1989 Season - Round 14 - 1989-10-01
Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Spanish Grand Prix from pole position, leading Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) and Alain Prost (McLaren) home for McLaren.
Eddie Cheever (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 Spanish Grand Prix, completing round 14 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 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jean Alesi |
| Tyrrell |
| 9 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 5 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 13 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 21 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 18 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | March | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 12 | Electrical | 0 |
| 25 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 26 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 18 | Collision | 0 |