
8 Juan Garriga 2 Spain Ducados-Yamaha YZR250 98 0
9 Helmut Bradl 17 Germany HB Rallye Sport-Honda NSR250 88 0
10 Martin Wimmer 14 Germany Hein Gericke-Aprilia RS250 62 0
11 Loris Reggiani 52
12 Didier De Radigues 51
13 Wilco Zeelenberg 41
14 John Kocinski 40
15 Toshihiko Honma 36
16 Jochen Schmid 36
17 Carlos Lavado 31
18 Alex Barros 30
19 Garry Cowan 25
20 Jim Filice 22
21 Renzo Colleoni 21
22 Ivan Palazzese 19
23 Alberto Puig 18
24 Harald Eckl 18
25 Marcellino Lucchi 17
26 Daniel Amatriain 14
27 Alain Bronec 11
28 Tadayuki Okada 10
29 Toshinobu Shiomori 9
30 Jose Morillas 9
31 Stefano Caracchi 9
32 Fausto Ricci 8
33 Alberto Rota 6
34 Patrick van den Goorbergh 6
35 Daryl Beattie 4
36 Kevin Mitchell 4
37 Paolo Casoli 4
38 Andy Preining 4
39 Maurizio Vitali 2
40 Luis Lavado 2
41 Junya Arai 1
41 Harald Becker 1
41 Manfred Herweh 1
41 August Auinger 1
Sources:[9][10]

125cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Àlex Crivillé 28 Spain JJ Cobas 166 5
2 Hans Spaan 3 Netherlands Honda 152 4
3 Ezio Gianola 2 Italy Honda 138 2
4 Hisashi Unemoto 11 Japan Honda 104
5 Fausto Gresini 22 Italy Aprilia 102
6 Koji Takada 18 Japan Honda 99
7 Stefan Prein 8 West Germany Honda 92
8 Julian Miralles 4 Spain Derbi 90
9 Jorge Martínez 1 Spain Derbi 72 1
10 Alan Scott 12 United States Honda 54
11 Adi Stadler 53
12 Robin Milton 46
13 Luis Miguel Reyes 35
14 Domenico Brigaglia 34
15 Dirk Raudies 29
16 Alfred Waibel 25
17 Taru Rinne 23
18 Lucio Pietroniro 22
19 Bruno Casanova 20
20 Doriano Romboni 20
21 Flemming Kistrup 18
22 Robin Appleyard 18
23 Thierry Feuz 15
24 Masayuki Hirose 13
25 Herri Torrontegui 13
26 Kenichi Yoshida 11
27 Jean Claude Selini 11
28 Masato Shima 10
29 Corrado Catalano 10
30 Johnny Wickstroem 10
31 Yutaka Fujihara 9
32 Kazuaki Yamashita 8
33 Hubert Abold 8
34 Shinichi Fujiyama 7
35 Kazuja Yamada 6
36 Gerhard Waibel 6
37 Mike Leitner 4
38 Gabriele Debbia 3
39 Jean Pierre Jeandat 3
40 Stuart Edwards 3
42 Bady Hassaine 2
42 Josef Fischer 2
44 Alex Bedford 1
44 Heinz Lüthi 1
44 Herve Duffard 1

80cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Manuel Herreros 4 Spain Derbi 92
2 Stefan Dörflinger 3 Switzerland Krauser 80
3 Peter Öttl 5 West Germany Krauser 75 3
4 Herri Torrontegui Spain Krauser 75 2
5 Gabriele Gnani 10 Italy Gnani 45
6 Paolo Priori Italy Krauser 41
7 Bogdan Nikolov 6 Bulgaria Krauser 40
8 Jorge Martínez Spain Derbi 35 1
9 Jaime Mariano Spain Casal 33
10 Jörg Seel West Germany Seel 32
11 Andres Sanchez 30
12 Julian Miralles 26
13 Hans Koopman 23
14 Ralf Waldmann 23
15 Josè Saez 20
16 Bernd Völkel 13
17 Jos Van Dongen 13
18 Bert Smit 12
19 Stefan Kurfiss 12
20 Luis Alvaro 10
21 Giuseppe Ascareggi 9
22 Roberto Sassone 7
23 Janos Szabo 6
24 Zdravko Matulja 5
25 Jacques Bernard 5
26 Janez Pintar 4
27 Stefan Brägger 4
28 Thomas Engl 3
29 Günter Schrinhofer 3
30 René Dünki 3
31 Mathias Ehinger 2
32 Heinz Paschen 1
33 Xavier Arumi 1

References

  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
  • "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  1. ^ Ienatsch, Nick (December 2009). "Eddie Lawson: 20 Years Later". CycleWorld.com. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  2. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989". Jumping Jack. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  3. ^ "1989 World Motorcycle Championship". 12 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Motorcycle Racing Online - 500cc Grand Prix entry list for 1989".
  5. ^ "Motorcycle Racing Online - 250cc Grand Prix entry list for 1989".
  6. ^ The points for the Belgian round were halved because of too many restarts.
  7. ^ "1989 500cc World Championship race results at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. ^ "1989 500cc World Championship race results at motorsportmagazine.com". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. ^ 1989 250cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com
  10. ^ 1989 250cc Entries List at www.f1network.net
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.