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1989 Long Beach Grand Prix

1989 Long Beach Grand Prix is 142nd CART race. Passed at the Long Beach circuit. Al Unser, Jr. won the pole position and this race. Michael Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 95 laps (255 km).

Previous race: 1989 Phoenix Champ Cars
Next race: 1989 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 16th April 1989

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1989 Long Beach Grand Prix

6th victory for the Galles Racing team
9th victory for the Al Unser, Jr.
28th podium for the Al Unser, Jr.
25th podium for the Michael Andretti
18th podium for the Emerson Fittipaldi

Lola T89/00 - 1989 Long Beach Grand Prix winner

Lola T89/00 #2 - 1989 Long Beach Grand Prix winner

1989 Long Beach Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	22	1h 51m 19.786s	Galles Racing
2	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	16	1h 51m 32.163s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC17, #20	14	95 laps	Patrick Racing
4	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	12	94 laps	Kraco Racing
5	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	10	94 laps	Penske Racing
6	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	8	93 laps	Shierson Racing
7	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	6	93 laps	Dick Simon Racing
8	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	5	93 laps	Penske Racing
9	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	4	92 laps	Raynor Motorsports
10	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #9	3	90 laps	Vince Granatelli Racing
11	James Weaver	Lola T88/00, #15	2	90 laps	Dyson Racing
12	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	1	90 laps	Dick Simon Racing
13	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	0	90 laps	Andale Racing
14	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59	0	89 laps	Saleen Autosport
15	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	0	88 laps	Teamkar International
16	Tero Palmroth	March 88C, #56	0	88 laps	Gohr Racing
17	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	0	84 laps Engine	Leader Card Racers
18	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	0	83 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
19	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	0	82 laps Engine	Bayside Motorsports
20	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	0	82 laps	Protofab Racing
21	Fulvio Ballabio	Lola T88/00, #27	0	72 laps	Dale Coyne Racing
22	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	0	21 laps Accident	Dale Coyne Racing
23	Didier Theys	Penske PC17, #12	0	13 laps Clutch	Arciero Racing
24	Ludwig Heimrath jr	Lola T89/00, #71	0	11 laps Clutch	Hemelgarn Racing
25	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	0	10 laps Accident	Gilmore Racing Team
26	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	0	5 laps Electrics	Machinists Union Racing
27	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	0	2 laps Radiator	Porsche Motorsports
0	Scott Pruett, Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T89/00, #3	0		Truesports

Qualifying Results for the 1989 Long Beach Grand Prix on the Long Beach circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	1m 6.255s	Galles Racing
2	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	1m 7.369s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	1m 7.639s	Porsche Motorsports
4	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	1m 7.684s	Penske Racing
5	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	1m 7.703s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC17, #20	1m 7.735s	Patrick Racing
7	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	1m 7.906s	Penske Racing
8	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	1m 7.973s	Truesports
9	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	1m 7.989s	Kraco Racing
10	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	1m 8.184s	Machinists Union Racing
11	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	1m 8.801s	Raynor Motorsports
12	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #9	1m 8.829s	Vince Granatelli Racing
13	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	1m 9.135s	Dick Simon Racing
14	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	1m 9.505s	Shierson Racing
15	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	1m 9.763s	Gilmore Racing Team
16	Ludwig Heimrath jr	Lola T89/00, #71	1m 9.909s	Hemelgarn Racing
17	James Weaver	Lola T88/00, #15	1m 10.05s	Dyson Racing
18	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	1m 10.12s	Bayside Motorsports
19	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	1m 10.206s	Protofab Racing
20	Didier Theys	Penske PC17, #12	1m 10.223s	Arciero Racing
21	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	1m 10.28s	Andale Racing
22	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	1m 10.493s	Dick Simon Racing
23	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	1m 10.978s	Teamkar International
24	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59	1m 11.285s	Saleen Autosport
25	Tero Palmroth	March 88C, #56	1m 11.678s	Gohr Racing
26	Fulvio Ballabio	Lola T88/00, #27	1m 12.239s	Dale Coyne Racing
27	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	1m 13.734s	Leader Card Racers
28	Guido Dacco, Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T88/00, #19	1m 14.49s	Dale Coyne Racing