Race · Round 16 of 16 · 5 November 1989

1989 Australian Grand Prix

Thierry Boutsen won for Williams from 5th on the grid at Adelaide Street Circuit. 18 of the starters were not classified.

Circuit: Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, Australia
Winner: Thierry BoutsenWilliams
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Satoru Nakajima
Entries: 398 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	—	5	70	Finished	9
2	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	—	4	70	Finished	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	—	6	70	Finished	4
4	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	101	23	70	Finished	3	fastest lap
5	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	—	13	68	Finished	2
6	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	—	3	67	Finished	1
7	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	—	25	66	Finished	0
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	BT58	8	64	Finished	0
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	A11	22	42	Spun off	0
DNF	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	ORE-1	17	27	Electrical	0
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	JS33	24	22	Spun off	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	101	18	19	Collision	0
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	FA1M	21	18	Collision	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	640	7	17	Spun off	0
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/5	1	13	Collision	0
DNF	Alex Caffi	Dallara	F189	10	13	Spun off	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	—	16	13	Radiator	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	F189	9	12	Spun off	0
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	BT58	12	12	Collision	0
DNF	Derek Warwick	Arrows	A11	20	7	Spun off	0
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	—	19	6	Collision	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	640	14	6	Collision	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	—	15	5	Electrical	0
DNF	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	JS33	26	4	Collision	0
DNF	Alain Prost	McLaren	MP4/5	2	0	Withdrew	0
DNF	Nicola Larini	Osella	FA1M	11	0	Electrical	0
DNQ	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	ARC2	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	ARC2	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	ORE-1	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Michele Alboreto	Lola	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	891	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	891	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	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 adelaide-1 · 3.78 km · 16 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
Thierry Boutsen	5	1	70
Alessandro Nannini	4	2	70
Riccardo Patrese	6	3	70
Satoru Nakajima	23	4	70
Emanuele Pirro	13	5	68
Pierluigi Martini	3	6	67
Mauricio Gugelmin	25	7	66
Stefano Modena	8	8	64
Eddie Cheever	22	DNF	42
Jyrki Järvilehto	17	DNF	27
Olivier Grouillard	24	DNF	22
Nelson Piquet	18	DNF	19
Piercarlo Ghinzani	21	DNF	18
Nigel Mansell	7	DNF	17
Ayrton Senna	1	DNF	13
Alex Caffi	10	DNF	13
Ivan Capelli	16	DNF	13
Andrea de Cesaris	9	DNF	12
Martin Brundle	12	DNF	12
Derek Warwick	20	DNF	7
Philippe Alliot	19	DNF	6
Gerhard Berger	14	DNF	6
Jean Alesi	15	DNF	5
Rene Arnoux	26	DNF	4
Alain Prost	2	DNF	0
Nicola Larini	11	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:16.665	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:17.403	+0.738	+0.738
3	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:17.623	+0.958	+0.220
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:17.762	+1.097	+0.139
5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:17.791	+1.126	+0.029
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:17.827	+1.162	+0.036
7	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:18.313	+1.648	+0.486
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:18.750	+2.085	+0.437
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:18.828	+2.163	+0.078
10	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:18.857	+2.192	+0.029
11	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:19.110	+2.445	+0.253
12	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:19.136	+2.471	+0.026
13	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:19.217	+2.552	+0.081
14	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:19.238	+2.573	+0.021
15	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:19.259	+2.594	+0.021
16	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:19.269	+2.604	+0.010
17	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	37	1:19.309	+2.644	+0.040
18	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:19.392	+2.727	+0.083
19	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:19.568	+2.903	+0.176
20	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:19.599	+2.934	+0.031
21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:19.691	+3.026	+0.092
22	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:19.922	+3.257	+0.231
23	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:20.066	+3.401	+0.144
24	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:20.073	+3.408	+0.007
25	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:20.191	+3.526	+0.118
26	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:20.391	+3.726	+0.200
27	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:20.428	+3.763	+0.037
28	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:20.633	+3.968	+0.205
29	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	39	1:22.267	+5.602	+1.634
30	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	38	1:22.305	+5.640	+0.038

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	1:18.379	—	—	—
2	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:18.523	+0.144	+0.144	—
3	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:19.153	+0.774	+0.630	—
4	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	37	1:19.442	+1.063	+0.289	—
5	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:19.539	+1.160	+0.097	—
6	Michele Alboreto	Lola	29	1:20.129	+1.750	+0.590	—
7	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	1:20.179	+1.800	+0.050	—
8	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	31	1:20.183	+1.804	+0.004	—
9	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	33	1:20.750	+2.371	+0.567	—
10	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	35	1:21.012	+2.633	+0.262	—
11	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	41	1:21.022	+2.643	+0.010	—
12	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	40	1:21.600	+3.221	+0.578	—
13	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni	32	1:24.081	+5.702	+2.481	—

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	1:17.415	—	—	—
2	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:18.005	+0.590	+0.590	—
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:18.212	+0.797	+0.207	—
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:18.432	+1.017	+0.220	—
5	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:18.641	+1.226	+0.209	—
6	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:18.657	+1.242	+0.016	—
7	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:18.714	+1.299	+0.057	—
8	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:18.847	+1.432	+0.133	—
9	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:18.920	+1.505	+0.073	—
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:18.981	+1.566	+0.061	—
11	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:19.038	+1.623	+0.057	—
12	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:19.113	+1.698	+0.075	—
13	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	37	1:19.353	+1.938	+0.240	—
14	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:19.503	+2.088	+0.150	—
15	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:19.509	+2.094	+0.006	—
16	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:19.588	+2.173	+0.079	—
17	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:19.611	+2.196	+0.023	—
18	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:19.901	+2.486	+0.290	—
19	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:19.940	+2.525	+0.039	—
20	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:20.031	+2.616	+0.091	—
21	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:20.123	+2.708	+0.092	—
22	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:20.174	+2.759	+0.051	—
23	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:20.274	+2.859	+0.100	—
24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:20.790	+3.375	+0.516	—
25	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:21.084	+3.669	+0.294	—
26	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:21.180	+3.765	+0.096	—
27	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:21.624	+4.209	+0.444	—
28	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:22.046	+4.631	+0.422	—
29	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	38	1:22.952	+5.537	+0.906	—
30	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	39	1:24.179	+6.764	+1.227	—

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	1:18.051	—	—	—
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:18.197	+0.146	+0.146	—
3	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:18.223	+0.172	+0.026	—
4	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:18.371	+0.320	+0.148	—
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:18.427	+0.376	+0.056	—
6	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	37	1:18.529	+0.478	+0.102	—
7	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:18.664	+0.613	+0.135	—
8	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:18.821	+0.770	+0.157	—
9	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:19.017	+0.966	+0.196	—
10	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:19.161	+1.110	+0.144	—
11	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:19.227	+1.176	+0.066	—
12	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:19.367	+1.316	+0.140	—
13	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:19.623	+1.572	+0.256	—
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:19.629	+1.578	+0.006	—
15	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:19.724	+1.673	+0.095	—
16	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:19.772	+1.721	+0.048	—
17	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:20.221	+2.170	+0.449	—
18	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:20.297	+2.246	+0.076	—
19	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:20.597	+2.546	+0.300	—
20	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:20.613	+2.562	+0.016	—
21	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:20.829	+2.778	+0.216	—
22	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:20.968	+2.917	+0.139	—
23	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:20.991	+2.940	+0.023	—
24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:21.091	+3.040	+0.100	—
25	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	38	1:21.883	+3.832	+0.792	—
26	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:23.204	+5.153	+1.321	—
27	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:23.486	+5.435	+0.282	—
28	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	39	1:25.308	+7.257	+1.822	—
29	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:33.295	+15.244	+7.987	—
30	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:35.319	+17.268	+2.024	—

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	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:21.306	—	—	—
2	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:21.656	+0.350	+0.350	—
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:21.689	+0.383	+0.033	—
4	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:21.798	+0.492	+0.109	—
5	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:21.995	+0.689	+0.197	—
6	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:22.062	+0.756	+0.067	—
7	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:22.179	+0.873	+0.117	—
8	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:22.340	+1.034	+0.161	—
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:22.599	+1.293	+0.259	—
10	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:22.670	+1.364	+0.071	—
11	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	37	1:22.758	+1.452	+0.088	—
12	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:22.795	+1.489	+0.037	—
13	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:22.876	+1.570	+0.081	—
14	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:22.938	+1.632	+0.062	—
15	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:23.022	+1.716	+0.084	—
16	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:23.057	+1.751	+0.035	—
17	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:23.075	+1.769	+0.018	—
18	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:23.086	+1.780	+0.011	—
19	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:23.162	+1.856	+0.076	—
20	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:23.326	+2.020	+0.164	—
21	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	20	1:23.913	+2.607	+0.587	—
22	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	4	1:23.928	+2.622	+0.015	—
23	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:24.302	+2.996	+0.374	—
24	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:24.834	+3.528	+0.532	—
25	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:26.646	+5.340	+1.812	—
26	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:26.682	+5.376	+0.036	—

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

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Where this comes from

Round: 16 of 1989
Grand Prix: Australian Grand Prix
Dates: 5 Nov 1989
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Williams
Entrant: Williams-Renault
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.