Race · Round 5 of 16 · 4 June 1989

1989 United States Grand Prix

Alain Prost won for McLaren from 2nd on the grid at Phoenix Street Circuit. 17 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 36 championship Grand Prix wins.

Circuit: Phoenix Street CircuitPhoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Winner: Alain ProstMcLaren
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Ayrton Senna
Entries: 399 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	MP4/5	2	75	Finished	9
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	—	14	75	Finished	6
3	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	A11	17	75	Finished	4
4	Christian Danner	Rial	ARC2	26	74	Finished	3
5	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	—	25	74	Finished	2
6	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	—	16	74	Finished	1
7	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	—	24	73	Engine	0
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	F189	13	70	Out of fuel	0
9	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	—	21	69	Out of fuel	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	640	8	61	Alternator	0
DNF	Alex Caffi	Dallara	F189	6	52	Collision	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	101	22	52	Spun off	0
DNF	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	ORE-1	19	50	Suspension	0
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	—	20	46	Engine	0
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/5	1	44	Electrical	0	fastest lap
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	BT58	5	43	Brakes	0
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	BT58	7	37	Brakes	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	640	4	31	Alternator	0
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	—	15	26	Engine	0
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	101	23	24	Throttle	0
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	—	11	22	Transmission	0
DSQ	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	—	18	20	Additional brake fluid	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	—	9	17	Gearbox	0
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	—	3	10	Physical	0
DNF	Derek Warwick	Arrows	A11	10	7	Collision	0
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	—	12	3	Spun off	0
DNQ	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	JS33	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	JS33	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	FA1M	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Nicola Larini	Osella	FA1M	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	—	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Volker Weidler	Rial	ARC2	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	891	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	891	—	—	DNPQ	0
DNPQ	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	ORE-1	—	—	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 phoenix-1 · 3.8 km · 15 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
Alain Prost	2	1	75
Riccardo Patrese	14	2	75
Eddie Cheever	17	3	75
Christian Danner	26	4	74
Johnny Herbert	25	5	74
Thierry Boutsen	16	6	74
Gabriele Tarquini	24	7	73
Andrea de Cesaris	13	8	70
Jonathan Palmer	21	9	69
Gerhard Berger	8	DNF	61
Alex Caffi	6	DNF	52
Nelson Piquet	22	DNF	52
Stefan Johansson	19	DNF	50
Luis Pérez-Sala	20	DNF	46
Ayrton Senna	1	DNF	44
Martin Brundle	5	DNF	43
Stefano Modena	7	DNF	37
Nigel Mansell	4	DNF	31
Pierluigi Martini	15	DNF	26
Satoru Nakajima	23	DNF	24
Ivan Capelli	11	DNF	22
Mauricio Gugelmin	18	DSQ	20
Michele Alboreto	9	DNF	17
Alessandro Nannini	3	DNF	10
Derek Warwick	10	DNF	7
Philippe Alliot	12	DNF	3

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1	1:30.108	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:31.517	+1.409	+1.409
3	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:31.799	+1.691	+0.282
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:31.927	+1.819	+0.128
5	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:31.960	+1.852	+0.033
6	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:32.160	+2.052	+0.200
7	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:32.286	+2.178	+0.126
8	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:32.364	+2.256	+0.078
9	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	4	1:32.491	+2.383	+0.127
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:32.492	+2.384	+0.001
11	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:32.493	+2.385	+0.001
12	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:32.562	+2.454	+0.069
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:32.649	+2.541	+0.087
14	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:32.795	+2.687	+0.146
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:33.031	+2.923	+0.236
16	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:33.044	+2.936	+0.013
17	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:33.214	+3.106	+0.170
18	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:33.324	+3.216	+0.110
19	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:33.370	+3.262	+0.046
20	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:33.724	+3.616	+0.354
21	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:33.741	+3.633	+0.017
22	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:33.745	+3.637	+0.004
23	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:33.782	+3.674	+0.037
24	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	40	1:33.790	+3.682	+0.008
25	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	20	1:33.806	+3.698	+0.016
26	Christian Danner	Rial	38	1:33.848	+3.740	+0.042
27	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:34.153	+4.045	+0.305
28	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	31	1:34.352	+4.244	+0.199
29	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:34.798	+4.690	+0.446
30	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	29	1:35.496	+5.388	+0.698

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	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:32.293	—	—	—
2	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:32.992	+0.699	+0.699	—
3	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:33.768	+1.475	+0.776	—
4	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:33.924	+1.631	+0.156	—
5	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	18	1:34.281	+1.988	+0.357	—
6	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	32	1:35.110	+2.817	+0.829	—
7	Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	33	1:35.805	+3.512	+0.695	—
8	Nicola Larini	Osella	17	1:36.470	+4.177	+0.665	—
9	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	41	1:36.498	+4.205	+0.028	—
10	Volker Weidler	Rial	39	1:36.583	+4.290	+0.085	—
11	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	34	1:36.610	+4.317	+0.027	—
12	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	35	1:37.776	+5.483	+1.166	—
13	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	37	1:45.530	+13.237	+7.754	—

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	1:31.272	—	—	—
2	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:32.114	+0.842	+0.842	—
3	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:32.178	+0.906	+0.064	—
4	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:32.711	+1.439	+0.533	—
5	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:32.752	+1.480	+0.041	—
6	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:32.988	+1.716	+0.236	—
7	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:33.475	+2.203	+0.487	—
8	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:33.522	+2.250	+0.047	—
9	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:33.787	+2.515	+0.265	—
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:34.567	+3.295	+0.780	—
11	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:34.588	+3.316	+0.021	—
12	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	4	1:34.605	+3.333	+0.017	—
13	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:34.907	+3.635	+0.302	—
14	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	20	1:34.932	+3.660	+0.025	—
15	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:34.982	+3.710	+0.050	—
16	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	40	1:35.012	+3.740	+0.030	—
17	Christian Danner	Rial	38	1:35.191	+3.919	+0.179	—
18	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:35.368	+4.096	+0.177	—
19	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	31	1:35.886	+4.614	+0.518	—
20	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:35.957	+4.685	+0.071	—
21	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:36.385	+5.113	+0.428	—
22	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	29	1:36.519	+5.247	+0.134	—
23	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:36.626	+5.354	+0.107	—
24	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:36.714	+5.442	+0.088	—
25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:36.792	+5.520	+0.078	—
26	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:36.936	+5.664	+0.144	—
27	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:36.971	+5.699	+0.035	—
28	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:37.204	+5.932	+0.233	—
29	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:37.376	+6.104	+0.172	—
30	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:37.584	+6.312	+0.208	—

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	1:29.925	—	—	—
2	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:31.422	+1.497	+1.497	—
3	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:31.659	+1.734	+0.237	—
4	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:31.795	+1.870	+0.136	—
5	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:31.953	+2.028	+0.158	—
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:31.994	+2.069	+0.041	—
7	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:32.020	+2.095	+0.026	—
8	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	4	1:32.069	+2.144	+0.049	—
9	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:32.095	+2.170	+0.026	—
10	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:32.306	+2.381	+0.211	—
11	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	20	1:32.961	+3.036	+0.655	—
12	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	26	1:33.027	+3.102	+0.066	—
13	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:33.178	+3.253	+0.151	—
14	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:33.194	+3.269	+0.016	—
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:33.350	+3.425	+0.156	—
16	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:33.503	+3.578	+0.153	—
17	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:33.533	+3.608	+0.030	—
18	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:33.683	+3.758	+0.150	—
19	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:33.747	+3.822	+0.064	—
20	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:33.759	+3.834	+0.012	—
21	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:33.925	+4.000	+0.166	—
22	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	40	1:33.971	+4.046	+0.046	—
23	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:34.022	+4.097	+0.051	—
24	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:34.206	+4.281	+0.184	—
25	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:34.236	+4.311	+0.030	—
26	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	29	1:34.367	+4.442	+0.131	—
27	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:34.459	+4.534	+0.092	—
28	Christian Danner	Rial	38	1:35.204	+5.279	+0.745	—
29	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:35.366	+5.441	+0.162	—
30	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	31	1:36.116	+6.191	+0.750	—

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	1:33.949	—	—	—
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	27	1:34.590	+0.641	+0.641	—
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:34.707	+0.758	+0.117	—
4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	4	1:35.109	+1.160	+0.402	—
5	Derek Warwick	Arrows	9	1:35.223	+1.274	+0.114	—
6	Stefano Modena	Brabham	8	1:35.367	+1.418	+0.144	—
7	Alain Prost	McLaren	2	1:35.696	+1.747	+0.329	—
8	Martin Brundle	Brabham	7	1:35.736	+1.787	+0.040	—
9	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:35.762	+1.813	+0.026	—
10	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:35.893	+1.944	+0.131	—
11	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	36	1:36.005	+2.056	+0.112	—
12	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	10	1:36.090	+2.141	+0.085	—
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:36.235	+2.286	+0.145	—
14	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	40	1:36.417	+2.468	+0.182	—
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:36.650	+2.701	+0.233	—
16	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	11	1:36.713	+2.764	+0.063	—
17	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:36.919	+2.970	+0.206	—
18	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	1:36.984	+3.035	+0.065	—
19	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	20	1:37.053	+3.104	+0.069	—
20	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	12	1:37.222	+3.273	+0.169	—
21	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:37.263	+3.314	+0.041	—
22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	22	1:37.817	+3.868	+0.554	—
23	Christian Danner	Rial	38	1:37.961	+4.012	+0.144	—
24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:38.527	+4.578	+0.566	—
25	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:38.560	+4.611	+0.033	—
26	Alex Caffi	Dallara	21	1:39.313	+5.364	+0.753	—

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: 5 of 1989
Grand Prix: United States Grand Prix
Dates: 4 Jun 1989
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: McLaren
Entrant: McLaren-Honda
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.