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1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixGerman
flagWest Germany
Official_NameGroßer Preis von Deutschland für Motorräder
LocationHockenheimring
Course_mi4.218
Course_km6.789
Race_No6
Season_No15
Date28 May
Year1989
ImageHockenheimring (pre-2002) moto.svg
Pole_Rider_500Kevin Schwantz
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_5002:02.620
Fast_Rider_500Kevin Schwantz
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_5002:02.680
First_Rider_500Wayne Rainey
First_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Second_Rider_500Eddie Lawson
Second_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Third_Rider_500Mick Doohan
Third_Rider_500_CountryAustralia
Pole_Rider_250Helmut Bradl
Pole_Rider_250_CountryWest Germany
Pole_Time_2502:11.040
Fast_Rider_250Sito Pons
Fast_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_2502:10.990
First_Rider_250Sito Pons
First_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_250Reinhold Roth
Second_Rider_250_CountryWest Germany
Third_Rider_250Masahiro Shimizu
Third_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Rider_125Ezio Gianola
Pole_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_1252:23.640
Fast_Rider_125Julián Miralles
Fast_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_1252:24.160
First_Rider_125Àlex Crivillé
First_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_125Ezio Gianola
Second_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_125Julián Miralles
Third_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_80Stefan Dörflinger
Pole_Rider_80_CountrySwitzerland
Pole_Time_802:32.240
Fast_Rider_80Unknown
First_Rider_80Peter Öttl
First_Rider_80_CountryWest Germany
Second_Rider_80Manuel Herreros
Second_Rider_80_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_80Herri Torrontegui
Third_Rider_80_CountrySpain

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The 1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 May 1989 at the Hockenheimring circuit.

The weekend was marred by the fatal accident of Italian-born Venezuelan rider Iván Palazzese in the 250cc race, who died after running into the back of Andreas Preining's seized motorcycle. Palazzese was then struck by Bruno Bonhuil and Fabio Barchitta while trying to pick himself up from the ground, causing him to suffer massive chest injuries that would result in his death.

500 cc race report

The front of the grid is Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson, who stay in that order through the first few turns, though Mick Doohan soon takes third spot behind Lawson and Rainey, pushing Schwantz into third.

Lawson seems to miss a shift at a chicane, and lets Rainey and Schwantz through, who have become the leading group of three. The group is tight, and Schwantz still hasn’t broken himself of the habit of looking behind him for no good reason.

Lawson puts himself at the front again, while back down the field Niall Mackenzie crashes out.

Schwantz develops a mechanical problem and drops out, leaving Lawson and Rainey to fight it out for first and Doohan and Christian Sarron for third place.

Last lap: Lawson ahead for the first half, but Rainey gets past on the brakes to a chicane. Going into the stadium section, Rainey is doing everything to keep Lawson behind him, doing a tremendous slide on his Dunlops. Rainey takes a very close win from Lawson, with a big gap to Doohan, then Pierfrancesco Chili and Sarron.

Two DNFs in a row seem to have ended Schwantz' hope for the championship, who was already pessimistic since his crash at Jerez. Schwantz can still affect the outcome of the championship by getting between Lawson and Rainey and denying the latter some points. Rainey and Lawson needle each other after the race and then say nothing to each other for the rest of the season.

A 23-year old Mick Doohan achieved his first 500cc podium on this day.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQSources:
USA Wayne RaineyTeam Lucky Strike RobertsYamaha1939:14.750220
USA Eddie LawsonRothmans Kanemoto HondaHonda19+0.270317
AUS Mick DoohanRothmans Honda TeamHonda19+20.710615
ITA Pierfrancesco ChiliHB Honda Gallina TeamHonda19+25.720513
FRA Christian SarronSonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1Yamaha19+37.000411
JPN Norihiko FujiwaraYamaha Motor CompanyYamaha19+42.9801110
AUS Kevin MageeTeam Lucky Strike RobertsYamaha19+43.540109
FRA Dominique SarronTeam ROC Elf HondaHonda19+44.980138
USA Freddie SpencerMarlboro Yamaha Team AgostiniYamaha19+53.02097
GBR Rob McElneaCabin Racing TeamHonda19+1:08.530126
FRG Ernst GschwenderSuzuki DeutschlandSuzuki18+1 Lap155
USA Randy MamolaCagiva CorseCagiva18+1 Lap144
ITA Alessandro ValesiTeam IberiaYamaha18+1 Lap163
GBR Simon BuckmasterRacing Team KatayamaHonda18+1 Lap182
CHE Bruno KneubuhlerRomer Racing SuisseHonda18+1 Lap191
FRG Hansjoerg ButzAutobus Butz Racing TeamHonda18+1 Lap22
FRA Rachel NicotteChevallier Yamaha18+1 Lap20
ITA Vittorio ScatolaHonda18+1 Lap23
ESP Juan Lopez MellaClub Motocross PozueloHonda18+1 Lap32
FRG Petr SchleefSchuh Racing TeamHonda18+1 Lap24
FRG Michael RudroffHRK MotorsHonda18+1 Lap17
AUT Josef DopplerHonda18+1 Lap25
SWE Peter LindenTeam HeukeroffHonda18+1 Lap28
FRG Stefan KlabacherHonda18+1 Lap30
FRG Helmut SchutzRallye SportHonda18+1 Lap31
FRG Hans KlingebielSuzuki18+1 Lap33
GBR Ron HaslamSuzuki Pepsi ColaSuzukiRetirement8
FRG Georg Robert JungRomer TelefixHondaRetirement21
CHE Marco GentileFior MarlboroFiorRetirement27
USA Kevin SchwantzSuzuki Pepsi ColaSuzukiRetirement1
FRG Roland BuschSchuh Racing TeamHondaRetirement35
AUT Karl DauerPC RacingHondaRetirement34
FRG Alois MeyerRallye SportHondaRetirement29
FRG Martin TroeschHondaRetirement36
CHE Nicholas SchmassmanFMSHondaRetirement26
GBR Niall MackenzieMarlboro Yamaha Team AgostiniYamahaRetirement7
ITA Marco PapaTeam GrecoPatonDid not qualify
LUX Andreas LeutheLibrenti CorseSuzukiDid not qualify
ESP Francisco GonzalesClub Motocross PozueloHondaDid not qualify
ITA Vincenzo CascinoHondaDid not qualify
FRG Walther MaierRallye SportHondaDid not qualify

References

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

References

  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989". Archive.li.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
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  5. "Iván Palazzese". motorsportmemorial.org.
  6. "MotoGP Riders".
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