1989 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1989 San Marino Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1989 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 23 April 1989. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner.

On lap 4 of the race, Gerhard Berger (#27) crashed his Ferrari 640 heavily at the high-speed Tamburello corner, causing the race to be stopped. Berger was extremely lucky to escape with just broken ribs and second-degree burns after his car went off the track, hit the wall at 180mph and burst into flames. Fire marshals were soon on hand to put out the subsequent raging inferno and, although Berger missed the very next round of the championship in Monaco due to his injuries, he would return to race action at the Mexican Grand Prix. By a tragic twist of fate, 5 years later, Berger’s great friend, Ayrton Senna would crash fatally at the same turn.

1989 Kronenbourg San Marino Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
11Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyear581:26:51.2451:26:51.245--1:27.27337201.93819
22Alain ProstFranceMcLaren HondaGoodyear58+40.2251:27:31.470+40.225+40.2251:26.79545200.39126
319Alessandro NanniniItalyBenetton FordGoodyear57+1 lap1:27:06.4571 lap1 lap1:29.86849197.87974
45Thierry BoutsenBelgiumWilliams RenaultGoodyear57+1 lap1:27:18.1001 lap+11.6431:29.57145197.43963
59Derek WarwickGreat BritainArrows FordGoodyear57+1 lap1:27:56.3641 lap+38.2641:30.74936196.007122
63Jonathan PalmerGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear57+1 lap1:28:15.9291 lap+19.5651:30.16449195.283251
721Alex CaffiItalyDallara FordPirelli57+1 lap1:28:19.5261 lap+3.5971:30.37144195.1519
840Gabriele TarquiniItalyAGS FordGoodyear57+1 lap1:28:22.5981 lap+3.0721:30.36453195.03718
910Eddie CheeverUnited StatesArrows FordGoodyear56+2 laps1:27:40.5762 laps1 lap1:30.72820193.14621
1022Andrea de CesarisItalyDallara FordPirelli56+2 laps1:27:49.0332 laps+8.4571:29.99552192.83616
1120Johnny HerbertGreat BritainBenetton FordGoodyear56+2 laps1:28:40.6012 laps+51.5681:31.02050190.96723
1217Nicola LariniItalyOsella FordPirelli52Spun Off1:21:11.0376 laps4 laps1:31.79115193.69314
DNF7Martin BrundleGreat BritainBrabham JuddPirelli51Fuel System1:20:50.7851:32.18927190.76122
NC12Satoru NakajimaJapanLotus JuddGoodyear46+12 laps1:27:28.5761:31.97043159.01924
DNF24Luis Perez-SalaSpainMinardi FordPirelli43Spun Off1:07:58.3821:31.94838191.29915
DNF15Maurício GugelminBrazilMarch JuddGoodyear39Transmission1:02:53.6441:32.03816187.51519
DNF11Nelson PiquetBrazilLotus JuddGoodyear29Engine44:44.3891:30.77128196.0138
DNF27Nigel MansellGreat BritainFerrariGoodyear23Gearbox35:15.9381:29.84918197.2233
DNF6Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams RenaultGoodyear21Engine32:10.9181:29.95913197.3274
DNF8Stefano ModenaItalyBrabham JuddPirelli19Spun Off30:11.8771:32.61818190.26417
DNF23Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordPirelli6Gearbox15:14.7431:34.5255119.01011
DSQ26Olivier GrouillardFranceLigier FordGoodyear4Disqualified6:58.6051:34.4723173.37510
DNF28Gerhard BergerAustriaFerrariGoodyear3Accident4:49.3841:33.3193188.0965
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyMarch JuddGoodyear1Spun Off1:42.9121:42.9121176.30511
DNF30Philippe AlliotFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyearElectrical20
DNS29Yannick DalmasFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyearElectrical26
DNQ4Michele AlboretoItalyTyrrell FordGoodyear
DNQ25René ArnouxFranceLigier FordGoodyear
DNQ38Christian DannerGermanyRial FordGoodyear
DNQ31Roberto MorenoBrazilColoni FordPirelli
DNPQ37Bertrand GachotBelgiumOnyx FordGoodyear
DNPQ33Gregor FoitekSwitzerlandEuro Brun JuddPirelli
DNPQ18Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyOsella FordPirelli
DNPQ36Stefan JohanssonSwedenOnyx FordGoodyear
DNPQ41Joachim WinkelhockGermanyAGS FordGoodyear
DNPQ32Pierre Henri RaphanelFranceColoni FordPirelli
DNPQ35Aguri SuzukiJapanZakspeed YamahaPirelli
DNPQ34Bernd SchneiderGermanyZakspeed YamahaPirelli
DNPQ39Volker WeidlerGermanyRial FordGoodyear

1989 San Marino Grand Prix