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Grand Prix de Monaco 1989 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Grand Prix de Monaco 1989 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/471-qualifying

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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.

Grand Prix context

Grand Prix de Monaco 1989 · Circuit de Monaco

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1989 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:53:33.251 · 77 laps · honda	9
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:54:25.780 · 77 laps · honda	6
3	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Time not recorded · 76 laps · judd	4
4	Alex Caffi	Dallara	Time not recorded · 75 laps · ford	3
5	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 75 laps · ford	2
6	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Time not recorded · 75 laps · judd	1
7	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Time not recorded · 75 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	Time not recorded · 74 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
11	Ivan Capelli	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 73 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
12	René Arnoux	Ligier	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
15	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Time not recorded · 73 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Overheating · Time not recorded · 48 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Electrical · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 38 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 36 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	Collision · Time not recorded · 32 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 30 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Clutch · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Electrical · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Christian Danner	Rial	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Nicola Larini	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Volker Weidler	Rial	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:22.308 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:23.456 · honda
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:24.332 · renault
4	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:24.580 · judd
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:24.735 · ferrari
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:24.791 · ford
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:25.021 · renault
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:25.086 · judd
9	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:25.481 · ford
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:25.515 · ford
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:26.288 · ford
12	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:26.388 · ford
13	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:26.422 · ford
14	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:26.522 · judd
15	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:26.599 · ford
16	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:26.792 · ford
17	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:26.857 · lamborghini
18	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	1:27.011 · ford
19	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:27.046 · judd
20	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:27.117 · ford
21	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:27.182 · ford
22	Ivan Capelli	March	1:27.302 · judd
23	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:27.452 · ford
24	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:27.706 · ford
25	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:27.721 · ford
26	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:27.786 · ford
27	Christian Danner	Rial	1:27.910 · ford
28	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:27.946 · lamborghini
29	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:28.419 · judd

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:22.308 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:23.456 · honda
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:24.332 · renault
4	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:24.580 · judd
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:24.735 · ferrari
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:24.791 · ford
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:25.021 · renault
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:25.086 · judd
9	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:25.481 · ford
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:25.515 · ford
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:26.288 · ford
12	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:26.388 · ford
13	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:26.422 · ford
14	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:26.522 · judd
15	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:26.599 · ford
16	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:26.792 · ford
17	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:26.857 · lamborghini
18	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	1:27.011 · ford
19	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:27.046 · judd
20	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:27.117 · ford
21	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:27.182 · ford
22	Ivan Capelli	March	1:27.302 · judd
23	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:27.452 · ford
24	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:27.706 · ford
25	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:27.721 · ford
26	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:27.786 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
2	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
3	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
4	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
5	Maurício Gugelmin	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
5	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
7	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
8	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
8	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
8	Alex Caffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
11	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
12	Jonathan Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
12	Martin Brundle	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	Alain Prost	1	1:25.613
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:25.741
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:25.884
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	4	1:26.808
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	5	1:27.043
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	6	1:27.724
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	7	1:27.993
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	8	1:28.084
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	9	1:28.116
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	10	1:28.157
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	11	1:28.797
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	12	1:28.875
freePractice1Results	Eddie Cheever	13	1:29.068
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	14	1:29.094
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	15	1:29.150
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	16	1:29.162
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	17	1:29.537
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	18	1:29.776
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	19	1:29.900
freePractice1Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	20	1:29.949
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	21	1:31.122
freePractice1Results	Christian Danner	22	1:31.267
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	23	1:31.934
freePractice1Results	Roberto Moreno	24	1:32.073
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	25	1:32.546
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	26	1:32.994
freePractice1Results	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	27	1:33.014
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	28	1:33.544
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	1	1:23.879
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:24.876
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	3	1:25.331
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	4	1:25.546
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	5	1:25.576
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	6	1:26.153
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	7	1:26.200
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	8	1:26.263
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	9	1:26.403
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:26.598
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	11	1:26.748
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	12	1:27.218
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	13	1:27.324
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	14	1:27.334
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	15	1:27.363
freePractice2Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	16	1:27.373
freePractice2Results	Eddie Cheever	17	1:27.416
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	18	1:27.540
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	19	1:27.888
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	20	1:28.056
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	21	1:28.082
freePractice2Results	Christian Danner	22	1:28.119
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	23	1:28.291
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	24	1:28.569
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	25	1:28.575
freePractice2Results	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	26	1:28.984
freePractice2Results	Roberto Moreno	27	1:29.252
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	28	1:29.615
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	29	1:29.773
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:26.214
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	2	1:26.590
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	3	1:26.861
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:28.427
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	5	1:28.435
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	6	1:28.726
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	7	1:28.867
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:29.049
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	9	1:29.336
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	10	1:29.370
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	11	1:29.641
warmingUpResults	Jonathan Palmer	12	1:29.849
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	13	1:30.294
warmingUpResults	Eddie Cheever	14	1:30.545
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	15	1:30.599
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	16	1:30.653
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	17	1:30.887
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	18	1:31.018
warmingUpResults	Luis Pérez-Sala	19	1:31.169
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	20	1:31.209
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	21	1:31.644
warmingUpResults	Roberto Moreno	22	1:31.899
warmingUpResults	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	23	1:31.982
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	24	1:32.026
warmingUpResults	René Arnoux	25	1:32.065
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	26	1:33.292