Race · Round 15 of 16 · 22 October 1989

1989 Japanese Grand Prix

Alessandro Nannini won for Benetton from 6th on the grid at Suzuka Circuit. 16 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Alessandro Nannini.

Circuit: Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
Winner: Alessandro NanniniBenetton
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Alain Prost
Entries: 3910 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	—	6	53	Finished	9
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	—	5	53	Finished	6
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	—	7	53	Finished	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	101	11	53	Finished	3
5	Martin Brundle	Brabham	BT58	13	52	Finished	2
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	A11	25	52	Finished	1
7	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	—	20	52	Finished	0
8	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	A11	24	52	Finished	0
9	Alex Caffi	Dallara	F189	15	52	Finished	0
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	F189	16	51	Finished	0
DSQ	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/5	1	53	Rejoined track illegally	0
DNF	Alain Prost	McLaren	MP4/5	2	46	Collision	0	fastest lap
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	BT58	9	46	Engine	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	640	4	43	Engine	0
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	101	12	41	Engine	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	—	18	37	Gearbox	0
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	—	8	36	Engine	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	640	3	34	Gearbox	0
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	—	22	33	Collision	0
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	JS33	23	31	Engine	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	—	17	27	Suspension	0
DNF	Nicola Larini	Osella	FA1M	10	21	Brakes	0
DNF	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	—	26	20	Fuel leak	0
DNF	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	891	21	1	Gearbox	0
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	—	14	0	Collision	0
DNF	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	—	19	0	Clutch	0
DNQ	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	JS33	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Lola	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	ARC2	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	ARC2	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	FA1M	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	ORE-1	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	891	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	ORE-1	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	—	—	—	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.

F1DB layout suzuka-1 · 5.86 km · 18 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

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
Alessandro Nannini	6	1	53
Riccardo Patrese	5	2	53
Thierry Boutsen	7	3	53
Nelson Piquet	11	4	53
Martin Brundle	13	5	52
Derek Warwick	25	6	52
Mauricio Gugelmin	20	7	52
Eddie Cheever	24	8	52
Alex Caffi	15	9	52
Andrea de Cesaris	16	10	51
Ayrton Senna	1	DSQ	53
Alain Prost	2	DNF	46
Stefano Modena	9	DNF	46
Nigel Mansell	4	DNF	43
Satoru Nakajima	12	DNF	41
Jean Alesi	18	DNF	37
Philippe Alliot	8	DNF	36
Gerhard Berger	3	DNF	34
Emanuele Pirro	22	DNF	33
Olivier Grouillard	23	DNF	31
Ivan Capelli	17	DNF	27
Nicola Larini	10	DNF	21
Jonathan Palmer	26	DNF	20
Bernd Schneider	21	DNF	1
Luis Pérez-Sala	14	DNF	0
Paolo Barilla	19	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:38.041	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:39.771	+1.730	+1.730
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:40.187	+2.146	+0.416
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:40.406	+2.365	+0.219
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:40.936	+2.895	+0.530
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:41.103	+3.062	+0.167
7	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:41.324	+3.283	+0.221
8	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:41.336	+3.295	+0.012
9	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:41.458	+3.417	+0.122
10	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:41.519	+3.478	+0.061
11	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:41.802	+3.761	+0.283
12	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:41.988	+3.947	+0.186
13	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:42.182	+4.141	+0.194
14	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:42.283	+4.242	+0.101
15	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:42.488	+4.447	+0.205
16	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:42.581	+4.540	+0.093
17	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:42.672	+4.631	+0.091
18	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:42.709	+4.668	+0.037
19	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	23	1:42.780	+4.739	+0.071
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:42.880	+4.839	+0.100
21	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	1:42.892	+4.851	+0.012
22	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:43.063	+5.022	+0.171
23	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:43.379	+5.338	+0.316
24	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:43.511	+5.470	+0.132
25	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:43.599	+5.558	+0.088
26	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:43.757	+5.716	+0.158
27	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:44.030	+5.989	+0.273
28	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:44.063	+6.022	+0.033
29	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	38	1:47.160	+9.119	+3.097
30	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	39	1:47.295	+9.254	+0.135

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	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:43.035	—	—	—
2	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:43.089	+0.054	+0.054	—
3	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	1:44.053	+1.018	+0.964	—
4	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:44.075	+1.040	+0.022	—
5	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:44.313	+1.278	+0.238	—
6	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	31	1:44.498	+1.463	+0.185	—
7	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:44.582	+1.547	+0.084	—
8	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	35	1:44.780	+1.745	+0.198	—
9	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	33	1:45.446	+2.411	+0.666	—
10	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	37	1:45.787	+2.752	+0.341	—
11	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	40	1:46.705	+3.670	+0.918	—
12	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	41	1:48.306	+5.271	+1.601	—
13	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni	32	—	—	—	—

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	1:40.902	—	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:41.821	+0.919	+0.919	—
3	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:41.880	+0.978	+0.059	—
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:42.216	+1.314	+0.336	—
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:42.448	+1.546	+0.232	—
6	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:43.101	+2.199	+0.653	—
7	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:43.168	+2.266	+0.067	—
8	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:43.577	+2.675	+0.409	—
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:43.745	+2.843	+0.168	—
10	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:43.853	+2.951	+0.108	—
11	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:44.222	+3.320	+0.369	—
12	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:44.415	+3.513	+0.193	—
13	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:44.444	+3.542	+0.029	—
14	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:44.535	+3.633	+0.091	—
15	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:44.562	+3.660	+0.027	—
16	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:44.795	+3.893	+0.233	—
17	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:44.814	+3.912	+0.019	—
18	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:44.909	+4.007	+0.095	—
19	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:44.982	+4.080	+0.073	—
20	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:45.058	+4.156	+0.076	—
21	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:45.332	+4.430	+0.274	—
22	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:45.772	+4.870	+0.440	—
23	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:45.783	+4.881	+0.011	—
24	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:45.940	+5.038	+0.157	—
25	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:46.136	+5.234	+0.196	—
26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:46.529	+5.627	+0.393	—
27	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	1:46.833	+5.931	+0.304	—
28	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	23	1:48.509	+7.607	+1.676	—
29	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	39	1:53.872	+12.970	+5.363	—
30	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	38	3:20.635	+1:39.733	+1:26.763	—

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	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:40.288	—	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:41.390	+1.102	+1.102	—
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:41.485	+1.197	+0.095	—
4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:42.023	+1.735	+0.538	—
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:42.290	+2.002	+0.267	—
6	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:42.357	+2.069	+0.067	—
7	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:42.446	+2.158	+0.089	—
8	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:42.466	+2.178	+0.020	—
9	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:42.575	+2.287	+0.109	—
10	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:42.743	+2.455	+0.168	—
11	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:42.865	+2.577	+0.122	—
12	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:42.883	+2.595	+0.018	—
13	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	23	1:43.200	+2.912	+0.317	—
14	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:43.277	+2.989	+0.077	—
15	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:43.405	+3.117	+0.128	—
16	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:43.412	+3.124	+0.007	—
17	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:43.617	+3.329	+0.205	—
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:43.683	+3.395	+0.066	—
19	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:43.760	+3.472	+0.077	—
20	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:43.816	+3.528	+0.056	—
21	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:44.074	+3.786	+0.258	—
22	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:44.365	+4.077	+0.291	—
23	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:44.527	+4.239	+0.162	—
24	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:44.949	+4.661	+0.422	—
25	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:45.266	+4.978	+0.317	—
26	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	1:45.671	+5.383	+0.405	—
27	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:45.878	+5.590	+0.207	—
28	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:46.442	+6.154	+0.564	—
29	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	38	1:47.884	+7.596	+1.442	—
30	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	39	1:48.307	+8.019	+0.423	—

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	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:44.079	—	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:44.469	+0.390	+0.390	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:44.801	+0.722	+0.332	—
4	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:44.897	+0.818	+0.096	—
5	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:45.611	+1.532	+0.714	—
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:45.646	+1.567	+0.035	—
7	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:45.787	+1.708	+0.141	—
8	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:46.029	+1.950	+0.242	—
9	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:46.087	+2.008	+0.058	—
10	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:46.390	+2.311	+0.303	—
11	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:46.583	+2.504	+0.193	—
12	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:46.702	+2.623	+0.119	—
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:46.838	+2.759	+0.136	—
14	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:46.998	+2.919	+0.160	—
15	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:47.162	+3.083	+0.164	—
16	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:47.620	+3.541	+0.458	—
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:47.849	+3.770	+0.229	—
18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:48.054	+3.975	+0.205	—
19	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:48.108	+4.029	+0.054	—
20	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:48.161	+4.082	+0.053	—
21	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:48.300	+4.221	+0.139	—
22	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:48.323	+4.244	+0.023	—
23	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:48.571	+4.492	+0.248	—
24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:49.190	+5.111	+0.619	—
25	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	23	1:49.279	+5.200	+0.089	—
26	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	1:51.599	+7.520	+2.320	—

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

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Brabham BT58
Martin Brundle Spa 1989 · madagascarica from Verneuil Grand, France · CC BY 4.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

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Where this comes from

Round: 15 of 1989
Grand Prix: Japanese Grand Prix
Dates: 22 Oct 1989
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Benetton
Entrant: Benetton-Ford
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.