1989 Season

16 rounds. Prost won the title by 16 points over Senna; McLaren won the constructors' championship by 64.

1989 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Brazilian Grand Prix26 MarNigel MansellFerrari611:38:58.744
2San Marino Grand Prix23 AprAyrton SennaMcLaren581:26:51.245
3Monaco Grand Prix7 MayAyrton SennaMcLaren771:53:33.251
4Mexican Grand Prix28 MayAyrton SennaMcLaren691:35:21.431
5United States Grand Prix4 JunAlain ProstMcLaren752:01:33.133
6Canadian Grand Prix18 JunThierry BoutsenWilliams692:01:24.073
7French Grand Prix9 JulAlain ProstMcLaren801:38:29.411
8British Grand Prix16 JulAlain ProstMcLaren641:19:22.131
9German Grand Prix30 JulAyrton SennaMcLaren451:21:43.302
10Hungarian Grand Prix13 AugNigel MansellFerrari771:49:38.650
11Belgian Grand Prix27 AugAyrton SennaMcLaren441:40:54.196
12Italian Grand Prix10 SepAlain ProstMcLaren531:19:27.550
13Portuguese Grand Prix24 SepGerhard BergerFerrari711:36:48.546
14Spanish Grand Prix1 OctAyrton SennaMcLaren731:47:48.264
15Japanese Grand Prix22 OctAlessandro NanniniBenetton531:35:06.277
16Australian Grand Prix5 NovThierry BoutsenWilliams702:00:17.421
1989 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1Alain ProstFrenchMcLaren76
2Ayrton SennaBrazilianMcLaren60−16
3Riccardo PatreseItalianWilliams40−36
4Nigel MansellBritishFerrari38−38
5Thierry BoutsenBelgianWilliams37−39
6Alessandro NanniniItalianBenetton32−44
7Gerhard BergerAustrianFerrari21−55
8Nelson PiquetBrazilianTeam Lotus12−64
9Jean AlesiFrenchTyrrell8−68
10Derek WarwickBritishArrows7−69
11Eddie CheeverAmericanArrows6−70
12Stefan JohanssonSwedishOnyx6−70
13Michele AlboretoItalianLarrousse6−70
14Johnny HerbertBritishTyrrell5−71
15Pierluigi MartiniItalianMinardi5−71
16Maurício GugelminBrazilianMarch4−72
17Andrea de CesarisItalianDallara4−72
18Stefano ModenaItalianBrabham4−72
19Alex CaffiItalianDallara4−72
20Martin BrundleBritishBrabham4−72
21Satoru NakajimaJapaneseTeam Lotus3−73
22Christian DannerGermanRial3−73
23Emanuele PirroItalianBenetton2−74
24René ArnouxFrenchLigier2−74
25Jonathan PalmerBritishTyrrell2−74
26Olivier GrouillardFrenchLigier1−75
27Gabriele TarquiniItalianAGS1−75
28Luis Pérez-SalaSpanishMinardi1−75
29Philippe AlliotFrenchLarrousse1−75
30Ivan CapelliItalianMarch0−76
31Éric BernardFrenchLarrousse0−76
32Bertrand GachotBelgianRial0−76
33Nicola LariniItalianOsella0−76
34Martin DonnellyBritishArrows0−76
35Roberto MorenoBrazilianColoni0−76
36Jyrki JärvilehtoFinnishOnyx0−76
37Piercarlo GhinzaniItalianOsella0−76
38Bernd SchneiderGermanZakspeed0−76
39Pierre-Henri RaphanelFrenchRial0−76
40Yannick DalmasFrenchAGS0−76
41Paolo BarillaItalianMinardi0−76
42Gregor FoitekSwissRial0−76
43Volker WeidlerGermanRial0−76
44Aguri SuzukiJapaneseZakspeed0−76
45Oscar LarrauriArgentineEuro Brun0−76
46Joachim WinkelhockGermanAGS0−76
47Enrico BertaggiaItalianColoni0−76
1989 constructors' championship standings
PosTeamPtsGap
1McLaren141
2Williams77−64
3Ferrari59−82
4Benetton39−102
5Tyrrell16−125
6Team Lotus15−126
7Arrows13−128
8Dallara8−133
9Brabham8−133
10Onyx6−135
11Minardi6−135
12March4−137
13Rial3−138
14Ligier3−138
15AGS1−140
16Larrousse1−140
17Osella0−141
18Coloni0−141
19Zakspeed0−141
20Euro Brun0−141