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Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)6622
2(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)411–
3(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)2–1–
4(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Williams)2–––
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)1–1–
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)1–––
← 1988 Constructors 1990 →
First-time winners
Thierry Boutsen
Alessandro Nannini

For more information see 1989 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)11461
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)761–
3(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)6222
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams)6–42
5(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Williams)52–3
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)4112
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)312–
8(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (March)1––1
9(ITA) Stefano Modena (Brabham)1––1
10(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell)1––1
11(USA) Eddie Cheever (Arrows)1––1
12(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara)1––1
13(SWE) Stefan Johansson (Onyx)1––1
← 1988 Constructors 1990 →
First-time podium finishers
Mauricio Gugelmin
Stefano Modena

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)136
2(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)21
3(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams)1–
← 1988 Constructors 1990 →
First-time polesitters
There were no first-time polesitters in 1989

For more information see 1989 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)51
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)31
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)32
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams)1–
5(GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell)1–
6(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (March)1–
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)11
8(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Lotus)1–
← 1988 Constructors 1990 →
First-time fastest lap setters
Mauricio Gugelmin
Satoru Nakajima (first Japanese fastest lap setter)
Jonathan Palmer

For more information see 1989 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)1376 (81)6.23
2(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams)9404.44
3(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Williams)8374.63
4(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)8324.00
5(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)7608.57
6(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)6386.33
7(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Lotus)5122.40
8(GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows)571.40
9(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)3217.00
10(FRA) Jean Alesi (Tyrrell)382.67
11(ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi)351.67
12(GBR) Martin Brundle (Brabham)341.33
13(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell)263.00
14(USA) Eddie Cheever (Arrows)263.00
15(SWE) Stefan Johansson (Onyx)263.00
16(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Benetton)252.50
17(ITA) Alex Caffi (Dallara)242.00
18(GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell)221.00
19(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara)144.00
20(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (March)144.00
21(ITA) Stefano Modena (Brabham)144.00
22(DEU) Christian Danner (Rial)133.00
23(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Lotus)133.00
24(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ligier)122.00
25(ITA) Emanuele Pirro (Benetton)122.00
26(FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola)111.00
27(FRA) Olivier Grouillard (Ligier)111.00
28(ESP) Luis Perez-Sala (Minardi)111.00
29(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (AGS)111.00
← 1988 Constructors 1990 →
First-time point scorers
Jean Alesi
Alex Caffi
Olivier Grouillard
Johnny Herbert
Stefano Modena
Luis Perez-Sala
Emanuele Pirro
Gabriele Tarquini

Notes

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

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)16133
2(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)1129
3(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)3–3
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams)211
← 1988 Constructors 1990 →
First-time front row starters
There were no first-time front row starters in 1989

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(ITA) Ivan Capelli (March)15
2(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)12
3(FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola)11
4(ITA) Stefano Modena (Brabham)10
5(ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi)9
6(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (March)8
7(ESP) Luis Perez-Sala (Minardi)8
8(ITA) Alex Caffi (Dallara)8
9(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara)8
10(JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Lotus)7
11(GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell)7
12(GBR) Martin Brundle (Brabham)7
13(USA) Eddie Cheever (Arrows)7
14(ITA) Nicola Larini (Osella)7
15(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)7
16(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Lotus)7
17(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)7
18(GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows)7
19(ITA) Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell, Lola)6
20(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams)6
21(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Williams)6
22(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)6
23(FRA) Olivier Grouillard (Ligier)6
24(ITA) Emanuele Pirro (Benetton)5
25(ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (AGS)4
26(SWE) Stefan Johansson (Onyx)4
27(BRA) Roberto Moreno (Coloni)4
28(FRA) Bertrand Gachot (Onyx)3
29(FRA) Jean Alesi (Tyrrell)3
30(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ligier)3
31(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella)3
32(FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren)3
33(FRA) Eric Bernard (Lola)2
34(DEU) Bernd Schneider (Zakspeed)2
35(FIN) JJ Lehto (Onyx)2
36(DEU) Christian Danner (Rial)1
37(FRA) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (Coloni)1
38(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Tyrrell)1
39(ITA) Paolo Barilla (Minardi)1
← 1988 Constructors 1990 →

Notes

  • Michele Alboreto retired from two races for Tyrrell and four races for Lola.