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Home / Seasons / 1989 F1 World Championship Season / 1989 Monaco Grand Prix

1989 Monaco Grand Prix

DateSunday, 7 May 1989
Winner
  • Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton Senna
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda
Pole position
  • Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton Senna
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda
Fastest lap
  • France flag lazyload Alain Prost
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda
CircuitMonte Carlo, 77 laps
Round3 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 Monaco Grand Prix was the

  • 471st World Championship race
  • 36th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 36th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
More 1989 season
More Monaco Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda771hr 53m 33.251s9
2 France flag lazyload Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda77+52.529s6
3+5Italy flag lazyload Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd76+1 lap4
4+5Italy flag lazyload Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth75+2 laps3
5+7Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth75+2 laps2
6-2United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd75+2 laps1
7+13USA flag lazyload Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth75+2 laps 
8+7Italy flag lazyload Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth74+3 laps 
9+14United Kingdom flag lazyload Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth74+3 laps 
10-7Belgium flag lazyload Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault74+3 laps 
11+11Italy flag lazyload Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd73DNF 
12+9France flag lazyload Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth73+4 laps 
13-3Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth73+4 laps 
14+10United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth73+4 laps 
15-8Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault73+4 laps 
R Spain flag lazyload Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth48DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R France flag lazyload Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini38DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd36DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd32DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellFerrari30DNF 
R France flag lazyload Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R France flag lazyload Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth2DNF 

Notes

  • Ivan Capelli ended lap 73 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2France flag lazyload Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
3Belgium flag lazyload Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellFerrari
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth
7Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
8Italy flag lazyload Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
9Italy flag lazyload Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth
10Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth
11Italy flag lazyload Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
12Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
13Italy flag lazyload Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth
14  
15Italy flag lazyload Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
16France flag lazyload Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth
17France flag lazyload Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini
18France flag lazyload Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth
19Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd
20USA flag lazyload Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth
21France flag lazyload Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth
22Italy flag lazyload Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
23United Kingdom flag lazyload Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
24United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth
25Brazil flag lazyload Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth
26Spain flag lazyload Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 Brazil flag lazyload Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd

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.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:22.308 
2France flag lazyload Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:23.4561.148
3Belgium flag lazyload Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:24.3322.024
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:24.5802.272
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellFerrari1:24.7352.427
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth1:24.7912.483
7Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:25.0212.713
8Italy flag lazyload Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:25.0862.778
9Italy flag lazyload Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:25.4813.173
10Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:25.5153.207
11Italy flag lazyload Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:26.2883.980
12Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:26.3884.080
13Italy flag lazyload Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:26.4224.114
14Brazil flag lazyload Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:26.5224.214
15Italy flag lazyload Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:26.5994.291
16France flag lazyload Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:26.7924.484
17France flag lazyload Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:26.8574.549
18France flag lazyload Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth1:27.0114.703
19Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:27.0464.738
20USA flag lazyload Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:27.1174.809
21France flag lazyload Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:27.1824.874
22Italy flag lazyload Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:27.3024.994
23United Kingdom flag lazyload Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:27.4525.144
24United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:27.7065.398
25Brazil flag lazyload Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:27.7215.413
26Spain flag lazyload Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:27.7865.478
Did not qualify
27Germany flag lazyload Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth1:27.9105.602
28France flag lazyload Yannick DalmasLola-Lamborghini1:27.9465.638
29Japan flag lazyload Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:28.4196.111
Did not pre-qualify
30Italy flag lazyload Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:27.7955.487
31Sweden flag lazyload Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:27.8215.513
32Italy flag lazyload Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:28.5556.247
33Germany flag lazyload Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:28.6106.302
34France flag lazyload Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:28.8976.589
35Switzerland flag Gregor FoitekEuroBrun-Judd1:29.4237.115
36Germany flag lazyload Volker WeidlerRial-Ford Cosworth1:29.4987.190
37Japan flag lazyload Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:30.5288.220
38Germany flag lazyload Joachim WinkelhockAGS-Ford Cosworth1:32.2749.966

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1989 Monaco Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton Senna18
2France flag lazyload Alain Prost18
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel Mansell9
4Italy flag lazyload Alessandro Nannini5
5Brazil flag lazyload Mauricio Gugelmin4
=Italy flag lazyload Stefano Modena4
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek Warwick4
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny Herbert3
=Belgium flag lazyload Thierry Boutsen3
=Italy flag lazyload Alex Caffi3
11Italy flag lazyload Michele Alboreto2
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Jonathan Palmer1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin Brundle1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Honda36
2Italy flag lazyload Ferrari9
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Benetton-Ford Cosworth8
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham-Judd5
5United Kingdom flag lazyload March-Judd4
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault3
=Italy flag lazyload Dallara-Ford Cosworth3
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth3

Statistics & 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
Qualifying 1-2
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

See also

  • Monaco Grand Prix
  • Monte Carlo circuit
  • 1989 World Championship season

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