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1989 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round9 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 477th World Championship race
  • 37th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda451hr 21m 34.302s9
2 (FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda45+18.151s6
3 (GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari45+1m 23.254s4
4+1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault44+1 lap3
5+3(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd44+1 lap2
6+11(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap1
7+14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
8+4(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd44+1 lap 
9+4(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
10 (FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth43+2 laps 
11+12(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth42+3 laps 
12+13(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd37DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd36DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd32DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd28DNF 
R (ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini20DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari13DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth6DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault4DNF 
R (ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Lamborghini1DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

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(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
7(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd
9(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth
10(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
11(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd
13(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
14(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
15(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini
16(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
17(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth
18(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd
19(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
23(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth
24(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth
25(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth
26(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Lamborghini

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:42.300 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:43.3061.006
3(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:44.0201.720
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:44.4672.167
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:44.5112.211
6(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:44.7022.402
7(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:45.0332.733
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:45.4753.175
9(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:45.8453.545
10(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:46.8884.588
11(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:46.8934.593
12(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:47.2164.916
13(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:47.3805.080
14(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:47.3875.087
15(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:47.4865.186
16(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:47.5115.211
17(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth1:47.5335.233
18(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:47.6635.363
19(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:47.6765.376
20(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:47.6795.379
21(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:47.8795.579
22(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:48.0785.778
23(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:48.2665.966
24(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:48.3486.048
25(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:48.3966.096
26(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Lamborghini1:48.6706.370
Did not qualify
27(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:48.6866.386
28(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:49.0046.704
29(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth1:49.7677.467
30(DEU) Volker WeidlerRial-Ford Cosworth1:49.7707.470
Did not pre-qualify
31(FRA) Yannick DalmasAGS-Ford Cosworth1:47.9205.620
32(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:48.3016.001
33(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:48.5586.258
34(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:48.5616.261
35(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:48.5676.267
36(FRA) Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth1:48.7806.480
37(CHE) Gregor FoitekEuroBrun-Judd1:49.4587.158
38(JPN) Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:49.5277.227
39(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:50.4558.155

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost53
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna36
3(GBR) Nigel Mansell25
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese25
5(BEL) Thierry Boutsen13
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini12
7(BRA) Nelson Piquet8
8(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
9(GBR) Johnny Herbert5
10(GBR) Derek Warwick5
11(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin4
=(ITA) Stefano Modena4
=(USA) Eddie Cheever4
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
15(ITA) Alex Caffi4
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-Honda89
2Williams-Renault38
3Ferrari25
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth17
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
6Arrows-Ford Cosworth9
7Dallara-Ford Cosworth8
8Lotus-Judd8
9Brabham-Judd5
10March-Judd4
11Rial-Ford Cosworth3
12Ligier-Ford Cosworth3
=Minardi-Ford Cosworth3
14Onyx-Ford Cosworth2
15AGS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
450th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 450 races)
Wins
18th for Ayrton Senna
77th for McLaren
Race 1-2
22nd for McLaren
Podiums
76th for Alain Prost
40th for Ayrton Senna (6th driver to score 40 podiums, 2nd Brazilian driver)
30th for Nigel Mansell (15th driver to score 30 podiums, 4th British driver)
324th for Ferrari
181st & 182nd for McLaren
Poles
36th for Ayrton Senna
49th for McLaren
1-2 start
22nd for McLaren
Fastest laps
12th for Ayrton Senna
52nd for McLaren
Front row starts
58th for Alain Prost
46th for Ayrton Senna
Pole & win
14th for Ayrton Senna
Win & fastest lap
6th for Ayrton Senna
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
4th for Ayrton Senna