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British Grand Prix

1989 Shell British Grand Prix

Round 8 of 16Silverstone Circuit, SilverstoneJul 16 198964 laps

Podium

MANFerrari

PROMcLaren

NANBenetton

Key facts

WinnerPRO1:19:22.131 from P2

PoleSEN1:09.099

Fastest lapMAN1:12.017 on lap 57

Finishers12 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	2	▲1	64	1:19:22.131	9	1:12.193
2	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	3	▲1	64	+19.369s	6	1:12.017
3	NANAlessandro Nannini	Benetton	9	▲6	64	+48.019s	4	1:12.397
4	PIQNelson Piquet	Lotus	10	▲6	64	+66.735s	3	1:13.565
5	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	11	▲6	63	+1 lap	2	1:14.388
6	PERLuis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	15	▲9	63	+1 lap	1	1:14.492
7	GROOlivier Grouillard	Ligier	24	▲17	63	+1 lap		1:14.446
8	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	16	▲8	63	+1 lap		1:14.720
9	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	19	▲10	62	+2 laps		1:15.443
10	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	7	▼3	62	+2 laps		1:14.248
11	PIREmanuele Pirro	Benetton	26	▲15	62	+2 laps		1:15.293
12	GACBertrand Gachot	Onyx	21	▲9	62	+2 laps		1:14.484
DNF	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	March	6		54	Gearbox		1:13.735
DNF	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	20		49	Engine		1:15.363
DNF	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	4		49	Gearbox		1:13.477
DNF	EBEÉric Bernard	Lola	13		46	Engine		1:16.264
DNF	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	12		39	Engine		1:15.405
DNF	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	18		32	Accident		1:15.931
DNF	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	14		31	Engine		1:15.489
DNF	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	22		28	Spun off		1:15.519
DNF	LARNicola Larini	Osella	17		23	Handling		1:16.901
DNF	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	5		19	Radiator		1:14.586
DNF	CAPIvan Capelli	March	8		15	Transmission		1:14.224
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	25		14	Engine		1:18.076
DNF	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1		11	Spun off		1:13.737
DNF	MORRoberto Moreno	Coloni	23		2	Gearbox		1:20.498

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1:09.099
2	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	1:09.266	+0.167s
3	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:09.488	+0.389s
4	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:09.855	+0.756s
5	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	1:09.865	+0.766s
6	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	March	1:10.336	+1.237s
7	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	1:10.376	+1.277s
8	CAPIvan Capelli	March	1:10.650	+1.551s
9	NANAlessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:10.798	+1.699s
10	PIQNelson Piquet	Lotus	1:10.925	+1.826s
11	MARPierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:11.368	+2.269s
12	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	1:11.541	+2.442s
13	EBEÉric Bernard	Lola	1:11.687	+2.588s
14	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	1:11.755	+2.656s
15	PERLuis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:11.826	+2.727s
16	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:11.960	+2.861s
17	LARNicola Larini	Osella	1:12.061	+2.962s
18	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:12.070	+2.971s
19	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	1:12.208	+3.109s
20	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	1:12.327	+3.228s
21	GACBertrand Gachot	Onyx	1:12.329	+3.230s
22	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:12.341	+3.242s
23	MORRoberto Moreno	Coloni	1:12.412	+3.313s
24	GROOlivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:12.605	+3.506s
25	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	1:12.904	+3.805s
26	PIREmanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:13.148	+4.049s
27	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	1:13.240	+4.141s
28	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	1:13.386	+4.287s
29	TARGabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:13.496	+4.397s
30	DANChristian Danner	Rial	1:15.387	+6.288s

Silverstone Circuit

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

Previous winners here

1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1987	Nigel Mansell	Williams
1985	Alain Prost	McLaren
1983	Alain Prost	Renault
1981	John Watson	McLaren
1979	Clay Regazzoni	Williams
1977	James Hunt	McLaren
1975	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren
1973	Peter Revson	McLaren
1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell

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