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1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/484-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

1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · Adelaide Street Circuit

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

1989 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	2:00:17.421 · 70 laps · renault	9
2	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	2:00:46.079 · 70 laps · ford	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	2:00:55.104 · 70 laps · renault	4
4	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	2:00:59.752 · 70 laps · judd	3
5	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	2
6	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ford	1
7	Maurício Gugelmin	March	Time not recorded · 66 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Time not recorded · 64 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Spun off · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Onyx	Electrical · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	Spun off · Time not recorded · 22 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	Collision · Time not recorded · 19 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Collision · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Spun off · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 13 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alex Caffi	Dallara	Spun off · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	Radiator · Time not recorded · 13 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Spun off · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Collision · Time not recorded · 12 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Spun off · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Collision · Time not recorded · 6 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Collision · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Electrical · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Ligier	Collision · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	McLaren	Withdrew · Time not recorded · 0 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nicola Larini	Osella	Electrical · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Michele Alboreto	Lola	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	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	1:16.665 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:17.403 · honda
3	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:17.623 · ford
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:17.762 · ford
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:17.791 · renault
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:17.827 · renault
7	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:18.313 · ferrari
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:18.750 · judd
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:18.828 · ford
10	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:18.857 · ford
11	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:19.110 · ford
12	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:19.136 · judd
13	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:19.217 · ford
14	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:19.238 · ferrari
15	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:19.259 · ford
16	Ivan Capelli	March	1:19.269 · judd
17	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:19.309 · ford
18	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:19.392 · judd
19	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:19.568 · lamborghini
20	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:19.599 · ford
21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:19.691 · ford
22	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:19.922 · ford
23	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.066 · judd
24	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:20.073 · ford
25	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:20.191 · judd
26	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:20.391 · ford
27	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:20.428 · ford
28	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:20.633 · ford
29	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	1:22.267 · ford
30	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	1:22.305 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:16.665 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:17.403 · honda
3	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:17.623 · ford
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:17.762 · ford
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:17.791 · renault
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:17.827 · renault
7	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:18.313 · ferrari
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:18.750 · judd
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:18.828 · ford
10	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:18.857 · ford
11	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:19.110 · ford
12	Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:19.136 · judd
13	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	1:19.217 · ford
14	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:19.238 · ferrari
15	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	1:19.259 · ford
16	Ivan Capelli	March	1:19.269 · judd
17	JJ Lehto	Onyx	1:19.309 · ford
18	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:19.392 · judd
19	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:19.568 · lamborghini
20	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:19.599 · ford
21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:19.691 · ford
22	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:19.922 · ford
23	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.066 · judd
24	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:20.073 · ford
25	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:20.191 · judd
26	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:20.391 · 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	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	40
4	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	38
5	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	37
6	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	32
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	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
16	Maurício Gugelmin	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
16	Stefano Modena	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
19	Alex Caffi	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
21	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
23	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
23	Emanuele Pirro	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
25	Jonathan Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
26	Gabriele Tarquini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
26	Olivier Grouillard	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
26	Luis Pérez-Sala	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
26	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	1:17.415
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	2	1:18.005
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:18.212
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	4	1:18.432
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	5	1:18.641
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	6	1:18.657
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	7	1:18.714
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	8	1:18.847
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	9	1:18.920
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	10	1:18.981
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	11	1:19.038
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	12	1:19.113
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	13	1:19.353
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	14	1:19.503
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	15	1:19.509
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	16	1:19.588
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	17	1:19.611
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	18	1:19.901
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	19	1:19.940
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	20	1:20.031
freePractice1Results	Eddie Cheever	21	1:20.123
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	22	1:20.174
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	23	1:20.274
freePractice1Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	24	1:20.790
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	25	1:21.084
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Pirro	26	1:21.180
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	27	1:21.624
freePractice1Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	28	1:22.046
freePractice1Results	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	29	1:22.952
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	30	1:24.179
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	1	1:18.051
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:18.197
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	3	1:18.223
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	4	1:18.371
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	5	1:18.427
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	6	1:18.529
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	7	1:18.664
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	8	1:18.821
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	9	1:19.017
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	10	1:19.161
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	11	1:19.227
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	12	1:19.367
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	13	1:19.623
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	14	1:19.629
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Pirro	15	1:19.724
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	16	1:19.772
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	17	1:20.221
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	18	1:20.297
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	19	1:20.597
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	20	1:20.613
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	21	1:20.829
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	22	1:20.968
freePractice2Results	Eddie Cheever	23	1:20.991
freePractice2Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	24	1:21.091
freePractice2Results	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	25	1:21.883
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	26	1:23.204
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	27	1:23.486
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	28	1:25.308
freePractice2Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	29	1:33.295
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	30	1:35.319
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:21.306
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	2	1:21.656
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:21.689
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	4	1:21.798
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	5	1:21.995
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	6	1:22.062
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	7	1:22.179
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	8	1:22.340
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	9	1:22.599
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	10	1:22.670
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	11	1:22.758
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	12	1:22.795
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	13	1:22.876
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	14	1:22.938
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	15	1:23.022
warmingUpResults	Piercarlo Ghinzani	16	1:23.057
warmingUpResults	René Arnoux	17	1:23.075
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	18	1:23.086
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	19	1:23.162
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	20	1:23.326
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Pirro	21	1:23.913
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	22	1:23.928
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	23	1:24.302
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	24	1:24.834
warmingUpResults	Eddie Cheever	25	1:26.646
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	26	1:26.682