# Rally van Australië 1989

De Rally van Australië 1989, formeel 2nd Commonwealth Bank Rally Australia, was de 2e editie van de rally van Australië en de tiende ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 1989. Het was de 196e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start was in Fremantle en de finish in Perth.

## Programma

| Etappe | Datum | Klassementsproeven | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Donderdag 14 september | 1 | 1,70 kilometer |
| 2 | Vrijdag 15 september | 12 | 237,26 kilometer |
| 3 | Zaterdag 16 september | 12 | 184,98 kilometer |
| 4 | Zondag 17 september | 7 | 120,33 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 32 | 544,27 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | Gr/kl | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 1 | Juha Kankkunen | Toyota Celica GT-Four | A8 | 5:32:09 | 0:00 | 20 |
| 1. | 1 | Juha Piironen | Toyota Team Europe | A8 | | = | 20 |
| 2. | 3 | Kenneth Eriksson | Toyota Celica GT-Four | A8 | 5:33:16 | + 1:07 | 15 |
| 2. | 3 | Staffan Parmander | Mazda Rally Team Europe | A8 | | + 1:07 | 15 |
| 3. | 2 | Markku Alén | Lancia Delta Integrale | A8 | 5:34:22 | + 2:13 | 12 |
| 3. | 2 | Ilkka Kivimäki | Lancia Martini | A8 | | + 1:06 | 12 |
| 4. | 4 | Alex Fiorio | Lancia Delta Integrale | A8 | 5:37:10 | + 5:01 | 10 |
| 4. | 4 | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | A8 | | + 2:48 | 10 |
| 5. | 10 | Rod Millen | Mazda 323 4WD | A8 | 5:52:22 | + 20:13 | 8 |
| 5. | 10 | Tony Sircombe | Rod Millen Motorsport | A8 | | + 15:12 | 8 |
| 6. | 11 | Malcolm Wilson | Vauxhall Astra GTE | A7 | 5:53:00 | + 20:51 | 6 |
| 6. | 11 | Ian Grindrod | GM Euro Sport | A7 | | + 0:38 | 6 |
| 7. | 14 | Kenjiro Shinozuka | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | A8 | 6:09:11 | + 37:02 | 4 |
| 7. | 14 | Fred Gocentas | Team Mitsubishi Oil Citizen | A8 | | + 16:11 | 4 |
| 8. | 24 | Wayne Bell | Mazda 323 4WD | A8 | 6:11:01 | + 38:52 | 3 |
| 8. | 24 | David Boddy | Lovell's Springs | A8 | | + 1:50 | 3 |
| 9. | 27 | Ed Ordynski | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | N4 | 6:11:42 | + 39:33 | 2 |
| 9. | 27 | Lynn Wilson | Pedder's Suspension | N4 | | + 0:41 | 2 |
| 10. | 13 | Possum Bourne | Subaru RX Turbo | A8 | 6:15:19 | + 43:10 | 1 |
| 10. | 13 | Rodger Freeth | Subaru Technica International | A8 | | + 3:37 | 1 |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 6 | Ingvar Carlsson | Mazda 323 4WD | A8 | 3 | Koppakking | Koppakking |
| DNF | 6 | Per Carlsson | Mazda Rally Team Belgium | A8 | 3 | Koppakking | Koppakking |
| DNF | 7 | Jorge Recalde | Lancia Delta Integrale | A8 | 3 | Aandrijfas | Aandrijfas |
| DNF | 7 | Jorge del Buono | Top Run | A8 | 3 | Aandrijfas | Aandrijfas |
| DNF | 8 | Sepp Haider | Opel Kadett GSI | A7 | 14 | Over tijd limiet | Over tijd limiet |
| DNF | 8 | Ferdi Hinterleitner | GM Euro Sport | A7 | 14 | Over tijd limiet | Over tijd limiet |
| DNF | 9 | Franz Wittmann | Lancia Delta Integrale | A8 | 11 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 9 | Jörg Pattermann | Franz Wittmann | A8 | 11 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 12 | Ray Wilson | Mazda 323 4WD | A8 | 22 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 12 | Stuart Lewis | Ray Wilson | A8 | 22 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 20 | Greg Carr | Lancia Delta Integrale | A8 | 19 | Differentieel | Differentieel |
| DNF | 20 | Iain Stewart | Greg Carr | A8 | 19 | Differentieel | Differentieel |
| DNF | 21 | David Officer | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | A8 | 5 | Oliepijp | Oliepijp |
| DNF | 21 | Steve McKimmie | Team Mitsubishi Oil Citizen | A8 | 5 | Oliepijp | Oliepijp |
| DNF | 22 | Saeed Al-Rajhi | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | A8 | 26 | Differentieel | Differentieel |
| DNF | 22 | Steve Bond | Rothmans Ford | A8 | 26 | Differentieel | Differentieel |
PWRC top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Ed Ordynski | 20 |
| 2 | Fredrik Skoghag | 15 |
| 3 | Alain Oreille | 12 |

## Statistieken
#### Klassementsproeven

| Etappe | Datum | KP | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 14 september | 1 | n.b. | Richmond Raceway | 1,70 km | Juha Kankkunen | 1:30 | 68,00 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 2 | n.b. | Murray Pines 1 | 20,35 km | Juha Kankkunen | 13:06 | 93,21 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 3 | n.b. | Harvey Weir | 7,92 km | Juha Kankkunen | 5:14 | 90,80 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 4 | n.b. | Stirling West 1 | 15,89 km | Juha Kankkunen | 10:30 | 90,80 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 5 | n.b. | Stirling East 1 | 28,89 km | Juha Kankkunen | 17:35 | 98,58 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 6 | n.b. | Brunswick 1 | 18,40 km | Juha Kankkunen | 11:23 | 96,98 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 7 | n.b. | Wellington West | 21,19 km | Juha Kankkunen | 14:08 | 92,97 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 8 | n.b. | Wellington East | 29,89 km | Juha Kankkunen | 18:48 | 95,93 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 9 | n.b. | Brunswick 2 | 18,40 km | Juha Kankkunen | 11:16 | 97,99 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 10 | n.b. | Stirling West 2 | 15,89 km | Alex Fiorio | 10:21 | 92,12 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 11 | n.b. | Stirling East 2 | 28,89 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 17:34 | 98,68 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 12 | n.b. | Murray Pines 2 | 20,35 km | Markku Alén | 12:56 | 94,41 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 2 | 15 september | 13 | n.b. | Marrinup | 10,49 km | Juha Kankkunen | 6:19 | 99,64 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 14 | n.b. | Pipeline | 11,83 km | Kenneth Eriksson Juha Kankkunen | 6:44 | 105,42 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 15 | n.b. | Atkins 1 | 4,42 km | Juha Kankkunen Kenneth Eriksson | 3:18 | 80,36 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 16 | n.b. | Helena 1 | 30,05 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 17:15 | 101,10 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 17 | n.b. | Wellbucket 1 | 19,51 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 12:00 | 97,55 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 18 | n.b. | Mount Observation | 11,69 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 6:55 | 101,41 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 19 | n.b. | Muresk | 6,30 km | Kenneth Eriksson Markku Alén | 3:14 | 116,91 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 20 | n.b. | Westrail | 5,65 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 2:43 | 124,79 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 21 | n.b. | Avon Valley | 11,53 km | Kenneth Eriksson Alex Fiorio | 6:47 | 101,99 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 22 | n.b. | Helena 2 | 30,05 km | Juha Kankkunen | 17:40 | 102,06 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 23 | n.b. | Wellbucket 2 | 19,51 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 12:30 | 93,65 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 24 | n.b. | Beraking | 13,02 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 16:57 | 106,27 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 3 | 16 september | 25 | n.b. | Doriko | 4,42 km | Markku Alén | 3:23 | 78,38 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 4 | 17 september | 26 | n.b. | Bunnings South 1 | 18,99 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 11:36 | 98,22 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 4 | 17 september | 31 | n.b. | Bunnings North 1 | 28,08 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 15:00 | 112,32 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 4 | 17 september | 32 | n.b. | Bunnings South 2 | 18,99 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 11:40 | 97,66 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 4 | 17 september | 33 | n.b. | Bunnings North 2 | 28,08 km | Kenneth Eriksson | 14:54 | 113,07 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 4 | 17 september | 34 | n.b. | Balmoral | 15,67 km | Juha Kankkunen | 9:03 | 103,89 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 4 | 17 september | 35 | n.b. | Roller Coaster | 7,64 km | Alex Fiorio | 4:53 | 93,87 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
| 4 | 17 september | 36 | n.b. | Whiteman Park | 2,88 km | Markku Alén | 2:06 | 82,29 km/u | Juha Kankkunen |
KP overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Kenneth Eriksson | 17 |
| Juha Kankkunen | 14 |
| Markku Alén | 4 |
| Alex Fiorio | 3 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Miki Biasion | 86 |
| = | 2 | Mikael Ericsson | 50 |
| = | 3 | Didier Auriol | 50 |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Fiorio | 50 |
| 1 | 5 | Ingvar Carlsson | 40 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Lancia | 134 |
| = | 2 | Toyota | 70 |
| 1 | 3 | Mazda | 51 |
| 1 | 4 | Audi | 43 |
| = | 5 | Mitsubishi | 38 |
   * Vetgedrukte tekst betekent wereldkampioen.
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.