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1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/483-race

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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

1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit

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

1989 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:35:06.277 · 53 laps · ford	9
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:35:18.181 · 53 laps · renault	6
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:35:19.723 · 53 laps · renault	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:36:50.502 · 53 laps · judd	3
5	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Time not recorded · 52 laps · judd	2
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	1
7	Maurício Gugelmin	March	Time not recorded · 52 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
8	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Alex Caffi	Dallara	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Time not recorded · 51 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 46 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 37 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 36 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	Collision · Time not recorded · 33 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	Suspension · Time not recorded · 27 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nicola Larini	Osella	Brakes · Time not recorded · 21 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 1 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Clutch · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Rejoined track illegally · Time not recorded · 53 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	René Arnoux	Ligier	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Lola	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	JJ Lehto	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni	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	1:38.041 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:39.771 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.187 · ferrari
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:40.406 · ferrari
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.936 · renault
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:41.103 · ford
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:41.324 · renault
8	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:41.336 · lamborghini
9	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:41.458 · judd
10	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:41.519 · ford
11	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:41.802 · judd
12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:41.988 · judd
13	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:42.182 · judd
14	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:42.283 · ford
15	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:42.488 · ford
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:42.581 · ford
17	Ivan Capelli	March	1:42.672 · judd
18	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:42.709 · ford
19	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:42.780 · ford
20	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:42.880 · judd
21	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:42.892 · yamaha
22	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:43.063 · ford
23	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:43.379 · ford
24	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:43.511 · ford
25	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.599 · ford
26	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.757 · ford
27	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:44.030 · ford
28	Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:44.063 · lamborghini
29	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	1:47.160 · ford
30	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	1:47.295 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.041 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:39.771 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.187 · ferrari
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:40.406 · ferrari
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:40.936 · renault
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:41.103 · ford
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:41.324 · renault
8	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:41.336 · lamborghini
9	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:41.458 · judd
10	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:41.519 · ford
11	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:41.802 · judd
12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:41.988 · judd
13	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:42.182 · judd
14	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:42.283 · ford
15	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:42.488 · ford
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:42.581 · ford
17	Ivan Capelli	March	1:42.672 · judd
18	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:42.709 · ford
19	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	1:42.780 · ford
20	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:42.880 · judd
21	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:42.892 · yamaha
22	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:43.063 · ford
23	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:43.379 · ford
24	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:43.511 · ford
25	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.599 · ford
26	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.757 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	76
2	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	60
3	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	38
4	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	36
5	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	28
6	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26
7	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
8	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
9	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
10	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
11	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Stefan Johansson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
14	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
15	Maurício Gugelmin	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
18	Alex Caffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
19	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
20	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
21	Christian Danner	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
22	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
23	Jonathan Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
24	Gabriele Tarquini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
24	Olivier Grouillard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
24	Philippe Alliot	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	1:40.902
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	2	1:41.821
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	3	1:41.880
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	4	1:42.216
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:42.448
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	6	1:43.101
freePractice1Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	7	1:43.168
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	8	1:43.577
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	9	1:43.745
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	10	1:43.853
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	11	1:44.222
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	12	1:44.415
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	13	1:44.444
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	14	1:44.535
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	15	1:44.562
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	16	1:44.795
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	17	1:44.814
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	18	1:44.909
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	19	1:44.982
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	20	1:45.058
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	21	1:45.332
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	22	1:45.772
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	23	1:45.783
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	24	1:45.940
freePractice1Results	Eddie Cheever	25	1:46.136
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	26	1:46.529
freePractice1Results	Bernd Schneider	27	1:46.833
freePractice1Results	Paolo Barilla	28	1:48.509
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	29	1:53.872
freePractice1Results	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	30	3:20.635
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:40.288
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	2	1:41.390
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:41.485
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	4	1:42.023
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:42.290
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	6	1:42.357
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	7	1:42.446
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	8	1:42.466
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	9	1:42.575
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	10	1:42.743
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	11	1:42.865
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	12	1:42.883
freePractice2Results	Paolo Barilla	13	1:43.200
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	14	1:43.277
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	15	1:43.405
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	16	1:43.412
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	17	1:43.617
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	18	1:43.683
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	19	1:43.760
freePractice2Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	20	1:43.816
freePractice2Results	Eddie Cheever	21	1:44.074
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	22	1:44.365
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	23	1:44.527
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	24	1:44.949
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	25	1:45.266
freePractice2Results	Bernd Schneider	26	1:45.671
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	27	1:45.878
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	28	1:46.442
freePractice2Results	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	29	1:47.884
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	30	1:48.307
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	1	1:44.079
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	2	1:44.469
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:44.801
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	4	1:44.897
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	5	1:45.611
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:45.646
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	7	1:45.787
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	8	1:46.029
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	9	1:46.087
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	10	1:46.390
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	11	1:46.583
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	12	1:46.702
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	13	1:46.838
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	14	1:46.998
warmingUpResults	Jonathan Palmer	15	1:47.162
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	16	1:47.620
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	17	1:47.849
warmingUpResults	Eddie Cheever	18	1:48.054
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	19	1:48.108
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	20	1:48.161
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	21	1:48.300
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	22	1:48.323
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	23	1:48.571
warmingUpResults	Luis Pérez-Sala	24	1:49.190
warmingUpResults	Paolo Barilla	25	1:49.279
warmingUpResults	Bernd Schneider	26	1:51.599