F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
04 / 1989 / CONSTRUCTOR DOSSIER

McLaren

Explore McLaren's 1989 Formula 1 results, drivers, podiums and constructor standings. Browse the team's recorded seasons.

British

16 Grands Prix · 2 drivers in the race record

CHAMPIONSHIPP1
OFFICIAL POINTS141
GRAND PRIX WINS10
PODIUM FINISHES18Across all race entries

The season in numbers.

32 CAR STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
POLE STARTS15Race grid position 1
AVERAGE GRID1.9
AVERAGE FINISH7.2
DID NOT FINISH10
FINISH RATE65.6%
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed car starts. Each car is counted separately. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed car starts.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -164

-221 completed car starts with valid positions
GRANDS PRIX16

The drivers behind it.

Constructor driver contributions
DriverChampionship positionCar startsWinsPodiumsDNFsGP points in these results
Alain Prost ↗P116411381
Ayrton Senna ↗P21667760

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. This is the driver’s overall season classification, including results with other constructors. — = not available.

Weekend by weekend.

GRAND PRIX RESULTS
Constructor race results
Round / Grand PrixDateDriverGridFinishChangeGP pointsStatus
ROUND 01Brazilian26 MarAlain Prost52+36Finished
ROUND 01Brazilian26 MarAyrton Senna111-100+2 Laps
ROUND 02San Marino23 AprAyrton Senna1109Finished
ROUND 02San Marino23 AprAlain Prost2206Finished
ROUND 03Monaco7 MayAyrton Senna1109Finished
ROUND 03Monaco7 MayAlain Prost2206Finished
ROUND 04Mexican28 MayAyrton Senna1109Finished
ROUND 04Mexican28 MayAlain Prost25-32Finished
ROUND 05United States4 JunAlain Prost21+19Finished
ROUND 05United States4 JunAyrton Senna1R-140Electrical
ROUND 06Canadian18 JunAyrton Senna27-50Engine
ROUND 06Canadian18 JunAlain Prost1R-200Suspension
ROUND 07French9 JulAlain Prost1109Finished
ROUND 07French9 JulAyrton Senna2R-240Differential
ROUND 08British16 JulAlain Prost21+19Finished
ROUND 08British16 JulAyrton Senna1R-240Spun off
ROUND 09German30 JulAyrton Senna1109Finished
ROUND 09German30 JulAlain Prost2206Finished
ROUND 10Hungarian13 AugAyrton Senna2206Finished
ROUND 10Hungarian13 AugAlain Prost54+13Finished
ROUND 11Belgian27 AugAyrton Senna1109Finished
ROUND 11Belgian27 AugAlain Prost2206Finished
ROUND 12Italian10 SeptAlain Prost41+39Finished
ROUND 12Italian10 SeptAyrton Senna1R-120Engine
ROUND 13Portuguese24 SeptAlain Prost42+26Finished
ROUND 13Portuguese24 SeptAyrton Senna1R-160Collision
ROUND 14Spanish1 OctAyrton Senna1109Finished
ROUND 14Spanish1 OctAlain Prost3304Finished
ROUND 15Japanese22 OctAyrton Senna1D0Disqualified
ROUND 15Japanese22 OctAlain Prost2R-100Collision
ROUND 16Australian5 NovAyrton Senna1R-140Collision
ROUND 16Australian5 NovAlain Prost2W-230Withdrew

A season in motion.

CLASSIFIED POSITIONS
P1P7P14P20P26R1R5R9R12R16Alain Prost · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P2Alain Prost · Round 2 (San Marino Grand Prix) · P2Alain Prost · Round 3 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P2Alain Prost · Round 4 (Mexican Grand Prix) · P5Alain Prost · Round 5 (United States Grand Prix) · P1Alain Prost · Round 6 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P21Alain Prost · Round 7 (French Grand Prix) · P1Alain Prost · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P1Alain Prost · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P2Alain Prost · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P4Alain Prost · Round 11 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P2Alain Prost · Round 12 (Italian Grand Prix) · P1Alain Prost · Round 13 (Portuguese Grand Prix) · P2Alain Prost · Round 14 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P3Alain Prost · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P12Alain Prost · Round 16 (Australian Grand Prix) · P25Ayrton Senna · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P11Ayrton Senna · Round 2 (San Marino Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 3 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 4 (Mexican Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 5 (United States Grand Prix) · P15Ayrton Senna · Round 6 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P7Ayrton Senna · Round 7 (French Grand Prix) · P26Ayrton Senna · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P25Ayrton Senna · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P2Ayrton Senna · Round 11 (Belgian Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 12 (Italian Grand Prix) · P13Ayrton Senna · Round 13 (Portuguese Grand Prix) · P17Ayrton Senna · Round 14 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P1Ayrton Senna · Round 16 (Australian Grand Prix) · P15

Lower position numbers are higher on the chart. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

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McLaren 1989 race form
RoundAlain ProstAyrton Senna
Round 1P2P11
Round 2P2P1
Round 3P2P1
Round 4P5P1
Round 5P1P15
Round 6P21P7
Round 7P1P26
Round 8P1P25
Round 9P2P1
Round 10P4P2
Round 11P2P1
Round 12P1P13
Round 13P2P17
Round 14P3P1
Round 15P12
Round 16P25P15

The championship record.

OFFICIAL POINTS / ROUND

Official constructor totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.

How to read these statistics

All figures refer to McLaren in 1989, using this constructor’s Jolpica ID. Team renames with a different ID are separate records. Podiums, starts, DNFs and averages count race entries, not weekends. A double podium counts twice. Pole starts use the final race grid, not qualifying classification. Non-starters and disqualifications are excluded from position averages and changes as appropriate; lapped finishes count as finishes. Official championship points may differ from the sum of driver race points because of sprint scoring, historical rules and penalties. Before the constructors’ championship existed, official standings and points may be unavailable. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish separately for each completed car start with valid positive positions, using only entries for this constructor in the selected season. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and pit-lane or unknown grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible entries; zero means no net change. The tooltip retains the previous calculation as Net Positions incl. DNFs. This is not an overtake count. Shared drives can produce multiple historical entries.

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