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483rd GP – Japan 1989

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1989 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Brazil Ayrton Senna
Honda Marlboro McLaren Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [7] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear
2 France Alain Prost
Honda Marlboro McLaren Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [8] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear
3 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
4 France Jean Alesi
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Canon Williams Great Britain Williams FW13 [3] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear
6 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Canon Williams Great Britain Williams FW13 [1] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear
7 Great Britain Martin Brundle
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Great Britain Brabham BT58 [5] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli
8 Italy Stefano Modena
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Great Britain Brabham BT58 [2] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli
9 Great Britain Derek Warwick
USF&G Arrows Ford Great Britain Arrows A11 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
10 United States Eddie Cheever
USF&G Arrows Ford Great Britain Arrows A11 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
11 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Camel Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 101 [4] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear
12 Japan Satoru Nakajima
Camel Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 101 [3] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear
15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House March Racing Team Great Britain March CG891 [3] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear
16 Italy Ivan Capelli
Leyton House March Racing Team Great Britain March CG891 [4] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear
17 Italy Nicola Larini
Fondmetal Osella Italy Osella FA1-M89 [05] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
18 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani
Fondmetal Osella Italy Osella FA1-M89 [04] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
19 Italy Alessandro Nannini
Benetton Formula Italy Benetton B189 [6] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear
20 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Benetton Formula Italy Benetton B189 [5] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear
21 Italy Alex Caffi
Scuderia Italia SpA Italy Dallara F189 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
Scuderia Italia SpA Italy Dallara F189 [9] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
23 Italy Paolo Barilla
Minardi Team Italy Minardi M189 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
24 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi Team Italy Minardi M189 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
25 France René Arnoux
Ligier France Ligier JS33 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
26 France Olivier Grouillard
Ligier France Ligier JS33 [6] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
27 Great Britain Nigel Mansell
Ferrari SpA Italy Ferrari 640 [112] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear
28 Austria Gerhard Berger
Ferrari SpA Italy Ferrari 640 [112BIS] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear
29 Italy Michele Alboreto
Team Larrousse Great Britain Lola LC89 [3] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear
30 France Philippe Alliot
Team Larrousse Great Britain Lola LC89 [4] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear
31 Brazil Roberto Moreno
Coloni SpA Italy Coloni C3 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
32 Italy Enrico Bertaggia
Coloni SpA Italy Coloni C3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli
33 Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun Racing Switzerland Euro Brun ER189 [01] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli
34 Germany Bernd Schneider
West Zakspeed Yamaha Germany Zakspeed 891 [3] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli
35 Japan Aguri Suzuki
West Zakspeed Yamaha Germany Zakspeed 891 [4] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli
36 Sweden Stefan Johansson
Moneytron Onyx Great Britain Onyx ORE-1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
37 Finland Jyrki Järvilehto
Moneytron Onyx Great Britain Onyx ORE-1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
38 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Rial Racing GMBH Germany Rial ARC2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
39 France Bertrand Gachot
Rial Racing GMBH Germany Rial ARC2 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
40 Italy Gabriele Tarquini
AGS France AGS JH24 [39] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear
41 France Yannick Dalmas
AGS France AGS JH24 [38] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [7] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:40.902 0
2 2 France Alain Prost
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [8] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:41.821 0
3 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini
Italy Benetton B189 [6] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:41.880 0
4 28 Austria Gerhard Berger
Italy Ferrari 640 [112BIS] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.216 0
5 27 Great Britain Nigel Mansell
Italy Ferrari 640 [112] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.448 0
6 20 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Benetton B189 [5] Ford Cosworth HBA1 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.101 0
7 24 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
Italy Minardi M189 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.168 0
8 30 France Philippe Alliot
Great Britain Lola LC89 [4] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.577 0
9 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
Italy Dallara F189 [9] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.745 0
10 21 Italy Alex Caffi
Italy Dallara F189 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.853 0
11 7 Great Britain Martin Brundle
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [5] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:44.222 0
12 8 Italy Stefano Modena
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [2] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:44.415 0
13 29 Italy Michele Alboreto
Great Britain Lola LC89 [3] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.444 0
14 4 France Jean Alesi
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.535 0
15 12 Japan Satoru Nakajima
Great Britain Lotus 101 [3] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.562 0
16 9 Great Britain Derek Warwick
Great Britain Arrows A11 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.795 0
17 5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Great Britain Williams FW13 [3] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.814 0
18 15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin
Great Britain March CG891 [3] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.909 0
19 16 Italy Ivan Capelli
Great Britain March CG891 [4] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.982 0
20 17 Italy Nicola Larini
Italy Osella FA1-M89 [05] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:45.058 0
21 25 France René Arnoux
France Ligier JS33 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.332 0
22 11 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Great Britain Lotus 101 [4] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.772 0
23 3 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.783 0
24 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Williams FW13 [1] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.940 0
25 10 United States Eddie Cheever
Great Britain Arrows A11 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.136 0
26 26 France Olivier Grouillard
France Ligier JS33 [6] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.529 0
27 34 Germany Bernd Schneider
Germany Zakspeed 891 [3] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:46.833 0
28 23 Italy Paolo Barilla
Italy Minardi M189 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:48.509 0
29 39 France Bertrand Gachot
Germany Rial ARC2 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:53.872 0
30 38 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Germany Rial ARC2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 03:20.635 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [7] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:40.288 0
2 2 France Alain Prost
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [8] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:41.390 0
3 28 Austria Gerhard Berger
Italy Ferrari 640 [112BIS] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:41.485 0
4 4 France Jean Alesi
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.023 0
5 27 Great Britain Nigel Mansell
Italy Ferrari 640 [112] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.290 0
6 8 Italy Stefano Modena
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [2] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:42.357 0
7 30 France Philippe Alliot
Great Britain Lola LC89 [4] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.446 0
8 7 Great Britain Martin Brundle
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [5] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:42.466 0
9 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Williams FW13 [1] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.575 0
10 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini
Italy Benetton B189 [6] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.743 0
11 17 Italy Nicola Larini
Italy Osella FA1-M89 [05] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:42.865 0
12 11 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Great Britain Lotus 101 [4] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.883 0
13 23 Italy Paolo Barilla
Italy Minardi M189 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.200 0
14 5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Great Britain Williams FW13 [3] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.277 0
15 26 France Olivier Grouillard
France Ligier JS33 [6] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.405 0
16 21 Italy Alex Caffi
Italy Dallara F189 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.412 0
17 12 Japan Satoru Nakajima
Great Britain Lotus 101 [3] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.617 0
18 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
Italy Dallara F189 [9] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.683 0
19 3 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.760 0
20 24 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
Italy Minardi M189 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.816 0
21 10 United States Eddie Cheever
Great Britain Arrows A11 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.074 0
22 20 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Benetton B189 [5] Ford Cosworth HBA1 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.365 0
23 9 Great Britain Derek Warwick
Great Britain Arrows A11 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.527 0
24 25 France René Arnoux
France Ligier JS33 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.949 0
25 16 Italy Ivan Capelli
Great Britain March CG891 [4] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.266 0
26 34 Germany Bernd Schneider
Germany Zakspeed 891 [3] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:45.671 0
27 15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin
Great Britain March CG891 [3] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.878 0
28 29 Italy Michele Alboreto
Great Britain Lola LC89 [3] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.442 0
29 38 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Germany Rial ARC2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:47.884 0
30 39 France Bertrand Gachot
Germany Rial ARC2 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:48.307 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Q1Q2G Laps
1 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [7] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:39.49301:38.04101:38.041 0
2 2 France Alain Prost
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [8] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:40.87501:39.77101:39.771 0
3 28 Austria Gerhard Berger
Italy Ferrari 640 [112BIS] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:41.25301:40.18701:40.187 0
4 27 Great Britain Nigel Mansell
Italy Ferrari 640 [112] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:40.60801:40.40601:40.406 0
5 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Williams FW13 [1] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.39701:40.93601:40.936 0
6 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini
Italy Benetton B189 [6] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:41.60101:41.10301:41.103 0
7 5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Great Britain Williams FW13 [3] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.94301:41.32401:41.324 0
8 30 France Philippe Alliot
Great Britain Lola LC89 [4] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:42.53401:41.33601:41.336 0
9 8 Italy Stefano Modena
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [2] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:42.90901:41.45801:41.458 0
10 17 Italy Nicola Larini
Italy Osella FA1-M89 [05] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:42.48301:41.51901:41.519 0
11 11 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Great Britain Lotus 101 [4] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.38601:41.80201:41.802 0
12 12 Japan Satoru Nakajima
Great Britain Lotus 101 [3] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.37001:41.98801:41.988 0
13 7 Great Britain Martin Brundle
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [5] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:44.23601:42.18201:42.182 0
14 24 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
Italy Minardi M189 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.10701:42.28301:42.283 0
15 21 Italy Alex Caffi
Italy Dallara F189 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.17101:42.48801:42.488 0
16 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
Italy Dallara F189 [9] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:43.90401:42.58101:42.581 0
17 16 Italy Ivan Capelli
Great Britain March CG891 [4] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.85101:42.67201:42.672 0
18 4 France Jean Alesi
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.30601:42.70901:42.709 0
19 23 Italy Paolo Barilla
Italy Minardi M189 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:46.09601:42.78001:42.780 0
20 15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin
Great Britain March CG891 [3] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.80501:42.88001:42.880 0
21 34 Germany Bernd Schneider
Germany Zakspeed 891 [3] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:44.32301:42.89201:42.892 0
22 20 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Benetton B189 [5] Ford Cosworth HBA1 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.21701:43.06301:43.063 0
23 26 France Olivier Grouillard
France Ligier JS33 [6] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.80101:43.37901:43.379 0
24 10 United States Eddie Cheever
Great Britain Arrows A11 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.50101:43.51101:43.511 0
25 9 Great Britain Derek Warwick
Great Britain Arrows A11 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.28801:43.59901:43.599 0
26 3 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:43.95501:43.75701:43.757 0
DNQ 25 France René Arnoux
France Ligier JS33 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.22101:44.03001:44.030 0
DNQ 29 Italy Michele Alboreto
Great Britain Lola LC89 [3] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.06301:44.10101:44.063 0
DNQ 38 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Germany Rial ARC2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 02:11.32801:47.16001:47.160 0
DNQ 39 France Bertrand Gachot
Germany Rial ARC2 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:50.88301:47.29501:47.295 0
DNPQ 18 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani
Italy Osella FA1-M89 [04] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:44.313 0
DNPQ 31 Brazil Roberto Moreno
Italy Coloni C3 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:44.498 0
DNPQ 36 Sweden Stefan Johansson
Great Britain Onyx ORE-1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.582 0
DNPQ 35 Japan Aguri Suzuki
Germany Zakspeed 891 [4] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:44.780 0
DNPQ 33 Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Switzerland Euro Brun ER189 [01] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:45.446 0
DNPQ 37 Finland Jyrki Järvilehto
Great Britain Onyx ORE-1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.787 0
DNPQ 40 Italy Gabriele Tarquini
France AGS JH24 [39] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.705 0
DNPQ 41 France Yannick Dalmas
France AGS JH24 [38] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:48.306 0
DNPQ 32 Italy Enrico Bertaggia
Italy Coloni C3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 0
Starting grid limited to 26 positions.

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 2 France Alain Prost
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [8] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.079 0
2 27 Great Britain Nigel Mansell
Italy Ferrari 640 [112] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.469 0
3 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna
Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [7] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.801 0
4 9 Great Britain Derek Warwick
Great Britain Arrows A11 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:44.897 0
5 28 Austria Gerhard Berger
Italy Ferrari 640 [112BIS] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.611 0
6 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Williams FW13 [1] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.646 0
7 12 Japan Satoru Nakajima
Great Britain Lotus 101 [3] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:45.787 0
8 20 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Italy Benetton B189 [5] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.029 0
9 4 France Jean Alesi
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.087 0
10 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini
Italy Benetton B189 [6] Ford Cosworth HBA1 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.390 0
11 5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Great Britain Williams FW13 [3] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.583 0
12 26 France Olivier Grouillard
France Ligier JS33 [6] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.702 0
13 15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin
Great Britain March CG891 [3] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.838 0
14 11 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Great Britain Lotus 101 [4] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:46.998 0
15 3 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer
Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:47.162 0
16 7 Great Britain Martin Brundle
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [5] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:47.620 0
17 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
Italy Dallara F189 [9] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:47.849 0
18 10 United States Eddie Cheever
Great Britain Arrows A11 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:48.054 0
19 8 Italy Stefano Modena
Great Britain Brabham BT58 [2] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:48.108 0
20 16 Italy Ivan Capelli
Great Britain March CG891 [4] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:48.161 0
21 17 Italy Nicola Larini
Italy Osella FA1-M89 [05] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:48.300 0
22 30 France Philippe Alliot
Great Britain Lola LC89 [4] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear 01:48.323 0
23 21 Italy Alex Caffi
Italy Dallara F189 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:48.571 0
24 24 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
Italy Minardi M189 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:49.190 0
25 23 Italy Paolo Barilla
Italy Minardi M189 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:49.279 0
26 34 Germany Bernd Schneider
Germany Zakspeed 891 [3] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli 01:51.599 0

Official Name1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
CircuitSuzuka
DateOctober 22
PoleAyrton Senna 01:38.041
Fastest LapAlain Prost 01:43.506
Podium1st Alessandro Nannini (2) , 2nd Riccardo Patrese, 3rd Thierry Boutsen
GP Number 483
Round 15
Weather Sunny
Prev race Gran Premio de España October 1
Next race Australian Grand Prix November 5

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini
Benetton Formula Italy Benetton B189 [6] Ford Cosworth HBA1 V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:35:06.277 53
01:44.919
2
6
9
2 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Canon Williams Great Britain Williams FW13 [1] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:35:18.181 53
01:45.335
0
5
6
3 5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Canon Williams Great Britain Williams FW13 [3] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear 01:35:19.723 53
01:45.115
0
7
4
4 11 Brazil Nelson Piquet
Camel Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 101 [4] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear 01:36:50.502 53
01:46.420
0
11
3
5 7 Great Britain Martin Brundle
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Great Britain Brabham BT58 [1] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli +1 lap 52
01:46.194
0
13
2
6 9 Great Britain Derek Warwick
USF&G Arrows Ford Great Britain Arrows A11 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear +1 lap 52
01:47.069
0
25
1
7 15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin
Leyton House March Racing Team Great Britain March CG891 [3] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear +1 lap 52
01:47.976
0
20
0
8 10 United States Eddie Cheever
USF&G Arrows Ford Great Britain Arrows A11 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear +1 lap 52
01:47.920
0
24
0
9 21 Italy Alex Caffi
Scuderia Italia SpA Italy Dallara F189 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli +1 lap 52
01:49.322
0
15
0
10 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris
Scuderia Italia SpA Italy Dallara F189 [9] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli +2 laps 51
01:46.225
0
16
0
DSQ 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna
Honda Marlboro McLaren Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [7] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear Disqualified 53
01:43.025
8
1
0
DNF 2 France Alain Prost
Honda Marlboro McLaren Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [8] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear Collision 46
01:43.506
43
2
0
DNF 8 Italy Stefano Modena
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Great Britain Brabham BT58 [2] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli Engine 46
01:48.609
0
9
0
DNF 27 Great Britain Nigel Mansell
Ferrari SpA Italy Ferrari 640 [112] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear Engine 43
01:45.077
0
4
0
DNF 12 Japan Satoru Nakajima
Camel Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 101 [3] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear Engine 41
01:47.338
0
12
0
DNF 4 France Jean Alesi
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Gearbox 37
01:46.674
0
18
0
DNF 30 France Philippe Alliot
Team Larrousse Great Britain Lola LC89 [4] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear Engine 36
01:45.353
0
8
0
DNF 28 Austria Gerhard Berger
Ferrari SpA Italy Ferrari 640 [112BIS] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear Gearbox 34
01:44.189
0
3
0
DNF 20 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Benetton Formula Italy Benetton B189 [5] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear Collision 33
01:45.049
0
22
0
DNF 26 France Olivier Grouillard
Ligier France Ligier JS33 [6] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Engine 31
01:48.145
0
23
0
DNF 16 Italy Ivan Capelli
Leyton House March Racing Team Great Britain March CG891 [5] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear Suspension 27
01:47.465
0
17
0
DNF 17 Italy Nicola Larini
Fondmetal Osella Italy Osella FA1-M89 [05] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli Brakes 21
01:49.479
0
10
0
DNF 3 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Fuel leak 20
01:49.910
0
26
0
DNF 34 Germany Bernd Schneider
West Zakspeed Yamaha Germany Zakspeed 891 [3] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli Engine 1
02:11.970
0
21
0
DNF 24 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi Team Italy Minardi M189 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli Accident 0

0
14
0
DNF 23 Italy Paolo Barilla
Minardi Team Italy Minardi M189 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli Clutch 0

0
19
0
DNQ 25 France René Arnoux
Ligier France Ligier JS33 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 29 Italy Michele Alboreto
Team Larrousse Great Britain Lola LC89 [3] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 38 France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Rial Racing GMBH Germany Rial ARC2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 39 France Bertrand Gachot
Rial Racing GMBH Germany Rial ARC2 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 18 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani
Fondmetal Osella Italy Osella FA1-M89 [04] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 31 Brazil Roberto Moreno
Coloni SpA Italy Coloni C3 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 36 Sweden Stefan Johansson
Moneytron Onyx Great Britain Onyx ORE-1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 35 Japan Aguri Suzuki
West Zakspeed Yamaha Germany Zakspeed 891 [4] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 33 Argentina Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun Racing Switzerland Euro Brun ER189 [01] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 37 Finland Jyrki Järvilehto
Moneytron Onyx Great Britain Onyx ORE-1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 40 Italy Gabriele Tarquini
AGS France AGS JH24 [39] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 41 France Yannick Dalmas
AGS France AGS JH24 [38] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear DNPQ 0

0

0
DNPQ 32 Italy Enrico Bertaggia
Coloni SpA Italy Coloni C3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli DNPQ 0

0

0
T 1 Brazil Ayrton Senna
Honda Marlboro McLaren Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [5] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 3 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Great Britain Tyrrell 018 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 7 Great Britain Martin Brundle
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Great Britain Brabham BT58 [5] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli Practice 0

0

0
T 16 Italy Ivan Capelli
Leyton House March Racing Team Great Britain March CG891 [4] Judd EV V8 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 19 Italy Alessandro Nannini
Benetton Formula Italy Benetton B189 [6] Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 20 Italy Emanuele Pirro
Benetton Formula Italy Benetton B189 [4] Ford Cosworth HBA1 V8 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 23 Italy Paolo Barilla
Minardi Team Italy Minardi M189 [5] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli Practice 0

0

0
T 29 Italy Michele Alboreto
Team Larrousse Great Britain Lola LC89 [1] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 30 France Philippe Alliot
Team Larrousse Great Britain Lola LC89 [1] Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 36 Sweden Stefan Johansson
Moneytron Onyx Great Britain Onyx ORE-1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
S 2 - -
Honda Marlboro McLaren Great Britain McLaren MP4/5 [1] Honda RA109E V10 3.5 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 5 - -
Canon Williams Great Britain Williams FW13 [2] Renault RS1 V10 3.5 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 9 - -
USF&G Arrows Ford Great Britain Arrows A11 [3] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 11 - -
Camel Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 101 [2] Judd CV V8 3.5 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 22 - -
Scuderia Italia SpA Italy Dallara F189 [6] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Pirelli Spare car 0

0

0
S 25 - -
Ligier France Ligier JS33 [4] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 27 - -
Ferrari SpA Italy Ferrari 640 [109] Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 33 - -
Euro Brun Racing Switzerland Euro Brun ER189 [02] Judd CV V8 3.5 Pirelli Spare car 0

0

0
S 35 - -
West Zakspeed Yamaha Germany Zakspeed 891 [2] Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 Pirelli Spare car 0

0

0
S 40 - -
AGS France AGS JH24 [37] Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
Senna finished in 1st position, but was disqualified for being push started and cutting the chicane after colliding with Prost. His best lap of the race was also invalidated.

Formula 1 1989 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 France Alain Prost McLaren 76 (81)
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren 60
3 Great Britain Nigel Mansell Ferrari 38
4 Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams 36
5 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Williams 28
6 Italy Alessandro Nannini Benetton 26
7 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 21
8 Brazil Nelson Piquet Lotus 12
9 France Jean Alesi Tyrrell 8
10 Great Britain Derek Warwick Arrows 7
11 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 6
12 United States Eddie Cheever Arrows 6
13 Sweden Stefan Johansson Onyx 6
14 Great Britain Johnny Herbert Benetton 5
15 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin March 4
16 Italy Stefano Modena Brabham 4
17 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 4
18 Italy Alex Caffi Dallara 4
19 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi 4
20 Great Britain Martin Brundle Brabham 4
21 Germany Christian Danner Rial 3
22 France René Arnoux Ligier 2
23 Great Britain Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 2
24 Italy Gabriele Tarquini AGS 1
25 France Olivier Grouillard Ligier 1
26 Spain Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 1
27 France Philippe Alliot Lola 1

Formula 1 1989 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Great Britain McLaren Honda 141
2 Great Britain Williams Renault 64
3 Italy Ferrari 59
4 Italy Benetton Ford Cosworth 31
5 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 16
6 Great Britain Arrows Ford Cosworth 13
7 Great Britain Lotus Judd 12
8 Italy Dallara Ford Cosworth 8
9 Great Britain Brabham Judd 8
10 Great Britain Onyx Ford Cosworth 6
11 Italy Minardi Ford Cosworth 5
12 Great Britain March Judd 4
13 Germany Rial Ford Cosworth 3
14 France Ligier Ford Cosworth 3
15 France AGS Ford Cosworth 1
16 Great Britain Lola Lamborghini 1

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