1989 Season - Round 11 - 1989-08-27
Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Belgian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (McLaren) and Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) home for McLaren.
Olivier Grouillard (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P13 at the flag â a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Thierry Boutsen |
| Williams |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | MaurĂcio Gugelmin | March | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | March | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | Wheel | 0 |
| 18 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 22 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | Brakes | 0 |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | Handling | 0 |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Johnny Herbert | Tyrrell | 16 | Spun off | 0 |