| Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
| Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details | |
| Official Race Name | XXVII Grand Prix Molson du Canada |
| Date | Sunday, 18 June 1989 |
| Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
| Grand Prix | Canadian GP |
| Circuit | Montréal |
| Round | 6 of 16 |
| Entries | 39 |
| Qualifiers | 26 |
| Finishers | 8 |
| Race distance | 4390 m × 69 laps = 302.910 km |
| Pole position | Left |
| First corner | Left |
| Track direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Overcast, Mild, Rain |
Entry List | ||||||
| Car No. | Entrant | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Lubricant |
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| 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 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell 018 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Unipart | |
| Canon Williams Team | Thierry Boutsen | Williams FW12C | Renault 3.5 V10 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Canon Williams Team | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW12C | 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 B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Johnny Herbert | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 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 | Pierluigi Martini | 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 | Yannick Dalmas | 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 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni FC-188B | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pirelli | - | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun ER-188B | 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 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Rial Racing | Christian Danner | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| Rial Racing | Volker Weidler | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS JH23B | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS JH23B | 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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| Stefano Modena | Brabham / Judd | - | 100.0% | 189.501 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | 1.152 | 101.4% | 186.919 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Onyx / Ford | 1.366 | 101.6% | 186.447 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1.380 | 101.7% | 186.416 | |||
| Martin Brundle | Brabham / Judd | 1.877 | 102.3% | 185.330 | |||
| Bertrand Gachot | Onyx / Ford | 2.554 | 103.1% | 183.870 | |||
| Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun / Judd | 2.967 | 103.6% | 182.991 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella / Ford | 3.409 | 104.1% | 182.059 | |||
| Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 3.675 | 104.4% | 181.503 | |||
| Joachim Winkelhock | AGS / Ford | 5.147 | 106.2% | 178.486 | |||
| Volker Weidler | Rial / Ford | 8.057 | 109.7% | 172.806 | |||
| Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 29.929 | 135.9% | 139.455 | |||
| Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni / Ford | 36.295 | 143.5% | 132.038 | |||
Qualification | |||||||
| Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | - | 100.0% | 195.176 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 0.076 | 100.1% | 194.993 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Renault | 0.810 | 101.0% | 193.243 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 0.973 | 101.2% | 192.859 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1.192 | 101.5% | 192.345 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Williams / Renault | 1.338 | 101.7% | 192.003 | |||
| Stefano Modena | Brabham / Judd | 1.639 | 102.0% | 191.304 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1.928 | 102.4% | 190.637 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara / Ford | 2.077 | 102.6% | 190.295 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Lamborghini | 2.086 | 102.6% | 190.274 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 2.279 | 102.8% | 189.833 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Ford | 2.375 | 102.9% | 189.615 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 2.569 | 103.2% | 189.174 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 2.692 | 103.3% | 188.896 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | 2.826 | 103.5% | 188.594 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Ford | 2.855 | 103.5% | 188.529 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 2.890 | 103.6% | 188.450 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Onyx / Ford | 3.006 | 103.7% | 188.190 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Judd | 3.056 | 103.8% | 188.078 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell / Ford | 3.323 | 104.1% | 187.482 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 3.433 | 104.2% | 187.238 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Ford | 3.585 | 104.4% | 186.901 | |||
| Christian Danner | Rial / Ford | 3.754 | 104.6% | 186.528 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 3.813 | 104.7% | 186.399 | |||
| Gabriele Tarquini | AGS / Ford | 3.820 | 104.7% | 186.383 | |||
| Roberto Moreno | Coloni / Ford | 4.064 | 105.0% | 185.849 | |||
| dnq | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Judd | 4.078 | 105.0% | 185.818 | ||
| dnq | Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Lamborghini | 4.188 | 105.2% | 185.578 | ||
| dnq | Johnny Herbert | Benetton / Ford | 4.309 | 105.3% | 185.315 | ||
| dnq | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier / Ford | 4.316 | 105.3% | 185.299 | ||
| dnpq | Martin Brundle | Brabham / Judd | 4.302 | 105.3% | 185.330 | ||
| dnpq | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx / Ford | 4.979 | 106.1% | 183.870 | ||
| dnpq | Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun / Judd | 5.392 | 106.7% | 182.991 | ||
| dnpq | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella / Ford | 5.834 | 107.2% | 182.059 | ||
| dnpq | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 6.100 | 107.5% | 181.503 | ||
| dnpq | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS / Ford | 7.572 | 109.4% | 178.486 | ||
| dnpq | Volker Weidler | Rial / Ford | 10.482 | 112.9% | 172.806 | ||
| dnpq | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed / Yamaha | 32.354 | 140.0% | 139.455 | ||
| dnpq | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni / Ford | 38.720 | 147.8% | 132.038 | ||
Starting grid | ||||||||||||
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda 1'20.973 |  | 2 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda 1'21.049 | ||||||||||
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Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault 1'21.783 | | 4 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari 1'21.946 | ||||||||||
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Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari 1'22.165 | | 6 Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault 1'22.311 | ||||||||||
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Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd 1'22.612 | | 8 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford 1'22.901 | ||||||||||
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Andrea de Cesaris Dallara / Ford 1'23.050 | | 10 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini 1'23.059 | ||||||||||
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Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford 1'23.252 | | 12 Derek Warwick Arrows / Ford 1'23.348 | ||||||||||
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Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford 1'23.542 | | 14 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford 1'23.665 | ||||||||||
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Nicola Larini Osella / Ford 1'23.799 | | 16 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford 1'23.828 | ||||||||||
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Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd 1'23.863 | | 18 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford 1'23.979 | ||||||||||
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Nélson Piquet Lotus / Judd 1'24.029 | | 20 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford 1'24.296 | ||||||||||
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Ivan Capelli March / Judd 1'24.406 | | 22 René Arnoux Ligier / Ford 1'24.558 | ||||||||||
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Christian Danner Rial / Ford 1'24.727 | | 24 Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford 1'24.786 | ||||||||||
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Gabriele Tarquini AGS / Ford 1'24.793 | | 26 Roberto Moreno Coloni / Ford 1'25.037 | ||||||||||
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Fastest Laps | ||||||||
| Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Lap | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'31.925 | - | 100.0% | 171.923 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1'32.143 | 0.218 | 100.2% | 171.516 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Judd | 1'32.422 | 0.497 | 100.5% | 170.998 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara / Ford | 1'32.481 | 0.556 | 100.6% | 170.889 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1'32.742 | 0.817 | 100.9% | 170.408 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1'33.167 | 1.242 | 101.4% | 169.631 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Williams / Renault | 1'33.790 | 1.865 | 102.0% | 168.504 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1'34.231 | 2.306 | 102.5% | 167.716 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 1'34.509 | 2.584 | 102.8% | 167.222 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Renault | 1'35.251 | 3.326 | 103.6% | 165.920 | |||
| Roberto Moreno | Coloni / Ford | 1'35.369 | 3.444 | 103.7% | 165.714 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | 1'35.726 | 3.801 | 104.1% | 165.096 | |||
| Christian Danner | Rial / Ford | 1'35.970 | 4.045 | 104.4% | 164.676 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Ford | 1'36.443 | 4.518 | 104.9% | 163.869 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Lamborghini | 1'36.687 | 4.762 | 105.2% | 163.455 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Ford | 1'37.131 | 5.206 | 105.7% | 162.708 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'37.916 | 5.991 | 106.5% | 161.404 | |||
| Gabriele Tarquini | AGS / Ford | 1'38.284 | 6.359 | 106.9% | 160.799 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Ford | 1'38.631 | 6.706 | 107.3% | 160.234 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1'41.751 | 9.826 | 110.7% | 155.320 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Onyx / Ford | 1'35.333 | 3.408 | 103.7% | 165.777 | |||
Classification | |||||||
| Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Car / Engine | Laps | Time | Gap/ Retirement | Speed (km/h) |
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| Thierry Boutsen | Williams / Renault | 2:01'24.073 | - | 149.707 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Renault | 2:01'54.080 | 30.007 | 149.093 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara / Ford | 2:03'00.722 | 1'36.649 | 147.747 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Judd | 2:03'05.557 | 1'41.484 | 147.650 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Ford | 2:03'00.337 | 1 Lap | 145.613 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 2:01'46.163 | 2 Laps | 144.928 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1:55'51.463 | Engine | 150.050 | |||
| Christian Danner | Rial / Ford | 2:02'07.535 | 3 Laps | 142.349 | |||
| Roberto Moreno | Coloni / Ford | 1:50'44.882 | Differential | 135.567 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Ford | 1:09'46.550 | Engine | 150.998 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:01'35.255 | Spun off | 149.689 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Ford | 57'00.081 | Electrical | 152.491 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 50'11.483 | Spun off | 146.942 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Lamborghini | 44'27.557 | Spun off | 154.038 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Onyx / Ford | 25'01.514 | Disqualified | 136.830 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 18'43.656 | Spun off | 154.713 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 19'27.283 | Electrical | 148.930 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 9'58.596 | Gearbox | 158.411 | |||
| Gabriele Tarquini | AGS / Ford | 10'17.122 | Spun off | 153.655 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Ford | 5'15.836 | Electrical | 150.116 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 3'55.569 | Chassis | 134.177 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Ferrari / Ferrari | - | Disqualified | - | |||
| Stefano Modena | Brabham / Judd | - | Collision | - | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | - | Collision | - | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | - | Disqualified | - | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell / Ford | - | Electrical | - | |||
Lap Leaders | |||||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Renault | 45% | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 43% | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Ford | 6% | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Williams / Renault | 4% | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1% | |||
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!
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