1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of [June 2|2nd]]-4th June, 1989 at the Salzburgring circuit.
[edit] 500 cc race report
Another pole for Kevin Schwantz, with Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey on his left as the light turns green. Lawson leads a large group through the first lap, with Rainey, Schwantz and about 4 other riders. Soon it’s a trio of the leading riders, until Schwantz begins to desperately open a gap, his bike squirming and bucking into the corners. A red mist seems to descend on Rainey, as he passes Lawson on the outside to briefly move into second, while Ron Haslam leads a fight for fourth that includes Christian Sarron, Pierfrancesco Chili, Kevin Magee and Mick Doohan, the last going off track trying to come to terms with the pace.
Schwantz' enlarges his gap, while Lawson drops Rainey, which turns out to be the podium order. Rainey’s 13 point lead over Lawson is down to 11.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | 38:39.005 | 20 |
| 2 | Eddie Lawson |
Honda | +2.130 | 17 |
| 3 | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | +19.900 | 15 |
| 4 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | +37.830 | 13 |
| 5 |  Kevin Magee |
Yamaha | +38.140 | 11 |
| 6 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | +38.500 | 10 |
| 7 |  Ron Haslam |
Suzuki | +38.910 | 9 |
| 8 | Mick Doohan |
Honda | +56.770 | 8 |
| 9 | Freddie Spencer |
Yamaha | +58.040 | 7 |
| 10 | Dominique Sarron |
Honda | +1:03.590 | 6 |
| 11 | Rob McElnea |
Honda | +1:15.170 | 5 |
| 12 | Alessandro Valesi |
Yamaha | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Damon Buckmaster |
Honda | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 |  Marco Gentile |
Fior | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 15 | Bruno Kneubuhler |
Honda | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 16 |  Josef Doppler |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 17 |  Gregor Jung |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | Stefan Klabacher |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 19 | Michael Rudroff |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 20 | Karl Dauer |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 21 | Nicholas Schmassman |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 22 |  Francisco Gonzales |
Honda | +2 Laps | |
| 23 |  Pavel Dekanek |
Honda | +3 Laps | |
| 24 | Rudolf Zeller |
Manhattan | +3 Laps | |
| 25 | Hans Klingebiel |
Honda | +3 Laps | |
| 26 | Thomas Berghammer |
Suzuki | +3 Laps | |
| Ret | Alois Meyer |
Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Norihiko Fujiwara |
Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Randy Mamola |
Cagiva | Retirement | |
| Ret |  Juan Lopez Mella |
Honda | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1989 West German Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1989 season |
Next race: 1989 Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1988 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1990 Austrian Grand Prix |
