1989 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

15/16

Date

Oct 22, 1989 at 00:00 CET

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.859 m (18 turns)

Race distance

310.527 km (53 laps)

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Nannini

Winner

1:35:06.277

Winning time

Senna

Pole position

Prost

Fastest lap

1:43.506

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:35:06.277	6th	53	9
2	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	+11.904	5th	53	6
3	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	+13.446	7th	53	4
4	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	+1:44.225	11th	53	3
5	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	+1 lap	13th	52	2
6	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	+1 lap	25th	52	1
7	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	+1 lap	20th	52
8	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	+1 lap	24th	52
9	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	+1 lap	15th	52
10	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	+2 laps	16th	51
DNF	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	Collision	2nd	46
DNF	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	Engine	9th	46
DNF	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Engine	4th	43
DNF	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Engine	12th	41
DNF	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Gearbox	18th	37
DNF	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	Engine	8th	36
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Gearbox	3rd	34
DNF	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	Collision	22nd	33
DNF	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	Engine	23rd	31
DNF	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	Suspension	17th	27
DNF	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	Brakes	10th	21
DNF	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Fuel leak	26th	20
DNF	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Gearbox	21st	1
DNF	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Collision	14th	0
DNF	#23 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Clutch	19th	0
DSQ	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Rejoined track illegally	1st	53
DNQ	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier
DNQ	#29 Michele Alboreto	Lola
DNQ	#38 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial
DNQ	#39 Bertrand Gachot	Rial
DNPQ	#18 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella
DNPQ	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni
DNPQ	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx
DNPQ	#35 Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed
DNPQ	#33 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun
DNPQ	#37 JJ Lehto	Onyx
DNPQ	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS
DNPQ	#41 Yannick Dalmas	AGS
DNPQ	#32 Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:44.079
2	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:44.469	+0.390
3	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:44.801	+0.722
4	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:44.897	+0.818
5	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:45.611	+1.532
6	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:45.646	+1.567
7	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:45.787	+1.708
8	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:46.029	+1.950
9	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:46.087	+2.008
10	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:46.390	+2.311
11	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:46.583	+2.504
12	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:46.702	+2.623
13	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:46.838	+2.759
14	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:46.998	+2.919
15	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:47.162	+3.083
16	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:47.620	+3.541
17	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:47.849	+3.770
18	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:48.054	+3.975
19	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:48.108	+4.029
20	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:48.161	+4.082
21	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:48.300	+4.221
22	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:48.323	+4.244
23	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:48.571	+4.492
24	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:49.190	+5.111
25	#23 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:49.279	+5.200
26	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:51.599	+7.520

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.041
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:39.771	+1.730
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.187	+2.146
4	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:40.406	+2.365
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.936	+2.895
6	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:41.103	+3.062
7	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:41.324	+3.283
8	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:41.336	+3.295
9	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:41.458	+3.417
10	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:41.519	+3.478
11	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:41.802	+3.761
12	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:41.988	+3.947
13	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:42.182	+4.141
14	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:42.283	+4.242
15	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:42.488	+4.447
16	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:42.581	+4.540
17	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:42.672	+4.631
18	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:42.709	+4.668
19	#23 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:42.780	+4.739
20	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:42.880	+4.839
21	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:42.892	+4.851
22	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:43.063	+5.022
23	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:43.379	+5.338
24	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:43.511	+5.470
25	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.599	+5.558
26	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.757	+5.716
27	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:44.030	+5.989
28	#29 Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:44.063	+6.022
29	#38 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	1:47.160	+9.119
30	#39 Bertrand Gachot	Rial	1:47.295	+9.254

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.041
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:39.771	+1.730
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.187	+2.146
4	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:40.406	+2.365
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.936	+2.895
6	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:41.103	+3.062
7	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:41.324	+3.283
8	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:41.336	+3.295
9	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:41.458	+3.417
10	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:41.519	+3.478
11	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:41.802	+3.761
12	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:41.988	+3.947
13	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:42.182	+4.141
14	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:42.283	+4.242
15	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:42.488	+4.447
16	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:42.581	+4.540
17	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:42.672	+4.631
18	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:42.709	+4.668
19	#23 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:42.780	+4.739
20	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:42.880	+4.839
21	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:42.892	+4.851
22	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:43.063	+5.022
23	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:43.379	+5.338
24	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:43.511	+5.470
25	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.599	+5.558
26	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.757	+5.716
27	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:44.030	+5.989
28	#29 Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:44.101	+6.060
29	#38 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	1:47.160	+9.119
30	#39 Bertrand Gachot	Rial	1:47.295	+9.254

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:39.493
2	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:40.608	+1.115
3	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:40.875	+1.382
4	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.253	+1.760
5	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:41.601	+2.108
6	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:42.397	+2.904
7	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:42.483	+2.990
8	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:42.534	+3.041
9	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:42.909	+3.416
10	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:42.943	+3.450
11	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:43.107	+3.614
12	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:43.171	+3.678
13	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:43.217	+3.724
14	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:43.306	+3.813
15	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:43.370	+3.877
16	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:43.386	+3.893
17	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:43.851	+4.358
18	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:43.904	+4.411
19	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.955	+4.462
20	#29 Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:44.063	+4.570
21	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:44.221	+4.728
22	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:44.236	+4.743
23	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:44.288	+4.795
24	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:44.323	+4.830
25	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:44.501	+5.008
26	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:44.805	+5.312
27	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:45.801	+6.308
28	#23 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:46.096	+6.603
29	#39 Bertrand Gachot	Rial	1:50.883	+11.390
30	#38 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	2:11.328	+31.835

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:43.035
2	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:43.089	+0.054
3	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:44.053	+1.018
4	#29 Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:44.075	+1.040
5	#18 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:44.313	+1.278
6	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:44.498	+1.463
7	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:44.582	+1.547
8	#35 Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	1:44.780	+1.745
9	#33 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:45.446	+2.411
10	#37 JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:45.787	+2.752
11	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:46.705	+3.670
12	#41 Yannick Dalmas	AGS	1:48.306	+5.271
13	#32 Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:40.288
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:41.390	+1.102
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.485	+1.197
4	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:42.023	+1.735
5	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:42.290	+2.002
6	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:42.357	+2.069
7	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:42.446	+2.158
8	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:42.466	+2.178
9	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:42.575	+2.287
10	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:42.743	+2.455
11	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:42.865	+2.577
12	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:42.883	+2.595
13	#23 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:43.200	+2.912
14	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:43.277	+2.989
15	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:43.405	+3.117
16	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:43.412	+3.124
17	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:43.617	+3.329
18	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:43.683	+3.395
19	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.760	+3.472
20	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:43.816	+3.528
21	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:44.074	+3.786
22	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:44.365	+4.077
23	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:44.527	+4.239
24	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:44.949	+4.661
25	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:45.266	+4.978
26	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:45.671	+5.383
27	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:45.878	+5.590
28	#29 Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:46.442	+6.154
29	#38 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	1:47.884	+7.596
30	#39 Bertrand Gachot	Rial	1:48.307	+8.019

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:40.902
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:41.821	+0.919
3	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:41.880	+0.978
4	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:42.216	+1.314
5	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:42.448	+1.546
6	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:43.101	+2.199
7	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:43.168	+2.266
8	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:43.577	+2.675
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:43.745	+2.843
10	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:43.853	+2.951
11	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:44.222	+3.320
12	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:44.415	+3.513
13	#29 Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:44.444	+3.542
14	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:44.535	+3.633
15	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:44.562	+3.660
16	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:44.795	+3.893
17	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:44.814	+3.912
18	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:44.909	+4.007
19	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:44.982	+4.080
20	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:45.058	+4.156
21	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:45.332	+4.430
22	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:45.772	+4.870
23	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:45.783	+4.881
24	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:45.940	+5.038
25	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:46.136	+5.234
26	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:46.529	+5.627
27	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:46.833	+5.931
28	#23 Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:48.509	+7.607
29	#39 Bertrand Gachot	Rial	1:53.872	+12.970
30	#38 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	3:20.635	+1:39.733

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:43.506		43
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:44.189	+0.683	26
3	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:44.919	+1.413	28
4	#20 Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:45.049	+1.543	25
5	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:45.077	+1.571	32
6	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:45.115	+1.609	37
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:45.335	+1.829	26
8	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:45.353	+1.847	25
9	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:46.194	+2.688	46
10	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:46.225	+2.719	35
11	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:46.420	+2.914	33
12	#4 Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:46.674	+3.168	34
13	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:47.069	+3.563	32
14	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:47.338	+3.832	30
15	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:47.465	+3.959	25
16	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:47.920	+4.414	27
17	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:47.976	+4.470	43
18	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:48.145	+4.639	22
19	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:48.609	+5.103	31
20	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:49.322	+5.816	29
21	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:49.479	+5.973	19
22	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:49.910	+6.404	4
23	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	2:11.970	+28.464	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	4	11	76
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	6	7	60	-16
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2	6	38	-38
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	0	5	36	-40
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1	4	28	-48
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1	3	26	-50
7	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1	3	21	-55
8	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	0	0	12	-64
9	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	0	0	8	-68
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows	0	0	7	-69
11	Michele Alboreto	Lola	0	1	6	-70
12	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	0	1	6	-70
13	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	0	1	6	-70
14	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-71
15	Maurício Gugelmin	March	0	1	4	-72
16	Stefano Modena	Brabham	0	1	4	-72
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	0	1	4	-72
18	Alex Caffi	Dallara	0	0	4	-72
19	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	0	0	4	-72
20	Martin Brundle	Brabham	0	0	4	-72
21	Christian Danner	Rial	0	0	3	-73
22	René Arnoux	Ligier	0	0	2	-74
23	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-74
24	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	0	0	1	-75
25	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	0	0	1	-75
26	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	0	0	1	-75
27	Philippe Alliot	Lola	0	0	1	-75

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Honda	10	18	141
2	Williams	Renault	1	9	64	-77
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	3	9	59	-82
4	Benetton	Ford	1	3	31	-110
5	Tyrrell	Ford	0	1	16	-125
6	Arrows	Ford	0	1	13	-128
7	Lotus	Judd	0	0	12	-129
8	Dallara	Ford	0	1	8	-133
9	Brabham	Judd	0	1	8	-133
10	Onyx	Ford	0	1	6	-135
11	Minardi	Ford	0	0	5	-136
12	March	Judd	0	1	4	-137
13	Rial	Ford	0	0	3	-138
14	Ligier	Ford	0	0	3	-138
15	AGS	Ford	0	0	1	-140
16	Lola	Lamborghini	0	0	1	-140

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2003	#2 Rubens Barrichello	Kimi Räikkönen	David Coulthard	1:33.408 - Ralf Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello
2002	#1 Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Kimi Räikkönen	1:36.125 - Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
2001	#1 Michael Schumacher	Juan Pablo Montoya	David Coulthard	1:36.944 - Ralf Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
2000	#3 Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	David Coulthard	1:39.189 - Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher
1999	#1 Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Eddie Irvine	1:41.319 - Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
1998	#8 Mika Häkkinen	Eddie Irvine	David Coulthard	1:40.190 - Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
1997	#5 Michael Schumacher	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Eddie Irvine	1:38.942 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jacques Villeneuve
1996	#5 Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	1:44.043 - Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve
1995	#1 Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Johnny Herbert	1:42.976 - Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
1994	#0 Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Jean Alesi	1:56.597 - Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher
1993	#8 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Mika Häkkinen	1:41.176 - Alain Prost	Alain Prost
1992	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Gerhard Berger	Martin Brundle	1:40.646 - Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
1991	#2 Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Riccardo Patrese	1:41.532 - Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger
1990	#20 Nelson Piquet	Roberto Moreno	Aguri Suzuki	1:44.233 - Riccardo Patrese	Ayrton Senna
1988	#12 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Thierry Boutsen	1:46.326 - Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna
1987	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Stefan Johansson	1:43.844 - Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger
1977	#1 James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	Patrick Depailler	1:14.300 - Jody Scheckter	Mario Andretti
1976	#5 Mario Andretti	Patrick Depailler	James Hunt	1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite	Mario Andretti

The 1989 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 22, 1989 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Gerhard Berger started from third place.

In 1 hour, 35 minutes and 06 seconds Alessandro Nannini finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Riccardo Patrese in second and Thierry Boutsen in third place.

After the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 76 points. Prost is 16 points ahead of Ayrton Senna.