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Australian Grand Prix

1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix

Round 16 of 16Adelaide Street Circuit, AdelaideNov 5 198970 laps

Podium

NANBenetton

BOUWilliams

PATWilliams

Key facts

WinnerBOU2:00:17.421 from P5

PoleSEN1:16.665

Fastest lapNAK1:38.480 on lap 64

Finishers8 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	5	▲4	70	2:00:17.421	9	1:40.380
2	NANAlessandro Nannini	Benetton	4	▲2	70	+28.658s	6	1:40.336
3	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	6	▲3	70	+37.683s	4	1:38.685
4	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	23	▲19	70	+42.331s	3	1:38.480
5	PIREmanuele Pirro	Benetton	13	▲8	68	+2 laps	2	1:43.144
6	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	3	▼3	67	+3 laps	1	1:46.189
7	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	March	25	▲18	66	+4 laps		1:44.734
8	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	8	–	64	+6 laps		1:48.171
DNF	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	22		42	Spun off		1:44.305
DNF	JARJJ Lehto	Onyx	17		27	Electrical		1:42.509
DNF	GROOlivier Grouillard	Ligier	24		22	Spun off		1:46.973
DNF	PIQNelson Piquet	Lotus	18		19	Collision		1:44.277
DNF	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	21		18	Collision		1:51.975
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	7		17	Spun off		1:42.406
DNF	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1		13	Collision		1:41.159
DNF	CAFAlex Caffi	Dallara	10		13	Spun off		1:47.255
DNF	CAPIvan Capelli	March	16		13	Radiator		1:48.521
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	9		12	Spun off		1:47.525
DNF	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	12		12	Collision		1:48.366
DNF	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	20		7	Spun off		1:45.700
DNF	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	19		6	Collision		1:49.251
DNF	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	14		6	Collision		1:46.911
DNF	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	15		5	Electrical		1:44.900
DNF	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	26		4	Collision		1:50.375
DNF	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	2		0	Withdrew		–
DNF	LARNicola Larini	Osella	11		0	Electrical		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1:16.665
2	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	1:17.403	+0.738s
3	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:17.623	+0.958s
4	NANAlessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:17.762	+1.097s
5	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	1:17.791	+1.126s
6	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	1:17.827	+1.162s
7	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:18.313	+1.648s
8	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	1:18.750	+2.085s
9	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	1:18.828	+2.163s
10	CAFAlex Caffi	Dallara	1:18.857	+2.192s
11	LARNicola Larini	Osella	1:19.110	+2.445s
12	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	1:19.136	+2.471s
13	PIREmanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:19.217	+2.552s
14	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:19.238	+2.573s
15	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:19.259	+2.594s
16	CAPIvan Capelli	March	1:19.269	+2.604s
17	JARJJ Lehto	Onyx	1:19.309	+2.644s
18	PIQNelson Piquet	Lotus	1:19.392	+2.727s
19	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	1:19.568	+2.903s
20	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	1:19.599	+2.934s
21	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:19.691	+3.026s
22	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	1:19.922	+3.257s
23	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.066	+3.401s
24	GROOlivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:20.073	+3.408s
25	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	March	1:20.191	+3.526s
26	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	1:20.391	+3.726s
27	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:20.428	+3.763s
28	PERLuis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:20.633	+3.968s
29	GACBertrand Gachot	Rial	1:22.267	+5.602s
30	RAPPierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	1:22.305	+5.640s

Adelaide Street Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1989. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1988	Alain Prost	McLaren
1987	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
1986	Alain Prost	McLaren
1985	Keke Rosberg	Williams

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