1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

Australia  1989 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 15 races in the
1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date9 April 1989
Official nameSwan Premium Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
LocationPhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.445 km (2.762 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kevin Schwantz
Time 1:34.990
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierfrancesco Chili
Time 1:35.280
Podium
First Australia Wayne Gardner
Second United States Wayne Rainey
Third France Christian Sarron
250cc
Pole position
Rider France Jean-Philippe Ruggia
Time 1:38.830
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Luca Cadalora
Time 1:38.490
Podium
First Spain Sito Pons
Second France Jean-Philippe Ruggia
Third Italy Luca Cadalora
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Time 1:45.530
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Martínez
Time 1:46.530
Podium
First Spain Àlex Crivillé
Second United Kingdom Robin Milton
Third United States Alan Scott

The 1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second of 15 races in the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of April 7–9, 1989, at Phillip Island, and was the first-ever World Championship Motorcycle Grand Prix to be held in Australia.

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Phillip Island Circuit | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.