Pit Lane F1
1989 Season - Round 2 - 1989-04-23
Ayrton Senna won the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (McLaren) and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) home for McLaren.
Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 19-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 15 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix, completing round 2 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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Thierry Boutsen |
| Williams |
| 6 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 25 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 22 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 24 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 10 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | Electrical | 0 |
| 26 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 26 | Electrical | 0 |
