The 1989 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1989 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 22 October 1989. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and Alessandro Nannini was the race winner in the Benetton Ford. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1989 Drivers World Championship and Alain Prost won the world title for the third time.
1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 53 | 1:35:06.277 | 1:35:06.277 | - | - | 1:44.919 | 28 | 195.906 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 53 | +11.904 | 1:35:18.181 | +11.904 | +11.904 | 1:45.335 | 26 | 195.498 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 53 | +13.446 | 1:35:19.723 | +13.446 | +1.542 | 1:45.115 | 37 | 195.446 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | 53 | +1:44.225 | 1:36:50.502 | +1:44.225 | +1:30.779 | 1:46.420 | 33 | 192.392 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Brabham Judd | Pirelli | 52 | +1 lap | 1:35:09.012 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:46.194 | 46 | 192.118 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:35:19.112 | 1 lap | +10.100 | 1:47.069 | 32 | 191.778 | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:35:37.237 | 1 lap | +18.125 | 1:47.976 | 43 | 191.172 | 20 | |
| 8 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:36:12.091 | 1 lap | +34.854 | 1:47.920 | 27 | 190.018 | 24 | |
| 9 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Pirelli | 52 | +1 lap | 1:36:56.031 | 1 lap | +43.940 | 1:49.322 | 29 | 188.583 | 15 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Dallara Ford | Pirelli | 51 | +2 laps | 1:35:08.582 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.225 | 35 | 188.437 | 16 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 53 | Disqualified | 1:35:03.980 | 1:43.025 | 38 | 195.985 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 46 | Collision | 1:21:04.109 | 1:43.506 | 43 | 199.471 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Brabham Judd | Pirelli | 46 | Engine | 1:24:21.306 | 1:48.609 | 31 | 191.699 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Ferrari | Goodyear | 43 | Engine | 1:16:58.076 | 1:45.077 | 32 | 196.396 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 1:15:26.412 | 1:47.338 | 30 | 191.053 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Jean Alesi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Gearbox | 1:08:23.517 | 1:46.674 | 34 | 190.182 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Lamborghini | Goodyear | 36 | Engine | 1:05:21.182 | 1:45.353 | 25 | 193.647 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 34 | Gearbox | 1:00:55.310 | 1:44.189 | 26 | 196.191 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Collision | 59:46.974 | 1:45.049 | 25 | 194.049 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Engine | 57:47.411 | 1:48.145 | 22 | 188.574 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 27 | Suspension | 49:34.440 | 1:47.465 | 25 | 191.462 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella Ford | Pirelli | 21 | Brakes | 43:12.444 | 1:49.479 | 19 | 170.858 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Fuel Leak | 37:32.536 | 1:49.910 | 4 | 187.276 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed Yamaha | Pirelli | 1 | Gearbox | 2:11.970 | 2:11.970 | 1 | 159.827 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Pirelli | Collision | 14 | ||||||||
| DNF | 23 | Paolo Barilla | Italy | Minardi Ford | Pirelli | Clutch | 19 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Lola Lamborghini | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 39 | Pierre Henri Raphanel | France | Rial Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Belgium | Rial Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Brazil | Coloni Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Onyx Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Zakspeed Yamaha | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Judd | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 37 | JJ Lehto | Finland | Onyx Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | AGS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Italy | Coloni Ford | Pirelli |