1989 French Grand Prix

The 1989 French Grand Prix, otherwise known as the LXXV Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France, was the seventh round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 9 July 1989 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France.'French GP, 1989', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr475.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019) The race would see Alain Prost secure a dominant home victory at the wheel of a , having announced that he was leaving the team at the end of the campaign.
Indeed, Prost had grown tired of the political in-fighting within the team between himself and Ayrton Senna, believing that the Brazilian was being given an unfair advantage. Elsewhere, had to replace Marlboro backed Michele Alboreto after obtaining sponsorship from Camel, resulting in young Formula 3000 racer Jean Alesi getting his F1 debut.
Qualifying would see Prost edge out teammate Senna in their ever familiar duel for pole, beating the Brazilian by 0.025s. Nigel Mansell was best of the rest in third ahead of Alessandro Nannini in a new .
The start of the race would see Senna sprint ahead of Prost, although it was behind them that all of the attention was focused. Indeed, Maurício Gugelmin misjudged his braking point for the first corner and slammed into the back of Mansell and Thierry Boutsen, with the duly taking off and shattering against the barriers.
The race was instantly red flagged to clear the debris, with Gugelmin, Mansell and Martin Donnelly, standing in for Derek Warwick, jumped in their spare cars. They were hence forced to take the restart from the pitlane, with Prost easing ahead of Senna as the Brazilian's transmission failed as he tried to pull away.
Prost duly escaped up the road during the early stages, leaving Gerhard Berger to lead the chase from second after a strong start. The Austrian would, however, quickly slip behind both Nannini and Boutsen, before disappearing completely with an oil leak mid-race.
Second place would effectively become a cursed position during the race, with Nannini dropping out with a suspension failure. Boutsen took over the position only to suffer a gearbox failure, leaving Ivan Capelli in second until his engine failed, before Alesi inherited the position only to pit with a tyre issue late on.
Out front, meanwhile, Prost was able to cruise home to a dominant victory, extending his Championship lead to eleven points. Riccardo Patrese was set for second until he was passed by a charging Mansell late on, meaning he finish third behind his former teammate. Alesi ended his debut in fourth ahead of Stefan Johansson, while Olivier Grouillard claimed the final point in sixth.
==Background==
There had been no changes atop the Championship after the Canadian Grand Prix, for neither Alain Prost nor Ayrton Senna had scored. That had allowed Riccardo Patrese in third to close the gap to the two teammates, although the Italian was still nine points off the back of Senna in second. Thierry Boutsen, meanwhile, had leapt into fourth with his maiden victory, while Nigel Mansell slipped to fifth.
 had had a rare double non-score in Canada, meaning had managed to close the gap at the head of the field. However, the Anglo-French squad were still 25 points behind the Anglo-Japanese effort after six races, meaning there was little hope of anyone seriously challenging the defending Champions for the title. Elsewhere, and had held station in third and fourth, while leapt into the top five.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Ayrton Senna 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/5 	 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	
2 	Alain Prost 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/5 	 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	
3 	Jonathan Palmer 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	018 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
4 	Jean Alesi 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	018 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
5 	Thierry Boutsen 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW12C 	 	RS1 3.5 V10 	
6 	Riccardo Patrese 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW12C 	 	RS1 3.5 V10 	
7 	Martin Brundle 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT58 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
8 	Stefano Modena 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT58 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
9 	Martin Donnelly 	Arrows Grand Prix International 	 	A11 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
10 	Eddie Cheever 	Arrows Grand Prix International 	 	A11 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
11 	Nelson Piquet 	Camel Team Lotus 	 	101 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
12 	Satoru Nakajima 	Camel Team Lotus 	 	101 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Leyton House March Racing Team 	 	CG891 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
16 	Ivan Capelli 	Leyton House March Racing Team 	 	CG891 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
17 	Nicola Larini 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1M 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1M 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
19 	Alessandro Nannini 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
20 	Emanuele Pirro 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B188 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
21 	Alex Caffi 	BMS Scuderia Italia 	 	189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	BMS Scuderia Italia 	 	189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
23 	Pierluigi Martini 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
25 	René Arnoux 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS33 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
26 	Olivier Grouillard 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS33 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
27 	Nigel Mansell 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	640 	 	035/5 3.5 V12 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	640 	 	035/5 3.5 V12 	
29 	Éric Bernard 	Equipe Larrousse 	 	LC89 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
30 	Philippe Alliot 	Equipe Larrousse 	 	LC89 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
31 	Roberto Moreno 	Coloni SpA 	 	FC189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	Coloni SpA 	 	FC189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
33 	Gregor Foitek 	EuroBrun Racing 	 	ER188B 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
34 	Bernd Schneider 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	891 	 	OX88 3.5 V8 	
35 	Aguri Suzuki 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	891 	 	OX88 3.5 V8 	
36 	Stefan Johansson 	Moneytron Onyx Formula One 	 	ORE-1 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
37 	Bertrand Gachot 	Moneytron Onyx Formula One 	 	ORE-1 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
38 	Christian Danner 	Rial Racing 	 	ARC2 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
39 	Volker Weidler 	Rial Racing 	 	ARC2 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	AGS Racing 	 	JH23B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	AGS Racing 	 	JH23B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/engages.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Pre-Qualifying===
====Pre-Qualifying Results====
The full pre-qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap
1 	37 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:09.617 	—
2 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:09.668 	+0.051s
3 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:09.726 	+0.109s
4 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:09.917 	+0.300s
DNPQ 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:09.989 	+0.372s
DNPQ 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:10.181 	+0.564s
DNPQ 	39 	Volker Weidler 	 	1:11.059 	+1.442s
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:11.098 	+1.481s
DNPQ 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:11.528 	+1.911s
DNPQ 	32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	1:11.953 	+2.336s
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:12.031 	+2.414s
DNPQ 	33 	Gregor Foitek 	 	1:12.179 	+2.562s
DNPQ 	41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	 	1:13.173 	+3.556s
Source:'1989 French GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'1989 French GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'1989 French GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'1989 French GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'1989 French GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'1989 French GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 19/04/2019)
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	1:08.285 	1:07.203 	—
2 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:07.920 	1:07.228 	+0.025s
3 	27 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:09.030 	1:07.455 	+0.252s
4 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:09.615 	1:08.137 	+0.934s
5 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:08.299 	1:08.211 	+1.008s
6 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:09.011 	1:08.233 	+1.030s
7 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:09.478 	1:08.561 	+1.358s
8 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:09.326 	1:08.993 	+1.790s
9 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:10.238 	1:09.026 	+1.823s
10 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	1:10.122 	1:09.036 	+1.833s
11 	37 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:10.564 	1:09.122 	+1.919s
12 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:09.569 	1:09.283 	+2.080s
13 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:10.600 	1:09.299 	+2.096s
14 	9 	Martin Donnelly 	 	1:11.223 	1:09.524 	+2.321s
15 	29 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:25.401 	1:09.596 	+2.393s
16 	4 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:09.668 	1:09.909 	+2.465s
17 	26 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	1:10.410 	1:09.717 	+2.514s
18 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:10.725 	1:10.077 	+2.874s
19 	12 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:12.125 	1:10.119 	+2.916s
20 	11 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:10.473 	1:10.135 	+2.932s
21 	40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:11.136 	1:10.216 	+3.013s
22 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:10.910 	1:10.254 	+3.051s
23 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:10.640 	1:10.267 	+3.064s
24 	20 	Emanuele Pirro 	 	1:11.566 	1:10.292 	+3.089s
25 	10 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:10.372 	— 	+3.169s
26 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:11.409 	1:10.468 	+3.265s
DNQ 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:12.078 	1:10.591 	+3.388s
DNQ 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	1:11.539 	1:11.079 	+3.876s
DNQ 	38 	Christian Danner 	 	1:12.569 	1:11.178 	+3.975s
DNQ 	31 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:14.746 	1:11.372 	+4.169s
DNPQ 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:09.989 	1:09.989 	1:09.989
DNPQ 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:10.181 	1:10.181 	1:10.181
DNPQ 	39 	Volker Weidler 	 	1:11.059 	1:11.059 	1:11.059
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:11.098 	1:11.098 	1:11.098
DNPQ 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:11.528 	1:11.528 	1:11.528
DNPQ 	32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	1:11.953 	1:11.953 	1:11.953
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:12.031 	1:12.031 	1:12.031
DNPQ 	33 	Gregor Foitek 	 	1:12.179 	1:12.179 	1:12.179
DNPQ 	41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	 	1:13.173 	1:13.173 	1:13.173
Source:'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'France 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'France 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'France 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'France 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'France 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'France 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'French Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/549/france/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/04/2019)'France 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	80 	1:38:29.411 	1 	9
2 	27T 	Nigel Mansell 	 	80 	+44.017s 	3 	6
3 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	80 	+1:06.921 	8 	4
4 	4 	Jean Alesi 	 	80 	+1:13.232 	16 	3
5 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	13 	2
6 	26 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	17 	1
7 	10 	Eddie Cheever 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	25 	
8 	11 	Nelson Piquet 	 	78 	+2 Laps 	20 	
9 	20 	Emanuele Pirro 	 	78 	+2 Laps 	24 	
10 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	78 	+2 Laps 	9 	
11 	29 	Éric Bernard 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	15 	
12 	9T 	Martin Donnelly 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	14 	
13* 	37 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	76 	Engine 	11 	
NC† 	15T 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	71 	+9 Laps 	10 	
Ret 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	67 	Engine 	22 	
Ret 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	50 	Gearbox 	5 	
Ret 	12 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	49 	Engine 	19 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	43 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	40 	Suspension 	4 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	31 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	30 	Engine 	7 	
Ret 	40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	30 	Engine 	21 	
Ret 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	29 	Clutch 	6 	
Ret 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	27 	Clutch 	26 	
Ret 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	14 	Gearbox 	18 	
Ret 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	 	0 	Differential 	2 	
DNQ 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	38 	Christian Danner 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	31 	Roberto Moreno 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	39 	Volker Weidler 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	33 	Gregor Foitek 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)	Source:'France 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Gachot was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† Gugelmin was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 450th Grand Prix to feature an entry for a engined car.'7. France 1989', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/france.aspx, (Accessed 19/04/2019)
* entered their 350th race as a constructor.
* Debut race for Jean Alesi, Éric Bernard, Martin Donnelly and Emanuele Pirro.'1989 French GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1989&gp=French%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 19/04/2019)
* Philippe Alliot entered his 75th Grand Prix.
* Nicola Larini entered his 25th Grand Prix.
* Tenth entry for Roberto Moreno.
* Twentieth pole position for Alain Prost.
* Prost secured his 37th victory.
** Prost set a new record for most laps led - 1971.
* claimed their 75th win as a constructor.
** secured their 47th win as an engine supplier.
* Maiden points finish for as a constructor.
* Olivier Grouillard and Alesi claimed their first points finishes.
* Maiden fastest lap for Maurício Gugelmin.
** Seventh and final fastest lap recorded by a chassis.
* Piercarlo Ghinzani, Aguri Suzuki, Volker Weidler and Joachim Winkelhock set a new record for most failures to pre-qualify - 7.
==Standings==
Alain Prost moved eleven points clear of teammate Ayrton Senna atop the Championship, with the Brazilian having failed to score for a second race in a row. Riccardo Patrese, meanwhile, had inched closer to Senna in third, leaving France five behind Senna, while Nigel Mansell moved to fourth. Thierry Boutsen, meanwhile, had slipped to fifth ahead of Alessandro Nannini, with 23 drivers on the board.
In the Constructors' Championship it was still who led the charge, with the Anglo-Japanese squad establishing a 30 point lead. had remained their closest challengers, sat on 35 points, while had gained a little ground in third, 20 behind Williams. , meanwhile, had slipped down to fourth ahead of , with 14 constructors having registered points.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	38 	
2 	Ayrton Senna 	27 	
3 	Riccardo Patrese 	22 	
4 	Nigel Mansell 	15 	1
5 	Thierry Boutsen 	13 	1
6 	Alessandro Nannini 	8 	
7 	Michele Alboreto 	6 	
8 	Johnny Herbert 	5 	
9 	Eddie Cheever 	4 	
10 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	
11 	Stefano Modena 	4 	
12 	Maurício Gugelmin 	4 	
13 	Alex Caffi 	4 	
14 	Derek Warwick 	4 	
15 	Nelson Piquet 	3 	1
16 	Christian Danner 	3 	1
17 	Jean Alesi 	3 	9
18 	René Arnoux 	2 	1
19 	Stefan Johansson 	2 	7
20 	Gabriele Tarquini 	1 	
21 	Jonathan Palmer 	1 	3
22 	Olivier Grouillard 	1 	1
23 	Martin Brundle 	1 	4
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	65 	
2 	 	35 	
3 	 	15 	1
4 	 	13 	1
5 	 	10 	2
6 	 	8 	1
7 	 	8 	1
8 	 	5 	
9 	 	4 	
10 	 	3 	
11 	 	3 	
12 	 	3 	
13 	 	2 	3
14 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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