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 Team ManufacturerLaps Time/RetiredGrid Points 1 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha20 43:42.0802 20 2 Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda20 +6.9706 17 3 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha20 +9.8404 15 4 Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha20 +22.1105 13 5 Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda20 +30.0803 11 6 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda20 +30.3209 10 7 Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki20 +31.1107 9 8 Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha20 +49.55012 8 9 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda20 +55.84013 7 10 Rob McElnea Cabin Racing Team Honda20 +1:25.43014 6 11 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva20 +2:04.96010 5 12 Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha19 +1 Lap15 4 13 Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha19 +1 Lap8 3 14 Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior19 +1 Lap18 2 15 Cees Doorakkers HRK Motors Honda19 +1 Lap22 1 16 Bruno Kneubühler Romer Racing Suisse Honda19 +1 Lap23 17 Michael Rudroff HRK Motors Honda19 +1 Lap26 18 Michele Valdo Honda19 +1 Lap25 19 Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda19 +1 Lap17 20 Marco Papa Team Greco Paton19 +1 Lap21 21 Petr Schleef Schuh Racing Team Honda18 +2 Laps35 22 Martin Troesch Honda18 +2 Laps33 23 Nicholas Schmassman FMS Honda18 +2 Laps29 24 Felix BeckFMS Honda18 +2 Laps30 25 Alois Meyer Rallye Sport Honda18 +2 Laps36 Ret Pavol Dekánek Honda Retirement34 Ret Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Suzuki Retirement31 Ret Josef Doppler Honda Retirement27 Ret Karl Truchsess Honda Retirement24 Ret Kevin Schwantz Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki Retirement1 Ret Juan Lopez Mella Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda Retirement32 Ret Stephane Mertens Honda Retirement16 Ret Peter Linden Team Heukeroff Honda Retirement19 Ret Eddie Laycock Honda Retirement20 DNS Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda Did not start11 DNS Rachel Nicotte Chevallier Yamaha Did not start28 DNQ Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda Did not qualify DNQ Ian Pratt Racing Team Katayama Honda Did not qualify DNQ Tony Carey Spondon Spondon Yamaha Did not qualify Sources:
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