1989 Belgian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 27 August 1989
Winner:	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda
Pole position:	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda
Fastest lap:	Alain Prost McLaren-Honda
Circuit:	Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round:	11 of 16

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	44	1hr 40m 54.196s	9
2		Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	44	+1.304s	6
3	+2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	44	+1.824s	4
4		Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	44	+54.418s	3
5	+2	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	44	+1m 08.805s	2
6	+4	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	44	+1m 18.316s	1
7	+2	Mauricio Gugelmin	March-Judd	43	+1 lap
8	+7	Stefan Johansson	Onyx-Ford Cosworth	43	+1 lap
9	+5	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	43	+1 lap
10	+3	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	43	+1 lap
11	+7	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara-Ford Cosworth	43	+1 lap
12	+7	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	43	+1 lap
13	+13	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	43	+1 lap
14	+7	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	42	+2 laps
15	+10	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	41	+3 laps
16	-5	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Lamborghini	39	DNF
R		Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	38	DNF
R		Bertrand Gachot	Onyx-Ford Cosworth	21	DNF
R		Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	20	DNF
R		Michele Alboreto	Lola-Lamborghini	19	DNF
R		Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford Cosworth	13	DNF
R		Martin Brundle	Brabham-Judd	12	DNF
R		Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	9	DNF
R		Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	9	DNF
R		Rene Arnoux	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	4	DNF
R		Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	3	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1:50.867
2	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	1:51.463
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:52.391
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	1:52.786
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	1:52.875
6	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:52.898
7	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	1:55.075
8
9	Mauricio Gugelmin	March-Judd	1:55.729
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:55.864
11	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Lamborghini	1:55.890
12	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford Cosworth	1:55.892
13	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	1:55.902
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:56.115
15	Stefan Johansson	Onyx-Ford Cosworth	1:56.129
16	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:56.248
17	Rene Arnoux	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:56.251
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara-Ford Cosworth	1:56.257
19	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	1:56.291
20	Martin Brundle	Brabham-Judd	1:56.327
21	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:56.600
22	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Lamborghini	1:56.616
23	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx-Ford Cosworth	1:56.716
24	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:56.748
25	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:56.957
26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:57.027
Started from the pit lane
	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	1:55.642

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1:50.867
2	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	1:51.463	0.596
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:52.391	1.524
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	1:52.786	1.919
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	1:52.875	2.008
6	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:52.898	2.031
7	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	1:55.075	4.208
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	1:55.642	4.775
9	Mauricio Gugelmin	March-Judd	1:55.729	4.862
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:55.864	4.997
11	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Lamborghini	1:55.890	5.023
12	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford Cosworth	1:55.892	5.025
13	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	1:55.902	5.035
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:56.115	5.248
15	Stefan Johansson	Onyx-Ford Cosworth	1:56.129	5.262
16	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:56.248	5.381
17	Rene Arnoux	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:56.251	5.384
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara-Ford Cosworth	1:56.257	5.390
19	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	1:56.291	5.424
20	Martin Brundle	Brabham-Judd	1:56.327	5.460
21	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:56.600	5.733
22	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Lamborghini	1:56.616	5.749
23	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx-Ford Cosworth	1:56.716	5.849
24	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:56.748	5.881
25	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:56.957	6.090
26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:57.027	6.160
Did not qualify
27	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Judd	1:57.251	6.384
28	Nelson Piquet	Lotus-Judd	1:57.771	6.904
29	Christian Danner	Rial-Ford Cosworth	2:00.247	9.380
30	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial-Ford Cosworth	2:02.937	12.070
Did not pre-qualify
31	Nicola Larini	Osella-Ford Cosworth	1:58.065	7.198
32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Ford Cosworth	1:58.209	7.342
33	Roberto Moreno	Coloni-Ford Cosworth	1:58.650	7.783
34	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS-Ford Cosworth	1:59.432	8.565
35	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed-Yamaha	2:00.713	9.846
36	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed-Yamaha	2:00.757	9.890
37	Yannick Dalmas	AGS-Ford Cosworth	2:02.205	11.338
38	Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun-Judd	2:02.767	11.900
39	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni-Ford Cosworth	2:21.709	30.842

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	62
2	Ayrton Senna	51
3	Nigel Mansell	38
4	Riccardo Patrese	25
5	Thierry Boutsen	20
6	Alessandro Nannini	14
7	Nelson Piquet	9
8	Michele Alboreto	6
=	Eddie Cheever	6
10	Derek Warwick	6
11	Johnny Herbert	5
12	Mauricio Gugelmin	4
=	Stefano Modena	4
12	Andrea de Cesaris	4
15	Alex Caffi	4
16	Christian Danner	3
=	Jean Alesi	3
18	Rene Arnoux	2
=	Stefan Johansson	2
=	Pierluigi Martini	2
21	Jonathan Palmer	1
=	Martin Brundle	1
=	Gabriele Tarquini	1
=	Olivier Grouillard	1
=	Luis Perez-Sala	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Honda	113
2	Williams-Renault	45
3	Ferrari	38
4	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	19
5	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	12
6	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	10
7	Lotus-Judd	9
8	Dallara-Ford Cosworth	8
9	Brabham-Judd	5
10	March-Judd	4
11	Rial-Ford Cosworth	3
12	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	3
=	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	3
14	Onyx-Ford Cosworth	2
15	AGS-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Milestone race start

Driver: 100th for Thierry Boutsen

Wins

Driver: 19th for Ayrton Senna

Constructor: 78th for McLaren

Race 1-2

Constructor: 23rd for McLaren

Podiums

Driver: 77th for Alain Prost, 42nd for Ayrton Senna, 32nd for Nigel Mansell

Constructor: 326th for Ferrari, 184th & 185th for McLaren

Poles

Driver: 37th for Ayrton Senna

Constructor: 50th for McLaren

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 23rd for McLaren

Fastest laps

Driver: 30th for Alain Prost

Constructor: 53rd for McLaren

Front row starts

Driver: 59th for Alain Prost, 49th for Ayrton Senna

Points finishes

Driver: 25th for Derek Warwick

Pole & win

Driver: 15th for Ayrton Senna EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio & Jim Clark)

See also

• Belgian Grand Prix
• Spa-Francorchamps Circuit
• 1989 World Championship season