Английская Википедия:1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
Шаблон:Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report
The 1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 September 1989 at the Goiânia circuit.
500 cc race report
Wayne Rainey has to win and Eddie Lawson has to finish outside the top 11 in order for Lawson to lose the championship. Reflecting on the mistake in Sweden that turned the championship around, Rainey says: “It’s really hard to tell you what I feel like. I just feel like I’ve been beat up by everybody in the world, and I just feel so down and disappointed in myself. I just felt I really let myself down and my team. You know, it makes you feel like crap.”[1]
Though he can phone in the race and still win the championship, Lawson gets the start and the first apex, followed by Kevin Schwantz and Rainey. Rainey passes Schwantz, who nearly highsides in third spot. The track surface is slippery, and Mick Doohan shows it by doing a big rear-end slide.
Schwantz passes Rainey, but it almost doesn't stick, as Rainey tries to deny him the pass and they almost touch. Lawson is getting a small gap in the lead.
Going through dense backmarker traffic, Schwantz catches Lawson. Both bikes are squirming and bucking under acceleration. In Lawson's draft on the straight, Schwantz pops out and passes on the brakes. Schwantz shows he can slide with the best of them as he gets the back-end spinning on the exits.
Schwantz manages to put a #32 between him and Lawson. Vince Cascino, perhaps trying to match Schwantz’ pace, crashes right in front of Lawson, who manages to avoid the bike and rider but the distraction costs him some tenths.
Last lap, Schwantz wins with a gap between him and Lawson, and Rainey takes third.
500 cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | 32 | 46:44.390 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Lawson | Rothmans Kanemoto Honda | Honda | 32 | +1.710 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wayne Rainey | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | 32 | +11.220 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 32 | +19.120 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ron Haslam | Suzuki Pepsi Cola | Suzuki | 32 | +24.250 | 11 | ||
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin Magee | Team Lucky Strike Roberts | Yamaha | 32 | +33.420 | 10 | ||
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | 32 | +33.630 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 | Yamaha | 32 | +38.610 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Niall Mackenzie | Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini | Yamaha | 32 | +1:06.640 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Adrien Morillas | Team ROC Elf Honda | Honda | 32 | +1:10.020 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | 32 | +1:11.650 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rob McElnea | Cabin Racing Team | Honda | 32 | +1:12.430 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alessandro Valesi | Team Iberia | Yamaha | 31 | +1 Lap | 3 | ||
| 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Buckmaster | Racing Team Katayama | Honda | 31 | +1 Lap | 2 | ||
| 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Lopez Mella | Club Motocross Pozuelo | Honda | 30 | +2 Laps | 1 | ||
| 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Francisco Gonzales | Club Motocross Pozuelo | Honda | 29 | +3 Laps | |||
| 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nicholas Schmassman | FMS | Honda | 29 | +3 Laps | |||
| Ret | Шаблон:Flagicon Vincenzo Cascino | Suzuki | Retirement | |||||
| Ret | Шаблон:Flagicon Dominique Sarron | Team ROC Elf Honda | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Шаблон:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili | HB Honda Gallina Team | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| DNS | Шаблон:Flagicon Marco Gentile | Fior Marlboro | Fior | Did not start | ||||
| DNS | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Graves | Honda | Did not start | |||||
| Sources: [2][3] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Duke Video: "Bike GP 1989 Review". Videocassette.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
