1989 Spanish Grand Prix

The XXXI Gran Premio Tío Pepe de España, otherwise known as the 1989 Spanish Grand Prix, was the fourteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez, Spain, on the 1 October 1989.'Spanish GP, 1989', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr482.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019) The race would see Ayrton Senna claim victory to keep his title hopes alive as teammate and Championship leader Alain Prost finished third.
The build-up to the weekend proved controversial, with FISA deciding to give Nigel Mansell a one-race ban for ignoring black-flags during the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Brit protested, even threatening to quit the sport, but was persuaded to acquiesce to the decision ahead of the race in Spain.
 still were not happy about losing their star driver however, and so only entered Gerhard Berger for the weekend. Regardless, the Austrian was able to split the s during qualifying, claiming second as Senna claimed pole position, while Prost secured third, knowing he would win the title if he finished ahead of Senna.
The start of the race would see Senna ease ahead of Berger off the line, while Prost gave chase from third. The rest of the field were led by Riccardo Patrese, while Satoru Nakajima spun in the middle of the pack and was collected by Ivan Capelli.
Senna quickly dragged Berger, Prost and Patrese clear during the early stages of the race, with no fighting within the group at all. Elsewhere, Alessandro Nannini was picking his way up the order, while Nicola Larini had a huge accident in his after a suspension failure.
The top four would run nose-to-tail through to the mid-race pitstops, with Senna gaining a couple of seconds on Berger despite a slower stop. Prost and Patrese also lost time to drop off the back of the leaders, while Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever hit one-another in their .
Berger's hopes of victory were ultimately ended by traffic, with the Austrian consistently getting caught behind slower cars. As such, Senna's lead would creep up throughout the rest of the race, while Berger developed a slow oil leak in the closing stages.
Yet, there would be no changes to the order in the final laps, barring a move by Jean Alesi on Patrese, meaning Senna won at a canter from Berger. Prost was a distant third, meaning Senna had to win the Japanese Grand Prix to keep the Championship alive, while Alesi, Patrese and Philippe Alliot collected the remaining points.
==Background==
Alain Prost had moved within touching distance of a third World Championship title in Portugal, arriving in Spain with a 24 point lead. Prost would win the title if he could finish ahead of teammate Ayrton Senna, or if he could finish second with the Brazilian winning the race. Indeed, Senna had to finish first or second in Spain just to keep the title fight alive, having won the same number of races as his teammate.
, meanwhile, had continued to add to their Constructors' Championship winning tally in Portugal, moving onto 128 points for the campaign. Behind, had moved into second ahead of , with the two split by a point with three races to go. Those two were set to duel to be runner-up for the rest of the season, with thirty point off in fourth.
===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 	 	FW13 	 	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 	Derek Warwick 	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. 	 	B189 	 	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 	Michele Alboreto 	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 	Enrico Bertaggia 	Coloni SpA 	 	FC189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
33 	Oscar Larrauri 	EuroBrun Racing 	 	ER189 	 	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 	JJ Lehto 	Moneytron Onyx Formula One 	 	ORE-1 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
38 	Gregor Foitek 	Rial Racing 	 	ARC2 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
39 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	Rial Racing 	 	ARC2 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	AGS Racing 	 	JH24 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
41 	Yannick Dalmas 	AGS Racing 	 	JH24 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)
==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 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:23.566 	—
2 	37 	JJ Lehto 	 	1:23.958 	+0.392s
3 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:24.586 	+1.020s
4 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:24.610 	+1.044s
DNPQ 	40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:24.847 	+1.281s
DNPQ 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:24.944 	+1.378s
DNPQ 	31 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:25.074 	+1.508s
DNPQ 	29 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:25.646 	+2.080s
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:25.673 	+2.107s
DNPQ 	41 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:26.131 	+2.565s
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:26.609 	+3.043s
DNPQ 	33 	Oscar Larrauri 	 	1:26.803 	+3.237s
DNPQ 	32 	Enrico Bertaggia 	 	1:27.236 	+3.670s
Source:'1989 Spanish GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Spanish GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Spanish GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Spanish GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Spanish GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Spanish GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 22/04/2019)
===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 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:21.855 	1:20.291 	—
2 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:22.276 	1:20.565 	+0.274s
3 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	1:23.113 	1:21.368 	+1.077s
4 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:22.243 	1:21.479 	+1.188s
5 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:23.597 	1:21.708 	+1.417s
6 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:24.033 	1:21.777 	+1.486s
7 	11 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:23.235 	1:21.922 	+1.631s
8 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:23.761 	1:22.133 	+1.842s
9 	4 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:24.615 	1:22.363 	+2.072s
10 	20 	Emanuele Pirro 	 	1:24.647 	1:22.567 	+2.276s
11 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:23.538 	1:22.620 	+2.329s
12 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:23.679 	1:22.826 	+2.535s
13 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:23.494 	1:23.052 	+2.761s
14 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:24.233 	1:23.105 	+2.814s
15 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:24.900 	1:23.186 	+2.895s
16 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:24.161 	1:23.222 	+2.931s
17 	37 	JJ Lehto 	 	1:24.322 	1:23.243 	+2.952s
18 	12 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	— 	1:23.309 	+3.018s
19 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:23.401 	— 	+3.110s
20 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	1:23.908 	1:23.443 	+3.152s
21 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:24.839 	1:23.657 	+3.366s
22 	10 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:24.222 	1:23.729 	+3.438s
23 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:24.658 	1:23.763 	+3.472s
24 	26 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	1:24.991 	1:23.931 	+3.640s
25 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:26.147 	1:24.003 	+3.712s
26 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	1:28.311 	1:24.707 	+4.416s
DNQ 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:26.767 	1:25.190 	+4.899s
DNQ 	39 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	1:28.311 	1:25.443 	+5.152s
DNQ 	38 	Gregor Foitek 	 	— 	1:29.226 	+8.935s
DNPQ 	40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:24.847 	1:24.847 	1:24.847
DNPQ 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:24.944 	1:24.944 	1:24.944
DNPQ 	31 	Roberto Moreno 	 	1:25.074 	1:25.074 	1:25.074
DNPQ 	29 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:25.646 	1:25.646 	1:25.646
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:25.673 	1:25.673 	1:25.673
DNPQ 	41 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:26.131 	1:26.131 	1:26.131
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:26.609 	1:26.609 	1:26.609
DNPQ 	33 	Oscar Larrauri 	 	1:26.803 	1:26.803 	1:26.803
DNPQ 	32 	Enrico Bertaggia 	 	1:27.236 	1:27.236 	1:27.236
BAN* 	27 	Nigel Mansell 	 	Banned 	Banned 	Banned
Source:'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Spain 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Spain 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Spain 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Spain 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Spain 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Spain 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/556/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 22/04/2019)'Spain 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)
*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.
** Mansell was banned from competing in Spain after ignoring black-flags during the Portuguese Grand Prix.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	 	73 	1:47:48.264 	1 	9
2 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	73 	+27.051s 	2 	6
3 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	73 	+53.788s 	3 	4
4 	4 	Jean Alesi 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	9 	3
5 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	6 	2
6 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	5 	1
7 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	72 	+1 Lap 	15 	
8 	11 	Nelson Piquet 	 	71 	+2 Laps 	7 	
9 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	71 	+2 Laps 	16 	
10 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	71 	+2 Laps 	13 	
Ret 	10 	Eddie Cheever 	 	61 	Engine 	22 	
Ret 	20 	Emanuele Pirro 	 	59 	Spin 	10 	
Ret 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	55 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	51 	Spin 	8 	
Ret 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	47 	Collision 	26 	
Ret 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	47 	Spin 	20 	
Ret 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	40 	Fuel pump 	21 	
Ret 	26 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	34 	Engine 	24 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	27 	Spin 	4 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	23 	Transmission 	19 	
Ret 	37 	JJ Lehto 	 	20 	Gearbox 	17 	
Ret 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	17 	Gearbox 	25 	
Ret 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	14 	Spin 	14 	
Ret 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	11 	Electrical 	12 	
Ret 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	6 	Suspension 	11 	
Ret 	12 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	0 	Collision 	18 	
DNQ 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	39 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	38 	Gregor Foitek 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	31 	Roberto Moreno 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	31 	Michele Alboreto 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	41 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	33 	Oscar Larrauri 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	32 	Enrico Bertaggia 	 	 	 	 	
BAN 	27 	Nigel Mansell 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/04/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* Debut race for JJ Lehto.'1989 Spanish GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1989&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
* Ivan Capelli entered his 50th Grand Prix.
* 100th entry for a car using #35 as its race number.
* 25th entry for a car using #41 as its race number.
* 40th career pole position for Ayrton Senna.'14. Spain 1989', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/espagne.aspx, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
* Senna secured his twentieth career victory.
* claimed their 80th win as a constructor.
** claimed their 52nd win as an engine supplier.
* Alain Prost recorded his 80th podium finish.
==Standings==
Ayrton Senna just managed to keep his hopes of the Championship crown alive in Spain, although he would have to win both of the remaining races just to challenge Alain Prost. In contrast, Prost would claim the crown if he finished on the podium in Japan, regardless of what Senna achieved, or if the Brazilian could only manage third or lower. Behind, Nigel Mansell had lost more ground in third, and was set to fight with Riccardo Patrese for the position having sat out the race in Spain.
 had, as ever, added to their title winning tally in the Constructors' Championship, moving on 141 points for the campaign. , meanwhile, had further secured their grip on second, moving five clear of in third with two races to go. Those two were now in an exclusive fight for the runner-up spot, with and instead fighting to stay in the top five.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	76 (81) 	
2 	Ayrton Senna 	60 	
3 	Nigel Mansell 	38 	
4 	Riccardo Patrese 	30 	
5 	Thierry Boutsen 	24 	
6 	Gerhard Berger 	21 	1
7 	Alessandro Nannini 	17 	1
8 	Nelson Piquet 	9 	
9 	Jean Alesi 	8 	4
10 	Eddie Cheever 	6 	1
11 	Stefan Johansson 	6 	1
12 	Michele Alboreto 	6 	1
13 	Derek Warwick 	6 	1
14 	Johnny Herbert 	5 	
15 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	
16 	Maurício Gugelmin 	4 	
17 	Stefano Modena 	4 	
18 	Alex Caffi 	4 	
19 	Pierluigi Martini 	4 	
20 	Christian Danner 	3 	
21 	René Arnoux 	2 	
22 	Jonathan Palmer 	2 	
23 	Martin Brundle 	2 	
24 	Gabriele Tarquini 	1 	
25 	Olivier Grouillard 	1 	
26 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	1 	
27 	Philippe Alliot 	1 	2
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	141 	
2 	 	59 	
3 	 	54 	
4 	 	22 	
5 	 	16 	
6 	 	12 	
7 	 	9 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	6 	
10 	 	6 	
11 	 	5 	
12 	 	4 	
13 	 	3 	
14 	 	3 	
15 	 	1 	
16 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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