1989 United States Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Phoenix, 75 laps |
| Round | 5 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1989 United States Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 75 | 2hr 01m 33.133s | 9 |
| 2 | +12 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 75 | +39.696s | 6 |
| 3 | +14 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +43.210s | 4 |
| 4 | +22 | (DEU) Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +20 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +10 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 74 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +17 | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 73 | DNF | |
| 8 | +5 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 70 | DNF | |
| 9 | +12 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | |
| R | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 61 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 52 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 50 | DNF | ||
| R | (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 22 | DNF | ||
| DQ | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 20 | DSQ | ||
| R | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 3 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Mauricio Gugelmin was disqualified for having brake fluid refilled during the race.
- Gabriele Tarquini ended lap 73 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
- Andrea de Cesaris ended lap 70 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
- Jonathan Palmer ended lap 69 in P4 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 | 29 |
| 2 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 27 |
| 3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 12 |
| 4 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| 5 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | 8 |
| 6 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 6 |
| 7 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 5 |
| 8 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
| = | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 4 |
| = | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 4 |
| 11 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 4 |
| 12 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 4 |
| 13 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | 3 |
| = | (DEU) Christian Danner | 3 |
| 15 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 1 |
| = | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 200th for Williams (7th constructor to start 200 races)
- Wins
- 36th for Alain Prost
- 74th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 73rd for Alain Prost
- 13th for Riccardo Patrese
- 9th and last for Eddie Cheever
- 178th for McLaren
- 103rd for Williams
- 7th for Arrows (last until 1997)
- Poles
- 34th for Ayrton Senna NEW RECORD
- 45th for McLaren
- 1-2 start
- 18th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Ayrton Senna
- 51st for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 54th for Alain Prost
- 42nd for Ayrton Senna
- Points finishes
- 2nd and last for Christian Danner