# List of 1989 motorsport champions

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.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion |
| World of Outlaws Late Model Series | Billy Moyer Sr. |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Bobby Davis Jr. |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Casey Luna Ford Racing |

## Drag racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Gary Ormsby | 1989 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Funny Car: Bruce Larson | 1989 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock: Bob Glidden | 1989 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock Motorcycle: John Mafaro | 1989 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FK: Mike Wilson |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FS100: Gert Munkholm |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FC: Gianluca Giorgi |
| CIK-FIA Junior World Cup | Jan Magnussen |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FK: Marc Goossens |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | S100: Jos Verstappen |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICC: Gianluca Paglicci |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA: Jos Verstappen |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA-J: Gianluca Malandrucco |
| World Superkart Championship | Tim Parrott |

## Motorcycle racing

| Series | Rider | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Eddie Lawson | 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Sito Pons | 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Àlex Crivillé | 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 80cc World Championship | Manuel Herreros | 1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| Superbike World Championship | Fred Merkel | 1989 Superbike World Championship season |
| Speedway World Championship | Hans Nielsen | 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship |
| AMA Superbike Championship | Jamie James | |
| Australian Superbike Championship | Malcolm Campbell | |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Alain Prost | 1989 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Constructors: McLaren-Honda | 1989 Formula One World Championship |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1989 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1989 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Rookies: Bernard Jourdain | 1989 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| American Racing Series | Mike Groff | 1989 American Racing Series season |
| International Formula 3000 | Jean Alesi | 1989 International Formula 3000 season |
| British Formula 3000 | Gary Brabham | 1989 British Formula 3000 Championship |
| All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship | Hitoshi Ogawa | 1989 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship |
| American Indycar Series | Robby Unser | 1989 American Indycar Series |
| Toyota Atlantic East Coast Championship | Jocko Cunningham | 1989 Toyota Atlantic East Coast Championship |
| Toyota Atlantic West Coast Championship | Hiro Matsushita | 1989 Toyota Atlantic West Coast Championship |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Rohan Onslow | 1989 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Barber Saab Pro Series | Robbie Buhl | |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Viktor Kozankov | 1989 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Nations: Soviet Union | 1989 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Formula Fiat | Pedro de la Rosa | |
| Formula König | Thomas Winkelhock | 1989 Formula König season |
| Formula König | Teams: König Motorsport | 1989 Formula König season |
| SCCA Formula Super Vee | Mark Smith | 1989 SCCA Formula Super Vee season |
| Formula Three |||
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Masahiko Kageyama | 1989 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: Leyton House Racing | 1989 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Josef Neuhauser | 1989 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| Brazilian Formula Three Championship | Christian Fittipaldi | 1989 Brazilian Formula Three Championship |
| Brazilian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Fittipaldi Competicion | 1989 Brazilian Formula Three Championship |
| British Formula Three Championship | David Brabham | 1988 British Formula Three Championship |
| British Formula Three Championship | National: Fernando Plata | 1988 British Formula Three Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Santiago Bengolea | 1989 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Jean-Marc Gounon | 1989 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: Oreca | 1989 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Karl Wendlinger | 1989 German Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | B: Franz Engstler | 1989 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Gianni Morbidelli | 1989 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Forti Corse | 1989 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Three Sudamericana | Gabriel Furlán | 1989 Formula 3 Sudamericana |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Jacques Isler | 1989 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |||
| French Formula Renault Championship | Olivier Panis | 1989 French Formula Renault Championship |
| Formula Renault Sport UK | Neil Riddiford | 1989 Formula Renault Sport UK |
| Formula Renault Argentina | Sergio Solmi | 1989 Formula Renault Argentina |
| Formula Ford |||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Mark Larkham | 1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series |
| Brazilian Formula Ford Championship | Tom Stefani | |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Bernard Dolan | 1989 British Formula Ford Championship |
| Danish Formula Ford Championship | Carl Bjarne Pedersen | |
| Finnish Formula Ford Championship | Pekka Herva | |
| German Formula Ford Championship | Michael Krumm | |
| Formula Ford 2000 Canada | Claude Bourbonnais | |
| Autosport Formula Ford 1600 | David Coulthard | |
| P&O Ferries Formula Ford 1600 | David Coulthard | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands | Marcel Albers | |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | Grant Campbell | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship | Marko Mankonen | |
| Portuguese Formula Ford Championship | Pedro Lamy | |
| Spanish Formula Ford Championship | Víctor López | |
| Swedish Formula Ford Championship | Jan Nilsson | |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver/Co-Driver | Season article |
| World Rally Championship | Miki Biasion | 1989 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Tiziano Siviero | 1989 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturer: Lancia | 1989 World Rally Championship |
| FIA Cup for Production Cars | Alain Oreille Gilles Thimonier | 1989 World Rally Championship |
| African Rally Championship | Satwant Singh | 1989 African Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Rod Millen | 1989 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Tony Sircombe | 1989 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Greg Carr | 1989 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Mick Harker | 1989 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | David Llewellin | 1989 British Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Phil Short | 1989 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Paul Choiniere | 1989 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Martin Headland | 1989 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Sepp Haider | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Ilmar Raissar | 1989 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Rein Talvar | 1989 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Yves Loubet | 1989 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Jean-Marc Andrié | 1989 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A +2000cc: Mikael Sundström | 1989 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N +2000cc: Timo Kuivinen | 1989 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A -2000cc: Teemu Tahko | 1989 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N -2000cc: Petri Kaura | 1989 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | François Chatriot | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | György Selmeczi | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: József Jutassy | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Farad Bathena | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Raj Bagri |
| Italian Rally Championship | Dario Cerrato | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Giuseppe Cerri | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Lancia | |
| Middle East Rally Championship | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Neil Allport | 1989 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Robert Haldane | 1989 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Marian Bublewicz | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Ludovic Balint | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Andrew Wood | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Campbell Roy | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Serge Damseaux | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Vito Bonafede | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Toyota | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Pep Basas | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Antonio Rodríguez | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1: Kenneth Hansen |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 2: Matti Alamäki |
| British Rallycross Championship | Michael Shield |

## Sports car and GT

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| World Sportscar Championship | C1: Jean-Louis Schlesser | 1989 World Sportscar Championship season |
| World Sportscar Championship | C1 Teams: Team Sauber Mercedes | 1989 World Sportscar Championship season |
| World Sportscar Championship | C2: Fermín Velez C2: Nick Adams | 1989 World Sportscar Championship season |
| World Sportscar Championship | Teams: Chamberlain Engineering | 1989 World Sportscar Championship season |
| All Japan Sports Prototype Championship | Stanley Dickens Kunimitsu Takahashi | |
| All Japan Sports Prototype Championship | Manufacturers: Porsche | |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTP: Geoff Brabham | 1989 IMSA GT Championship season |
| IMSA GT Championship | Lights: Scott Schubot | 1989 IMSA GT Championship season |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTO: Pete Halsmer | 1989 IMSA GT Championship season |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTU: Bob Leitzinger | 1989 IMSA GT Championship season |
| ADAC Supercup | Bob Wollek | 1989 ADAC Supercup |
| ADAC Supercup | Teams: Blaupunkt Joest Racing | 1989 ADAC Supercup |
| Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge |||
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Michel Maisonneuve | 1989 Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Porsche 944 Turbo Cup | Roland Asch | 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup |
| Porsche 944 Turbo Cup | Teams: Strähle Autosport | 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup |

## Stock car racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Rusty Wallace | 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Rob Moroso | 1989 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Manufacturers: Buick | 1989 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch North Series | Jamie Aube | 1989 NASCAR Busch North Series |
| NASCAR Winston West Series | Bill Schmitt | 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series | Bob Keselowski | 1989 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series |
| International Race of Champions | Terry Labonte | IROC XIII |
| Turismo Carretera | Oscar Castellano | 1989 Turismo Carretera |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Dick Johnson | 1989 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | John Cleland | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos | Antonio da Matta Gunnar Volmer | 1989 Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | Roberto Ravaglia | 1989 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft |
| Europa Cup Renault 21 Turbo | Massimo Sigala | 1989 Europa Cup Renault 21 Turbo |
| French Supertouring Championship | Jean-Pierre Malcher | |
| Italian Touring Car Championship | Johnny Cecotto | |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | Masahiro Hasemi | 1989 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | JTC-2: Kenji Takahashi | 1989 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | JTC-3: Kazuo Mogi | 1989 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| New Zealand Touring Car Championship | Robbie Francevic | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Ingo Hoffmann | 1989 Stock Car Brasil season |
| TC2000 Championship | Miguel Ángel Guerra | 1989 TC2000 Championship |

## Truck racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Class A: Rod Chapman | 1989 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Class B: Curt Göransson | 1989 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Class C: Thomas Hegmann | 1989 European Truck Racing Championship |