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	Points
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

1989 Formula One World Championship Media

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  Alain Prost won the Drivers' title for McLaren-Honda on 76 points in his last season with the team.

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  Prost's teammate Ayrton Senna finished runner-up, 16 points behind.

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  Riccardo Patrese came third on 40 points for Williams-Renault.

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  McLaren-Honda won the Constructors' Championship in 1989 with the MP4/5 (the white-and-red cars nearest the camera).