Race 1 of 15 races in the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
26 March 1989
Official name
Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
Location
Suzuka Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
5.821 km (3.617 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider
Tadahiko Taira
Time
2:11.860
Fastest lap
Rider
Kevin Schwantz
Time
2:11.800
Podium
First
Kevin Schwantz
Second
Wayne Rainey
Third
Eddie Lawson
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
John Kocinski
Time
2:17.040
Fastest lap
Rider
John Kocinski
Time
2:16.720
Podium
First
John Kocinski
Second
Sito Pons
Third
Luca Cadalora
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
Ezio Gianola
Time
2:26.980
Fastest lap
Rider
Ezio Gianola
Time
2:26.490
Podium
First
Ezio Gianola
Second
Hisashi Unemoto
Third
Koji Takada
The 1989 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24 to 26 March 1989 at the Suzuka Circuit.
^"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1989". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "1989 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "Suzuka Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
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