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1989 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 53 laps
Round12 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 480th World Championship race
  • 40th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 39th World Championship race at Monza
  • 1989 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda531hr 19m 27.550s9
2 (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari53+7.326s6
3+3(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault53+14.975s4
4+1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault53+38.722s3
5+5(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap2
6+6(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd52+1 lap1
7+8(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
8+18(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
9+14(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
10+9(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd51+2 laps 
11+9(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth47DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth45DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda44DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari41DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth38DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd30DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth30DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd23DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth18DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth18DNF 
R (ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Lamborghini14DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd14DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1DNF 
R (ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Ayrton Senna ended lap 44 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Jonathan Palmer started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:23.720 
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:24.7341.014
3(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:24.7391.019
4(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:25.5101.790
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:25.5451.825
6(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:26.1552.435
7(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:26.9853.265
8(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:27.0523.332
9(ITA) Emanuele PirroBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:27.3973.677
10(FRA) Jean AlesiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:27.3993.679
11(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:27.5083.788
12(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:27.6273.907
13(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Lamborghini1:27.8034.083
14(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:27.8224.102
15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:27.9234.203
16(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth1:28.0924.372
17(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:28.1294.409
18(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:28.4304.710
19(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:28.4414.721
20(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:28.5964.876
21(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:28.6694.949
22(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:28.6844.964
23(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:28.6854.965
24(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:28.7735.053
25(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:28.9235.203
26(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:29.2935.573
Did not qualify
27(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:29.5545.834
28(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth1:31.8308.110
29(FRA) Pierre-Henri RaphanelRial-Ford Cosworth1:36.29512.575
30(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:28.0174.297
Did not pre-qualify
31(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:28.5884.868
32(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:28.8135.093
33(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:28.8645.144
34(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:28.8845.164
35(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:29.4725.752
36(JPN) Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:30.0856.365
37(ARG) Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun-Judd1:30.0896.369
38(FRA) Yannick DalmasAGS-Ford Cosworth1:30.3826.662
39(ITA) Enrico BertaggiaColoni-Ford Cosworth1:31.6067.886

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost71
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna51
3(GBR) Nigel Mansell38
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese28
5(BEL) Thierry Boutsen24
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini14
7(BRA) Nelson Piquet9
8(AUT) Gerhard Berger6
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
=(USA) Eddie Cheever6
11(GBR) Derek Warwick6
12(GBR) Johnny Herbert5
=(FRA) Jean Alesi5
14(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin4
=(ITA) Stefano Modena4
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
17(ITA) Alex Caffi4
18(DEU) Christian Danner3
19(FRA) Rene Arnoux2
=(SWE) Stefan Johansson2
=(ITA) Pierluigi Martini2
22(GBR) Martin Brundle2
23(GBR) Jonathan Palmer1
=(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini1
=(FRA) Olivier Grouillard1
=(ESP) Luis Perez-Sala1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda122
2Williams-Renault52
3Ferrari44
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth19
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth12
6Arrows-Ford Cosworth12
7Lotus-Judd9
8Dallara-Ford Cosworth8
9Brabham-Judd6
10March-Judd4
11Rial-Ford Cosworth3
12Ligier-Ford Cosworth3
=Minardi-Ford Cosworth3
14Onyx-Ford Cosworth2
15AGS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
100th for Lola (18th constructor to start 100 races)
World Champion
5th title for McLaren (3rd constructor to win five championships)
Wins
39th for Alain Prost (last for McLaren)
79th for McLaren
Podiums
78th for Alain Prost
11th for Gerhard Berger
10th for Thierry Boutsen (48th driver to score ten podiums, 2nd Belgian driver)
327th for Ferrari
186th for McLaren
108th for Williams
Poles
38th for Ayrton Senna
51st for McLaren
Fastest laps
31st for Alain Prost
54th for McLaren
Front row starts
49th for Ayrton Senna
10th for Gerhard Berger (37th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 3rd Austrian driver)
Points finishes
25th for Gerhard Berger
Win & fastest lap
18th for Alain Prost (last for McLaren) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Jim Clark)