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1989 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitLe Castellet, 80 laps
Round7 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 475th World Championship race
  • 39th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Le Castellet
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda801hr 38m 29.411s9
2PL(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari80+44.017s6
3+5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault80+1m 06.921s4
4+12(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth80+1m 13.232s3
5+8(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap2
6+11(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap1
7+18(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap 
8+12(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd78+2 laps 
9+15(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth78+2 laps 
10-1(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth78+2 laps 
11+4(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini77DNF 
12PL(GBR) Martin DonnellyArrows-Ford Cosworth77+3 laps 
13-2(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth76+4 laps 
NC (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd71+9 laps 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd67DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault50DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd49DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd43DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini30DNF 
R (ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth30DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari29DNF 
R (ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth14DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda0DNF 

Notes

  • Eric Bernard ended lap 77 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
3  
4(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
5(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
7(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
9(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
10  
11(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
13(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth
14  
15(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini
16(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth
18(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth
19(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd
20(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd
21(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
23(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
24(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth
25(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth
26(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari
 (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
 (GBR) Martin DonnellyArrows-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:07.203 
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:07.2280.025
3(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:07.4550.252
4(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:08.1370.934
5(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:08.2111.008
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:08.2331.030
7(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:08.5611.358
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:08.9931.790
9(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:09.0261.823
10(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:09.0361.833
11(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:09.1221.919
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:09.2832.080
13(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:09.2992.096
14(GBR) Martin DonnellyArrows-Ford Cosworth1:09.5242.321
15(FRA) Eric BernardLola-Lamborghini1:09.5962.393
16(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:09.6682.465
17(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:09.7172.514
18(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:10.0772.874
19(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:10.1192.916
20(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:10.1352.932
21(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:10.2163.013
22(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:10.2543.051
23(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:10.2673.064
24(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:10.2923.089
25(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:10.3723.169
26(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:10.4683.265
Did not qualify
27(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:10.5913.388
28(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:11.0793.876
29(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth1:11.1783.975
30(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:11.3724.169
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:09.9892.786
32(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:10.1812.978
33(DEU) Volker WeidlerRial-Ford Cosworth1:11.0593.856
34(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:11.0983.895
35(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:11.5284.325
36(FRA) Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth1:11.9534.750
37(JPN) Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:12.0314.828
38(CHE) Gregor FoitekEuroBrun-Judd1:12.1794.976
39(DEU) Joachim WinkelhockAGS-Ford Cosworth1:13.1735.970

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost38
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna27
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese22
4(GBR) Nigel Mansell15
5(BEL) Thierry Boutsen13
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini8
7(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
8(GBR) Johnny Herbert5
9(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin4
=(ITA) Stefano Modena4
=(USA) Eddie Cheever4
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
13(ITA) Alex Caffi4
14(GBR) Derek Warwick4
15(DEU) Christian Danner3
=(BRA) Nelson Piquet3
=(FRA) Jean Alesi3
18(FRA) Rene Arnoux2
=(SWE) Stefan Johansson2
20(GBR) Jonathan Palmer1
=(GBR) Martin Brundle1
=(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini1
=(FRA) Olivier Grouillard1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda65
2Williams-Renault35
3Ferrari15
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth13
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
6Dallara-Ford Cosworth8
7Arrows-Ford Cosworth8
8Brabham-Judd5
9March-Judd4
10Rial-Ford Cosworth3
=Lotus-Judd3
12Ligier-Ford Cosworth3
13Onyx-Ford Cosworth2
14AGS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Jean Alesi
Eric Bernard
Martin Donnelly
Bertrand Gachot
Emanuele Pirro
Milestone race start
350th for Brabham (3rd constructor to start 350 races)
Wins
37th for Alain Prost
75th for McLaren
Podiums
74th for Alain Prost
28th for Nigel Mansell
15th for Riccardo Patrese
322nd for Ferrari
179th for McLaren
106th for Williams
Poles
20th for Alain Prost (6th driver to take 20 pole positions, 1st French driver; last until 1993; last French polesitter until 1993; last for McLaren)
47th for McLaren
1-2 start
20th for McLaren (2nd constructor to start 1-2 in 20 races)
Fastest laps
1st and only for Mauricio Gugelmin (86th different fastest lap setter, 5th Brazilian driver)
7th and last for March (first since 1976)
Front row starts
56th for Alain Prost
44th for Ayrton Senna
Points finishes
25th for Stefan Johansson
1st for Jean Alesi (239th different point scorer, 25th French driver)
1st and only for Olivier Grouillard (240th different point scorer, 26th French driver)
Pole & win
12th for Alain Prost (last until 1993; last French driver to win from pole until 1993; last for McLaren)