1989 Belgian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 27 August 1989 |
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| Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps |
| Round | 11 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1989 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
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| 9 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Lamborghini |
| 23 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- 100th for Thierry Boutsen (31st driver to start 100 races, 2nd Belgian driver)
- Wins
- 19th for Ayrton Senna
- 78th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- 23rd for McLaren
- Podiums
- 77th for Alain Prost
- 42nd for Ayrton Senna
- 32nd for Nigel Mansell
- 326th for Ferrari
- 184th & 185th for McLaren
- Poles
- 37th for Ayrton Senna
- 50th for McLaren (3rd constructor to take 50 pole positions)
- 1-2 start
- 23rd for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 30th for Alain Prost (1st driver to set 30 fastest laps, 1st French driver)
- 53rd for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 59th for Alain Prost
- 48th for Ayrton Senna
- Points finishes
- 25th for Derek Warwick
- Pole & win
- 15th for Ayrton Senna EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio & Jim Clark)