Pit Lane F1
1989 Season - Round 9 - 1989-07-30
Ayrton Senna won the 1989 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (McLaren) and Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) home for McLaren.
Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 German Grand Prix, completing round 9 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 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Riccardo Patrese |
| Williams |
| 5 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 10 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 25 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 15 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 24 | Overheating | 0 |
| 22 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | Electrical | 0 |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 26 | Electrical | 0 |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 30 | Volker Weidler | Rial | 0 | Disqualified | 0 |
