Freemium badge2:00

04:58Interview

Wayne Rainey is happy with the team

06:32Interview

Kevin Schwantz believes the bike is better this year

07:24Interview

Wayne Gardner shares his thoughts

09:07Interview

Kevin Magee hopes to have a good season

10:29Interview

Mike Doohan believes Wayne Gardners 1987 season helped him

11:29Interview

Pierfrancesco Chili is accident prone and wants to understand his bike better

12:43Interview

Niall Mackenzie hopes to have a successful year

13:55Interview

Freddie Spencer is back after 20 months

16:10Interview

Eddie Lawson talks about his switch from Yamaha to Honda

19:20Starting grid

500cc race line-up

19:45Start

500cc race start: Wayne Rainey takes the lead from Freddie Spencer

20:43Crash

Pierfrancesco Chili crashes on the first lap

22:03Overtake

Kevin Schwantz goes into second

23:22Run off

Wayne Gardner runs off

24:11Overtake

Kevin Magee and Freddie Spencer fights for third

26:26Run off

Freddie Spencer goes off

27:03Caution

Mike Doohan cruises into the pits

27:41Overtake

Niall Mackenzie slides into third

30:06Overtake

Kevin Schwantz makes a sensational move for the lead

32:24Battle

Huge battle for third

32:55Battle

Wayne Rainey tries a move of Kevin Schwantz

33:22Overtake

Wayne Gardner moves into third

34:33Battle

An insane battle for the lead

35:58Battle

The battle for the lead hots up

36:34Crash

Hikaru Miyagi is out of the race

36:45Overtake

Kevin Schwantz takes the lead again

37:09Overtake

The lead changes again

37:54Battle

The leaders wheelie down the straight

38:22Battle

Kevin Schwantz tries for the lead

39:31Run off

Wayne Gardner has a heart-stopping moment

42:16Battle

Kevin Schwantz makes a mistake

42:52Checkered flag

Kevin Schwantz wins an amazing race

43:25Interview

Kevin Schwantz talks us through the race

45:27Interview

Wayne Rainey is disappointed

46:48Interview

Eddie Lawson made time in straight line speed

48:05Start

125cc race start: Ezio Gianola lead at the start

48:33Crash

Yamakawa kicks the straw bales

49:06Heavy crash

Alex Bedford's bike is wrecked

50:04Crash

Kimya Wada crashes

50:38Checkered flag

Ezio Gianola wins for Honda

52:07Start

250cc race start: Tadayuki Okada leads

53:10Battle

John Kocinski and Jean-Philippe Ruggia battle

53:52Race action

John Kocinski charges through the field

55:32Battle

Toshihiko Honma and John Kocinski battle for the lead

56:03Battle

Didier de Radiguès and Jim Filice tussle for position

56:30Crash

Yoshiari Hori crashes

57:13Battle

Toshihiko Honma and John Kocinski fight

59:51Checkered flag

John Kocinski wins

01:00:05Interview

John Kocinski is happy for this race win

Japan Bike GP 1989

Added on Mar 26, 1989
1:01:43
motorsport-tv-icon-facebook-whitemotorsport-tv-icon-x-whitemotorsport-tv-icon-mailmotorsport-tv-icon-link

Description

Over 30 works machines on the grid, 1988 Champion Eddie Lawson teamed with arch rival Wayne Gardner for Honda, Suzuki back with superb new machinery for Kevin Schwantz, 'Fast Freddie' Spencer, fit again and back in the saddle of a Yamaha, Randy Mamola (Cagiva) and Wayne Rainey ready to make a major mark on the world scene in 89 - what a magnificent combination for the 1989 curtain opener! We're not giving anything away other than to say that this race is one of the best ever recorded for the armchair enthusiast.

Info

Season1980s
Episode titleJapan Bike GP 1989
Episode number3
Date addedMarch 26, 1989
Run time1:01:43
CategoryRacing coverage
ProductionDuke
  • Up Next
  • Highlights
  • 00:37

    4:58Interview

    Wayne Rainey is happy with the team

  • 00:29

    6:32Interview

    Kevin Schwantz believes the bike is better this year

  • 01:09

    7:24Interview

    Wayne Gardner shares his thoughts

  • 00:56

    9:07Interview

    Kevin Magee hopes to have a good season

  • 00:47

    10:29Interview

    Mike Doohan believes Wayne Gardners 1987 season helped him

  • 00:47

    11:29Interview

    Pierfrancesco Chili is accident prone and wants to understand his bike better

  • 00:32

    12:43Interview

    Niall Mackenzie hopes to have a successful year

  • 01:42

    13:55Interview

    Freddie Spencer is back after 20 months

  • 00:51

    16:10Interview

    Eddie Lawson talks about his switch from Yamaha to Honda

  • 00:17

    19:20Starting grid

    500cc race line-up

  • 00:50

    19:45Start

    500cc race start: Wayne Rainey takes the lead from Freddie Spencer

  • 00:16

    20:43Crash

    Pierfrancesco Chili crashes on the first lap

  • 00:22

    22:03Overtake

    Kevin Schwantz goes into second

  • 00:09

    23:22Run off

    Wayne Gardner runs off

  • 00:28

    24:11Overtake

    Kevin Magee and Freddie Spencer fights for third

  • 00:11

    26:26Run off

    Freddie Spencer goes off

  • 00:09

    27:03Caution

    Mike Doohan cruises into the pits

  • 00:11

    27:41Overtake

    Niall Mackenzie slides into third

  • 00:37

    30:06Overtake

    Kevin Schwantz makes a sensational move for the lead

  • 00:30

    32:24Battle

    Huge battle for third

  • 00:15

    32:55Battle

    Wayne Rainey tries a move of Kevin Schwantz

  • 00:18

    33:22Overtake

    Wayne Gardner moves into third

  • 01:02

    34:33Battle

    An insane battle for the lead

  • 00:13

    35:58Battle

    The battle for the lead hots up

  • 00:10

    36:34Crash

    Hikaru Miyagi is out of the race

  • 00:15

    36:45Overtake

    Kevin Schwantz takes the lead again

  • 00:16

    37:09Overtake

    The lead changes again

  • 00:17

    37:54Battle

    The leaders wheelie down the straight

  • 00:21

    38:22Battle

    Kevin Schwantz tries for the lead

  • 00:14

    39:31Run off

    Wayne Gardner has a heart-stopping moment

  • 00:28

    42:16Battle

    Kevin Schwantz makes a mistake

  • 00:28

    42:52Checkered flag

    Kevin Schwantz wins an amazing race

  • 01:23

    43:25Interview

    Kevin Schwantz talks us through the race

  • 01:15

    45:27Interview

    Wayne Rainey is disappointed

  • 00:56

    46:48Interview

    Eddie Lawson made time in straight line speed

  • 00:23

    48:05Start

    125cc race start: Ezio Gianola lead at the start

  • 00:07

    48:33Crash

    Yamakawa kicks the straw bales

  • 00:16

    49:06Heavy crash

    Alex Bedford's bike is wrecked

  • 00:07

    50:04Crash

    Kimya Wada crashes

  • 00:20

    50:38Checkered flag

    Ezio Gianola wins for Honda

  • 00:53

    52:07Start

    250cc race start: Tadayuki Okada leads

  • 00:14

    53:10Battle

    John Kocinski and Jean-Philippe Ruggia battle

  • 01:33

    53:52Race action

    John Kocinski charges through the field

  • 00:28

    55:32Battle

    Toshihiko Honma and John Kocinski battle for the lead

  • 00:08

    56:03Battle

    Didier de Radiguès and Jim Filice tussle for position

  • 00:20

    56:30Crash

    Yoshiari Hori crashes

  • 01:23

    57:13Battle

    Toshihiko Honma and John Kocinski fight

  • 00:11

    59:51Checkered flag

    John Kocinski wins

  • 00:23

    01:00:05Interview

    John Kocinski is happy for this race win