1989 Formula One World Championship

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 PointsOnly the best 11 results counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 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

Category:Formula One seasons
Category:1989 in sports