1
Alain Prost
McLaren
76 pts
2
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
60 pts
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
40 pts
1
McLaren
141 pts
Alain Prost is the 1989 Formula 1 World Champion. Prost won 4 out of 16 races and scored a total of 76 points. With 16 points behind Ayrton Senna finished the season in second place and Riccardo Patrese as third. McLaren won the 1989 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 141 points.
The season started with the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix on March 26th. The last race of the season was the 1989 Australian Grand Prix on November 5th.
The season started with the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix on March 26th. The last race of the season was the 1989 Australian Grand Prix on November 5th.
Number of races
16 races
First race
Brazilian Grand Prix (March 26th)
Last race
Australian Grand Prix (November 5th)
Most wins
Ayrton Senna (6)
Most pole positions
Ayrton Senna (13)
Most podiums
Alain Prost (11)
Most top 5 finishes
Alain Prost (13)
Most points finishes
Alain Prost (13)
Most DNF's
Ivan Capelli (14)
1989 standings
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 11 | 76 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 7 | 60 | -16 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 40 | -36 | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | 38 | -38 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 2 | 5 | 37 | -39 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1 | 4 | 32 | -44 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 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 | 1 | 6 | -70 | |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 1 | 6 | -70 | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 1 | 6 | -70 | |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Tyrrell | 5 | -71 | ||
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 5 | -71 | ||
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 1 | 4 | -72 | |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 1 | 4 | -72 | |
| 18 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 1 | 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 | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 10 | 18 | 141 | |
| 2 | Williams | 2 | 11 | 77 | -64 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 9 | 59 | -82 |
| 4 | Benetton | 1 | 4 | 39 | -102 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 1 | 16 | -125 | |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 15 | -126 | ||
| 7 | Arrows | 1 | 13 | -128 | |
| 8 | Dallara | 1 | 8 | -133 | |
| 9 | Brabham | 1 | 8 | -133 | |
| 10 | Onyx | 1 | 6 | -135 | |
| 11 | Minardi | 6 | -135 | ||
| 12 | March | 1 | 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 |
1989 schedule
| Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th | Brazilian Grand Prix | #27 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Maurício Gugelmin | Ayrton Senna |
| Apr 23rd | San Marino Grand Prix | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna |
| May 7th | Monaco Grand Prix | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Stefano Modena | Ayrton Senna |
| May 28th | Mexican Grand Prix | #1 Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Michele Alboreto | Ayrton Senna |
| Jun 4th | United States Grand Prix | #2 Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Eddie Cheever | Ayrton Senna |
| Jun 18th | Canadian Grand Prix | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | Alain Prost |
| Jul 9th | French Grand Prix | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost |
| Jul 16th | British Grand Prix | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna |
| Jul 30th | German Grand Prix | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| Aug 13th | Hungarian Grand Prix | #27 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Thierry Boutsen | Riccardo Patrese |
| Aug 27th | Belgian Grand Prix | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| Sep 10th | Italian Grand Prix | #2 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna |
| Sep 24th | Portuguese Grand Prix | #28 Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Ayrton Senna |
| Oct 1st | Spanish Grand Prix | #1 Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| Oct 22nd | Japanese Grand Prix | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna |
| Nov 5th | Australian Grand Prix | #5 Thierry Boutsen | Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna |