1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix

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The 1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was held June 11 at Rijeka.

[edit] 500 cc race report

Another pole for Kevin Schwantz, but Wayne Rainey gets a little gap after the light, and is chased by Eddie Lawson, Schwantz, Kevin Magee and Pierfrancesco Chili. Soon, the usual trio develops at the front. Lawson takes the lead, but makes a mistake and goes off-track, letting Schwantz and Rainey through and getting dropped from the leading group, though remaining in the third place.

Schwantz wants a win and Rainey wants as many riders between him and Lawson, so Schwantz has to earn the gap he gets from Rainey. Magee and Christian Sarron fight for fourth.

Schwantz wins it ahead of Rainey and Lawson, and Rainey pulls ahead slightly in the standings.

1	Kevin Schwantz	45:10.967
2	Wayne Rainey	+ 1.193
3	Eddie Lawson	+ 15.670
4	Kevin Magee	+ 41.545
5	Christian Sarron	+ 41.673
6	Mick Doohan	+ 1:05.736
7	Randy Mamola	+ 1:12.921
8	Ron Haslam	+ 1:22.452
9	Pierfrancesco Chili	+ 1:31.927
10	D. Sarron	+ 1 lap
11	Rob McElnea	+ 1 lap
12	Niall Mackenzie	+ 1 lap
13	M. Broccoli	+ 1 lap
14	D. Buckmaster	+ 1 lap
15	M. Rudroff	+ 1 lap
16	Bruno Kneubühler	+ 1 lap
17	M. Papa	+ 2 laps
18	S. Klabacher	+ 2 laps
19	F. Gonzáles	+ 3 laps
20	N. Schmassman	+ 3 laps
21	R. Zeller	+ 3 laps
22	V. Scatola	+ 3 laps
23	M. Kaplam	+ 3 laps
24	M. Gentile	+ 4 laps
25	A. Valesi	+ 4 laps
26	A. Leuthe	+ 4 laps
27	Freddie Spencer	+ 4 laps
	D. Battistoni	ret.
	H. Schuetz	ret.
	C. Albert	ret.

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1	1989 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Report
2	1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
3	1989 United States motorcycle Grand Prix Report
4	1989 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Report
5	1989 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
6	1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix Report
7	1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
8	1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
9	1989 Dutch TT Report
10	1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
11	1989 French motorcycle Grand Prix Report
12	1989 British motorcycle Grand Prix Report
13	1989 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix Report
14	1989 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix Report
15	1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix Report

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