Championship Results Grand Prix Results Sprint Race Results
1989 Japanese Grand Prix Results
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Pole Sitter

FL

Fastest Lap

Pos Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Points Time
1 Kevin Schwantz FL Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 22 20 48 minutes 48.370 seconds
2 Wayne Rainey Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha logo 22 17 +0.420s
3 Eddie Lawson Rothmans Kanemoto Honda Honda logo 22 15 +30.670s
4 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda logo 22 13 +35.190s
5 Kevin Magee Team Lucky Strike Roberts Yamaha logo 22 11 +36.420s
6 Niall Mackenzie Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha logo 22 10 +39.540s
7 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Blondes Yamaha Mobil 1 Yamaha logo 22 9 +48.470s
8 Tadahiko Taira P Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha logo 22 8 +48.540s
9 Norihiko Fujiwara Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha logo 22 7 +69.280s
10 Shinichi Ito Team HRC Honda logo 22 6 +69.280s
11 Bubba Shobert Cabin Racing Team Honda logo 22 5 +78.990s
12 Ron Haslam Suzuki Pepsi Cola Suzuki 22 4 +83.880s
13 Shunji Yatsushiro Team HRC Honda logo 22 3 +85.670s
14 Freddie Spencer Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha logo 22 2 +86.000s
15 Kunio Machii Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha logo 22 1 +89.480s
16 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva 22 - +105.800s
17 Takazumi Katayama - Yamaha logo 22 - +106.240s
18 Dominique Sarron Team ROC Elf Honda Honda logo 22 - +132.130s
19 Katunori Shinozaki - Suzuki 21 - 1 lap
20 Marco Gentile Fior Marlboro Fior 21 - 1 lap
21 Keiji Kinoshita - Honda logo 21 - 1 lap
22 Yoshimasa Matsumoto - Honda logo 20 - 2 laps
23 Francisco Gonzales Club Motocross Pozuelo Honda logo 20 - 2 laps
- Pierfrancesco Chili HB Honda Gallina Team Honda logo - - Ret
- Osamu Hiwatashi - Suzuki - - Ret
- Norio Lobe - Honda logo - - Ret
- Simon Buckmaster Racing Team Katayama Honda logo - - DNS
- Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda logo - - Ret
- Hikaru Miyagi - Honda logo - - Ret
- Doug Polen - Suzuki - - Ret
- Alessandro Valesi Team Iberia Yamaha logo - - Ret