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1989 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 64 laps
Round8 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 476th World Championship race
  • 40th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 23rd World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda641hr 19m 22.131s9
2+1(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari64+19.369s6
3+6(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth64+48.019s4
4+6(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd64+1m 06.735s3
5+6(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth63+1 lap2
6+9(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth63+1 lap1
7+17(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth63+1 lap 
8+8(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd63+1 lap 
9+10(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth62+2 laps 
10-3(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault62+2 laps 
11+15(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth62+2 laps 
12+9(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth62+2 laps 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd54DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd49DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari49DNF 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini46DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini39DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd31DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault19DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd15DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth14DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda11DNF 
R (BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth2DNF 

Notes

  • Ayrton Senna ended lap 11 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
3(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
6  
7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
8(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
9(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
10(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd
11(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
12(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini
13(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini
14(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
15(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
16(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd
17  
18(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth
20(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd
21(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth
22(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
23(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth
24(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth
25(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth
26(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
 (ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:09.099 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:09.2660.167
3(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:09.4880.389
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:09.8550.756
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:09.8650.766
6(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:10.3361.237
7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:10.3761.277
8(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:10.6501.551
9(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:10.7981.699
10(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:10.9251.826
11(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:11.3682.269
12(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:11.5412.442
13(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini1:11.6872.588
14(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:11.7552.656
15(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:11.8262.727
16(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:11.9602.861
17(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:12.0612.962
18(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:12.0702.971
19(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth1:12.2083.109
20(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:12.3273.228
21(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:12.3293.230
22(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:12.3413.242
23(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:12.4123.313
24(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:12.6053.506
25(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:12.9043.805
26(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:13.1484.049
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:13.2404.141
28(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:13.3864.287
29(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:13.4964.397
30(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth1:15.3876.288
Did not pre-qualify
31(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:12.2483.149
32(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:12.5013.402
33(CHE) Gregor FoitekEuroBrun-Judd1:13.1284.029
34(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:13.4294.330
35(FRA) Yannick DalmasAGS-Ford Cosworth1:13.7204.621
36(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:14.1245.025
37(FRA) Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth1:14.2065.107
38(JPN) Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:14.2665.167
39(DEU) Volker WeidlerRial-Ford Cosworth1:15.0965.997

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost47
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna27
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese22
4(GBR) Nigel Mansell21
5(BEL) Thierry Boutsen13
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini12
7(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
8(BRA) Nelson Piquet6
9(GBR) Johnny Herbert5
10(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin4
=(ITA) Stefano Modena4
=(USA) Eddie Cheever4
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
14(ITA) Alex Caffi4
15(GBR) Derek Warwick4
16(DEU) Christian Danner3
=(FRA) Jean Alesi3
18(FRA) Rene Arnoux2
=(SWE) Stefan Johansson2
=(ITA) Pierluigi Martini2
21(GBR) Jonathan Palmer1
=(GBR) Martin Brundle1
=(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini1
=(FRA) Olivier Grouillard1
=(ESP) Luis Perez-Sala1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda74
2Williams-Renault35
3Ferrari21
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth17
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
6Dallara-Ford Cosworth8
7Arrows-Ford Cosworth8
8Lotus-Judd6
9Brabham-Judd5
10March-Judd4
11Rial-Ford Cosworth3
12Ligier-Ford Cosworth3
=Minardi-Ford Cosworth3
14Onyx-Ford Cosworth2
15AGS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Wins
38th for Alain Prost
76th for McLaren
Podiums
75th for Alain Prost
29th for Nigel Mansell
4th for Alessandro Nannini
323rd for Ferrari
180th for McLaren
13th for Benetton
Poles
35th for Ayrton Senna
48th for McLaren
1-2 start
21st for McLaren
Fastest laps
12th for Nigel Mansell
110th for Ferrari
Front row starts
57th for Alain Prost
45th for Ayrton Senna
Points finishes
1st and only for Luis Perez-Sala (241st different point scorer, 3rd Spanish driver)