1989 Japanese Grand Prix Results

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

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	6	+5	53	1:35:06.277Finished	9	—
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	5	+3	53	+11.904Finished	6	—
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	7	+4	53	+13.446Finished	4	—
4	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	+7	53	+1:44.225Finished	3	—
5	Martin Brundle	Brabham	13	+8	52	+1 Lap	2	—
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	25	+19	52	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Maurício Gugelmin	March	20	+13	52	+1 Lap	0	—
8	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	24	+16	52	+1 Lap	0	—
9	Alex Caffi	Dallara	15	+6	52	+1 Lap	0	—
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	16	+6	51	+2 Laps	0	—
D	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	—	53	Disqualified	0	—
R	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	-10	46	Collision	0	—
R	Stefano Modena	Brabham	9	-4	46	Engine	0	—
R	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	4	-10	43	Engine	0	—
R	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	-3	41	Engine	0	—
R	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	18	+2	37	Gearbox	0	—
R	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	8	-9	36	Engine	0	—
R	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	3	-15	34	Gearbox	0	—
R	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	22	+3	33	Collision	0	—
R	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	23	+3	31	Engine	0	—
R	Ivan Capelli	March	17	-4	27	Suspension	0	—
R	Nicola Larini	Osella	10	-12	21	Brakes	0	—
R	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	26	+3	20	Fuel leak	0	—
R	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	21	-3	1	Gearbox	0	—
R	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	14	-11	0	Collision	0	—
R	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	19	-7	0	Clutch	0	—

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

Japanese Grand Prix