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Japanese Grand Prix

1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Round 15 of 16Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 22 198953 laps

Podium

PATWilliams

NANBenetton

BOUWilliams

Key facts

WinnerNAN1:35:06.277 from P6

PoleSEN1:38.041

Fastest lapPRO1:43.506 on lap 43

Finishers10 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	NANAlessandro Nannini	Benetton	6	▲5	53	1:35:06.277	9	1:44.919
2	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	5	▲3	53	+11.904s	6	1:45.335
3	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	7	▲4	53	+13.446s	4	1:45.115
4	PIQNelson Piquet	Lotus	11	▲7	53	+104.225s	3	1:46.420
5	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	13	▲8	52	+1 lap	2	1:46.194
6	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	25	▲19	52	+1 lap	1	1:47.069
7	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	March	20	▲13	52	+1 lap		1:47.976
8	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	24	▲16	52	+1 lap		1:47.920
9	CAFAlex Caffi	Dallara	15	▲6	52	+1 lap		1:49.322
10	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	16	▲6	51	+2 laps		1:46.225
DNF	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	2		46	Collision		1:43.506
DNF	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	9		46	Engine		1:48.609
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	4		43	Engine		1:45.077
DNF	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	12		41	Engine		1:47.338
DNF	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	18		37	Gearbox		1:46.674
DNF	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	8		36	Engine		1:45.353
DNF	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	3		34	Gearbox		1:44.189
DNF	PIREmanuele Pirro	Benetton	22		33	Collision		1:45.049
DNF	GROOlivier Grouillard	Ligier	23		31	Engine		1:48.145
DNF	CAPIvan Capelli	March	17		27	Suspension		1:47.465
DNF	LARNicola Larini	Osella	10		21	Brakes		1:49.479
DNF	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	26		20	Fuel leak		1:49.910
DNF	SCHBernd Schneider	Zakspeed	21		1	Gearbox		2:11.970
DNF	PERLuis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	14		0	Collision		–
DNF	BARPaolo Barilla	Minardi	19		0	Clutch		–
DSQ	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1		53	Rejoined track illegally		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.041
2	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	1:39.771	+1.730s
3	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.187	+2.146s
4	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:40.406	+2.365s
5	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.936	+2.895s
6	NANAlessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:41.103	+3.062s
7	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	1:41.324	+3.283s
8	ALLPhilippe Alliot	Lola	1:41.336	+3.295s
9	MODStefano Modena	Brabham	1:41.458	+3.417s
10	LARNicola Larini	Osella	1:41.519	+3.478s
11	PIQNelson Piquet	Lotus	1:41.802	+3.761s
12	NAKSatoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:41.988	+3.947s
13	BRUMartin Brundle	Brabham	1:42.182	+4.141s
14	PERLuis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:42.283	+4.242s
15	CAFAlex Caffi	Dallara	1:42.488	+4.447s
16	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Dallara	1:42.581	+4.540s
17	CAPIvan Capelli	March	1:42.672	+4.631s
18	ALEJean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:42.709	+4.668s
19	BARPaolo Barilla	Minardi	1:42.780	+4.739s
20	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	March	1:42.880	+4.839s
21	SCHBernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:42.892	+4.851s
22	PIREmanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:43.063	+5.022s
23	GROOlivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:43.379	+5.338s
24	CHEEddie Cheever	Arrows	1:43.511	+5.470s
25	WARDerek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.599	+5.558s
26	PALJonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.757	+5.716s
27	ARNRené Arnoux	Ligier	1:44.030	+5.989s
28	ALBMichele Alboreto	Lola	1:44.063	+6.022s
29	RAPPierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	1:47.160	+9.119s
30	GACBertrand Gachot	Rial	1:47.295	+9.254s

Suzuka Circuit

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

Previous winners here

1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1987	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari

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