1989 Season
16 rounds. Prost won the title by 16 points over Senna; McLaren won the constructors' championship by 64.
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 76 | ||
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 60 | −16 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 40 | −36 | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 38 | −38 | |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 37 | −39 | |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 32 | −44 | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 21 | −55 | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 12 | −64 | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 8 | −68 | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | −69 | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 | −70 | |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 6 | −70 | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 6 | −70 | |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Tyrrell | 5 | −71 | |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 5 | −71 | |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 4 | −72 | |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 4 | −72 | |
| 18 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 4 | −72 | |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 4 | −72 | |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 4 | −72 | |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 3 | −73 | |
| 22 | Christian Danner | Rial | 3 | −73 | |
| 23 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 2 | −74 | |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 2 | −74 | |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 2 | −74 | |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 1 | −75 | |
| 27 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 1 | −75 | |
| 28 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1 | −75 | |
| 29 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 1 | −75 | |
| 30 | Ivan Capelli | March | 0 | −76 | |
| 31 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 0 | −76 | |
| 32 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial | 0 | −76 | |
| 33 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 0 | −76 | |
| 34 | Martin Donnelly | Arrows | 0 | −76 | |
| 35 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 0 | −76 | |
| 36 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 0 | −76 | |
| 37 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 0 | −76 | |
| 38 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 0 | −76 | |
| 39 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial | 0 | −76 | |
| 40 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 0 | −76 | |
| 41 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 0 | −76 | |
| 42 | Gregor Foitek | Rial | 0 | −76 | |
| 43 | Volker Weidler | Rial | 0 | −76 | |
| 44 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | 0 | −76 | |
| 45 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 0 | −76 | |
| 46 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS | 0 | −76 | |
| 47 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni | 0 | −76 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 141 | |
| 2 | Williams | 77 | −64 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 59 | −82 |
| 4 | Benetton | 39 | −102 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 16 | −125 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 15 | −126 |
| 7 | Arrows | 13 | −128 |
| 8 | Dallara | 8 | −133 |
| 9 | Brabham | 8 | −133 |
| 10 | Onyx | 6 | −135 |
| 11 | Minardi | 6 | −135 |
| 12 | March | 4 | −137 |
| 13 | Rial | 3 | −138 |
| 14 | Ligier | 3 | −138 |
| 15 | AGS | 1 | −140 |
| 16 | Larrousse | 1 | −140 |
| 17 | Osella | 0 | −141 |
| 18 | Coloni | 0 | −141 |
| 19 | Zakspeed | 0 | −141 |
| 20 | Euro Brun | 0 | −141 |