Round 15 | Suzuka Circuit

1989 Japanese Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, 1989-10-22. Alessandro Nannini won it for Benetton. Podium: Alessandro Nannini, Riccardo Patrese, Thierry Boutsen.

Winner

Alessandro Nannini

Benetton

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Japan

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 6 53 Finished 9.0
2 Riccardo Patrese Williams 5 53 Finished 6.0
3 Thierry Boutsen Williams 7 53 Finished 4.0
4 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 11 53 Finished 3.0
5 Martin Brundle Brabham 13 52 +1 Lap 2.0
6 Derek Warwick Arrows 25 52 +1 Lap 1.0
7 Maurício Gugelmin March 20 52 +1 Lap 0.0
8 Eddie Cheever Arrows 24 52 +1 Lap 0.0
9 Alex Caffi Dallara 15 52 +1 Lap 0.0
10 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 16 51 +2 Laps 0.0
D Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 53 Disqualified 0.0
R Alain Prost McLaren 2 46 Collision 0.0
R Stefano Modena Brabham 9 46 Engine 0.0
R Nigel Mansell Ferrari 4 43 Engine 0.0
R Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 12 41 Engine 0.0
R Jean Alesi Tyrrell 18 37 Gearbox 0.0
R Philippe Alliot Larrousse 8 36 Engine 0.0
R Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3 34 Gearbox 0.0
R Emanuele Pirro Benetton 22 33 Collision 0.0
R Olivier Grouillard Ligier 23 31 Engine 0.0
R Ivan Capelli March 17 27 Suspension 0.0
R Nicola Larini Osella 10 21 Brakes 0.0
R Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 26 20 Fuel leak 0.0
R Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 21 1 Gearbox 0.0
R Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 14 0 Collision 0.0
R Paolo Barilla Minardi 19 0 Clutch 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 25 to P6 (+19)

Derek Warwick

Arrows

Grid 24 to P8 (+16)

Eddie Cheever

Arrows

Grid 20 to P7 (+13)

Maurício Gugelmin

March

Grid 13 to P5 (+8)

Martin Brundle

Brabham

Grid 11 to P4 (+7)

Nelson Piquet

Team Lotus

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Alessandro Nannini

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Benetton

Winning team