Japan Grand Prix 1989: results

Round 15 of the 1989 season, 22 October 1989, at Suzuka Circuit. Alessandro Nannini won for Benetton from P6 on the grid. Ayrton Senna took pole position. Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:43.506 (lap 43).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:35:06.2779
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams+11.9046
3Thierry BoutsenWilliams+13.4464
4Nelson PiquetLotus+1:44.2253
5Martin BrundleBrabham+1 lap2
6Derek WarwickArrows+1 lap1
7Maurício GugelminMarch+1 lap0
8Eddie CheeverArrows+1 lap0
9Alex CaffiDallara+1 lap0
10Andrea De CesarisDallara+2 laps0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenCollision0
DNFStefano ModenaBrabhamEngine0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariEngine0
DNFSatoru NakajimaLotusEngine0
DNFJean AlesiTyrrellGearbox0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLolaEngine0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariGearbox0
DNFEmanuele PirroBenettonCollision0
DNFOlivier GrouillardLigierEngine0
DNFIvan CapelliMarchSuspension0
DNFNicola LariniOsellaBrakes0
DNFJonathan PalmerTyrrellFuel leak0
DNFBernd SchneiderZakspeedGearbox0
DNFLuis Pérez-SalaMinardiCollision0
DNFPaolo BarillaMinardiClutch0
DSQAyrton SennaMcLarenRejoined track illegally0
DNQRené ArnouxLigier—0
DNQMichele AlboretoLola—0
DNQPierre-Henri RaphanelRial—0
DNQBertrand GachotRial—0
DNPQPiercarlo GhinzaniOsella—0
DNPQRoberto MorenoColoni—0
DNPQStefan JohanssonOnyx—0
DNPQAguri SuzukiZakspeed—0
DNPQOscar LarrauriEuroBrun—0
DNPQJJ LehtoOnyx—0
DNPQGabriele TarquiniAGS—0
DNPQYannick DalmasAGS—0
DNPQEnrico BertaggiaColoni—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren
2Alain ProstMcLaren
3Gerhard BergerFerrari
4Nigel MansellFerrari
5Riccardo PatreseWilliams
6Alessandro NanniniBenetton
7Thierry BoutsenWilliams
8Philippe AlliotLola
9Stefano ModenaBrabham
10Nicola LariniOsella
11Nelson PiquetLotus
12Satoru NakajimaLotus
13Martin BrundleBrabham
14Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi
15Alex CaffiDallara
16Andrea De CesarisDallara
17Ivan CapelliMarch
18Jean AlesiTyrrell
19Paolo BarillaMinardi
20Maurício GugelminMarch
21Bernd SchneiderZakspeed
22Emanuele PirroBenetton
23Olivier GrouillardLigier
24Eddie CheeverArrows
25Derek WarwickArrows
26Jonathan PalmerTyrrell
27René ArnouxLigier
28Michele AlboretoLola
29Pierre-Henri RaphanelRial
30Bertrand GachotRial

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