1989 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

Motorcycle race at Laguna Seca August 2023 United States United States Dunlop USGPhttp://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1989_heden.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090901054313/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1989_heden.htm dead 2009-09-01 Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989 Archive.li 2018-09-12http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1989.html 1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Malcolm Mitchell www.progcovers.comhttp://progcovers.com/motor/laguna.html Laguna Seca Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project Malcolm Mitchell progcovers.com Laguna Seca Raceway 2.238 3.602 3 15 April 16, 1989 Laguna Seca 1988-1995.png Wayne Rainey USA 1:27.120 Wayne Gardner Australia 1:28.000 Wayne Rainey USA Kevin Schwantz USA Eddie Lawson USA John Kocinski USA 1:30.160 John Kocinski USA 1:29.190 John Kocinski USA Jim Filice USA Luca Cadalora Italy The 1989 United States Motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It occurred from April 14 to April 16, 1989, at Laguna Seca Raceway.http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1989/USA/500cc/RAC/Classification Moto GP statistics Moto GP 2018-02-19 February 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180220074754/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1989/USA/500cc/RAC/Classification dead 500 cc race report section March 2023 Leading the pack are Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Gardner, Kevin Magee, and Christian Sarron. Eddie Lawson swiftly moves from 6th to 2nd position in the first turn. Rainey begins to widen the gap, while Lawson and Schwantz engage in a close battle. However, Lawson makes a mistake while entering the Corkscrew, causing him to fall back into the group of Gardner, Magee, and Sarron. Gardner crashes, fracturing his leg. Lawson capitalizes on fuel-delivery issues with Magee's Yamaha YZR 500 on the final lap, securing an all-American podium with Rainey taking first place and Schwantz in second. During the cooldown lap, Magee, frustrated, initiates a burnout just after turn five. Bubba Shobert, conversing with Eddie Lawson at a low cruising speed, fails to notice Magee and accidentally collides with his right side, resulting in a forceful impact with the pavement. Shobert sustains severe head injuries that mark the end of his racing career, while Magee suffers a broken ankle. With both Magee and Gardner injured, Wayne Rainey's lead in the standings becomes vulnerable, depending on Lawson's ability to optimize the Honda setup or Schwantz's consistency in finishing races. 500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team ManufacturerLaps Time/RetiredGrid Points 1 USA Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha40 58:56.1791 20 2 USA Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki40 +6.8492 17 3 USA Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda40 +19.9126 15 4 AUS Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha40 +23.7324 13 5 GBR Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha40 +28.2237 11 6 FRA Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha40 +30.5955 10 7 ITA Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda40 +1:29.90111 9 8 AUS Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda39 +1 Lap12 8 9 USA Bubba Shobert Cabin Racing Team Honda39 +1 Lap13 7 10 FRA Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda39 +1 Lap15 6 11 ITA Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha38 +2 Laps16 5 12 CHE Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior38 +2 Laps17 4 13 GBR Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda38 +2 Laps18 3 14 CHE Bruno Kneubuhler Romer Racing Suisse Honda38 +2 Laps19 2 15 FRG Michael Rudroff HRK Motors Honda38 +3 Laps21 1 16 ESP Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda37 +4 Laps23 17 ITA Vincenzo Cascino Honda37 +4 Laps22 Ret GBR Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki Retirement10 Ret JPN Tadahiko Taira Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retirement8 Ret CHE Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda Retirement20 Ret USA Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement14 Ret USA Eugene Brown Suzuki Retirement24 Ret AUS Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda Retirement3 DNS USA Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Did not Start9 DNQ USA David Busby Honda Did not Qualify DNQ USA Michael Wild Suzuki Did not Qualify Sources:https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1989-united-states-motogp 1989 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database 13 June 2017http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1989/USA/500cc/RAC/ motogp.com · UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1989 www.motogp.com February 19, 2018 September 12, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170055/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1989/USA/500cc/RAC/ dead References United States Grand Prix 1989 1989 Australian Grand Prix 1989 Spanish Grand Prix 1988 United States Grand Prix 1990 United States Grand Prix Category:United States motorcycle Grand Prix United States Motorcycle United States motorcycle