1989 Canadian Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Montreal, 69 laps |
| Round | 6 of 16 |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +5 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 69 | 2hr 01m 24.073s | 9 |
| 2 | +1 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 69 | +30.007s | 6 |
| 3 | +6 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1m 36.649s | 4 |
| 4 | +15 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 69 | +1m 41.484s | 3 |
| 5 | +17 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | -5 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 66 | DNF | |
| 8 | +15 | (DEU) Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +3 laps | |
| R | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 57 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 26 | DNF | ||
| DQ | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 13 | DSQ | ||
| R | (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| DQ | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 0 | DSQ | ||
| DQ | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DSQ | ||
Notes
- Ayrton Senna ended lap 66 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
- Stefan Johansson was disqualified for ignoring a black flag.
- Nigel Mansell and Alessandro Nannini, who both started the race from the pit lane, were disqualified for starting the race before the race had started.
Starting grid
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 29 |
| 2 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 27 |
| 3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 18 |
| 4 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 13 |
| 5 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| 6 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | 8 |
| 7 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 6 |
| 8 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 5 |
| 9 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
| = | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 4 |
| = | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 4 |
| = | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 13 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | 4 |
| 14 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 4 |
| 15 | (DEU) Christian Danner | 3 |
| = | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 3 |
| 17 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 2 |
| 18 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 1 |
| = | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Christian Danner
- Rial
- Wins
- 1st for Thierry Boutsen (77th different winner, 2nd Belgian driver; first Belgian winner since 1972)
- 41st for Williams
- Race 1-2
- 13th for Williams
- Podiums
- 14th for Riccardo Patrese
- 8th for Thierry Boutsen (first for Williams)
- 5th and last for Andrea de Cesaris (first podium since 1987; only podium for Dallara)
- 104th & 105th for Williams
- 1st for Dallara (41st different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 19th for Alain Prost
- 46th for McLaren
- 1-2 start
- 19th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Jonathan Palmer (85th different fastest lap setter, 17th British driver)
- 20th and last for Tyrrell (6th constructor to set 20 fastest laps; first since 1982)
- Front row starts
- 55th for Alain Prost
- 43rd for Ayrton Senna
- Points finishes
- 42nd and last for Rene Arnoux
- 25th for Thierry Boutsen