1989 Japanese Grand Prix
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Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
Round | 15 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1989 Japanese Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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DQ | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 53 | 1hr 35m 03.980s | ||
1 | +5 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1hr 35m 06.277s | 9 |
2 | +3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 53 | +11.904s | 6 |
3 | +4 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 53 | +13.446s | 4 |
4 | +7 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 53 | +1m 44.225s | 3 |
5 | +8 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 52 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +19 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +13 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 52 | +1 lap | |
8 | +16 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
9 | +6 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
10 | +6 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | |
R | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 46 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 46 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 41 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 37 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 33 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 27 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Paolo Barilla | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Ayrton Senna was disqualified for rejoining the track illegally after colliding with Alain Prost.
- Alain Prost ended lap 46 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 76 |
2 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 60 |
3 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 38 |
4 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 36 |
5 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 28 |
6 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | 26 |
7 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 21 |
8 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 12 |
9 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 8 |
10 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 7 |
11 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 6 |
= | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 6 |
= | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | 6 |
14 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 5 |
15 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
= | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 4 |
= | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
18 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | 4 |
19 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | 4 |
20 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 4 |
21 | (DEU) Christian Danner | 3 |
22 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 2 |
23 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | 2 |
24 | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini | 1 |
= | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard | 1 |
= | (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala | 1 |
= | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | McLaren-Honda | 141 |
2 | Williams-Renault | 64 |
3 | Ferrari | 59 |
4 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 31 |
5 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 16 |
6 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 13 |
7 | Lotus-Judd | 12 |
8 | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 8 |
9 | Brabham-Judd | 8 |
10 | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 6 |
11 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
12 | March-Judd | 4 |
13 | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
14 | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
15 | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
= | Lola-Lamborghini | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Paolo Barilla
- Last start
- Jonathan Palmer
- Luis Perez-Sala (last Spanish driver to start a race until 1999)
- Zakspeed
- World Champion
- 3rd title for Alain Prost (6th driver to win three championships, 1st French driver; first French champion since 1986 and last until 1993)
- Wins
- 1st and only for Alessandro Nannini (78th different winner, 13th Italian driver; first Italian winner since 1985)
- 2nd for Benetton (first since 1986)
- Podiums
- 16th for Riccardo Patrese
- 11th for Thierry Boutsen
- 5th for Alessandro Nannini
- 109th & 110th for Williams
- 14th for Benetton
- Poles
- 41st for Ayrton Senna
- 54th for McLaren
- 1-2 start
- 24th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 32nd for Alain Prost (last for McLaren)
- 56th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 60th for Alain Prost (1st driver to achieve 60 front row starts, 1st French driver)
- 52nd for Ayrton Senna