Japanese Grand Prix 1989 Suzuka 22 October
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid DQ 01 Ayrton Senna BRA Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/5 Honda 53 Short Cut - 1 1 19 Alessandro Nannini ITA Benetton Formula Benetton B188 Ford 53 1h35m06.277s 9 6 2 06 Riccardo Patrese ITA Canon Williams Team Williams FW13 Renault 53 1h35m18.181s 6 5 3 05 Thierry Boutsen BEL Canon Williams Team Williams FW13 Renault 53 1h35m19.823s 4 7 4 11 Nelson Piquet BRA Camel Team Lotus Lotus 101 Judd 53 1h36m50.502s 3 11 5 07 Martin Brundle GBR Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT58 Judd 52 - 2 13 6 09 Derek Warwick GBR Arrows Grand Prix International Arrows A11 Ford 52 - 1 25 7 15 Mauricio Gugelmin BRA Leyton House March Racing Team March CG891 Judd 52 - - 20 8 10 Eddie Cheever USA Arrows Grand Prix International Arrows A11 Ford 52 - - 24 9 21 Alex Caffi ITA Scuderia Italia Dallara 189 Ford 52 - - 15 10 22 Andrea De Cesaris ITA Scuderia Italia Dallara 189 Ford 51 - - 16 R 02 Alain Prost FRA Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/5 Honda 46 Accident - 2 R 08 Stefano Modena ITA Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT58 Judd 46 Alternator - 9 R 27 Nigel Mansell GBR Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 640 Ferrari 43 Engine - 4 R 12 Satoru Nakajima JAP Camel Team Lotus Lotus 101 Judd 41 Engine - 12 R 04 Jean Alesi FRA Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 018 Ford 37 Gearbox - 18 R 30 Philippe Alliot FRA Larrousse Calmels Lola LC89 Lamborghini 36 Engine - 8 R 28 Gerhard Berger AUT Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 640 Ferrari 34 Gearbox - 3 R 20 Emanuele Pirro ITA Benetton Formula Benetton B188 Ford 33 Accident - 22 R 26 Olivier Grouillard FRA Ligier Loto Ligier JS33 Ford 31 Engine - 23 R 16 Ivan Capelli ITA Leyton House March Racing Team March CG891 Judd 27 Suspension - 17 R 17 Nicola Larini ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1M Ford 21 Brakes - 10 R 03 Jonathan Palmer GBR Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 018 Ford 20 Fuel Leak - 26 R 34 Bernd Schneider GER West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 891 Yamaha 1 Driveshaft - 21 R 23 Paolo Barilla ITA Minardi Team Minardi M189 Ford 0 Clutch - 19 R 24 Luis Pèrez Sala SPN Minardi Team Minardi M189 Ford 0 Accident - 14 DNQ 25 René Arnoux FRA Ligier Loto Ligier JS33 Ford - - - - DNQ 29 Michele Alboreto ITA Larrousse Calmels Lola LC89 Lamborghini - - - - DNQ 38 Pierre Henri Raphanel FRA Rial Racing Rial ARC2 Ford - - - - DNQ 39 Bertrand Gachot BEL Rial Racing Rial ARC2 Ford - - - - DNPQ 18 Piercarlo Ghinzani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1M Ford - - - - DNPQ 31 Roberto Moreno BRA Coloni Coloni FC188B Ford - - - - DNPQ 36 Stefan Johansson SWE Moneytron Onyx Onyx ORE-1 Ford - - - - DNPQ 35 Aguri Suzuki JAP West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 891 Yamaha - - - - DNPQ 33 Oscar Larrauri ARG EuroBrun Racing EuroBrun ER188B Judd - - - - DNPQ 37 J J Lehto FIN Moneytron Onyx Onyx ORE-1 Ford - - - - DNPQ 40 Gabriele Tarquini GBR Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive AGS JH24 Ford - - - - DNPQ 41 Yannick Dalmas FRA Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive AGS JH24 Ford - - - - DNPQ 32 Enrico Bertaggia ITA Coloni Coloni FC188B Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Alain Prost 1-20, 24-46 43 Ayrton Senna 21-23 3 Alessandro Nannini 47-53 7 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m38.041s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m43.506s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Alain Prost FRA 76 (81) 2 Ayrton Senna BRA 60 3 Nigel Mansell GBR 38 4 Riccardo Patrese ITA 36 5 Thierry Boutsen BEL 28 6 Alessandro Nannini ITA 26