Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details | |
Official Race Name | XV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix |
Date | Sunday, 22 October 1989 |
Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
Grand Prix | Japanese GP |
Circuit | Suzuka |
Round | 15 of 16 |
Entries | 39 |
Qualifiers | 26 |
Finishers | 10 |
Race distance | 5859 m × 53 laps = 310.527 km |
Pole position | Right |
First corner | Right |
Track direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Cloudy, Mild, Dry |
Entry List | ||||||
Car No. | Entrant | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Lubricant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honda Marlboro McLaren | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/5 | Honda 3.5 V10 | Goodyear | Shell | |
Honda Marlboro McLaren | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/5 | Honda 3.5 V10 | Goodyear | Shell | |
Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 018 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Unipart | |
Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell 018 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Unipart | |
Canon Williams Team | Thierry Boutsen | Williams FW13 | Renault 3.5 V10 | Goodyear | Elf | |
Canon Williams Team | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW13 | Renault 3.5 V10 | Goodyear | Elf | |
Motor Racing Developments | Martin Brundle | Brabham BT58 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Elf | |
Motor Racing Developments | Stefano Modena | Brabham BT58 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Elf | |
Arrows Grand Prix International | Derek Warwick | Arrows A11 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
Arrows Grand Prix International | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A11 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
Camel Team Lotus | Nélson Piquet | Lotus 101 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
Camel Team Lotus | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 101 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
Leyton House March Racing Team | Mauricio Gugelmin | March CG891 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
Leyton House March Racing Team | Ivan Capelli | March CG891 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
Osella Squadra Corse | Nicola Larini | Osella FA1M89 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Agip | |
Osella Squadra Corse | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella FA1M89 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Agip | |
Benetton Formula Ltd | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton B189 | Ford HB 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
Benetton Formula Ltd | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton B189 | Ford HB 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
BMS Scuderia Italia | Alex Caffi | Dallara BMS-189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Agip | |
BMS Scuderia Italia | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara BMS-189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Agip | |
Minardi Team | Paolo Barilla | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Agip | |
Minardi Team | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Agip | |
Ligier Loto | René Arnoux | Ligier JS33 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Antar | |
Ligier Loto | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier JS33 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Antar | |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari F1-89 | Ferrari 3.5 V12 | Goodyear | Agip | |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F1-89 | Ferrari 3.5 V12 | Goodyear | Agip | |
Equipe Larrousse | Michele Alboreto | Lola LC89 | Lamborghini 3.5 V12 | Goodyear | BP | |
Equipe Larrousse | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC89 | Lamborghini 3.5 V12 | Goodyear | BP | |
Coloni SpA | Roberto Moreno | Coloni C3 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | - | |
Coloni SpA | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni C3 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | - | |
EuroBrun Racing | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun ER-189 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | - | |
West Zakspeed Racing | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed 891 | Yamaha 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Castrol | |
West Zakspeed Racing | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed 891 | Yamaha 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | Castrol | |
Moneytron Onyx Formula One | Stefan Johansson | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
Moneytron Onyx Formula One | J J Lehto | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
Rial Racing | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
Rial Racing | Bertrand Gachot | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS JH24 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | Yannick Dalmas | AGS JH24 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf |
Pre-Qualifying | |||||||
Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | - | 100.0% | 204.711 | |||
Philippe Alliot | Lola / Lamborghini | 0.054 | 100.1% | 204.604 | |||
Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 1.018 | 101.0% | 202.708 | |||
Michele Alboreto | Lola / Lamborghini | 1.040 | 101.0% | 202.665 | |||
Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella / Ford | 1.278 | 101.2% | 202.203 | |||
Roberto Moreno | Coloni / Ford | 1.463 | 101.4% | 201.845 | |||
Stefan Johansson | Onyx / Ford | 1.547 | 101.5% | 201.683 | |||
Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 1.745 | 101.7% | 201.302 | |||
Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Judd | 2.411 | 102.3% | 200.030 | |||
J J Lehto | Onyx / Ford | 2.752 | 102.7% | 199.386 | |||
Gabriele Tarquini | AGS / Ford | 3.670 | 103.6% | 197.670 | |||
Yannick Dalmas | AGS / Ford | 5.271 | 105.1% | 194.748 | |||
Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni / Ford | - | - | - |
Qualification | |||||||
Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | - | 100.0% | 215.139 | |||
Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1.730 | 101.8% | 211.408 | |||
Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 2.146 | 102.2% | 210.530 | |||
Nigel Mansell | Ferrari / Ferrari | 2.365 | 102.4% | 210.071 | |||
Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Renault | 2.895 | 103.0% | 208.968 | |||
Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 3.062 | 103.1% | 208.623 | |||
Thierry Boutsen | Williams / Renault | 3.283 | 103.3% | 208.168 | |||
Philippe Alliot | Lola / Lamborghini | 3.295 | 103.4% | 208.143 | |||
Stefano Modena | Brabham / Judd | 3.417 | 103.5% | 207.893 | |||
Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | 3.478 | 103.5% | 207.768 | |||
Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Judd | 3.761 | 103.8% | 207.190 | |||
Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Judd | 3.947 | 104.0% | 206.813 | |||
Martin Brundle | Brabham / Judd | 4.141 | 104.2% | 206.420 | |||
Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 4.242 | 104.3% | 206.216 | |||
Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 4.447 | 104.5% | 205.804 | |||
Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara / Ford | 4.540 | 104.6% | 205.617 | |||
Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 4.631 | 104.7% | 205.435 | |||
Jean Alesi | Tyrrell / Ford | 4.668 | 104.8% | 205.361 | |||
Paolo Barilla | Minardi / Ford | 4.739 | 104.8% | 205.219 | |||
Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 4.839 | 104.9% | 205.019 | |||
Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 4.851 | 104.9% | 204.996 | |||
Emanuele Pirro | Benetton / Ford | 5.022 | 105.1% | 204.655 | |||
Olivier Grouillard | Ligier / Ford | 5.338 | 105.4% | 204.030 | |||
Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Ford | 5.470 | 105.6% | 203.770 | |||
Derek Warwick | Arrows / Ford | 5.558 | 105.7% | 203.597 | |||
Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 5.716 | 105.8% | 203.287 | |||
dnq | René Arnoux | Ligier / Ford | 5.989 | 106.1% | 202.753 | ||
dnq | Michele Alboreto | Lola / Lamborghini | 6.022 | 106.1% | 202.689 | ||
dnq | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial / Ford | 9.119 | 109.3% | 196.831 | ||
dnq | Bertrand Gachot | Rial / Ford | 9.254 | 109.4% | 196.583 | ||
dnpq | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella / Ford | 6.272 | 106.4% | 202.203 | ||
dnpq | Roberto Moreno | Coloni / Ford | 6.457 | 106.6% | 201.845 | ||
dnpq | Stefan Johansson | Onyx / Ford | 6.541 | 106.7% | 201.683 | ||
dnpq | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 6.739 | 106.9% | 201.302 | ||
dnpq | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Judd | 7.405 | 107.6% | 200.030 | ||
dnpq | J J Lehto | Onyx / Ford | 7.746 | 107.9% | 199.386 | ||
dnpq | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS / Ford | 8.664 | 108.8% | 197.670 | ||
dnpq | Yannick Dalmas | AGS / Ford | 10.265 | 110.5% | 194.748 | ||
dnpq | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni / Ford | - | - | - |
Starting grid | ||||||||||||
2 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda 1'39.771 | Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda 1'38.041 | |||||||||||
4 Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari 1'40.406 | Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari 1'40.187 | |||||||||||
6 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford 1'41.103 | Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault 1'40.936 | |||||||||||
8 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini 1'41.336 | Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault 1'41.324 | |||||||||||
10 Nicola Larini Osella / Ford 1'41.519 | Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd 1'41.458 | |||||||||||
12 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Judd 1'41.988 | Nélson Piquet Lotus / Judd 1'41.802 | |||||||||||
14 Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford 1'42.283 | Martin Brundle Brabham / Judd 1'42.182 | |||||||||||
16 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara / Ford 1'42.581 | Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford 1'42.488 | |||||||||||
18 Jean Alesi Tyrrell / Ford 1'42.709 | Ivan Capelli March / Judd 1'42.672 | |||||||||||
20 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd 1'42.880 | Paolo Barilla Minardi / Ford 1'42.780 | |||||||||||
22 Emanuele Pirro Benetton / Ford 1'43.063 | Bernd Schneider Zakspeed / Yamaha 1'42.892 | |||||||||||
24 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford 1'43.511 | Olivier Grouillard Ligier / Ford 1'43.379 | |||||||||||
26 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford 1'43.757 | Derek Warwick Arrows / Ford 1'43.599 | |||||||||||
Fastest Laps | ||||||||
Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Lap | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1'43.506 | - | 100.0% | 203.779 | |||
Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'44.189 | 0.683 | 100.7% | 202.444 | |||
Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1'44.919 | 1.413 | 101.4% | 201.035 | |||
Emanuele Pirro | Benetton / Ford | 1'45.049 | 1.543 | 101.5% | 200.786 | |||
Nigel Mansell | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'45.077 | 1.571 | 101.5% | 200.733 | |||
Thierry Boutsen | Williams / Renault | 1'45.115 | 1.609 | 101.6% | 200.660 | |||
Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Renault | 1'45.335 | 1.829 | 101.8% | 200.241 | |||
Philippe Alliot | Lola / Lamborghini | 1'45.353 | 1.847 | 101.8% | 200.207 | |||
Martin Brundle | Brabham / Judd | 1'46.194 | 2.688 | 102.6% | 198.621 | |||
Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara / Ford | 1'46.225 | 2.719 | 102.6% | 198.563 | |||
Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Judd | 1'46.420 | 2.914 | 102.8% | 198.200 | |||
Jean Alesi | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'46.674 | 3.168 | 103.1% | 197.728 | |||
Derek Warwick | Arrows / Ford | 1'47.069 | 3.563 | 103.4% | 196.998 | |||
Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Judd | 1'47.338 | 3.832 | 103.7% | 196.504 | |||
Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1'47.465 | 3.959 | 103.8% | 196.272 | |||
Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Ford | 1'47.920 | 4.414 | 104.3% | 195.445 | |||
Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1'47.976 | 4.470 | 104.3% | 195.343 | |||
Olivier Grouillard | Ligier / Ford | 1'48.145 | 4.639 | 104.5% | 195.038 | |||
Stefano Modena | Brabham / Judd | 1'48.609 | 5.103 | 104.9% | 194.205 | |||
Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1'49.322 | 5.816 | 105.6% | 192.938 | |||
Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | 1'49.479 | 5.973 | 105.8% | 192.662 | |||
Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'49.910 | 6.404 | 106.2% | 191.906 | |||
Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 2'11.970 | 28.464 | 127.5% | 159.827 | |||
Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1'43.025 | - | 99.5% | 204.731 |
Classification | |||||||
Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Laps | Time | Gap/ Retirement | Speed (km/h) |
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Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1:35'06.277 | - | 195.907 | |||
Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Renault | 1:35'18.181 | 11.904 | 195.499 | |||
Thierry Boutsen | Williams / Renault | 1:35'19.723 | 13.446 | 195.446 | |||
Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Judd | 1:36'50.502 | 1'44.225 | 192.393 | |||
Martin Brundle | Brabham / Judd | 1:35'09.012 | 1 Lap | 192.118 | |||
Derek Warwick | Arrows / Ford | 1:35'19.112 | 1 Lap | 191.779 | |||
Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1:35'37.237 | 1 Lap | 191.173 | |||
Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Ford | 1:36'12.091 | 1 Lap | 190.019 | |||
Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1:36'56.031 | 1 Lap | 188.583 | |||
Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara / Ford | 1:35'08.582 | 2 Laps | 188.438 | |||
Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1:35'03.980 | Disqualified | 195.985 | |||
Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1:21'04.109 | Collision | 199.471 | |||
Stefano Modena | Brabham / Judd | 1:24'21.306 | Engine | 191.700 | |||
Nigel Mansell | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:16'58.076 | Engine | 196.396 | |||
Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Judd | 1:15'26.412 | Engine | 191.054 | |||
Jean Alesi | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:08'23.517 | Gearbox | 190.183 | |||
Philippe Alliot | Lola / Lamborghini | 1:05'21.182 | Engine | 193.647 | |||
Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:00'55.310 | Gearbox | 196.192 | |||
Emanuele Pirro | Benetton / Ford | 59'46.974 | Collision | 194.049 | |||
Olivier Grouillard | Ligier / Ford | 57'47.411 | Engine | 188.574 | |||
Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 49'34.440 | Suspension | 191.463 | |||
Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | 43'12.444 | Brakes | 170.858 | |||
Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 37'32.536 | Fuel leak | 187.277 | |||
Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 2'11.970 | Gearbox | 159.827 | |||
Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | - | Collision | - | |||
Paolo Barilla | Minardi / Ford | - | Clutch | - |
Lap Leaders | |||||
Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 81% | |||
Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 15% | |||
Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 4% |
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!