1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

Brazilian Brazil Grande Prémio do BrasilSeptember 2018 Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia 2.383 3.835 15 15 17 September 1989 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) track map (Brazil)--Mixed circuit.svg Wayne Rainey USA 1:25.440 Eddie Lawson USA 1:26.980 Kevin Schwantz USA Eddie Lawson USA Wayne Rainey USA Loris Reggiani Italy 1:28.980 Luca Cadalora Italy 1:29.260 Luca Cadalora Italy Masahiro Shimizu Japan Loris Reggiani Italy The 1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 September 1989 at the Goiânia circuit. 500 cc race report Wayne Rainey has to win and Eddie Lawson has to finish outside the top 11 in order for Lawson to lose the championship. Reflecting on the mistake in Sweden that turned the championship around, Rainey says: “It’s really hard to tell you what I feel like. I just feel like I’ve been beat up by everybody in the world, and I just feel so down and disappointed in myself. I just felt I really let myself down and my team. You know, it makes you feel like crap.”Duke Video: "Bike GP 1989 Review". Videocassette. Though he can phone in the race and still win the championship, Lawson gets the start and the first apex, followed by Kevin Schwantz and Rainey. Rainey passes Schwantz, who nearly highsides in third spot. The track surface is slippery, and Mick Doohan shows it by doing a big rear-end slide. Schwantz passes Rainey, but it almost doesn't stick, as Rainey tries to deny him the pass and they almost touch. Lawson is getting a small gap in the lead. Going through dense backmarker traffic, Schwantz catches Lawson. Both bikes are squirming and bucking under acceleration. In Lawson's draft on the straight, Schwantz pops out and passes on the brakes. Schwantz shows he can slide with the best of them as he gets the back-end spinning on the exits. Schwantz manages to put a #32 between him and Lawson. Vince Cascino, perhaps trying to match Schwantz’ pace, crashes right in front of Lawson, who manages to avoid the bike and rider but the distraction costs him some tenths. Last lap, Schwantz wins with a gap between him and Lawson, and Rainey takes third. 500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team ManufacturerLaps Time/Retired Points 1 USA Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki32 46:44.390 20 2 USA Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda32 +1.710 17 3 USA Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha32 +11.220 15 4 AUS Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda32 +19.120 13 5 GBR Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki32 +24.250 11 6 AUS Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha32 +33.420 10 7 AUS Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda32 +33.630 9 8 FRA Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha32 +38.610 8 9 GBR Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha32 +1:06.640 7 10 FRA Adrien Morillas Team ROC Elf Honda Honda32 +1:10.020 6 11 USA Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva32 +1:11.650 5 12 GBR Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team Honda32 +1:12.430 4 13 ITA Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha31 +1 Lap 3 14 GBR Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda31 +1 Lap 2 15 ESP Juan Lopez Mella Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda30 +2 Laps 1 16 ESP Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda29 +3 Laps 17 CHE Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda29 +3 Laps Ret ITA Vincenzo Cascino Suzuki Retirement Ret FRA Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda Retirement Ret ITA Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda Retirement DNS CHE Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior Did not start DNS GBR Peter Graves Honda Did not start Sources: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1989-brazilian-motogp 1989 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database 13 June 2017 Motorsportmagazine.com 15 September 2018http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1989/BRA/500cc/RAC/ BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1989 Motogp.com 15 September 2018 15 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180915154956/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1989/BRA/500cc/RAC/ dead References Brazilian Grand Prix 1989 1989 Czechoslovak Grand Prix 1990 Japanese Grand Prix 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix Category:Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix Brazilian Motorcycle Grand Prix Category:Sports competitions in Goiás