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1989 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
| Pos | Nr | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre | Q1 | Q2 | G | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Ayrton Senna |
 McLaren MP4/5 [7] |
Honda RA109E V10 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:39.493 | 01:38.041 | 01:38.041 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 |  Alain Prost |
McLaren MP4/5 [8] |
Honda RA109E V10 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:40.875 | 01:39.771 | 01:39.771 | 0 |
| 3 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
 Ferrari 640 [112BIS] |
Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:41.253 | 01:40.187 | 01:40.187 | 0 |
| 4 | 27 | Nigel Mansell |
Ferrari 640 [112] |
Ferrari 035/5 V12 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:40.608 | 01:40.406 | 01:40.406 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams FW13 [1] |
Renault RS1 V10 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:42.397 | 01:40.936 | 01:40.936 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton B189 [6] |
Ford Cosworth HBA2 V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:41.601 | 01:41.103 | 01:41.103 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Williams FW13 [3] |
Renault RS1 V10 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:42.943 | 01:41.324 | 01:41.324 | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | Philippe Alliot |
Lola LC89 [4] |
Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:42.534 | 01:41.336 | 01:41.336 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | Stefano Modena |
Brabham BT58 [2] |
Judd CV V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:42.909 | 01:41.458 | 01:41.458 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Nicola Larini |
Osella FA1-M89 [05] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:42.483 | 01:41.519 | 01:41.519 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Nelson Piquet |
Lotus 101 [4] |
Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:43.386 | 01:41.802 | 01:41.802 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Lotus 101 [3] |
Judd CV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:43.370 | 01:41.988 | 01:41.988 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | Martin Brundle |
Brabham BT58 [5] |
Judd CV V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:44.236 | 01:42.182 | 01:42.182 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 |  Luis Pérez-Sala |
Minardi M189 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:43.107 | 01:42.283 | 01:42.283 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | Alex Caffi |
Dallara F189 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:43.171 | 01:42.488 | 01:42.488 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Dallara F189 [9] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:43.904 | 01:42.581 | 01:42.581 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
March CG891 [4] |
Judd EV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:43.851 | 01:42.672 | 01:42.672 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | Jean Alesi |
Tyrrell 018 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:43.306 | 01:42.709 | 01:42.709 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | Paolo Barilla |
Minardi M189 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:46.096 | 01:42.780 | 01:42.780 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
March CG891 [3] |
Judd EV V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:44.805 | 01:42.880 | 01:42.880 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 |  Bernd Schneider |
Zakspeed 891 [3] |
Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:44.323 | 01:42.892 | 01:42.892 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro |
Benetton B189 [5] |
Ford Cosworth HBA1 V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:43.217 | 01:43.063 | 01:43.063 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard |
Ligier JS33 [6] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:45.801 | 01:43.379 | 01:43.379 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 |  Eddie Cheever |
Arrows A11 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:44.501 | 01:43.511 | 01:43.511 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | Derek Warwick |
Arrows A11 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:44.288 | 01:43.599 | 01:43.599 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer |
Tyrrell 018 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:43.955 | 01:43.757 | 01:43.757 | 0 |
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier JS33 [5] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:44.221 | 01:44.030 | 01:44.030 | 0 |
| DNQ | 29 | Michele Alboreto |
Lola LC89 [3] |
Lamborghini 3512 V12 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:44.063 | 01:44.101 | 01:44.063 | 0 |
| DNQ | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel |
Rial ARC2 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 02:11.328 | 01:47.160 | 01:47.160 | 0 |
| DNQ | 39 | Bertrand Gachot |
Rial ARC2 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:50.883 | 01:47.295 | 01:47.295 | 0 |
| DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella FA1-M89 [04] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:44.313 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno |
Coloni C3 [2] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:44.498 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 36 |  Stefan Johansson |
Onyx ORE-1 [4] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:44.582 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki |
Zakspeed 891 [4] |
Yamaha OX88 V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:44.780 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 33 |  Oscar Larrauri |
 Euro Brun ER189 [01] |
Judd CV V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 01:45.446 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 37 |  Jyrki Järvilehto |
Onyx ORE-1 [3] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:45.787 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini |
AGS JH24 [39] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:46.705 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 41 | Yannick Dalmas |
AGS JH24 [38] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Goodyear | 01:48.306 | 0 |
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| DNPQ | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia |
Coloni C3 [1] |
Ford Cosworth DFR V8 3.5 | Pirelli | 0 |
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| Starting grid limited to 26 positions. | |||||||||
| Official Name | 1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Suzuka |
| Date | October 22 |
| Pole | Ayrton Senna 01:38.041 |
| Fastest Lap | Alain Prost 01:43.506 |
| Podium | 1st 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 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 76 (81) |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 60 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 38 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 36 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 28 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 26 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 21 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 12 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 8 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 6 |
| Tyrrell | |||
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 |
| 13 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 6 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Tyrrell | 5 |
| Benetton | |||
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 4 |
| 16 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 4 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 4 |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 4 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 4 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 4 |
| 21 | Christian Danner | Rial | 3 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 2 |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 2 |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 1 |
| 25 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 1 |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1 |
| 27 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1 |
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Honda |
141 |
| 2 | Williams Renault |
64 |
| 3 | Ferrari |
59 |
| 4 | Benetton Ford Cosworth |
31 |
| 5 | Tyrrell Ford Cosworth |
16 |
| 6 | Arrows Ford Cosworth |
13 |
| 7 | Lotus Judd |
12 |
| 8 | Dallara Ford Cosworth |
8 |
| 9 | Brabham Judd |
8 |
| 10 | Onyx Ford Cosworth |
6 |
| 11 | Minardi Ford Cosworth |
5 |
| 12 | March Judd |
4 |
| 13 | Rial Ford Cosworth |
3 |
| 14 | Ligier Ford Cosworth |
3 |
| 15 | AGS Ford Cosworth |
1 |
| 16 | Lola Lamborghini |
1 |