Pit Lane F1
1989 Season - Round 16 - 1989-11-05
Thierry Boutsen won the 1989 Australian Grand Prix for Williams, with Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) second and Riccardo Patrese (Williams) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Satoru Nakajima (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 19-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 18 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 23 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 25 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| 10 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 17 | Electrical | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | Radiator | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 11 | Electrical | 0 |
