1989 Australian Grand Prix

The 1989 Australian Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1989 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Adelaide, Australia on Sunday, 5 November 1989. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and Thierry Boutsen was the race winner in the Williams Renault.

1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
15Thierry BoutsenBelgiumWilliams RenaultGoodyear702:00:17.4212:00:17.421--1:40.38054131.98159
219Alessandro NanniniItalyBenetton FordGoodyear70+28.6582:00:46.079+28.658+28.6581:40.33659131.45846
36Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams RenaultGoodyear70+37.6832:00:55.104+37.683+9.0251:38.68559131.29564
412Satoru NakajimaJapanLotus JuddGoodyear70+42.3312:00:59.752+42.331+4.6481:38.48064131.211233
520Emanuele PirroItalyBenetton FordGoodyear68+2 laps2:02:03.9982 laps2 laps1:43.14449126.344122
623Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordPirelli67+3 laps2:01:18.1643 laps1 lap1:46.18957125.27031
715Maurício GugelminBrazilMarch JuddGoodyear66+4 laps2:00:24.7574 laps1 lap1:44.73462124.31225
88Stefano ModenaItalyBrabham JuddPirelli64+6 laps2:01:51.0056 laps2 laps1:48.17156119.1238
DNF10Eddie CheeverUnited StatesArrows FordGoodyear42Spun Off1:15:55.2461:44.30522125.46722
DNF37JJ LehtoFinlandOnyx FordGoodyear27Electrical48:35.1231:42.50926126.03717
DNF26Olivier GrouillardFranceLigier FordGoodyear22Spun Off41:01.1791:46.97319121.63924
DNF11Nelson PiquetBrazilLotus JuddGoodyear19Collision34:58.6451:44.27719123.19918
DNF18Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyOsella FordPirelli18Collision34:53.3441:51.97516117.01021
DNF27Nigel MansellGreat BritainFerrariGoodyear17Spun Off30:09.7931:42.40616127.8247
DNF1Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyear13Collision22:35.5191:41.1596130.5061
DNF21Alex CaffiItalyDallara FordPirelli13Spun Off23:51.2631:47.25511123.59910
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyMarch JuddGoodyear13Radiator24:45.4371:48.5219119.09216
DNF22Andrea de CesarisItalyDallara FordPirelli12Spun Off22:11.9661:47.52510122.5979
DNF7Martin BrundleGreat BritainBrabham JuddPirelli12Collision22:32.1191:48.3669120.77012
DNF9Derek WarwickGreat BritainArrows FordGoodyear7Spun Off12:57.4261:45.7006122.52720
DNF30Philippe AlliotFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyear6Collision11:47.4351:49.2516115.41419
DNF28Gerhard BergerAustriaFerrariGoodyear6Collision11:48.1341:46.9116115.30014
DNF4Jean AlesiFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear5Electrical18:40.5981:44.900560.71715
DNF25René ArnouxFranceLigier FordGoodyear4Collision8:15.1211:50.3753109.93626
DNF2Alain ProstFranceMcLaren HondaGoodyearWithdrew2
DNF17Nicola LariniItalyOsella FordPirelliElectrical11
DNQ3Jonathan PalmerGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear
DNQ24Luis Perez-SalaSpainMinardi FordPirelli
DNQ39Bertrand GachotBelgiumRial FordGoodyear
DNQ39Pierre Henri RaphanelFranceRial FordGoodyear
DNPQ36Stefan JohanssonSwedenOnyx FordGoodyear
DNPQ29Michele AlboretoItalyLola LamborghiniGoodyear
DNPQ34Bernd SchneiderGermanyZakspeed YamahaPirelli
DNPQ31Roberto MorenoBrazilColoni FordPirelli
DNPQ33Oscar LarrauriArgentinaEuro Brun JuddPirelli
DNPQ35Aguri SuzukiJapanZakspeed YamahaPirelli
DNPQ41Yannick DalmasFranceAGS FordGoodyear
DNPQ40Gabriele TarquiniItalyAGS FordGoodyear
DNPQ32Enrico BertaggiaItalyColoni FordPirelli

1989 Australian Grand Prix