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.
27 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 |