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1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 5 Nov 1989
- Name
- 1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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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 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
| 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
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |