1989 Monaco Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Monte Carlo, 77 laps |
| Round | 3 of 16 |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 77 | 1hr 53m 33.251s | 9 | |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 77 | +52.529s | 6 | |
| 3 | +5 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 76 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +5 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +7 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | -2 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 75 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +13 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +7 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +14 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | -7 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +11 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 73 | DNF | |
| 12 | +9 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | |
| 13 | -3 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | |
| 14 | +10 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | |
| 15 | -8 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 73 | +4 laps | |
| R | (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Ivan Capelli ended lap 73 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Notes
- Riccardo Patrese started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 18 |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 18 |
| 3 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| 4 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | 5 |
| 5 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
| = | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 4 |
| 7 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 4 |
| 8 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| = | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| = | (ITA) Alex Caffi | 3 |
| 11 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 2 |
| 12 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Pierre-Henri Raphanel (only start)
- Wins
- 16th for Ayrton Senna
- 72nd for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- 21st for McLaren
- Podiums
- 72nd for Alain Prost
- 38th for Ayrton Senna
- 1st for Stefano Modena (154th different podium finisher, 24th Italian driver; last podium until 1991; only podium for Brabham)
- 175th & 176th for McLaren
- 124th and last for Brabham
- Poles
- 32nd for Ayrton Senna
- 43rd for McLaren
- 1-2 start
- 16th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 29th for Alain Prost NEW RECORD
- 50th for McLaren (3rd constructor to set 50 fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 52nd for Alain Prost
- 40th for Ayrton Senna (7th driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 2nd Brazilian driver)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Stefano Modena & Alex Caffi (236th & 237th different point scorers, 37th & 38th Italian drivers)
- Pole & win
- 12th for Ayrton Senna