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1989 French motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixFrench
flagFrance
Official_NameGrand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course_mi4.352
Course_km7.004
Race_No11
Season_No15
Date16 July
Year1989
ImageBugatti Circuit 1991-1996.png
Pole_Rider_500Eddie Lawson
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_5001:42.330
Fast_Rider_500Kevin Schwantz
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_5001:42.970
First_Rider_500Eddie Lawson
First_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Second_Rider_500Kevin Schwantz
Second_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Third_Rider_500Wayne Rainey
Third_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Rider_250Jean-Philippe Ruggia
Pole_Rider_250_CountryFrance
Pole_Time_2501:46.760
Fast_Rider_250Sito Pons
Fast_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_2501:47.300
First_Rider_250Carlos Cardús
First_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_250Jacques Cornu
Second_Rider_250_CountrySwitzerland
Third_Rider_250Sito Pons
Third_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_125Jorge Martínez
Pole_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_1251:55.420
Fast_Rider_125Jorge Martínez
Fast_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_1251:55.240
First_Rider_125Jorge Martínez
First_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_125Àlex Crivillé
Second_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_125Ezio Gianola
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly

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The 1989 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 July 1989 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans.

500 cc race report

Eddie Lawson on pole. At the start, Wayne Rainey gets around Lawson, with Freddie Spencer in third, followed by Pierfrancesco Chili and Christian Sarron. Soon it’s the California duo with a small gap, and Kevin Schwantz has made up for his bad start by moving into third, with Kevin Magee in fourth.

Wayne Gardner crashes out, and Schwantz joins the fight for first, with back-marker traffic making life difficult for Lawson and Rainey.

Schwantz is braking very late and making it stick, and he and Lawson start to drop Rainey. Lawson manages to get past Schwantz on the start-finish straight, and though very few win a last lap battle with Schwantz, Lawson manages it, putting Schwantz in a crucial second place to extract maximum points from Rainey in third.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNQSources:
USA Eddie LawsonRothmans Kanemoto HondaHonda2950:16.940120
USA Kevin SchwantzSuzuki Pepsi ColaSuzuki29+0.770217
USA Wayne RaineyTeam Lucky Strike RobertsYamaha29+15.530315
FRA Christian SarronSonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1Yamaha29+23.590513
AUS Kevin MageeTeam Lucky Strike RobertsYamaha29+24.210411
ITA Pierfrancesco ChiliHB Honda Gallina TeamHonda29+37.000710
GBR Niall MackenzieMarlboro Yamaha Team AgostiniYamaha29+53.54069
AUS Mick DoohanRothmans Honda TeamHonda29+59.12088
GBR Rob McElneaCabin Racing TeamHonda29+1:26.290117
FRA Adrien MorillasTeam ROC Elf HondaHonda29+1:31.460156
USA Randy MamolaCagiva CorseCagiva28+1 Lap135
FRA Thierry CrineMinolta Suzuki Racing TeamSuzuki28+1 Lap164
ITA Alessandro ValesiTeam IberiaYamaha28+1 Lap193
GBR Simon BuckmasterRacing Team KatayamaHonda28+1 Lap212
ITA Fabio BiliottiRacing Team KatayamaHonda27+2 Laps271
IRL Eddie LaycockHonda27+2 Laps20
CHE Bruno KneubühlerRomer Racing SuisseHonda27+2 Laps22
ESP Juan Lopez MellaClub Motocross PozueloHonda27+2 Laps26
FRA Claude AlbertSuzuki27+2 Laps23
FRA Jean Paul LecointeMotodepotSuzuki27+2 Laps28
CHE Nicholas SchmassmanFMSHonda27+2 Laps31
FRA Pascal SeguelaHonda27+2 Laps34
FRA Bernard GittonByblosFior27+2 Laps35
ESP Francisco GonzalesClub Motocross PozueloHonda27+2 Laps36
NLD Cees DoorakkersHRK MotorsHonda27+2 Laps24
USA Freddie SpencerMarlboro Yamaha Team AgostiniYamahaRetirement9
LUX Andreas LeutheLibrenti CorseSuzukiRetirement33
CHE Marco GentileFior MarlboroFiorRetirement18
AUS Wayne GardnerRothmans Honda TeamHondaRetirement10
ITA Marco PapaTeam GrecoPatonRetirement25
FRA Patrick SallesFior HondaRetirement30
FRA Patrick LerustreFiorRetirement29
FRA Bernard AndraultHondaRetirement32
USA Fred MerkelHB Honda Gallina TeamHondaRetirement12
FRA Raymond RocheCagiva CorseCagivaRetirement17
FRA Dominique SarronTeam ROC Elf HondaHondaDid not start14
ITA Vittorio ScatolaHondaDid not qualify

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1988 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1990 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. "Le Mans | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. "Moto GP statistics". [[Moto GP]].
  5. (13 June 2017). "1989 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  6. "FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1989".
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