Gridpedia1989 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 22 Oct 1989
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 53 | 1:35:06.277 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 53 | +11.904 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | 53 | +13.446 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 53 | +1:44.225 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 25 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 53 | Disqualified | 1:43.025 | 0 |
| R | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 18 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 8 | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 22 | 33 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 23 | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | 27 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 10 | 21 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 26 | 20 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 19 | 0 | Clutch | 0 | |
| F | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 76 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 60 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 7 |