1989 F1 driver standings

Standings

#	Driver	BRA	SMR	MCO	MEX	USA	CAN	FRA	GBR	DEU	HUN	BEL	ITA	PRT	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points
1	(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)	2	2	2	5	1	R	1	1	2	4	2	1	2	3	R	R	76 (81)
2	(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)	11	1	1	1	R	7^R	R	R	1	2	1	R	R	1	DSQ	R	60
3	(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams)	R	R	15	2	2	2	3	R	4	R	R	4	R	5	2	3	40
4	(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)	1	R	R	R	R	DSQ	2	2	3	1	3	R	DSQ		R	R	38
5	(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Williams)	R	4	10	R	6	1	R	10	R	3	4	3	R	R	3	1	37
6	(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)	6	3	8	4	R	DSQ	R	3	R	R	5	R	4	R	1	2	32
7	(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)	R	R		R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	2	1	2	R	R	21
8	(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Lotus)	R	R	R	11	R	4	8	4	5	6	DNQ	R	R	8	4	R	12
9	(FRA) Jean Alesi (Tyrrell)							4	R	10	9		5		4	R	R	8
10	(GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows)	5	5	R	R	R	R		9	6	10	6	R	R	9	6	R	7
11	(SWE) Stefan Johansson (Onyx)	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	R	DSQ	5	DNPQ	R	R	8	DNPQ	3	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	6
=	(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell, Lola)	10	DNQ	5	3	R	R			R	R	R	R	11	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	6
=	(USA) Eddie Cheever (Arrows)	R	9	7	7	3	R	7	DNQ	12^R	5	R	DNQ	R	R	8	R	6
14	(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Benetton, Tyrrell)	4	11	14	15	5	DNQ					R		DNQ				5
15	(ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi)	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	5	9	R	9	7	5	R		6	5
16	(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara)	13^R	10	13	R	8^R	3	DNQ	R	7	R	11	R	R	7	10	R	4
=	(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (March)	3	R	R	DNQ	DSQ	R	NC	R	R	R	7	R	10	R	7	7	4
=	(ITA) Stefano Modena (Brabham)	R	R	3	10	R	R	R	R	R	11	R	DNQ	14	R	R	8	4
19	(ITA) Alex Caffi (Dallara)	DNPQ	7	4	13	R	6	R	DNPQ	R	7	R	11^R	R	R	9	R	4
20	(GBR) Martin Brundle (Brabham)	R	R	6	9	R	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	8	12	R	6	8	R	5	R	4
21	(DEU) Christian Danner (Rial)	14^R	DNQ	DNQ	12	4	8	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				3
=	(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Lotus)	8	NC	DNQ	R	R	DNQ	R	8	R	R	DNQ	10	7	R	R	4	3
23	(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ligier)	DNQ	DNQ	12	14	DNQ	5	R	DNQ	11	DNQ	R	9	13	DNQ	DNQ	R	2
=	(ITA) Emanuele Pirro (Benetton)							9	11	R	8	10	R	R	R	R	5	2
25	(GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell)	7	6	9	R	9^R	R	10	R	R	13	14	R	6	10	R	DNQ	2
26	(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (AGS)		8	R	6	7^R	R	R	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	1
=	(FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola)	12	R	R	NC	R	R	R	R	R	DNPQ	16^R	R	9	6	R	R	1
=	(FRA) Olivier Grouillard (Ligier)	9	DSQ	R	8	DNQ	DNQ	6	7	R	DNQ	13	R	DNQ	R	R	R	1
=	(ESP) Luis Perez-Sala (Minardi)	R	R	R	DNQ	R	R	DNQ	6	DNQ	R	15	8	12	R	R	DNQ	1
	(ITA) Ivan Capelli (March)	R	R	11^R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	12	R	R	R	R	R
	(FRA) Eric Bernard (Lola)							11^R	R
	(FRA) Bertrand Gachot (Onyx, Rial)	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	13	12	DNQ	R	R	R			DNQ	DNQ
	(ITA) Nicola Larini (Osella)	DSQ	12^R	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	DNPQ	R	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	R		R	R	R
	(GBR) Martin Donnelly (Arrows)							12
	(BRA) Roberto Moreno (Coloni)	DNQ	DNQ	R	DNQ	DNQ	R	DNQ	R	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
	(FIN) JJ Lehto (Onyx)													DNPQ	R	DNPQ	R
	(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella)	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	DNPQ	R
	(DEU) Bernd Schneider (Zakspeed)	R	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	DNPQ
	(FRA) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (Coloni, Rial)	DNPQ	DNPQ	R	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
	(ITA) Paolo Barilla (Minardi)															R
	(FRA) Yannick Dalmas (Lola, AGS)	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
	(CHE) Gregor Foitek (EuroBrun, Rial)	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			DNQ
	(DEU) Volker Weidler (Rial)	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ
	(JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Zakspeed)	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
	(DEU) Joachim Winkelhock (AGS)	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
	(ITA) Enrico Bertaggia (Coloni)											DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
	(ARG) Oscar Larrauri (EuroBrun)												DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
#	Driver	BRA	SMR	MCO	MEX	USA	CAN	FRA	GBR	DEU	HUN	BEL	ITA	PRT	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points

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Table key, points system and championship rules

Highlight: Rookie
Bold: pole position
Underline: fastest lap
Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
DNQ: Did not qualify
DNPQ: Did not pre-qualify
NC: Not classified
DSQ: Disqualified
DNS: Did not start

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:

1st (9)
2nd (6)
3rd (4)
4th (3)
5th (2)
6th (1)

Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1989.

Chart by Visualizer

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