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1989 Iceberg USA Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 4 Jun 1989
- Name
- 1989 Iceberg USA Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/473
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
1989 Iceberg USA Grand Prix · Phoenix Street Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1989 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2:01:33.133 · 75 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2:02:12.829 · 75 laps · renault | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 2:02:16.343 · 75 laps · ford | 4 |
| 4 | Christian Danner | Rial | Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford | 3 |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | Time not recorded · 74 laps · renault | 1 |
| 7 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Engine · Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Alternator · Time not recorded · 61 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Dallara | Collision · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | Spun off · Time not recorded · 52 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | Suspension · Time not recorded · 50 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Electrical · Time not recorded · 44 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Brabham | Brakes · Time not recorded · 43 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stefano Modena | Brabham | Brakes · Time not recorded · 37 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Alternator · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Engine · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Throttle · Time not recorded · 24 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli | March | Transmission · Time not recorded · 22 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | Physical · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Collision · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Spun off · Time not recorded · 3 laps · lamborghini | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Maurício Gugelmin | March | Additional brake fluid · Time not recorded · 20 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | René Arnoux | Ligier | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | Time not recorded · lamborghini | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun | Time not recorded · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Nicola Larini | Osella | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Volker Weidler | Rial | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:30.108 · honda | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:31.517 · honda | |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:31.799 · ford | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:31.927 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 1:31.960 · judd | |
| 6 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 1:32.160 · ford | |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 1:32.286 · judd | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:32.364 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:32.491 · ford | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:32.492 · ford | |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:32.493 · judd | |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:32.562 · lamborghini | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 1:32.649 · ford | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:32.795 · renault | |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:33.031 · ford | |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 1:33.044 · renault | |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:33.214 · ford | |
| 18 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 1:33.324 · judd | |
| 19 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 1:33.370 · ford | |
| 20 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1:33.724 · ford | |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:33.741 · ford | |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 1:33.745 · judd | |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:33.782 · judd | |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 1:33.790 · ford | |
| 25 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 1:33.806 · ford | |
| 26 | Christian Danner | Rial | 1:33.848 · ford | |
| 27 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 1:34.153 · ford | |
| 28 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 1:34.352 · ford | |
| 29 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:34.798 · ford | |
| 30 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:35.496 · lamborghini |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:30.108 · honda | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:31.517 · honda | |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:31.799 · ford | |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:31.927 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 1:31.960 · judd | |
| 6 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 1:32.160 · ford | |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 1:32.286 · judd | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:32.364 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:32.491 · ford | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:32.492 · ford | |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:32.493 · judd | |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:32.562 · lamborghini | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 1:32.649 · ford | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:32.795 · renault | |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:33.031 · ford | |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 1:33.044 · renault | |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:33.214 · ford | |
| 18 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 1:33.324 · judd | |
| 19 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 1:33.370 · ford | |
| 20 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1:33.724 · ford | |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:33.741 · ford | |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 1:33.745 · judd | |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:33.782 · judd | |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 1:33.790 · ford | |
| 25 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 1:33.806 · ford | |
| 26 | Christian Danner | Rial | 1:33.848 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Alex Caffi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Christian Danner | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Jonathan Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Gabriele Tarquini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1:31.272 |
| freePractice1Results | Martin Brundle | 2 | 1:32.114 |
| freePractice1Results | Alain Prost | 3 | 1:32.178 |
| freePractice1Results | Nigel Mansell | 4 | 1:32.711 |
| freePractice1Results | Alessandro Nannini | 5 | 1:32.752 |
| freePractice1Results | Alex Caffi | 6 | 1:32.988 |
| freePractice1Results | Philippe Alliot | 7 | 1:33.475 |
| freePractice1Results | Derek Warwick | 8 | 1:33.522 |
| freePractice1Results | Jonathan Palmer | 9 | 1:33.787 |
| freePractice1Results | Andrea de Cesaris | 10 | 1:34.567 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierluigi Martini | 11 | 1:34.588 |
| freePractice1Results | Michele Alboreto | 12 | 1:34.605 |
| freePractice1Results | Satoru Nakajima | 13 | 1:34.907 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 14 | 1:34.932 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Cheever | 15 | 1:34.982 |
| freePractice1Results | Gabriele Tarquini | 16 | 1:35.012 |
| freePractice1Results | Christian Danner | 17 | 1:35.191 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet | 18 | 1:35.368 |
| freePractice1Results | Roberto Moreno | 19 | 1:35.886 |
| freePractice1Results | Riccardo Patrese | 20 | 1:35.957 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Grouillard | 21 | 1:36.385 |
| freePractice1Results | Yannick Dalmas | 22 | 1:36.519 |
| freePractice1Results | Luis Pérez-Sala | 23 | 1:36.626 |
| freePractice1Results | Ivan Capelli | 24 | 1:36.714 |
| freePractice1Results | René Arnoux | 25 | 1:36.792 |
| freePractice1Results | Stefano Modena | 26 | 1:36.936 |
| freePractice1Results | Thierry Boutsen | 27 | 1:36.971 |
| freePractice1Results | Maurício Gugelmin | 28 | 1:37.204 |
| freePractice1Results | Stefan Johansson | 29 | 1:37.376 |
| freePractice1Results | Gerhard Berger | 30 | 1:37.584 |
| freePractice2Results | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1:29.925 |
| freePractice2Results | Martin Brundle | 2 | 1:31.422 |
| freePractice2Results | Stefan Johansson | 3 | 1:31.659 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierluigi Martini | 4 | 1:31.795 |
| freePractice2Results | Nigel Mansell | 5 | 1:31.953 |
| freePractice2Results | Alessandro Nannini | 6 | 1:31.994 |
| freePractice2Results | Gerhard Berger | 7 | 1:32.020 |
| freePractice2Results | Michele Alboreto | 8 | 1:32.069 |
| freePractice2Results | Thierry Boutsen | 9 | 1:32.095 |
| freePractice2Results | Stefano Modena | 10 | 1:32.306 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 11 | 1:32.961 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Grouillard | 12 | 1:33.027 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Cheever | 13 | 1:33.178 |
| freePractice2Results | Alain Prost | 14 | 1:33.194 |
| freePractice2Results | Andrea de Cesaris | 15 | 1:33.350 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet | 16 | 1:33.503 |
| freePractice2Results | Luis Pérez-Sala | 17 | 1:33.533 |
| freePractice2Results | Alex Caffi | 18 | 1:33.683 |
| freePractice2Results | Riccardo Patrese | 19 | 1:33.747 |
| freePractice2Results | Satoru Nakajima | 20 | 1:33.759 |
| freePractice2Results | René Arnoux | 21 | 1:33.925 |
| freePractice2Results | Gabriele Tarquini | 22 | 1:33.971 |
| freePractice2Results | Philippe Alliot | 23 | 1:34.022 |
| freePractice2Results | Ivan Capelli | 24 | 1:34.206 |
| freePractice2Results | Derek Warwick | 25 | 1:34.236 |
| freePractice2Results | Yannick Dalmas | 26 | 1:34.367 |
| freePractice2Results | Maurício Gugelmin | 27 | 1:34.459 |
| freePractice2Results | Christian Danner | 28 | 1:35.204 |
| freePractice2Results | Jonathan Palmer | 29 | 1:35.366 |
| freePractice2Results | Roberto Moreno | 30 | 1:36.116 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1:33.949 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 2 | 1:34.590 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 3 | 1:34.707 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 4 | 1:35.109 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 5 | 1:35.223 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefano Modena | 6 | 1:35.367 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 7 | 1:35.696 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 8 | 1:35.736 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 9 | 1:35.762 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 10 | 1:35.893 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefan Johansson | 11 | 1:36.005 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 12 | 1:36.090 |
| warmingUpResults | Maurício Gugelmin | 13 | 1:36.235 |
| warmingUpResults | Gabriele Tarquini | 14 | 1:36.417 |
| warmingUpResults | Pierluigi Martini | 15 | 1:36.650 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 16 | 1:36.713 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 17 | 1:36.919 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 18 | 1:36.984 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 19 | 1:37.053 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 20 | 1:37.222 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 21 | 1:37.263 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 22 | 1:37.817 |
| warmingUpResults | Christian Danner | 23 | 1:37.961 |
| warmingUpResults | Luis Pérez-Sala | 24 | 1:38.527 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 25 | 1:38.560 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 26 | 1:39.313 |