The 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XVIII Grande Prémio de Portugal, was the thirteenth round of the 1989 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 24 September 1989 at the Autódromo do Estoril in Portugal.[2] Victory would go to Gerhard Berger in the #28 Ferrari, as Alain Prost inched closer to his third World Championship title.[2]
In spite of his Championship lead, Prost would make several controversial remarks about McLaren's engine suppliers Honda, with the Frenchman believing that he was getting inferior engines.[2] This was likely due to the fact that he was to leave the squad for Ferrari at the end of the campaign, while teammate Ayrton Senna was to stick with them for 1990.[2]
Qualifying would see Senna claim pole position as usual, while Prost found himself down in fourth for the second consecutive race.[2] The two McLarens were split by the two Ferraris of Gerhard Berger and Nigel Mansell, while Pierluigi Martini claimed an impressive fifth in the Pirelli shod Minardi-Ford Cosworth.[2]
The start of the race saw Berger get the jump on Senna, with the Brazilian unable to out-drag his future teammate on the run to the first corner.[2] Mansell, meanwhile, was able to beat Prost into turn one, while Martini fended off Riccardo Patrese.[2]
The order proved fairly static during the early stages, with Senna unable to find a way past Berger, while Mansell looked for a way to pass the Brazilian.[2] Indeed, it was only on lap eight when the order did change, with Mansell elbowing his way into second.[2]
Again the order would remain static, until the Brit stole the lead away from teammate Berger on lap 24, shortly before the field dived into the pits for their stops.[2] That allowed Martini to briefly lead the race for Minardi, as Mansell reversed in the pit lane after missing his pit-box.[2]
Unsurprisingly Mansell was issued with a disqualification after an investigation, although the Brit simply ignored the black flags.[2] It was therefore hugely controversial when he and Senna came together on lap 49, resulting in both retiring with collision damage while fighting for second.[2]
Berger, meanwhile, was left unopposed to claim victory after grabbing the lead during the stops, while Prost shuffled through to second.[2] Behind them came a shocked Stefan Johansson, claiming the first (and ultimately only) podium finish for Onyx, while Alessandro Nannini, Martini and Jonathan Palmer claimed the remaining points.[2]
The results of the race meant that Prost's Championship lead grew to 24 points with three races to go, meaning he could take the title at the next race in Spain.
Background[]
Alain Prost had moved twenty points clear at the head of the Championship as a result of the Italian Grand Prix, and could potentially win the title in Portugal. Indeed, if Ayrton Senna, his closest challenger, failed to score with Prost winning the race the battle would be over, before either driver had to take a dropped score. Elsewhere, Nigel Mansell had lost ground in third, although he was still ten points clear of Riccardo Patrese in fourth.
The Constructors' Championship, in contrast, was all over, with McLaren-Honda declared as the Champions as they reached 122 points for the campaign. Indeed, their ninth win of the campaign had seen them move 70 points clear of Williams-Renault, with just 60 points left to fight for across the final four races. The Anglo-French squad were hence looking to hold off Ferrari for second, with those two leaving Italy some eight points apart.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
Pre-Qualifying[]
Pre-Qualifying Results[]
The full pre-qualifying results for the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.623 | — |
2 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.164 | +0.541s |
3 | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.780 | +1.157s |
4 | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.869 | +1.246s |
DNPQ | 37 | JJ Lehto | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.880 | +2.257s |
DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.021 | +2.398s |
DNPQ | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Judd | 1:21.326 | +2.703s |
DNPQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.881 | +3.258s |
DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:24.116 | +5.493s |
DNPQ | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:24.732 | +6.109s |
DNPQ | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.526 | +9.903s |
EXC* | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | Excluded | |
EXC† | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS-Ford Cosworth | Excluded | |
Source:[4] |
- * Larini was excluded from the results of qualifying for missing a weight check.[5]
- † Dalmas was disqualified for a tyre infringement.[5]
Friday Qualifying[]
Saturday Qualifying[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |
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Q1 | Q2 | |||||
1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:15.496 | 1:15.468 | — |
2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:16.799 | 1:16.059 | +0.591s |
3 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:17.387 | 1:16.193 | +0.725s |
4 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:17.336 | 1:16.204 | +0.736s |
5 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.938 | 1:17.161 | +1.470s |
6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:17.281 | 1:17.852 | +1.813s |
7 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.623 | 1:17.661 | +2.193s |
8 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 1:17.801 | 1:17.888 | +2.333s |
9 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.844 | 1:18.305 | +2.376s |
10 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 1:17.874 | 1:17.995 | +2.406s |
11 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 1:18.589 | 1:18.093 | +2.625s |
12 | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.281 | 1:18.105 | +2.637s |
13 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.115 | 1:18.359 | +2.647s |
14 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:18.124 | 1:18.277 | +2.656s |
15 | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.196 | 1:20.512 | +2.728s |
16 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.340 | 1:18.328 | +2.860s |
17 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:19.306 | 1:18.386 | +2.918s |
18 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.172 | 1:18.404 | +2.936s |
19 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.442 | 1:18.511 | +2.974s |
20 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 1:18.482 | 1:18.682 | +3.014s |
21 | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:18.563 | 1:18.846 | +3.095s |
22 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.711 | 1:18.892 | +3.243s |
23 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.767 | 1:19.979 | +3.299s |
24 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:19.079 | 1:18.785 | +3.317s |
25 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 1:19.278 | 1:19.165 | +3.697s |
26 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.247 | 1:20.006 | +3.779s |
DNQ | 4 | Johnny Herbert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.515 | 1:19.264 | +3.796s |
DNQ | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.605 | 1:19.436 | +3.968s |
DNQ | 39 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial-Ford Cosworth | — | 1:21.435 | +5.967s |
DNQ | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.678 | 1:22.423 | +6.210s |
DNPQ | 37 | JJ Lehto | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.880 | ||
DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.021 | ||
DNPQ | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Judd | 1:21.326 | ||
DNPQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.881 | ||
DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:24.116 | ||
DNPQ | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:24.732 | ||
DNPQ | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.526 | ||
EXC* | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | Excluded | ||
EXC† | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS-Ford Cosworth | Excluded | ||
Source:[6][7][8] |
- T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
- * Larini was excluded from the results of qualifying for missing a weight check.[5]
- † Dalmas was disqualified for a tyre infringement.[5]
Grid[]
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
2 | Ayrton Senna | |
Gerhard Berger | ______________ | |
Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
4 | Nigel Mansell | |
Alain Prost | ______________ | |
Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
6 | Pierluigi Martini | |
Riccardo Patrese | ______________ | |
Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
8 | Alex Caffi | |
Thierry Boutsen | ______________ | |
Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
10 | Luis Pérez-Sala | |
Martin Brundle | ______________ | |
Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
12 | Stefano Modena | |
Stefan Johansson | ______________ | |
Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
14 | Alessandro Nannini | |
Maurício Gugelmin | ______________ | |
Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
16 | Roberto Moreno | |
Emanuele Pirro | ______________ | |
Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
18 | Philippe Alliot | |
Jonathan Palmer | ______________ | |
Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
20 | Andrea de Cesaris | |
Nelson Piquet | ______________ | |
Row 11 | ______________ | 21 |
22 | Michele Alboreto | |
Derek Warwick | ______________ | |
Row 12 | ______________ | 23 |
24 | René Arnoux | |
Ivan Capelli | ______________ | |
Row 13 | ______________ | 25 |
26 | Satoru Nakajima | |
Eddie Cheever | ______________ |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full results for the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix are outlined below:
- T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
Milestones[]
- 750th entry for a McLaren chassis.[9]
- Alain Prost made his 150th Grand Prix start.[1]
- Maiden entry for JJ Lehto.[9]
- Fifth career victory for Gerhard Berger.[1]
- 97th win for Ferrari as a constructor and engine supplier.[1]
- Twelfth and final podium for Stefan Johansson.[1]
Standings[]
Alain Prost moved within touching distance of a third World Championship title in Portugal, heading to Spain with a 24 point lead. Prost would win the title if he could finish ahead of teammate Ayrton Senna, or if he could finish second with the Brazilian winning the race. Indeed, Senna had to finish first or second in Spain just to keep the title fight alive, having won the same number of races as his teammate.
McLaren-Honda, meanwhile, had continued to add to their Constructors' Championship winning tally in Portugal, moving onto 128 points for the campaign. Behind, Ferrari had moved into second ahead of Williams-Renault, with the two split by a point with three races to go. Those two were set to duel to be runner-up for the rest of the season, with Benetton-Ford Cosworth thirty point off in fourth.
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 '13. Portugal 1989', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/portugal.aspx, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 'Portuguese GP, 1989', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr481.html, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ 'Portugal 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ '1989 Portuguese GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Portuguese%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 'Portugal 1989: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ 'Portuguese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/555/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ 'Portuguese Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1989/races/555/portugal/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ 'Portugal 1989: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 '1989 Portuguese GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1989&gp=Portuguese%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 21/04/2019)
V T E | 1989 Formula One Season | |
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Teams | McLaren • Tyrrell • Williams • Brabham • Arrows • Lotus • March • Osella • Benetton • Dallara • Minardi • Ligier • Ferrari • Lola • Coloni • EuroBrun • Zakspeed • Onyx • Rial • AGS | |
Engines | Ferrari • Ford • Honda • Judd • Lamborghini • Renault • Yamaha | |
Drivers | 1 Senna • 2 Prost • 3 Palmer • 4 Alboreto • 4 Alesi • 4 Herbert • 5 Boutsen • 6 Patrese • 7 Brundle • 8 Modena • 9 Warwick • 9 Donnelly • 10 Cheever • 11 Piquet • 12 Nakajima • 15 Gugelmin • 16 Capelli • 17 Larini • 18 Ghinzani • 19 Nannini • 20 Herbert • 20 Pirro • 21 Caffi • 22 De Cesaris • 23 Martini • 23 Barilla • 24 Pérez-Sala • 25 Arnoux • 26 Grouillard • 27 Mansell • 28 Berger • 29 Dalmas • 29 Bernard • 29 Alboreto • 30 Alliot • 31 Moreno • 32 Raphanel • 32 Bertaggia • 33 Foitek • 33 Larrauri • 34 Schneider • 35 Suzuki • 36 Johansson • 37 Gachot • 37 Lehto • 38 Danner • 38 Foitek • 38 Gachot • 39 Weidler • 39 Raphanel • 40 Streiff • 40 Tarquini • 41 Winkelhock • 41 Dalmas | |
Other Drivers | Dumfries • Giacomelli | |
Cars | McLaren MP4/5 • Williams FW12C • Williams FW13 • Ferrari 640 • Benetton B188 • Benetton B189 • Tyrrell 017B • Tyrrell 018 • Lotus 101 • Arrows A11 • Dallara F189 • Brabham BT58 • Onyx ORE-1 • Minardi M188B • Minardi M189 • March 881 • March CG891 • Rial ARC2 • Ligier JS33 • AGS JH23B • AGS JH24 • Lola LC88B • Lola LC89 • Osella FA1M89 • Coloni FC188B • Coloni C3 • Zakspeed 891 • EuroBrun ER188B • EuroBrun ER189 | |
Tyres | Goodyear • Pirelli | |
Races | Brazil • San Marino • Monaco • Mexico • United States • Canada • France • Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Portugal • Spain • Japan • Australia | |
See also | 1988 Formula One Season • 1990 Formula One Season • Category |
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