1989 San Marino Grand Prix
470th World Championship race, 9th World Championship San Marino Grand Prix, 10th World Championship race at Imola
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 23 April 1989 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda |
| Pole position: | Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda |
| Fastest lap: |  Alain Prost McLaren-Honda |
| Circuit: | Imola, 58 laps |
| Round: | 2 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 58 | 1hr 26m 51.245s | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 58 | +40.225s | 6 | |
| 3 | +4 |  Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +2 |  Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 57 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +2 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +10 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +12 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +6 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +12 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +2 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | |
| R | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 51 | DNF | ||
| NC |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 46 | +12 laps | ||
| R |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
| DQ | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DSQ | ||
| R |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Lamborghini | |||||
- Olivier Grouillard was disqualified after his car was illegally worked on between race starts after the first start was red flagged.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:26.010 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:26.235 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:27.652 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:27.920 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:28.089 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 1:28.308 |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.854 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 1:29.057 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.069 |
| 10 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.104 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.152 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.281 |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:29.385 |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.488 |
| 15 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.503 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.669 |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 1:29.761 |
| 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.913 |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:30.163 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:30.168 |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.233 |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 1:30.271 |
| 23 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.347 |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 1:30.697 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.928 |
| 26 |
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:26.010 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:26.235 | 0.225 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:27.652 | 1.642 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:27.920 | 1.910 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:28.089 | 2.079 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 1:28.308 | 2.298 |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.854 | 2.844 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 1:29.057 | 3.047 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.069 | 3.059 |
| 10 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.104 | 3.094 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.152 | 3.142 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.281 | 3.271 |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:29.385 | 3.375 |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.488 | 3.478 |
| 15 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.503 | 3.493 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.669 | 3.659 |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 1:29.761 | 3.751 |
| 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.913 | 3.903 |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:30.163 | 4.153 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:30.168 | 4.158 |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.233 | 4.223 |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 1:30.271 | 4.261 |
| 23 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.347 | 4.337 |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 1:30.697 | 4.687 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.928 | 4.918 |
| 26 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:31.137 | 5.127 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.206 | 5.196 |
| 28 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.268 | 5.258 |
| 29 |  Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.342 | 5.332 |
| 30 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.775 | 5.765 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.384 | 4.374 |
| 32 |  Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun-Judd | 1:30.620 | 4.610 |
| 33 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.631 | 4.621 |
| 34 |  Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.647 | 4.637 |
| 35 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.071 | 6.061 |
| 36 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.267 | 6.257 |
| 37 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:32.287 | 6.277 |
| 38 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:32.855 | 6.845 |
| 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.480 | 10.470 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 12 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| = | Ayrton Senna | 9 |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | 5 |
| 5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | 4 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| = | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 15th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 71st for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 20th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 71st for Alain Prost, 37th for Ayrton Senna, 3rd for Alessandro Nannini
- Constructor: 173rd & 174th for McLaren, 12th for Benetton
- Poles
- Driver: 31st for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 42nd for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 15th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 28th for Alain Prost EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Jim Clark)
- Constructor: 49th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 51st for Alain Prost, 39th for Ayrton Senna
- Pole & win
- Driver: 11th for Ayrton Senna