1989 Formula One season

The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th of the championship. The champion was Alain Prost in a close battle.

Season review

Round	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	March 26	Jacarepaguá	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Report
2	San Marino Grand Prix	April 23	Imola	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
3	Monaco Grand Prix	May 7	Monaco	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
4	Mexican Grand Prix	May 28	Hermanos Rodriguez	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
5	United States Grand Prix	June 4	Phoenix	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
6	Canadian Grand Prix	June 18	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	Report
7	French Grand Prix	July 9	Paul Ricard	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
8	British Grand Prix	July 16	Silverstone	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
9	German Grand Prix	July 30	Hockenheimring	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	August 13	Hungaroring	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Report
11	Belgian Grand Prix	August 27	Spa-Francorchamps	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
12	Italian Grand Prix	September 10	Monza	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
13	Portuguese Grand Prix	September 24	Estoril	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Report
14	Spanish Grand Prix	October 1	Jerez	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
15	Japanese Grand Prix	October 22	Suzuka	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	Report
16	Australian Grand Prix	November 5	Adelaide	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	Report

1989 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver BRA SMR MON MEX USA CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS Points 1 Alain Prost 2 2 2 5 1 Ret 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 Ret Ret 76 (81) 2 Ayrton Senna 11 1 1 1 Ret 7 Ret Ret 1 2 1 Ret Ret 1 DSQ Ret 60 3 Riccardo Patrese 15 Ret 15 2 2 2 3 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret 5 2 3 40 4 Nigel Mansell 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret DSQ 2 2 3 1 3 Ret DSQ Ret Ret 38 5 Thierry Boutsen Ret 4 10 Ret 6 1 Ret 10 Ret 3 4 3 Ret Ret 3 1 37 6 Alessandro Nannini 6 3 8 4 Ret DSQ Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 1 2 32 7 Gerhard Berger Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 1 2 Ret Ret 21 8 Nelson Piquet Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 4 8 4 5 6 DNQ Ret Ret 8 4 Ret 12 9 Jean Alesi 4 Ret 10 9 5 4 Ret Ret 8 10 Derek Warwick 5 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 6 10 6 Ret Ret 9 6 Ret 7 11 Eddie Cheever Ret 9 7 7 3 Ret 7 DNQ 12 5 Ret DNQ Ret Ret 8 Ret 6 12 Stefan Johansson DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret Ret DSQ 5 DNPQ Ret Ret 8 DNPQ 3 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 6 13 Michele Alboreto 10 DNQ 5 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 6 14 Johnny Herbert 4 11 14 15 5 DNQ Ret DNQ 5 15 Pierluigi Martini Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 9 Ret 9 7 5 Ret 6 5 16 Mauricio Gugelmin 3 Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 10 Ret 7 7 4 17 Andrea de Cesaris 13 10 13 Ret 8 3 DNQ Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret Ret 7 10 Ret 4 18 Stefano Modena Ret Ret 3 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret DNQ 14 Ret Ret 8 4 19 Alex Caffi DNPQ 7 4 13 Ret 6 Ret DNPQ Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 4 20 Martin Brundle Ret Ret 6 9 Ret DNPQ DNPQ Ret 8 12 Ret 6 8 Ret 5 Ret 4 21 Satoru Nakajima 8 NC DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret 8 Ret Ret DNQ 10 7 Ret Ret 4 3 22 Christian Danner 14 DNQ DNQ 12 4 8 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 29 DNQ 3 23 Emanuele Pirro 9 11 Ret 8 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 2 24 René Arnoux DNQ DNQ 12 14 DNQ 5 Ret DNQ 11 DNQ Ret 9 13 DNQ DNQ Ret 2 25 Jonathan Palmer 7 6 9 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 14 Ret 6 10 Ret DNQ 2 26 Olivier Grouillard 9 DSQ Ret 8 DNQ DNQ 6 7 Ret DNQ 13 Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 1 27 Gabriele Tarquini 8 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 1 28 Luis Perez-Sala Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 6 DNQ Ret 15 8 12 Ret Ret DNQ 1 29 Philippe Alliot 12 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNPQ 16 Ret 9 6 Ret Ret 1 30 Ivan Capelli Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 31 Éric Bernard 11 Ret 0 32 Bertrand Gachot DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 13 12 DNQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 0 33 Nicola Larini DSQ 12 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 0 34 Martin Donnelly 12 0 — Roberto Moreno DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DSQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Piercarlo Ghinzani DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ Ret 0 — Bernd Schneider Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 0 — Jyrki Järvilehto DNPQ Ret DNPQ Ret 0 — Yannick Dalmas DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Pierre-Henri Raphanel DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Paolo Barilla Ret 0 — Gregor Foitek DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 0 — Volker Weidler DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DSQ DNQ 0 — Aguri Suzuki DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Joachim Winkelhock DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Oscar Larrauri DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Enrico Bertaggia DNPQ 0 Pos Driver BRA SMR MON MEX USA CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS Points References