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

Team Lotus

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

British

15 Grands Prix · 2 drivers in the race record

CHAMPIONSHIPP6
OFFICIAL POINTS15
GRAND PRIX WINS0
PODIUM FINISHES0Across all race entries

The season in numbers.

28 CAR STARTS
BEST FINISHP4
POLE STARTS0Race grid position 1
AVERAGE GRID17.1
AVERAGE FINISH12.6
DID NOT FINISH15
FINISH RATE42.9%
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: +125

+12612 completed car starts with valid positions
GRANDS PRIX15

The drivers behind it.

Constructor driver contributions
DriverChampionship positionCar startsWinsPodiumsDNFsGP points in these results
Satoru Nakajima ↗P21130083
Nelson Piquet ↗P81500712

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 MarSatoru Nakajima218+130+1 Lap
ROUND 01Brazilian26 MarNelson Piquet9R-110Fuel system
ROUND 02San Marino23 AprSatoru Nakajima24R+100Not classified
ROUND 02San Marino23 AprNelson Piquet8R-90Engine
ROUND 03Monaco7 MayNelson Piquet19R-20Collision
ROUND 04Mexican28 MayNelson Piquet2611+150+1 Lap
ROUND 04Mexican28 MaySatoru Nakajima15R-40Spun off
ROUND 05United States4 JunNelson Piquet22R+100Spun off
ROUND 05United States4 JunSatoru Nakajima23R+30Throttle
ROUND 06Canadian18 JunNelson Piquet194+153Finished
ROUND 07French9 JulNelson Piquet208+120+2 Laps
ROUND 07French9 JulSatoru Nakajima19R+20Engine
ROUND 08British16 JulNelson Piquet104+63Finished
ROUND 08British16 JulSatoru Nakajima168+80+1 Lap
ROUND 09German30 JulNelson Piquet85+32+1 Lap
ROUND 09German30 JulSatoru Nakajima18R+40Spun off
ROUND 10Hungarian13 AugNelson Piquet176+111Finished
ROUND 10Hungarian13 AugSatoru Nakajima20R00Accident
ROUND 12Italian10 SeptSatoru Nakajima1910+90Suspension
ROUND 12Italian10 SeptNelson Piquet11R-80Spun off
ROUND 13Portuguese24 SeptSatoru Nakajima257+180+1 Lap
ROUND 13Portuguese24 SeptNelson Piquet20R00Collision
ROUND 14Spanish1 OctNelson Piquet78-10+2 Laps
ROUND 14Spanish1 OctSatoru Nakajima18R-80Collision
ROUND 15Japanese22 OctNelson Piquet114+73Finished
ROUND 15Japanese22 OctSatoru Nakajima12R-30Engine
ROUND 16Australian5 NovSatoru Nakajima234+193Finished
ROUND 16Australian5 NovNelson Piquet18R+60Collision

A season in motion.

CLASSIFIED POSITIONS
P1P7P14P20P26R1R5R9R12R16Satoru Nakajima · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P8Satoru Nakajima · Round 2 (San Marino Grand Prix) · P14Satoru Nakajima · Round 4 (Mexican Grand Prix) · P19Satoru Nakajima · Round 5 (United States Grand Prix) · P20Satoru Nakajima · Round 7 (French Grand Prix) · P17Satoru Nakajima · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P8Satoru Nakajima · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P14Satoru Nakajima · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P20Satoru Nakajima · Round 12 (Italian Grand Prix) · P10Satoru Nakajima · Round 13 (Portuguese Grand Prix) · P7Satoru Nakajima · Round 14 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P26Satoru Nakajima · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P15Satoru Nakajima · Round 16 (Australian Grand Prix) · P4Nelson Piquet · Round 1 (Brazilian Grand Prix) · P20Nelson Piquet · Round 2 (San Marino Grand Prix) · P17Nelson Piquet · Round 3 (Monaco Grand Prix) · P21Nelson Piquet · Round 4 (Mexican Grand Prix) · P11Nelson Piquet · Round 5 (United States Grand Prix) · P12Nelson Piquet · Round 6 (Canadian Grand Prix) · P4Nelson Piquet · Round 7 (French Grand Prix) · P8Nelson Piquet · Round 8 (British Grand Prix) · P4Nelson Piquet · Round 9 (German Grand Prix) · P5Nelson Piquet · Round 10 (Hungarian Grand Prix) · P6Nelson Piquet · Round 12 (Italian Grand Prix) · P19Nelson Piquet · Round 13 (Portuguese Grand Prix) · P20Nelson Piquet · Round 14 (Spanish Grand Prix) · P8Nelson Piquet · Round 15 (Japanese Grand Prix) · P4Nelson Piquet · Round 16 (Australian Grand Prix) · P12

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Team Lotus 1989 race form
RoundSatoru NakajimaNelson Piquet
Round 1P8P20
Round 2P14P17
Round 3P21
Round 4P19P11
Round 5P20P12
Round 6P4
Round 7P17P8
Round 8P8P4
Round 9P14P5
Round 10P20P6
Round 12P10P19
Round 13P7P20
Round 14P26P8
Round 15P15P4
Round 16P4P12

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 Team Lotus 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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