The 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 41st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Eddie Lawson (pictured at Suzuka) became the 500cc world champion
Sito Pons (pictured at Suzuka) became the 250cc world champion
Wayne Rainey
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Wayne Wesley Rainey is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships in 1984 and from 1988 to 1993. He won the 500cc Worl
1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
…change. When Marlboro discovered I was talking with Honda, they doubled their offer, but it was too late. I actually took a pay cut to ride the Honda." Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz continued to perform impressively while Freddie Spencer made a less than successful comeback attempt with the Marlboro Yamaha team…
Rainey on the Yamaha YZR500
Wayne Rainey on a Yamaha YZR500 in 1990
Mick Doohan (3) leads Kevin Schwantz (34), Rainey (1) and John Kocinski (19) at the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix. Schwantz would go on to win the race.