1989 Australian Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1989 Australian Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	+4	70	2:00:17.421Finished	9	—
2	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	4	+2	70	+28.658Finished	6	—
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	+3	70	+37.683Finished	4	—
4	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	23	+19	70	+42.331Finished	3	—
5	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	13	+8	68	+2 Laps	2	—
6	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	3	-3	67	+3 Laps	1	—
7	Maurício Gugelmin	March	25	+18	66	+4 Laps	0	—
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	0	64	+6 Laps	0	—
R	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	22	+13	42	Spun off	0	—
R	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	17	+7	27	Electrical	0	—
R	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	24	+13	22	Spun off	0	—
R	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	18	+6	19	Collision	0	—
R	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21	+8	18	Collision	0	—
R	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	7	-7	17	Spun off	0	—
R	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	-14	13	Collision	0	—
R	Alex Caffi	Dallara	10	-6	13	Spun off	0	—
R	Ivan Capelli	March	16	-1	13	Radiator	0	—
R	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	9	-9	12	Spun off	0	—
R	Martin Brundle	Brabham	12	-7	12	Collision	0	—
R	Derek Warwick	Arrows	20	0	7	Spun off	0	—
R	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	19	-2	6	Collision	0	—
R	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	14	-8	6	Collision	0	—
R	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	15	-8	5	Electrical	0	—
R	René Arnoux	Ligier	26	+2	4	Collision	0	—
W	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	-23	0	Withdrew	0	—
R	Nicola Larini	Osella	11	-15	0	Electrical	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

Australian Grand Prix