Pit Lane F1
1989 Season - Round 8 - 1989-07-16
Alain Prost won the 1989 British Grand Prix for McLaren, with Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) second and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Olivier Grouillard (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P7 at the flag â a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 British Grand Prix, completing round 8 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 | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Team Lotus |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Luis PĂ©rez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | MaurĂcio Gugelmin | March | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | Fire | 0 |
| 16 | Ăric Bernard | Larrousse | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | Handling | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | Radiator | 0 |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
