1989 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 40th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Alain Prost (3rd title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  McLaren-Honda (5th title for McLaren) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: |  Ayrton Senna |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | McLaren |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: | Ayrton Senna (6) Alain Prost (4) Nigel Mansell (2)  Thierry Boutsen (2)  Gerhard Berger (1)  Alessandro Nannini (1) |
| Winning constructors: | McLaren (10) Ferrari (3) Williams (2) Benetton (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Thierry Boutsen Alessandro Nannini |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | 26 March | 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  San Marino | Imola | 23 April | 1989 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 07 May | 1989 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Mexico | Mexico City | 28 May | 1989 Mexican Grand Prix |
| 5 |  USA | Phoenix | 04 June | 1989 United States Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Canada | Montreal | 18 June | 1989 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | 09 July | 1989 French Grand Prix |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | 16 July | 1989 British Grand Prix |
| 9 |  Germany | Hockenheim | 30 July | 1989 German Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 13 August | 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 27 August | 1989 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 12 | Italy CT | Monza | 10 September | 1989 Italian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Portugal | Estoril | 24 September | 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Spain | Jerez | 01 October | 1989 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Japan DT | Suzuka | 22 October | 1989 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Australia | Adelaide | 05 November | 1989 Australian Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | 7.809s |
| 2 | San Marino | Imola | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 40.225s |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 52.529s |
| 4 | Mexico | Mexico City | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 15.560s |
| 5 | USA | Phoenix | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 2 | 39.696s |
| 6 | Canada | Montreal | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 6 | 30.007s |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 44.017s |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 2 | 19.369s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 18.151s |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 12 | 25.967s |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.304s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 4 | 7.326s |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | 32.637s |
| 14 | Spain | Jerez | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 27.051s |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 11.904s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 5 | 28.658s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 11 | 0.870s |
| 2 | San Marino | Imola | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.225s |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.148s |
| 4 | Mexico | Mexico City | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.897s |
| 5 | USA | Phoenix | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | DNF | 1.409s |
| 6 | Canada | Montreal | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | DNF | 0.076s |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.025s |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | DNF | 0.167s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 1.006s |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | DNF | 0.313s |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.596s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | DNF | 1.014s |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | DNF | 0.591s |
| 14 | Spain | Jerez | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1 | 0.274s |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | DSQ | 1.730s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | DNF | 0.738s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
| 2 | San Marino | Imola | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 4 | Mexico | Mexico City | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari |
| 5 | USA | Phoenix | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 6 | Canada | Montreal | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | France | Le Castellet | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 14 | Spain | Jerez | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship. Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | BRA | SMR | MCO | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | R | R | 76 (81) |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 7R | R | R | 1 | 2 | 1 | R | R | 1 | DSQ | R | 60 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | R | R | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | R | 4 | R | R | 4 | R | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | 1 | R | R | R | R | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | R | DSQ | R | R | 38 | |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | R | 4 | 10 | R | 6 | 1 | R | 10 | R | 3 | 4 | 3 | R | R | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | R | DSQ | R | 3 | R | R | 5 | R | 4 | R | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 2 | 1 | 2 | R | R | 21 | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | R | R | R | 11 | R | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DNQ | R | R | 8 | 4 | R | 12 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | 4 | R | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | R | R | 8 | ||||||||
| 10 | Derek Warwick | 5 | 5 | R | R | R | R | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | R | R | 9 | 6 | R | 7 | |
| 11 |  Stefan Johansson | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | R | DSQ | 5 | DNPQ | R | R | 8 | DNPQ | 3 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 6 |
| = | Michele Alboreto | 10 | DNQ | 5 | 3 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 6 | ||
| = | Eddie Cheever | R | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | R | 7 | DNQ | 12R | 5 | R | DNQ | R | R | 8 | R | 6 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | 4 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | DNQ | R | DNQ | 5 | ||||||||
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | 9 | R | 9 | 7 | 5 | R | 6 | 5 | |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | 13R | 10 | 13 | R | 8R | 3 | DNQ | R | 7 | R | 11 | R | R | 7 | 10 | R | 4 |
| = | Mauricio Gugelmin | 3 | R | R | DNQ | DSQ | R | NC | R | R | R | 7 | R | 10 | R | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| = | Stefano Modena | R | R | 3 | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | DNQ | 14 | R | R | 8 | 4 |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | DNPQ | 7 | 4 | 13 | R | 6 | R | DNPQ | R | 7 | R | 11R | R | R | 9 | R | 4 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | R | R | 6 | 9 | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | 8 | 12 | R | 6 | 8 | R | 5 | R | 4 |
| 21 | Christian Danner | 14R | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 3 | |||
| = | Satoru Nakajima | 8 | NC | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | R | 8 | R | R | DNQ | 10 | 7 | R | R | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 14 | DNQ | 5 | R | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | R | 9 | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | R | 2 |
| = | Emanuele Pirro | 9 | 11 | R | 8 | 10 | R | R | R | R | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | 7 | 6 | 9 | R | 9R | R | 10 | R | R | 13 | 14 | R | 6 | 10 | R | DNQ | 2 |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | 8 | R | 6 | 7R | R | R | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 1 | |
| = | Philippe Alliot | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | DNPQ | 16R | R | 9 | 6 | R | R | 1 |
| = | Olivier Grouillard | 9 | DSQ | R | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | 6 | 7 | R | DNQ | 13 | R | DNQ | R | R | R | 1 |
| = | Luis Perez-Sala | R | R | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | 6 | DNQ | R | 15 | 8 | 12 | R | R | DNQ | 1 |
| Ivan Capelli | R | R | 11R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | ||
| Eric Bernard | 11R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Bertrand Gachot | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 13 | 12 | DNQ | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| Nicola Larini | DSQ | 12R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | R | R | R | |||
| Martin Donnelly | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roberto Moreno | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||
 JJ Lehto | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | R | ||||||||||||||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | R | ||
| Bernd Schneider | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | ||
| Pierre-Henri Raphanel | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| Paolo Barilla | R | |||||||||||||||||
| Yannick Dalmas | DNQ | DNS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||
 Gregor Foitek | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | ||||||
| Volker Weidler | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Aguri Suzuki | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||
| Joachim Winkelhock | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||||||||||
| Enrico Bertaggia | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||||||||||
 Oscar Larrauri | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | BRA | SMR | MCO | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1989.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Every race counted towards the championship.
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | BRA | SMR | MCO | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Honda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | R | R | 141 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | R | R | R | R | 2 | 4 | 2 | R | R | 3 | DSQ | R | |||
| 2 | Williams-Renault | R | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | R | 5 | 2 | 1 | 77 |
| R | R | 15 | R | 6 | 2 | R | R | R | R | R | 4 | R | R | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | R | R | 59 |
| R | R | R | R | DSQ | R | R | R | R | R | R | DSQ | R | R | |||||
| 4 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | DSQ | 9 | 3 | R | 8 | 5 | R | 4 | R | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | R | DNQ | R | 11 | R | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | 5 | |||
| 5 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9R | R | 4 | R | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | R | R | 16 |
| 10 | DNQ | 9 | R | R | R | 10 | R | R | 13 | R | R | DNQ | 10 | R | DNQ | |||
| 6 | Lotus-Judd | 8 | NC | R | 11 | R | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DNQ | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| R | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | R | 8 | R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 7 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | R | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | R | R | 9 | 6 | R | 13 |
| R | 9 | R | R | R | R | 12 | DNQ | 12R | 10 | R | DNQ | R | R | 8 | R | |||
| 8 | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 13R | 7 | 4 | 13 | 8R | 3 | R | R | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11R | R | 7 | 9 | R | 8 |
| DNPQ | 10 | 13 | R | R | 6 | DNQ | DNPQ | R | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | R | |||
| 9 | Brabham-Judd | R | R | 3 | 9 | R | R | R | R | 8 | 11 | R | 6 | 8 | R | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| R | R | 6 | 10 | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | R | 12 | R | DNQ | 14 | R | R | R | |||
| 10 | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | R | DSQ | 5 | 12 | R | R | 8 | R | 3 | R | DNPQ | R | 6 |
| DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 13 | DNPQ | DNQ | R | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||
| 11 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | 9 | R | 9 | 7 | 5 | R | R | 6 | 6 |
| R | R | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | 6 | DNQ | R | 15 | 8 | 12 | R | R | DNQ | |||
| 12 | March-Judd | 3 | R | 11R | R | R | R | NC | R | R | R | 7 | R | 10 | R | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| R | R | R | DNQ | DSQ | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 13 | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 14R | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 3 |
| DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 14 | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DSQ | 12 | 8 | DNQ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | DNQ | 13 | 9 | 13 | R | R | R | 3 |
| DNQ | DNQ | R | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | |||
| 15 | AGS-Ford Cosworth | DNPQ | 8 | R | 6 | 7R | R | R | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | EX | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 1 |
| DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | ||||
| 16 | Lola-Lamborghini | 12 | R | R | NC | R | R | 11R | R | R | R | 16R | R | 9 | 6 | R | R | 1 |
| DNQ | DNS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | R | DNPQ | R | R | 11 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | |||
| 17 | Osella-Ford Cosworth | DSQ | 12R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | R | EX | R | R | R | |
| DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | R | |||
| 18 | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |
| DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||
| 19 | Zakspeed-Yamaha | R | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | R | DNPQ | |
| DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |||
| 20 | EuroBrun-Judd | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | |
| No. | Constructor | BRA | SMR | MCO | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1989.