1989 Dutch TT
# 1989 Dutch TT

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 | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wayne Rainey | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | 20 | 43:42.080 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Eddie Lawson | Rothmans Kanemoto Honda | Honda | 20 | +6.970 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 20 | +9.840 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Kevin Magee | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | 20 | +22.110 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | 20 | +30.080 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 20 | +30.320 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Ron Haslam | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | 20 | +31.110 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Niall Mackenzie | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | 20 | +49.550 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 20 | +55.840 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Rob McElnea | Cabin Racing Team | Honda | 20 | +1:25.430 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 20 | +2:04.960 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberia | Yamaha | 19 | +1 Lap | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Freddie Spencer | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | 19 | +1 Lap | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Marco Gentile | Fior Marlboro | Fior | 19 | +1 Lap | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | Cees Doorakkers | HRK Motors | Honda | 19 | +1 Lap | 22 | 1 |
| 16 | Bruno Kneubühler | Romer Racing Suisse | Honda | 19 | +1 Lap | 23 | |
| 17 | Michael Rudroff | HRK Motors | Honda | 19 | +1 Lap | 26 | |
| 18 | Michele Valdo | | Honda | 19 | +1 Lap | 25 | |
| 19 | Simon Buckmaster | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | 19 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 20 | Marco Papa | Team Greco | Paton | 19 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 21 | Petr Schleef | Schuh Racing Team | Honda | 18 | +2 Laps | 35 | |
| 22 | Martin Troesch | | Honda | 18 | +2 Laps | 33 | |
| 23 | Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | Honda | 18 | +2 Laps | 29 | |
| 24 | Felix Beck | FMS | Honda | 18 | +2 Laps | 30 | |
| 25 | Alois Meyer | Rallye Sport | Honda | 18 | +2 Laps | 36 | |
| Ret | Pavel Dekanek | | Honda | | Retirement | 34 | |
| Ret | Andreas Leuthe | Librenti Corse | Suzuki | | Retirement | 31 | |
| Ret | Josef Doppler | | Honda | | Retirement | 27 | |
| Ret | Karl Truchsess | | Honda | | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | | Retirement | 1 | |
| Ret | Juan Lopez Mella | Club Motocross Pozuelo | Honda | | Retirement | 32 | |
| Ret | Stephane Mertens | | Honda | | Retirement | 16 | |
| Ret | Peter Linden | Team Heukeroff | Honda | | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | Eddie Laycock | | Honda | | Retirement | 20 | |
| DNS | Dominique Sarron | Team ROC Elf Honda | Honda | | Did not start | 11 | |
| DNS | Rachel Nicotte | | Chevallier Yamaha | | Did not start | 28 | |
| 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 | | |
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