1989 Season - Round 12 - 1989-09-10
Alain Prost won the 1989 Italian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) second and Thierry Boutsen (Williams) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Luis PĂ©rez-Sala (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 18 drivers failing to finish.
9 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Riccardo Patrese |
| Williams |
| 5 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 22 | Radiator | 0 |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 21 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 16 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 13 | Electrical | 0 |
| 24 | MaurĂcio Gugelmin | March | 25 | Throttle | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 9 | Transmission | 0 |
| 27 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 0 | Disqualified | 0 |