1989 Dutch TT

  1989 Dutch TT

Race details
Race 9 of 15 races in the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	24 June 1989
Location	Assen
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.049 km (3.759 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider	Kevin Schwantz
Time	2:09.850
Fastest lap
Rider	Kevin Schwantz
Time	2:09.160
Podium
First	Wayne Rainey
Second	Eddie Lawson
Third	Christian Sarron
250 cc
Pole position
Rider	Sito Pons
Time	2:15.100
Fastest lap
Rider	Sito Pons
Time	2:15.090
Podium
First	Reinhold Roth
Second	Sito Pons
Third	Jacques Cornu
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Hans Spaan
Time	2:25.200
Fastest lap
Rider	Ezio Gianola
Time	2:24.840
Podium
First	Hans Spaan
Second	Àlex Crivillé
Third	Julian Miralles
80 cc
Pole position
Rider	Stefan Dörflinger
Time	2:33.359
Fastest lap
Rider	Peter Öttl
Time	2:31.900
Podium
First	Peter Öttl
Second	Manuel Herreros
Third	Stefan Dörflinger

The 1989 Dutch TT was the ninth round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 22–24 June 1989 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.

500 cc race report

Wayne Gardner is back for the first time since the Laguna crash that broke his leg. Kevin Schwantz gets 5 poles in a row, with Wayne Rainey second on the line. Green light and it’s Schwantz, Rainey, Pierfrancesco Chili and Eddie Lawson at the front.

Down the field, Gardner get past Mick Doohan, while Schwantz begins to get a gap. With one lap to go, Schwantz’ Suzuki dies, and Rainey cruises to the win, followed by Lawson and Christian Sarron.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	43:42.080	20
2	Eddie Lawson	Honda	+6.970	17
3	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	+9.840	15
4	Kevin Magee	Yamaha	+22.110	13
5	Pierfrancesco Chili	Honda	+30.080	11
6	Wayne Gardner	Honda	+30.320	10
7	Ron Haslam	Suzuki	+31.110	9
8	Niall Mackenzie	Yamaha	+49.550	8
9	Mick Doohan	Honda	+55.840	7
10	Rob McElnea	Honda	+1:25.430	6
11	Randy Mamola	Cagiva	+2:04.960	5
12	Alessandro Valesi	Yamaha	+1 Lap	4
13	Freddie Spencer	Yamaha	+1 Lap	3
14	Marco Gentile	Fior	+1 Lap	2
15	Cees Doorakkers	Honda	+1 Lap	1
16	Bruno Kneubuhler	Honda	+1 Lap
17	Michael Rudroff	Honda	+1 Lap
18	Michele Valdo	Honda	+1 Lap
19	Damon Buckmaster	Honda	+1 Lap
20	Marco Papa	Paton	+1 Lap
21	Petr Schleef	Honda	+2 Laps
22	Martin Troesch	Honda	+2 Laps
23	Nicholas Schmassman	Honda	+2 Laps
24	Frederik Beck	Honda	+2 Laps
25	Alois Meyer	Honda	+2 Laps
Ret	Pavel Dekanek	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Andreas Leuthe	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Josef Doppler	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Karl Truchsess	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Retirement
Ret	Rachel Nicotte	Chevallier Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Dominique Sarron	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Juan Lopez Mella	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Stephane Mertens	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Peter Linden	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Eddie Laycock	Honda	Retirement