1989 Belgian Grand Prix

Circuit: Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
Winner: Ayrton SennaMcLaren
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Alain Prost
Entries: 3916 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/5	1	44	Finished	9
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	MP4/5	2	44	Finished	6	fastest lap
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	640	6	44	Finished	4
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	—	4	44	Finished	3
5	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	—	7	44	Finished	2
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	A11	10	44	Finished	1
7	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	—	9	43	Finished	0
8	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	ORE-1	15	43	Finished	0
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	—	14	43	Finished	0
10	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	—	13	43	Finished	0
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	F189	18	43	Finished	0
12	Ivan Capelli	March	—	19	43	Finished	0
13	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	JS33	26	43	Finished	0
14	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	—	21	42	Finished	0
15	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	—	25	41	Finished	0
16	Philippe Alliot	Lola	—	11	39	Engine	0
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	A11	24	38	Wheel	0
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	ORE-1	23	21	Spun off	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	—	5	20	Collision	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Lola	—	22	19	Collision	0
DNF	Alex Caffi	Dallara	F189	12	13	Spun off	0
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	BT58	20	12	Brakes	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	640	3	9	Spun off	0
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	BT58	8	9	Handling	0
DNF	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	JS33	17	4	Collision damage	0
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell	—	16	3	Spun off	0
DNQ	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	101	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	101	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Christian Danner	Rial	ARC2	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	ARC2	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Nicola Larini	Osella	FA1M	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	FA1M	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	891	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	891	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni	—	—	—	DNPQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Ayrton Senna	1	1	44
Alain Prost	2	2	44
Nigel Mansell	6	3	44
Thierry Boutsen	4	4	44
Alessandro Nannini	7	5	44
Derek Warwick	10	6	44
Mauricio Gugelmin	9	7	43
Stefan Johansson	15	8	43
Pierluigi Martini	14	9	43
Emanuele Pirro	13	10	43
Andrea de Cesaris	18	11	43
Ivan Capelli	19	12	43
Olivier Grouillard	26	13	43
Jonathan Palmer	21	14	42
Luis Pérez-Sala	25	15	41
Philippe Alliot	11	16	39
Eddie Cheever	24	DNF	38
Bertrand Gachot	23	DNF	21
Riccardo Patrese	5	DNF	20
Michele Alboreto	22	DNF	19
Alex Caffi	12	DNF	13
Martin Brundle	20	DNF	12
Gerhard Berger	3	DNF	9
Stefano Modena	8	DNF	9
Rene Arnoux	17	DNF	4
Johnny Herbert	16	DNF	3

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:50.867	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:51.463	+0.596	+0.596
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:52.391	+1.524	+0.928
4	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:52.786	+1.919	+0.395
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:52.875	+2.008	+0.089
6	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:52.898	+2.031	+0.023
7	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:55.075	+4.208	+2.177
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:55.642	+4.775	+0.567
9	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:55.729	+4.862	+0.087
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:55.864	+4.997	+0.135
11	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:55.890	+5.023	+0.026
12	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:55.892	+5.025	+0.002
13	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:55.902	+5.035	+0.010
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:56.115	+5.248	+0.213
15	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:56.129	+5.262	+0.014
16	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell	4	1:56.248	+5.381	+0.119
17	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:56.251	+5.384	+0.003
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:56.257	+5.390	+0.006
19	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:56.291	+5.424	+0.034
20	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:56.327	+5.460	+0.036
21	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:56.600	+5.733	+0.273
22	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:56.616	+5.749	+0.016
23	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	37	1:56.716	+5.849	+0.100
24	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:56.748	+5.881	+0.032
25	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:56.957	+6.090	+0.209
26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:57.027	+6.160	+0.070
27	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:57.251	+6.384	+0.224
28	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:57.771	+6.904	+0.520
29	Christian Danner	Rial	38	2:00.247	+9.380	+2.476
30	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	39	2:02.937	+12.070	+2.690

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Pre-qualifying

Pre-qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:56.279	—	—	—
2	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:57.509	+1.230	+1.230	—
3	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	37	1:57.720	+1.441	+0.211	—
4	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:57.748	+1.469	+0.028	—
5	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:58.065	+1.786	+0.317	—
6	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:58.209	+1.930	+0.144	—
7	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	31	1:58.650	+2.371	+0.441	—
8	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	40	1:59.432	+3.153	+0.782	—
9	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	2:00.713	+4.434	+1.281	—
10	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	35	2:00.757	+4.478	+0.044	—
11	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	41	2:02.205	+5.926	+1.448	—
12	Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	33	2:02.767	+6.488	+0.562	—
13	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni	32	2:21.709	+25.430	+18.942	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	2:10.507	—	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	2:10.866	+0.359	+0.359	—
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	2:11.170	+0.663	+0.304	—
4	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	2:12.589	+2.082	+1.419	—
5	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	2:13.613	+3.106	+1.024	—
6	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	2:13.651	+3.144	+0.038	—
7	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	2:13.882	+3.375	+0.231	—
8	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	2:14.246	+3.739	+0.364	—
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	2:14.312	+3.805	+0.066	—
10	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	2:14.434	+3.927	+0.122	—
11	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	2:14.502	+3.995	+0.068	—
12	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	2:14.547	+4.040	+0.045	—
13	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	2:14.662	+4.155	+0.115	—
14	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	2:14.997	+4.490	+0.335	—
15	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	2:15.354	+4.847	+0.357	—
16	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	2:16.191	+5.684	+0.837	—
17	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	2:16.482	+5.975	+0.291	—
18	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	2:17.503	+6.996	+1.021	—
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	2:17.580	+7.073	+0.077	—
20	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	2:17.589	+7.082	+0.009	—
21	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	2:17.747	+7.240	+0.158	—
22	Ivan Capelli	March	16	2:17.750	+7.243	+0.003	—
23	Christian Danner	Rial	38	2:17.816	+7.309	+0.066	—
24	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	39	2:18.108	+7.601	+0.292	—
25	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	2:18.385	+7.878	+0.277	—
26	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	2:18.675	+8.168	+0.290	—
27	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	2:18.840	+8.333	+0.165	—
28	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell	4	2:19.807	+9.300	+0.967	—
29	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	37	2:19.955	+9.448	+0.148	—
30	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	2:21.121	+10.614	+1.166	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:52.532	—	—	—
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:52.821	+0.289	+0.289	—
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:53.763	+1.231	+0.942	—
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:54.028	+1.496	+0.265	—
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:54.622	+2.090	+0.594	—
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:55.137	+2.605	+0.515	—
7	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:55.469	+2.937	+0.332	—
8	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell	4	1:55.850	+3.318	+0.381	—
9	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:56.258	+3.726	+0.408	—
10	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:56.306	+3.774	+0.048	—
11	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:56.390	+3.858	+0.084	—
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:56.550	+4.018	+0.160	—
13	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:56.650	+4.118	+0.100	—
14	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:56.664	+4.132	+0.014	—
15	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:56.728	+4.196	+0.064	—
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:56.778	+4.246	+0.050	—
17	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:56.785	+4.253	+0.007	—
18	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:56.816	+4.284	+0.031	—
19	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:57.053	+4.521	+0.237	—
20	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:57.185	+4.653	+0.132	—
21	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:57.233	+4.701	+0.048	—
22	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:57.732	+5.200	+0.499	—
23	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:57.845	+5.313	+0.113	—
24	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:58.640	+6.108	+0.795	—
25	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:58.711	+6.179	+0.071	—
26	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:58.739	+6.207	+0.028	—
27	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:58.767	+6.235	+0.028	—
28	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	37	1:59.832	+7.300	+1.065	—
29	Christian Danner	Rial	38	2:01.255	+8.723	+1.423	—
30	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	39	2:03.404	+10.872	+2.149	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	2:13.822	—	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	2:14.150	+0.328	+0.328	—
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	2:15.123	+1.301	+0.973	—
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	2:15.273	+1.451	+0.150	—
5	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	2:16.252	+2.430	+0.979	—
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	2:17.168	+3.346	+0.916	—
7	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	2:17.188	+3.366	+0.020	—
8	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	2:17.492	+3.670	+0.304	—
9	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	2:17.619	+3.797	+0.127	—
10	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	2:18.217	+4.395	+0.598	—
11	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	2:18.382	+4.560	+0.165	—
12	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	2:19.323	+5.501	+0.941	—
13	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	2:19.545	+5.723	+0.222	—
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	2:19.863	+6.041	+0.318	—
15	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	37	2:20.029	+6.207	+0.166	—
16	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	2:20.204	+6.382	+0.175	—
17	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	2:20.326	+6.504	+0.122	—
18	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	2:20.355	+6.533	+0.029	—
19	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell	4	2:20.998	+7.176	+0.643	—
20	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	2:21.079	+7.257	+0.081	—
21	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	2:21.095	+7.273	+0.016	—
22	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	2:21.379	+7.557	+0.284	—
23	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	2:21.563	+7.741	+0.184	—
24	Ivan Capelli	March	16	2:21.674	+7.852	+0.111	—
25	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	2:24.017	+10.195	+2.343	—
26	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	2:24.594	+10.772	+0.577	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

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Where this comes from

Round: 11 of 1989
Grand Prix: Belgian Grand Prix
Dates: 27 Aug 1989
Layout raced: Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: McLaren
Entrant: McLaren-Honda
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.