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1989 Australian Grand Prix

Entry list	Qualifying results	Starting grid
Fastest Laps	Classification	Lap Leaders

Race details
Official Race Name	LIV Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Date	Sunday, 5 November 1989
Local Start Time	14:00 h
Event	Australian GP
Circuit	Adelaide
Round	16 of 16
Entries	39
Qualifiers	26
Finishers	8
Race distance	3780 m × 81 laps = 306.180 km (scheduled) 3780 m × 70 laps = 264.600 km (raced)
Pole position	Left
First corner	Left
Track direction	Clockwise
Weather	Overcast, Mild, Rain

Car No.	Entrant	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyres	Lubricant
Entry List
1	Honda Marlboro McLaren	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4/5	Honda 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Shell
2	Honda Marlboro McLaren	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/5	Honda 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Shell
3	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 018	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Unipart
4	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell 018	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Unipart
5	Canon Williams Team	Thierry Boutsen	Williams FW13	Renault 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Elf
6	Canon Williams Team	Riccardo Patrese	Williams FW13	Renault 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Elf
7	Motor Racing Developments	Martin Brundle	Brabham BT58	Judd 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Elf
8	Motor Racing Developments	Stefano Modena	Brabham BT58	Judd 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Elf
9	Arrows Grand Prix International	Derek Warwick	Arrows A11	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Mobil
10	Arrows Grand Prix International	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A11	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Mobil
11	Camel Team Lotus	Nélson Piquet	Lotus 101	Judd 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Elf
12	Camel Team Lotus	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 101	Judd 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Elf
15	Leyton House March Racing Team	Mauricio Gugelmin	March CG891	Judd 3.5 V8	Goodyear	BP
16	Leyton House March Racing Team	Ivan Capelli	March CG891	Judd 3.5 V8	Goodyear	BP
17	Osella Squadra Corse	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1M89	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Agip
18	Osella Squadra Corse	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella FA1M89	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Agip
19	Benetton Formula Ltd	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B189	Ford HB 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Mobil
20	Benetton Formula Ltd	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton B189	Ford HB 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Mobil
21	BMS Scuderia Italia	Alex Caffi	Dallara BMS-189	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Agip
22	BMS Scuderia Italia	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara BMS-189	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Agip
23	Minardi Team	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M189	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Agip
24	Minardi Team	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi M189	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Agip
25	Ligier Loto	René Arnoux	Ligier JS33	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Antar
26	Ligier Loto	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier JS33	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Antar
27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari F1-89	Ferrari 3.5 V12	Goodyear	Agip
28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F1-89	Ferrari 3.5 V12	Goodyear	Agip
29	Equipe Larrousse	Michele Alboreto	Lola LC89	Lamborghini 3.5 V12	Goodyear	BP
30	Equipe Larrousse	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC89	Lamborghini 3.5 V12	Goodyear	BP
31	Coloni SpA	Roberto Moreno	Coloni C3	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	-
32	Coloni SpA	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni C3	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Pirelli	-
33	EuroBrun Racing	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun ER-189	Judd 3.5 V8	Pirelli	-
34	West Zakspeed Racing	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed 891	Yamaha 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Castrol
35	West Zakspeed Racing	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed 891	Yamaha 3.5 V8	Pirelli	Castrol
36	Moneytron Onyx Formula One	Stefan Johansson	Onyx ORE-1	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Mobil
37	Moneytron Onyx Formula One	J J Lehto	Onyx ORE-1	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Mobil
38	Rial Racing	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial ARC-02	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	-
39	Rial Racing	Bertrand Gachot	Rial ARC-02	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	-
40	Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS JH24	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Elf
41	Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive	Yannick Dalmas	AGS JH24	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Elf

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Gap	Percentage	Speed (km/h)
Pre-Qualifying
1	17	Nicola Larini	Osella / Ford	1'18.379	-	100.0%	173.618
2	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola / Lamborghini	1'18.523	0.144	100.2%	173.300
3	18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella / Ford	1'19.153	0.774	101.0%	171.920
4	37	J J Lehto	Onyx / Ford	1'19.442	1.063	101.4%	171.295
5	36	Stefan Johansson	Onyx / Ford	1'19.539	1.160	101.5%	171.086
6	29	Michele Alboreto	Lola / Lamborghini	1'20.129	1.750	102.2%	169.826
7	34	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed / Yamaha	1'20.179	1.800	102.3%	169.720
8	31	Roberto Moreno	Coloni / Ford	1'20.183	1.804	102.3%	169.712
9	33	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun / Judd	1'20.750	2.371	103.0%	168.520
10	35	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed / Yamaha	1'21.012	2.633	103.4%	167.975
11	41	Yannick Dalmas	AGS / Ford	1'21.022	2.643	103.4%	167.954
12	40	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS / Ford	1'21.600	3.221	104.1%	166.765
13	32	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni / Ford	1'24.081	5.702	107.3%	161.844

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Gap	Percentage	Speed (km/h)
Qualification
1	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren / Honda	1'16.665	-	100.0%	177.500
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren / Honda	1'17.403	0.738	101.0%	175.807
3	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi / Ford	1'17.623	0.958	101.2%	175.309
4	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton / Ford	1'17.762	1.097	101.4%	174.995
5	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams / Renault	1'17.791	1.126	101.5%	174.930
6	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams / Renault	1'17.827	1.162	101.5%	174.849
7	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari / Ferrari	1'18.313	1.648	102.1%	173.764
8	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham / Judd	1'18.750	2.085	102.7%	172.800
9	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara / Ford	1'18.828	2.163	102.8%	172.629
10	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara / Ford	1'18.857	2.192	102.9%	172.566
11	17	Nicola Larini	Osella / Ford	1'19.110	2.445	103.2%	172.014
12	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham / Judd	1'19.136	2.471	103.2%	171.957
13	20	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton / Ford	1'19.217	2.552	103.3%	171.781
14	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari / Ferrari	1'19.238	2.573	103.4%	171.736
15	4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell / Ford	1'19.259	2.594	103.4%	171.690
16	16	Ivan Capelli	March / Judd	1'19.269	2.604	103.4%	171.669
17	37	J J Lehto	Onyx / Ford	1'19.309	2.644	103.4%	171.582
18	11	Nélson Piquet	Lotus / Judd	1'19.392	2.727	103.6%	171.403
19	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola / Lamborghini	1'19.568	2.903	103.8%	171.024
20	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows / Ford	1'19.599	2.934	103.8%	170.957
21	18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella / Ford	1'19.691	3.026	103.9%	170.760
22	10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows / Ford	1'19.922	3.257	104.2%	170.266
23	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus / Judd	1'20.066	3.401	104.4%	169.960
24	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier / Ford	1'20.073	3.408	104.4%	169.945
25	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March / Judd	1'20.191	3.526	104.6%	169.695
26	25	René Arnoux	Ligier / Ford	1'20.391	3.726	104.9%	169.273
dnq	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell / Ford	1'20.428	3.763	104.9%	169.195
dnq	24	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi / Ford	1'20.633	3.968	105.2%	168.765
dnq	39	Bertrand Gachot	Rial / Ford	1'22.267	5.602	107.3%	165.413
dnq	38	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial / Ford	1'22.305	5.640	107.4%	165.336
dnpq	36	Stefan Johansson	Onyx / Ford	1'19.539	2.874	103.7%	171.086
dnpq	29	Michele Alboreto	Lola / Lamborghini	1'20.129	3.464	104.5%	169.826
dnpq	34	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed / Yamaha	1'20.179	3.514	104.6%	169.720
dnpq	31	Roberto Moreno	Coloni / Ford	1'20.183	3.518	104.6%	169.712
dnpq	33	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun / Judd	1'20.750	4.085	105.3%	168.520
dnpq	35	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed / Yamaha	1'21.012	4.347	105.7%	167.975
dnpq	41	Yannick Dalmas	AGS / Ford	1'21.022	4.357	105.7%	167.954
dnpq	40	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS / Ford	1'21.600	4.935	106.4%	166.765
dnpq	32	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni / Ford	1'24.081	7.416	109.7%	161.844

Starting grid

Ayrton Senna
McLaren / Honda
1'16.665

Alain Prost
McLaren / Honda
1'17.403

Pierluigi Martini
Minardi / Ford
1'17.623

Alessandro Nannini
Benetton / Ford
1'17.762

Thierry Boutsen
Williams / Renault
1'17.791

Riccardo Patrese
Williams / Renault
1'17.827

Nigel Mansell
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'18.313

Stefano Modena
Brabham / Judd
1'18.750

Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara / Ford
1'18.828

Alex Caffi
Dallara / Ford
1'18.857

Nicola Larini
Osella / Ford
1'19.110

Martin Brundle
Brabham / Judd
1'19.136

Emanuele Pirro
Benetton / Ford
1'19.217

Gerhard Berger
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'19.238

Jean Alesi
Tyrrell / Ford
1'19.259

Ivan Capelli
March / Judd
1'19.269

J J Lehto
Onyx / Ford
1'19.309

Nélson Piquet
Lotus / Judd
1'19.392

Philippe Alliot
Lola / Lamborghini
1'19.568

Derek Warwick
Arrows / Ford
1'19.599

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella / Ford
1'19.691

Eddie Cheever
Arrows / Ford
1'19.922

Satoru Nakajima
Lotus / Judd
1'20.066

Olivier Grouillard
Ligier / Ford
1'20.073

Mauricio Gugelmin
March / Judd
1'20.191

René Arnoux
Ligier / Ford
1'20.391

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Lap	Time	Gap	Percentage	Speed (km/h)
Fastest Laps
1	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus / Judd	64	1'38.480	-	100.0%	138.180
2	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams / Renault	59	1'38.685	0.205	100.2%	137.893
3	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton / Ford	59	1'40.336	1.856	101.9%	135.624
4	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams / Renault	54	1'40.380	1.900	101.9%	135.565
5	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren / Honda	6	1'41.159	2.679	102.7%	134.521
6	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari / Ferrari	16	1'42.406	3.926	104.0%	132.883
7	37	J J Lehto	Onyx / Ford	26	1'42.509	4.029	104.1%	132.749
8	20	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton / Ford	49	1'43.144	4.664	104.7%	131.932
9	11	Nélson Piquet	Lotus / Judd	19	1'44.277	5.797	105.9%	130.499
10	10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows / Ford	22	1'44.305	5.825	105.9%	130.464
11	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March / Judd	62	1'44.734	6.254	106.4%	129.929
12	4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell / Ford	5	1'44.900	6.420	106.5%	129.724
13	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows / Ford	6	1'45.700	7.220	107.3%	128.742
14	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi / Ford	57	1'46.189	7.709	107.8%	128.149
15	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari / Ferrari	6	1'46.911	8.431	108.6%	127.283
16	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier / Ford	19	1'46.973	8.493	108.6%	127.210
17	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara / Ford	11	1'47.255	8.775	108.9%	126.875
18	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara / Ford	10	1'47.525	9.045	109.2%	126.557
19	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham / Judd	56	1'48.171	9.691	109.8%	125.801
20	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham / Judd	9	1'48.366	9.886	110.0%	125.574
21	16	Ivan Capelli	March / Judd	9	1'48.521	10.041	110.2%	125.395
22	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola / Lamborghini	6	1'49.251	10.771	110.9%	124.557
23	25	René Arnoux	Ligier / Ford	3	1'50.375	11.895	112.1%	123.289
24	18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella / Ford	16	1'51.975	13.495	113.7%	121.527

Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Laps	Time	Gap/ Retirement	Speed (km/h)
Classification
1	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams / Renault	70	2:00'17.421	-	131.981
2	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton / Ford	70	2:00'46.079	28.658	131.459
3	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams / Renault	70	2:00'55.104	37.683	131.295
4	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus / Judd	70	2:00'59.752	42.331	131.211
5	20	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton / Ford	68	2:02'03.998	2 Laps	126.344
6	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi / Ford	67	2:01'18.164	3 Laps	125.270
7	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March / Judd	66	2:00'24.757	4 Laps	124.313
8	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham / Judd	64	2:01'51.005	6 Laps	119.123
ret	10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows / Ford	42	1:15'55.246	Spun off	125.468
ret	37	J J Lehto	Onyx / Ford	27	48'35.123	Electrical	126.038
ret	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier / Ford	22	41'01.179	Spun off	121.639
ret	11	Nélson Piquet	Lotus / Judd	19	34'58.645	Collision	123.199
ret	18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella / Ford	18	34'53.344	Collision	117.011
ret	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari / Ferrari	17	30'09.793	Spun off	127.825
ret	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren / Honda	13	22'35.519	Collision	130.506
ret	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara / Ford	13	23'51.263	Spun off	123.600
ret	16	Ivan Capelli	March / Judd	13	24'45.437	Radiator	119.092
ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara / Ford	12	22'11.966	Spun off	122.598
ret	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham / Judd	12	22'32.119	Collision	120.770
ret	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows / Ford	7	12'57.426	Spun off	122.527
ret	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola / Lamborghini	6	11'47.435	Collision	115.414
ret	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari / Ferrari	6	11'48.134	Collision	115.300
ret	4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell / Ford	5	18'40.598	Electrical	60.718
ret	25	René Arnoux	Ligier / Ford	4	8'15.121	Collision	109.937
ret	2	Alain Prost	McLaren / Honda	0	-	Withdrew	-
ret	17	Nicola Larini	Osella / Ford	0	-	Electrical	-

Lap Leaders
1	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams / Renault	57	81%
2	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren / Honda	13	19%

Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!

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1989 Australian Grand Prix

Race details

Entry List

Pre-Qualifying

Qualification

Starting grid

Fastest Laps

Classification

Lap Leaders