1989 French GP


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  LXXV  Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France
Date Sunday, 9 July 1989
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Round 7 of 16
Entries 39
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 13
Race distance 3813 m × 80 laps = 305.040 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Sunny, Very hot, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Honda Marlboro McLaren Ayrton Senna McLaren MP4/5 Honda 3.5 V10Goodyear Shell
2
 Honda Marlboro McLaren Alain Prost McLaren MP4/5 Honda 3.5 V10Goodyear Shell
3
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 018 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Unipart
4
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Jean Alesi Tyrrell 018 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Unipart
5
 Canon Williams Team Thierry Boutsen Williams FW12C Renault 3.5 V10Goodyear Elf
6
 Canon Williams Team Riccardo Patrese Williams FW12C Renault 3.5 V10Goodyear Elf
7
 Motor Racing Developments Martin Brundle Brabham BT58 Judd 3.5 V8Pirelli Elf
8
 Motor Racing Developments Stefano Modena Brabham BT58 Judd 3.5 V8Pirelli Elf
9
 Arrows Grand Prix International Martin Donnelly Arrows A11 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
10
 Arrows Grand Prix International Eddie Cheever Arrows A11 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
11
 Camel Team Lotus Nélson Piquet Lotus 101 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
12
 Camel Team Lotus Satoru Nakajima Lotus 101 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
15
 Leyton House March Racing Team Mauricio Gugelmin March CG891 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear BP
16
 Leyton House March Racing Team Ivan Capelli March CG891 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear BP
17
 Osella Squadra Corse Nicola Larini Osella FA1M89 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
18
 Osella Squadra Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1M89 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
19
 Benetton Formula Ltd Alessandro Nannini Benetton B189 Ford HB 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
20
 Benetton Formula Ltd Emanuele Pirro Benetton B188 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
21
 BMS Scuderia Italia Alex Caffi Dallara BMS-189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
22
 BMS Scuderia Italia Andrea de Cesaris Dallara BMS-189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
23
 Minardi Team Pierluigi Martini Minardi M189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
24
 Minardi Team Luis Perez-Sala Minardi M189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
25
 Ligier Loto René Arnoux Ligier JS33 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Antar
26
 Ligier Loto Olivier Grouillard Ligier JS33 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Antar
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Nigel Mansell Ferrari F1-89 Ferrari 3.5 V12Goodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Gerhard Berger Ferrari F1-89 Ferrari 3.5 V12Goodyear Agip
29
 Equipe Larrousse Éric Bernard Lola LC89 Lamborghini 3.5 V12Goodyear BP
30
 Equipe Larrousse Philippe Alliot Lola LC89 Lamborghini 3.5 V12Goodyear BP
31
 Coloni SpA Roberto Moreno Coloni C3 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli -
32
 Coloni SpA Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni C3 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli -
33
 EuroBrun Racing Gregor Foitek EuroBrun ER-188B Judd 3.5 V8Pirelli -
34
 West Zakspeed Racing Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 891 Yamaha 3.5 V8Pirelli Castrol
35
 West Zakspeed Racing Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed 891 Yamaha 3.5 V8Pirelli Castrol
36
 Moneytron Onyx Formula One Stefan Johansson Onyx ORE-1 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
37
 Moneytron Onyx Formula One Bertrand Gachot Onyx ORE-1 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
38
 Rial Racing Christian Danner Rial ARC-02 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear -
39
 Rial Racing Volker Weidler Rial ARC-02 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear -
40
 Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive Gabriele Tarquini AGS JH23B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
41
 Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive Joachim Winkelhock AGS JH23B Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf


Pre-Qualifying
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
1'09.617
 - 100.0% 197.176
2
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
1'09.668
 0.051 100.1% 197.032
3
21
 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford
1'09.726
 0.109 100.2% 196.868
4
8
 Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd
1'09.917
 0.300 100.4% 196.330
5
17
 Nicola Larini Osella / Ford
1'09.989
 0.372 100.5% 196.128
6
7
 Martin Brundle Brabham / Judd
1'10.181
 0.564 100.8% 195.591
7
39
 Volker Weidler Rial / Ford
1'11.059
 1.442 102.1% 193.175
8
34
 Bernd Schneider Zakspeed / Yamaha
1'11.098
 1.481 102.1% 193.069
9
18
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Ford
1'11.528
 1.911 102.7% 191.908
10
32
 Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni / Ford
1'11.953
 2.336 103.4% 190.775
11
35
 Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed / Yamaha
1'12.031
 2.414 103.5% 190.568
12
33
 Gregor Foitek EuroBrun / Judd
1'12.179
 2.562 103.7% 190.177
13
41
 Joachim Winkelhock AGS / Ford
1'13.173
 3.556 105.1% 187.594


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda
1'07.203
 - 100.0% 204.259
2
1
 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda
1'07.228
 0.025 100.0% 204.183
3
27
 Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari
1'07.455
 0.252 100.4% 203.496
4
19
 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford
1'08.137
 0.934 101.4% 201.459
5
5
 Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault
1'08.211
 1.008 101.5% 201.240
6
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
1'08.233
 1.030 101.5% 201.175
7
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini
1'08.561
 1.358 102.0% 200.213
8
6
 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault
1'08.993
 1.790 102.7% 198.959
9
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
1'09.026
 1.823 102.7% 198.864
10
15
 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd
1'09.036
 1.833 102.7% 198.835
11
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
1'09.122
 1.919 102.9% 198.588
12
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Judd
1'09.283
 2.080 103.1% 198.127
13
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
1'09.299
 2.096 103.1% 198.081
14
9
 Martin Donnelly Arrows / Ford
1'09.524
 2.321 103.5% 197.440
15
29
 Éric Bernard Lola / Lamborghini
1'09.596
 2.393 103.6% 197.235
16
4
 Jean Alesi Tyrrell / Ford
1'09.668
 2.465 103.7% 197.032
17
26
 Olivier Grouillard Ligier / Ford
1'09.717
 2.514 103.7% 196.893
18
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Ford
1'10.077
 2.874 104.3% 195.882
19
12
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Judd
1'10.119
 2.916 104.3% 195.764
20
11
 Nélson Piquet Lotus / Judd
1'10.135
 2.932 104.4% 195.720
21
40
 Gabriele Tarquini AGS / Ford
1'10.216
 3.013 104.5% 195.494
22
8
 Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd
1'10.254
 3.051 104.5% 195.388
23
23
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford
1'10.267
 3.064 104.6% 195.352
24
20
 Emanuele Pirro Benetton / Ford
1'10.292
 3.089 104.6% 195.283
25
10
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford
1'10.372
 3.169 104.7% 195.061
26
21
 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford
1'10.468
 3.265 104.9% 194.795
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22
 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara / Ford
1'10.591
 3.388 105.0% 194.455
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24
 Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford
1'11.079
 3.876 105.8% 193.120
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38
 Christian Danner Rial / Ford
1'11.178
 3.975 105.9% 192.852
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31
 Roberto Moreno Coloni / Ford
1'11.372
 4.169 106.2% 192.328
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17
 Nicola Larini Osella / Ford
1'09.989
 2.786 104.1% 196.128
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7
 Martin Brundle Brabham / Judd
1'10.181
 2.978 104.4% 195.591
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39
 Volker Weidler Rial / Ford
1'11.059
 3.856 105.7% 193.175
dnpq
34
 Bernd Schneider Zakspeed / Yamaha
1'11.098
 3.895 105.8% 193.069
dnpq
18
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Ford
1'11.528
 4.325 106.4% 191.908
dnpq
32
 Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni / Ford
1'11.953
 4.750 107.1% 190.775
dnpq
35
 Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed / Yamaha
1'12.031
 4.828 107.2% 190.568
dnpq
33
 Gregor Foitek EuroBrun / Judd
1'12.179
 4.976 107.4% 190.177
dnpq
41
 Joachim Winkelhock AGS / Ford
1'13.173
 5.970 108.9% 187.594


Starting grid

2

Ayrton Senna
McLaren / Honda
1'07.228
1

Alain Prost
McLaren / Honda
1'07.203

4

Alessandro Nannini
Benetton / Ford
1'08.137
3

Nigel Mansell
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'07.455

6

Gerhard Berger
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'08.233
5

Thierry Boutsen
Williams / Renault
1'08.211

8

Riccardo Patrese
Williams / Renault
1'08.993
7

Philippe Alliot
Lola / Lamborghini
1'08.561

10

Mauricio Gugelmin
March / Judd
1'09.036
9

Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell / Ford
1'09.026

12

Ivan Capelli
March / Judd
1'09.283
11

Bertrand Gachot
Onyx / Ford
1'09.122

14

Martin Donnelly
Arrows / Ford
1'09.524
13

Stefan Johansson
Onyx / Ford
1'09.299

16

Jean Alesi
Tyrrell / Ford
1'09.668
15

Éric Bernard
Lola / Lamborghini
1'09.596

18

René Arnoux
Ligier / Ford
1'10.077
17

Olivier Grouillard
Ligier / Ford
1'09.717

20

Nélson Piquet
Lotus / Judd
1'10.135
19

Satoru Nakajima
Lotus / Judd
1'10.119

22

Stefano Modena
Brabham / Judd
1'10.254
21

Gabriele Tarquini
AGS / Ford
1'10.216

24

Emanuele Pirro
Benetton / Ford
1'10.292
23

Pierluigi Martini
Minardi / Ford
1'10.267

26

Alex Caffi
Dallara / Ford
1'10.468
25

Eddie Cheever
Arrows / Ford
1'10.372


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
15
 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd
29
 1'12.090 - 100.0% 190.412
2
19
 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford
26
 1'12.406 0.316 100.4% 189.581
3
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda
38
 1'12.500 0.410 100.6% 189.335
4
27
 Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari
75
 1'12.542 0.452 100.6% 189.226
5
11
 Nélson Piquet Lotus / Judd
66
 1'12.723 0.633 100.9% 188.755
6
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Judd
30
 1'12.737 0.647 100.9% 188.718
7
5
 Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault
3
 1'12.755 0.665 100.9% 188.672
8
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
4
 1'12.937 0.847 101.2% 188.201
9
4
 Jean Alesi Tyrrell / Ford
52
 1'12.964 0.874 101.2% 188.131
10
6
 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault
37
 1'12.977 0.887 101.2% 188.098
11
29
 Éric Bernard Lola / Lamborghini
55
 1'13.144 1.054 101.5% 187.668
12
10
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford
41
 1'13.171 1.081 101.5% 187.599
13
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
55
 1'13.175 1.085 101.5% 187.589
14
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
49
 1'13.262 1.172 101.6% 187.366
15
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
34
 1'13.358 1.268 101.8% 187.121
16
26
 Olivier Grouillard Ligier / Ford
36
 1'13.399 1.309 101.8% 187.016
17
12
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Judd
42
 1'13.657 1.567 102.2% 186.361
18
20
 Emanuele Pirro Benetton / Ford
75
 1'13.712 1.622 102.2% 186.222
19
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini
3
 1'13.719 1.629 102.3% 186.204
20
8
 Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd
64
 1'14.137 2.047 102.8% 185.155
21
9
 Martin Donnelly Arrows / Ford
39
 1'14.538 2.448 103.4% 184.158
22
23
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford
29
 1'14.631 2.541 103.5% 183.929
23
21
 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford
21
 1'14.789 2.699 103.7% 183.540
24
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Ford
4
 1'14.956 2.866 104.0% 183.131
25
40
 Gabriele Tarquini AGS / Ford
4
 1'15.437 3.347 104.6% 181.964


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda
80
 1:38'29.411 - 185.830
2
27
 Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari
80
 1:39'13.428 44.017 184.456
3
6
 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault
80
 1:39'36.332 1'06.921 183.749
4
4
 Jean Alesi Tyrrell / Ford
80
 1:39'42.643 1'13.232 183.555
5
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
79
 1:38'44.650 1 Lap 183.035
6
26
 Olivier Grouillard Ligier / Ford
79
 1:39'04.027 1 Lap 182.438
7
10
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford
79
 1:39'41.525 1 Lap 181.294
8
11
 Nélson Piquet Lotus / Judd
78
 1:38'36.963 2 Laps 180.953
9
20
 Emanuele Pirro Benetton / Ford
78
 1:38'37.905 2 Laps 180.924
10
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
78
 1:39'20.983 2 Laps 179.616
11
29
 Éric Bernard Lola / Lamborghini
77
 1:36'51.448 3 Laps 181.876
12
9
 Martin Donnelly Arrows / Ford
77
 1:39'16.217 3 Laps 177.456
13
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
76
 1:39'32.114 Engine 174.685
ret
15
 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd
71
 1:39'31.717 Not classified 163.203
ret
8
 Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd
67
 1:26'01.903 Engine 178.170
ret
5
 Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault
50
 1:03'10.424 Gearbox 181.072
ret
12
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Judd
49
 1:01'56.616 Engine 180.975
ret
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Judd
43
 53'23.723 Engine 184.240
ret
19
 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford
40
 49'36.079 Suspension 184.495
ret
23
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford
31
 40'18.215 Engine 175.969
ret
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini
30
 37'34.167 Engine 182.686
ret
40
 Gabriele Tarquini AGS / Ford
30
 38'39.447 Engine 177.544
ret
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
29
 36'20.630 Clutch 182.551
ret
21
 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford
27
 35'38.439 Clutch 173.315
ret
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Ford
14
 18'13.963 Gearbox 175.669
ret
1
 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda
0
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Lap Leaders
1
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda
80
 100%

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