List of 1989 motorsport champions

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1989 motorsport champions
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This list of 1989 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

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Open wheel racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
Formula One World Championship Flag of France.svg Alain Prost 1989 Formula One season
Constructors: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McLaren-Honda
IndyCar World Series Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi 1989 IndyCar season
American Racing Series Flag of the United States.svg Mike Groff 1989 American Racing Series season
International Formula 3000 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi 1989 International Formula 3000 season
British Formula 3000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Brabham
Atlantic Championship Atlantic: Flag of the United States.svg Jocko Cunningham
Pacific: Flag of Japan.svg Hiro Matsushita
Australian Drivers' Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Onslow 1989 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Saab Pro Series Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Buhl
Formula Fiat Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa
Formula Three
British Formula Three Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham 1989 British Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger 1989 German Formula Three Championship
B: Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler
Formula Ford
Formula Ford 2000 Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Bourbonnais
Formula Ford 2000 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Andersen
Autosport Formula Ford 1600 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard
P&O Ferries Formula Ford 1600
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Albers

Karting

SeriesDriverSeason article
World Superkart Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Parrott

Sports car

SeriesDriverSeason article
World Sportscar Championship C1: Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser 1989 World Sportscar Championship season
C1 Teams: Flag of Switzerland.svg Team Sauber Mercedes
C2: Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Velez
C2: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Adams
Teams: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain Engineering
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Stanley Dickens
Flag of Japan.svg Kunimitsu Takahashi
Manufacturers: Flag of Germany.svg Porsche
IMSA GT Championship GTP: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 1989 IMSA GT Championship season
Lights: Flag of the United States.svg Scott Schubot
GTO: Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer
GTU: Flag of the United States.svg Bob Leitzinger

Touring car

SeriesDriverSeason article
Australian Touring Car Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Johnson 1989 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cleland
Italian Touring Car Championship Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto
Japanese Touring Car Championship Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Hasemi
New Zealand Touring Car Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Robbie Francevic

Stock car

SeriesDriverSeason article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Flag of the United States.svg Rusty Wallace 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
International Race of Champions Flag of the United States.svg Terry Labonte IROC XIII
AUSCAR Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Kavich

Rallying

SeriesDriver/Co-DriverSeason article
World Rally Championship Flag of Italy.svg Miki Biasion
Flag of Italy.svg Tiziano Siviero
1989 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturer: Flag of Italy.svg Lancia
FIA Cup for Production Cars Flag of France.svg Alain Oreille
Flag of France.svg Gilles Thimonier

Motorcycle

SeriesRiderSeason article
500cc World Championship Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Lawson 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship Flag of Spain.svg Sito Pons
125cc World Championship Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Crivillé
80cc World Championship Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Herreros
Superbike World Championship Flag of the United States.svg Fred Merkel 1989 Superbike World Championship season
Speedway World Championship Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jamie James

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