Race 2 of 15 races in the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
9 April 1989
Official name
Swan Premium Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
Location
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.445 km (2.762 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider
Kevin Schwantz
Time
1:34.990
Fastest lap
Rider
Pierfrancesco Chili
Time
1:35.280
Podium
First
Wayne Gardner
Second
Wayne Rainey
Third
Christian Sarron
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Jean-Philippe Ruggia
Time
1:38.830
Fastest lap
Rider
Luca Cadalora
Time
1:38.490
Podium
First
Sito Pons
Second
Jean-Philippe Ruggia
Third
Luca Cadalora
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
Jorge Martínez
Time
1:45.530
Fastest lap
Rider
Jorge Martínez
Time
1:46.530
Podium
First
Àlex Crivillé
Second
Robin Milton
Third
Alan Scott
The 1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of 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.
^"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes – The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^"Phillip Island Circuit | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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