Pit Lane F1
1989 Season - Round 7 - 1989-07-09
Alain Prost won the 1989 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) and Riccardo Patrese (Williams) home for McLaren.
Eddie Cheever (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 French Grand Prix, completing round 7 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 | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jean Alesi |
| Tyrrell |
| 16 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 25 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 9 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Donnelly | Arrows | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 10 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | March | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | Clutch | 0 |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 26 | Clutch | 0 |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 26 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | Differential | 0 |
