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1989 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAdelaide, 70 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 484th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Adelaide
More 1989 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Next race1990 United States Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault702hr 00m 17.421s9
2+2(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth70+28.658s6
3+3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault70+37.683s4
4+19(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd70+42.331s3
5+8(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps2
6-3(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth67+3 laps1
7+18(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd66+4 laps 
8 (ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd64+6 laps 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoOnyx-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd19DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth18DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari17DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda13DNF 
R (ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd13DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd12DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth7DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini6DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari6DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda0Withdrew 

Notes

  • The race was red flagged on the first lap due to an accident.
  • Alain Prost pitted at the end of the lap, instead of lining up on the grid, and withdrew from the race due to safety concerns.
  • Ayrton Senna ended lap 13 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
3(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
4(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
5(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
6(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
7(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari
8(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth
10(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd
13(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth
14(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
15  
16(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
17(FIN) JJ LehtoOnyx-Ford Cosworth
18(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd
19(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini
20(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth
22(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth
23(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd
24(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth
25(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
26(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:16.665 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:17.4030.738
3(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:17.6230.958
4(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:17.7621.097
5(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:17.7911.126
6(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:17.8271.162
7(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:18.3131.648
8(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:18.7502.085
9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:18.8282.163
10(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:18.8572.192
11(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:19.1102.445
12(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:19.1362.471
13(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:19.2172.552
14(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:19.2382.573
15(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:19.2592.594
16(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:19.2692.604
17(FIN) JJ LehtoOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:19.3092.644
18(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:19.3922.727
19(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:19.5682.903
20(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth1:19.5992.934
21(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:19.6913.026
22(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:19.9223.257
23(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:20.0663.401
24(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:20.0733.408
25(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:20.1913.526
26(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:20.3913.726
Did not qualify
27(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.4283.763
28(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:20.6333.968
29(FRA) Bertrand GachotRial-Ford Cosworth1:22.2675.602
30(FRA) Pierre-Henri RaphanelRial-Ford Cosworth1:22.3055.640
Did not pre-qualify
31(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:19.5392.874
32(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Lamborghini1:20.1293.464
33(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:20.1793.514
34(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:20.1833.518
35(ARG) Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun-Judd1:20.7504.085
36(JPN) Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:21.0124.347
37(FRA) Yannick DalmasAGS-Ford Cosworth1:21.0224.357
38(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:21.6004.935
39(ITA) Enrico BertaggiaColoni-Ford Cosworth1:24.0817.416

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost76
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna60
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese40
4(GBR) Nigel Mansell38
5(BEL) Thierry Boutsen37
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini32
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger21
8(BRA) Nelson Piquet12
9(FRA) Jean Alesi8
10(GBR) Derek Warwick7
11(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
=(USA) Eddie Cheever6
=(SWE) Stefan Johansson6
14(GBR) Johnny Herbert5
15(ITA) Pierluigi Martini5
16(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin4
=(ITA) Stefano Modena4
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
19(ITA) Alex Caffi4
20(GBR) Martin Brundle4
21(DEU) Christian Danner3
=(JPN) Satoru Nakajima3
23(FRA) Rene Arnoux2
=(ITA) Emanuele Pirro2
25(GBR) Jonathan Palmer2
26(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini1
=(FRA) Olivier Grouillard1
=(ESP) Luis Perez-Sala1
=(FRA) Philippe Alliot1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda141
2Williams-Renault77
3Ferrari59
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth39
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth16
6Lotus-Judd15
7Arrows-Ford Cosworth13
8Dallara-Ford Cosworth8
9Brabham-Judd8
10Onyx-Ford Cosworth6
11Minardi-Ford Cosworth6
12March-Judd4
13Rial-Ford Cosworth3
14Ligier-Ford Cosworth3
15AGS-Ford Cosworth1
=Lola-Lamborghini1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Rene Arnoux
Eddie Cheever (last American driver to start a race until 1993)
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Milestone race start
50th for Ivan Capelli (71st driver to start 50 races, 11th Italian driver)
Wins
2nd for Thierry Boutsen
42nd for Williams
Podiums
17th for Riccardo Patrese
12th for Thierry Boutsen
6th for Alessandro Nannini
111th & 112th for Williams
15th for Benetton
Poles
42nd for Ayrton Senna
55th for McLaren
1-2 start
25th for McLaren
Fastest laps
1st and only for Satoru Nakajima (87th different fastest lap setter, 1st Japanese driver; last Japanese driver to set a fastest lap until 2012)
71st and last for Lotus
Front row starts
61st for Alain Prost (last for McLaren)
53rd for Ayrton Senna
Points finishes
1st for Emanuele Pirro (242nd different point scorer, 40th Italian driver)