1989 Season - Round 15 - 1989-10-22
Alessandro Nannini won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix for Benetton, with Riccardo Patrese (Williams) second and Thierry Boutsen (Williams) third. The win came from P6 on the grid.
Derek Warwick (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P6 at the flag â a 19-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 25 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | MaurĂcio Gugelmin | March | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 12 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 22 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 10 | Brakes | 0 |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 26 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 24 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 25 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 19 | Clutch | 0 |