1989 F1 World Championship Pole Positions

Polesitters

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole margin
1	Brazil	Jacarepagua	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	11	0.870s
2	San Marino	Imola	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	0.225s
3	Monaco	Monte Carlo	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	1.148s
4	Mexico	Mexico City	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	0.897s
5	USA	Phoenix	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	DNF	1.409s
6	Canada	Montreal	(FRA) Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	DNF	0.076s
7	France	Le Castellet	(FRA) Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	1	0.025s
8	Britain	Silverstone	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	DNF	0.167s
9	Germany	Hockenheim	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	1.006s
10	Hungary	Hungaroring	(ITA) Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	DNF	0.313s
11	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	0.596s
12	Italy	Monza	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	DNF	1.014s
13	Portugal	Estoril	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	DNF	0.591s
14	Spain	Jerez	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	0.274s
15	Japan	Suzuka	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	DSQ	1.730s
16	Australia	Adelaide	(BRA) Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	DNF	0.738s

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First pole position (drivers): No driver took their first pole position in 1989
Last pole position (drivers): No driver took their last pole position in 1989
First pole position (constructors): No constructor took their first pole position in 1989
Last pole position (constructors): No constructor took their last pole position in 1989
First pole position since…: 1983 for Riccardo Patrese; 1987 for Williams
Last pole position until…: 1991 for Riccardo Patrese; 1993 for Alain Prost
First pole position by a…: Italian driver since 1986
Last pole position by a…: Italian driver until 1991; French driver until 1993