1989 Formula One Season

1989 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1989 World Champion, Alain Prost (pictured in 1993)
Season Information
Number of races	16
Season opener	Brazilian Grand Prix
Season finale	Australian Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G P
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Alain Prost 76 points
Runner-Up	Ayrton Senna 60 points
3rd	Riccardo Patrese 40 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	McLaren-Honda 141 points
Runner-Up	Williams-Renault 77 points
3rd	Ferrari 59 points

The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th season of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It began on March 26 at the Brazilian Grand Prix and ended on November 5 at the Australian Grand Prix.

Alain Prost (McLaren-Honda) won the Drivers' Championship at the controversial Japanese Grand Prix, which was noted for an incident which Prost and his team-mate Ayrton Senna collided at low speed in the final chicane.

McLaren dominated another season this year, but could only manage to win 10 races.

Teams and Drivers

Entry list

Outlined below is the full entry list of teams and drivers for the 1989 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
McLaren-Honda	MP4/5	G	1	Ayrton Senna	All	Jonathan Palmer Emanuele Pirro David Coulthard
Honda Marlboro McLaren	Honda RA109E 3.5 V10		2	Alain Prost	All
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	017B 018	G	3	Jonathan Palmer	All
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		4	Michele Alboreto	1–6
			4	Jean Alesi	7–10, 12, 14–16
			4	Johnny Herbert	11–13
Williams-Renault	FW12C FW13	G	5	Thierry Boutsen	All	Mark Blundell Jackie Stewart
Canon Williams Renault	Renault RS1 3.5 V10		6	Riccardo Patrese	All
Brabham-Judd	BT58	P	7	Martin Brundle	All	Gary Brabham Tony Trimmer
Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	Judd EV 3.5 V8		8	Stefano Modena	All
Arrows-Ford Cosworth	A11	G	9	Derek Warwick	7–10, 12, 14–16	Gregor Foitek Paul Warwick
Arrows Grand Prix International	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		9	Martin Donnelly	All
			10	Eddie Cheever	All
Lotus-Judd	101	G	11	Nelson Piquet	All	Martin Donnelly Jackie Stewart Derek Warwick
Camel Team Lotus	Judd CV 3.5 V8		12	Satoru Nakajima	All
March-Judd	881 CG891	G	15	Maurício Gugelmin	All	Markku Alén Gary Brabham Bruno Giacomelli Jackie Stewart
Leyton House March Racing Team	Judd CV 3.5 V8 Judd EV 3.5 V8		16	Ivan Capelli	All
Osella-Ford Cosworth	FA1M	P	17	Nicola Larini	All	Enrico Bertaggia
Osella Squadra Corse	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	All
Benetton-Ford Cosworth	B188 B189	G	19	Alessandro Nannini	All	Johnny Dumfries Jackie Stewart
Benetton Formula Ltd.	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 Ford Cosworth HBA1/4 3.5 V8		20	Johnny Herbert	1–6
			20	Emanuele Pirro	7–16
Dallara-Ford Cosworth	F189	P	21	Alex Caffi	All
BMS Scuderia Italia	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		22	Andrea de Cesaris	All
Minardi-Ford Cosworth	M188B M189	P	23	Pierluigi Martini	1–14, 16	Paolo Barilla
Minardi Team SpA	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		23	Paolo Barilla	15
			24	Luis Pérez-Sala	All
Ligier-Ford Cosworth	JS33	G	25	René Arnoux	All	Jean-Louis Schlesser
Ligier Loto	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		26	Olivier Grouillard	All
Ferrari	640	G	27	Nigel Mansell	1–13, 15–16	JJ Lehto Gianni Morbidelli Roberto Moreno
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 035/5 3.5 V12		28	Gerhard Berger	1–2, 4–16
Lola-Lamborghini	LC88b LC89	G	29	Yannick Dalmas	1–6	Emanuele Pirro
Larrousse Calmels	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12		29	Éric Bernard	7–8
			29	Michele Alboreto	9–16
			30	Philippe Alliot	All
Coloni-Ford Cosworth	FC188B C3	P	31	Roberto Moreno	All
Coloni SpA	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		32	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1–10
			32	Enrico Bertaggia	11–16
EuroBrun-Judd	ER188B ER189	P	33	Gregor Foitek	1–11
EuroBrun Racing	Judd CV 3.5 V8		33	Oscar Larrauri	12–16
Zakspeed-Yamaha	891	P	34	Bernd Schneider	All
West Zakspeed Racing	Yamaha OX88 3.5 V8		35	Aguri Suzuki	All
Onyx-Ford Cosworth	ORE-1	G	36	Stefan Johansson	All	Eddie Irvine
Moneytron Onyx Formula One	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		37	Bertrand Gachot	1–12
			37	JJ Lehto	13–16
Rial-Ford Cosworth	ARC2	G	38	Bernd Schneider	1–13	Thomas Danielsson
Rial Racing	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		38	Gregor Foitek	14
			38/39	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	11–16
			39	Bernd Schneider	1–10
			39	Bertrand Gachot	15–16
AGS-Ford Cosworth	JH23B JH24	G	40	Philippe Streiff	1
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12		40	Gabriele Tarquini	2–16
			41	Joachim Winkelhock	1–7
			41	Yannick Dalmas	8–16
FIRST-Judd	F189	P	42	Gabriele Tarquini
FIRST Racing	Judd CV 3.5 V8

Changes from last season

Team changes

• Onyx Grand Prix entered Formula One.

Driver changes

• Michele Alboreto: Ferrari → Tyrrell
• Thierry Boutsen: Benetton → Williams
• Martin Brundle: Sportscars/Williams → Brabham
• Stefano Modena: EuroBrun → Brabham
• Nigel Mansell: Williams → Ferrari

Mid-season Changes

Driver changes

• For Round 2 (San Marino):
  • AGS: Philippe Streiff (testing accident) → Gabriele Tarquini
• For Round 3 (Monaco):
  • Ferrari: Gerhard Berger (crash injury) → none (entry withdrawn)
• For Round 7 (France):
  • Tyrrell: Michele Alboreto (sponsorship refusal) → Jean Alesi
  • Arrows: Derek Warwick (off-track injury) → Martin Donnelly
  • Benetton: Johnny Herbert (dropped/recovery from crash) → Emanuele Pirro
  • Lola: Yannick Dalmas (Legionnaires' disease) → Éric Bernard
• For Round 8 (Britain):
  • Arrows: Martin Donnelly → Derek Warwick (recovered)
  • AGS: Joachim Winkelhock (moved to touring cars) → Yannick Dalmas
• For Round 9 (Germany):
  • Lola: Éric Bernard (F3000 commitments) → Michele Alboreto
• For Round 11 (Belgium):
  • Tyrrell: Jean Alesi (F3000 commitments) → Johnny Herbert
  • Rial: Volker Weidler (departed from team) → Pierre-Henri Raphanel
• For Round 12 (Italy):
  • Tyrrell: Johnny Herbert →Jean Alesi (seat return)
  • EuroBrun: Gregor Foitek (departed from team) → Oscar Larrauri
• For Round 13 (Portugal):
  • Tyrrell: Jean Alesi (F3000 commitments) → Johnny Herbert
  • Onyx: Bertrand Gachot (sacked) → JJ Lehto
• For Round 14 (Spain):
  • Tyrrell: Johnny Herbert →Jean Alesi (seat return)
  • Ferrari: Nigel Mansell → none (driver suspended, Ferrari entered only one car)
  • Rial: Christian Danner (replaced) → Gregor Foitek
• For Round 15 (Japan):
  • Minardi: Pierluigi Martini → Paolo Barilla (race opportunity)
  • Rial: Gregor Foitek (departed from team after heavy crash) → Bertrand Gachot
• For Round 16 (Australia):
  • Minardi: Paolo Barilla → Pierluigi Martini (seat return)

Driver Standings

Driver Placings
Pos	Driver																	Pts
1st	Prost	2nd	2nd	2nd	5th	1st	Ret	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	Ret	Ret	76 (81)
2nd	Senna	11th	1st	1st	1st	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	1st	2nd	1st	Ret	Ret	1st	DSQ	Ret	60
3rd	Patrese	Ret	Ret	15th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	5th	2nd	3rd	40
4th	Mansell	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DSQ	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd	Ret	DSQ	BAN	Ret	Ret	38
5th	Boutsen	Ret	4th	10th	Ret	6th	1st	Ret	10th	Ret	3rd	4th	3rd	Ret	Ret	3rd	1st	37
6th	Nannini	6th	3rd	8th	4th	Ret	DSQ	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	4th	Ret	1st	2nd	32
7th	Berger	Ret	Ret	INJ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	1st	2nd	Ret	Ret	21
8th	Piquet	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	4th	8th	4th	5th	6th	DNQ	Ret	Ret	8th	4th	Ret	12
9th	Alesi							4th	Ret	10th	9th		5th		4th	Ret	Ret	8
10th	Warwick	5th	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	INJ	9th	6th	10th	6th	Ret	Ret	9th	6th	Ret	7
11th	Cheever	Ret	9th	7th	7th	3rd	Ret	7th	DNQ	12th	5th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	6
12th	Johansson	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DSQ	5th	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	8th	DNPQ	3rd	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	6
13th	Alboreto	10th	DNQ	5th	3rd	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	6
14th	Herbert	4th	11th	14th	15th	5th	DNQ					Ret		DNQ				5
15th	Martini	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	9th	Ret	9th	7th	5th	Ret		6th	5
16th	Gugelmin	3rd	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	10th	Ret	7th	7th	4
17th	de Cesaris	13th	10th	13th	Ret	8th	3rd	DNQ	Ret	7th	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	7th	10th	Ret	4
18th	Modena	Ret	Ret	3rd	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	DNQ	14th	Ret	Ret	8th	4
19th	Caffi	DNPQ	7th	4th	13th	Ret	6th	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	7th	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	4
20th	Brundle	Ret	Ret	6th	9th	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	8th	12th	Ret	6th	8th	Ret	5th	Ret	4
21st	Nakajima	8th	NC	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10th	7th	Ret	Ret	4th	3
22nd	Danner	14th	DNQ	DNQ	12th	4th	8th	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				3
23rd	Pirro							9th	11th	Ret	8th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	2
24th	Arnoux	DNQ	DNQ	12th	14th	DNQ	5th	Ret	DNQ	11th	DNQ	Ret	9th	13th	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	2
25th	Palmer	7th	6th	9th	Ret	9th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	13th	14th	Ret	6th	10th	Ret	DNQ	2
26th	Grouillard	9th	DSQ	Ret	8th	DNQ	DNQ	6th	7th	Ret	DNQ	13th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
27th	Tarquini		8th	Ret	6th	7th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	1
28th	Pérez-Sala	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	6th	DNQ	Ret	15th	8th	12th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	1
29th	Alliot	12th	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	16th	Ret	9th	6th	Ret	Ret	1
NC	Capelli	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
NC	Bernard							11th	Ret									0
NC	Gachot	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	13th	12th	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret			DNQ	DNQ	0
NC	Larini	DSQ	12th	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
NC	Donnelly							12th										0
NC	Moreno	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	0
NC	Lehto													DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	0
NC	Ghinzani	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	0
NC	Schneider	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	0
NC	Raphanel	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
NC	Dalmas	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	0
NC	Barila															Ret		0
NC	Weidler	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DSQ	DNQ							0
NC	Foitek	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			DNQ			0
NC	Suzuki	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	0
NC	Winkelhock	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ										0
NC	Bertaggia											DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	0
NC	Larrauri												DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	0

Constructor Standings

Team Placings
Pos	Team																		Pts
1st	McLaren	Senna	11th	1st	1st	1st	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	1st	2nd	1st	Ret	Ret	1st	DSQ	Ret	141
		Prost	2nd	2nd	2nd	5th	1st	Ret	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	Ret	Ret
2nd	Williams	Boutsen	Ret	4th	10th	Ret	6th	1st	Ret	10th	Ret	3rd	4th	3rd	Ret	Ret	3rd	1st	65
		Patrese	Ret	Ret	15th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	5th	2nd	3rd
3rd	Ferrari	Mansell	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DSQ	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd	Ret	DSQ	BAN	Ret	Ret	59
		Berger	Ret	Ret	INJ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	1st	2nd	Ret	Ret
4th	Benetton	Nannini	6th	3rd	8th	4th	Ret	DSQ	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	4th	Ret	1st	2nd	39
		Herbert	4th	11th	14th	15th	5th	DNQ
		Pirro							9th	11th	Ret	8th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th
5th	Tyrrell	Palmer	7th	6th	9th	Ret	9th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	13th	14th	Ret	6th	10th	Ret	DNQ	16
		Alboreto	10th	DNQ	5th	3rd	Ret	Ret
		Alesi							4th	Ret	10th	9th		5th		4th	Ret	Ret
		Herbert											Ret		DNQ
6th	Lotus	Piquet	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	4th	8th	4th	5th	6th	DNQ	Ret	Ret	8th	4th	Ret	15
		Nakajima	8th	NC	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10th	7th	Ret	Ret	4th
7th	Arrows	Warwick	5th	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	INJ	9th	6th	10th	6th	Ret	Ret	9th	6th	Ret	13
		Donnelly							12th
		Cheever	Ret	9th	7th	7th	3rd	Ret	7th	DNQ	12th	5th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret
8th	Dallara	Caffi	DNPQ	7th	4th	13th	Ret	6th	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	7th	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	8
		de Cesaris	13th	10th	13th	Ret	8th	3rd	DNQ	Ret	7th	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	7th	10th	Ret
9th	Brabham	Brundle	Ret	Ret	6th	9th	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	8th	12th	Ret	6th	8th	Ret	5th	Ret	8
		Modena	Ret	Ret	3rd	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	DNQ	14th	Ret	Ret	8th
10th	Onyx	Johansson	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DSQ	5th	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	8th	DNPQ	3rd	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	6
		Gachot	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	13th	12th	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Lehto													DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret
11th	Minardi	Martini	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	9th	Ret	9th	7th	5th	Ret		6th	6
		Barila															Ret
		Pérez-Sala	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	6th	DNQ	Ret	15th	8th	12th	Ret	Ret	DNQ
12th	March	Gugelmin	3rd	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	10th	Ret	7th	7th	4
		Capelli	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
13th	Rial	Danner	14th	DNQ	DNQ	12th	4th	8th	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				3
		Foitek														DNQ
		Gachot															DNQ	DNQ
		Weidler	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DSQ	DNQ
		Raphanel											DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
14th	Ligier	Arnoux	DNQ	DNQ	12th	14th	DNQ	5th	Ret	DNQ	11th	DNQ	Ret	9th	13th	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	2
		Grouillard	9th	DSQ	Ret	8th	DNQ	DNQ	6th	7th	Ret	DNQ	13th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret
15th	AGS	Tarquini		8th	Ret	6th	7th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	1
		Winkelhock	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
		Dalmas								DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
=	Lola	Dalmas	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ											1
		Bernard							11th	Ret
		Alboreto									Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ
		Alliot	12th	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	16th	Ret	9th	6th	Ret	Ret
NC	Osella	Larini	DSQ	12th	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
		Ghinzani	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret
NC	Coloni	Moreno	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	0
		Raphanel	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
		Bertaggia											DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
NC	Zakspeed	Schneider	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	0
		Suzuki	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
NC	EuroBrun	Foitek	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ						0
		Larrauri												DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ

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