1989 Monaco Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 7 May 1989 |
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| Circuit | Monte Carlo, 77 laps |
| Round | 3 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1989 Monaco Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 77 | 1hr 53m 33.251s | 9 | |
| 2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 77 | +52.529s | 6 | |
| 3 | +5 |  Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 76 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +5 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | -2 |  Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 75 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +13 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | -7 |  Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +11 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 73 | DNF | |
| 12 | +9 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | |
| 13 | -3 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | |
| 14 | +10 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | |
| 15 | -8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 73 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Ivan Capelli ended lap 73 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault |
| 4 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
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| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini |
| 18 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March-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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:22.308 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:23.456 | 1.148 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 1:24.332 | 2.024 |
| 4 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 1:24.580 | 2.272 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:24.735 | 2.427 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.791 | 2.483 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:25.021 | 2.713 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 1:25.086 | 2.778 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.481 | 3.173 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.515 | 3.207 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.288 | 3.980 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.388 | 4.080 |
| 13 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.422 | 4.114 |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:26.522 | 4.214 |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.599 | 4.291 |
| 16 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.792 | 4.484 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:26.857 | 4.549 |
| 18 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.011 | 4.703 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 1:27.046 | 4.738 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.117 | 4.809 |
| 21 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.182 | 4.874 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:27.302 | 4.994 |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.452 | 5.144 |
| 24 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.706 | 5.398 |
| 25 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.721 | 5.413 |
| 26 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.786 | 5.478 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.910 | 5.602 |
| 28 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:27.946 | 5.638 |
| 29 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 1:28.419 | 6.111 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 30 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.795 | 5.487 |
| 31 |  Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.821 | 5.513 |
| 32 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.555 | 6.247 |
| 33 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:28.610 | 6.302 |
| 34 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.897 | 6.589 |
| 35 |  Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun-Judd | 1:29.423 | 7.115 |
| 36 | Volker Weidler | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.498 | 7.190 |
| 37 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:30.528 | 8.220 |
| 38 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.274 | 9.966 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 18 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 18 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | 5 |
| 5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
| = | Stefano Modena | 4 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 4 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| = | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| = | Alex Caffi | 3 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | 2 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | 1 |
| = | Martin Brundle | 1 |
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