Published evidence
1989 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Championship season: 1989
- Name
- 1989 Formula 1 World Championship
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1989
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.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1989 | 1989-03-26 | completed |
| 2 | Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino 1989 | 1989-04-23 | completed |
| 3 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1989 | 1989-05-07 | completed |
| 4 | Gran Premio de México 1989 | 1989-05-28 | completed |
| 5 | 1989 Iceberg USA Grand Prix | 1989-06-04 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1989 | 1989-06-18 | completed |
| 7 | Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1989 | 1989-07-09 | completed |
| 8 | 1989 Shell British Grand Prix | 1989-07-16 | completed |
| 9 | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1989 | 1989-07-30 | completed |
| 10 | Pop 84 Magyar Nagydíj 1989 | 1989-08-13 | completed |
| 11 | 1989 Belgian Grand Prix | 1989-08-27 | completed |
| 12 | Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia 1989 | 1989-09-10 | completed |
| 13 | Grande Prémio de Portugal 1989 | 1989-09-24 | completed |
| 14 | Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España 1989 | 1989-10-01 | completed |
| 15 | 1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | 1989-10-22 | completed |
| 16 | 1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | 1989-11-05 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| 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 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · honda | 141 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · renault | 77 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 59 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Benetton | Time not recorded · ford | 39 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 16 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · judd | 15 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · ford | 13 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Dallara | Time not recorded · ford | 8 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · judd | 8 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Onyx | Time not recorded · ford | 6 |
| 11 | Not recorded | Minardi | Time not recorded · ford | 6 |
| 12 | Not recorded | March | Time not recorded · judd | 4 |
| 13 | Not recorded | Rial | Time not recorded · ford | 3 |
| 14 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · ford | 3 |
| 15 | Not recorded | AGS | Time not recorded · ford | 1 |
| 15 | Not recorded | Lola | Time not recorded · lamborghini | 1 |
Explore further
1989 Belgian Grand Prix ↗1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix ↗1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix ↗1989 Iceberg USA Grand Prix ↗1989 Shell British Grand Prix ↗Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia 1989 ↗Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino 1989 ↗Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España 1989 ↗Gran Premio de México 1989 ↗Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1989 ↗Grand Prix de Monaco 1989 ↗Grande Prémio de Portugal 1989 ↗Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1989 ↗Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1989 ↗Pop 84 Magyar Nagydíj 1989 ↗Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1989 ↗