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1989 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitPhoenix, 75 laps
Round5 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 473rd World Championship race
  • 23rd World Championship United States Grand Prix (first since 1980)
  • 1st World Championship race at Phoenix
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda752hr 01m 33.133s9
2+12(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault75+39.696s6
3+14(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth75+43.210s4
4+22(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap3
5+20(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap2
6+10(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault74+1 lap1
7+17(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth73DNF 
8+5(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth70DNF 
9+12(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth69DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari61DNF 
R (ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth52DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd52DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth50DNF 
R (ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda44DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd43DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd37DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari31DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd24DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd22DNF 
DQ (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd20DSQ 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth17DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth7DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini3DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
3(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
4(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari
5(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd
6(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth
7(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
10(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
12(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
16(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
17(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth
18(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
19(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth
20(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
21(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd
23(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd
24(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth
25(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth
26(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:30.108 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:31.5171.409
3(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:31.7991.691
4(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:31.9271.819
5(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:31.9601.852
6(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:32.1602.052
7(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:32.2862.178
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:32.3642.256
9(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:32.4912.383
10(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth1:32.4922.384
11(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:32.4932.385
12(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:32.5622.454
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:32.6492.541
14(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:32.7952.687
15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:33.0312.923
16(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:33.0442.936
17(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:33.2143.106
18(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:33.3243.216
19(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:33.3703.262
20(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:33.7243.616
21(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:33.7413.633
22(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:33.7453.637
23(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:33.7823.674
24(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniAGS-Ford Cosworth1:33.7903.682
25(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:33.8063.698
26(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth1:33.8483.740
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:34.1534.045
28(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:34.3524.244
29(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:34.7984.690
30(FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Lamborghini1:35.4965.388
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:34.2814.173
32(FRA) Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth1:35.1105.002
33(CHE) Gregor FoitekEuroBrun-Judd1:35.8055.697
34(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:36.4706.362
35(DEU) Joachim WinkelhockAGS-Ford Cosworth1:36.4986.390
36(DEU) Volker WeidlerRial-Ford Cosworth1:36.5836.475
37(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:36.6106.502
38(JPN) Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:37.7767.668
39(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:45.53015.422

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost29
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna27
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese12
4(GBR) Nigel Mansell9
5(ITA) Alessandro Nannini8
6(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
7(GBR) Johnny Herbert5
8(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin4
=(ITA) Stefano Modena4
=(USA) Eddie Cheever4
11(BEL) Thierry Boutsen4
12(GBR) Derek Warwick4
13(ITA) Alex Caffi3
=(DEU) Christian Danner3
15(GBR) Jonathan Palmer1
=(GBR) Martin Brundle1
=(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda56
2Williams-Renault16
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth13
4Ferrari9
5Arrows-Ford Cosworth8
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth7
7Brabham-Judd5
8March-Judd4
9Dallara-Ford Cosworth3
=Rial-Ford Cosworth3
11AGS-Ford Cosworth1

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