1989 Dutch TT

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 500cc 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

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