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1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixBrazilian
flagBrazil
Official_NameGrande Prémio do Brasil
LocationAutódromo Internacional de Goiânia
Course_mi2.383
Course_km3.835
Race_No15
Season_No15
Date17 September
Year1989
ImageAutódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) track map (Brazil)--Mixed circuit.svg
Pole_Rider_500Wayne Rainey
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_5001:25.440
Fast_Rider_500Eddie Lawson
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_5001:26.980
First_Rider_500Kevin Schwantz
First_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Second_Rider_500Eddie Lawson
Second_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Third_Rider_500Wayne Rainey
Third_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Rider_250Loris Reggiani
Pole_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_2501:28.980
Fast_Rider_250Luca Cadalora
Fast_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_2501:29.260
First_Rider_250Luca Cadalora
First_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_250Masahiro Shimizu
Second_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_250Loris Reggiani
Third_Rider_250_CountryItaly

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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.”

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.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetDNSDNSSources:
USA Kevin SchwantzSuzuki Pepsi ColaSuzuki3246:44.39020
USA Eddie LawsonRothmans Kanemoto HondaHonda32+1.71017
USA Wayne RaineyTeam Lucky Strike RobertsYamaha32+11.22015
AUS Mick DoohanRothmans Honda TeamHonda32+19.12013
GBR Ron HaslamSuzuki Pepsi ColaSuzuki32+24.25011
AUS Kevin MageeTeam Lucky Strike RobertsYamaha32+33.42010
AUS Wayne GardnerRothmans Honda TeamHonda32+33.6309
FRA Christian SarronSonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1Yamaha32+38.6108
GBR Niall MackenzieMarlboro Yamaha Team AgostiniYamaha32+1:06.6407
FRA Adrien MorillasTeam ROC Elf HondaHonda32+1:10.0206
USA Randy MamolaCagiva CorseCagiva32+1:11.6505
GBR Rob McElneaCabin Racing TeamHonda32+1:12.4304
ITA Alessandro ValesiTeam IberiaYamaha31+1 Lap3
GBR Simon BuckmasterRacing Team KatayamaHonda31+1 Lap2
ESP Juan Lopez MellaClub Motocross PozueloHonda30+2 Laps1
ESP Francisco GonzalesClub Motocross PozueloHonda29+3 Laps
CHE Nicholas SchmassmanFMSHonda29+3 Laps
ITA Vincenzo CascinoSuzukiRetirement
FRA Dominique SarronTeam ROC Elf HondaHondaRetirement
ITA Pierfrancesco ChiliHB Honda Gallina TeamHondaRetirement
CHE Marco GentileFior MarlboroFiorDid not start
GBR Peter GravesHondaDid not start

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix

References

  1. Duke Video: "Bike GP 1989 Review". Videocassette.
  2. (13 June 2017). "1989 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  3. "BRASILIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1989".
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