Race · Round 6 of 16 ·
1989 Canadian Grand Prix
Thierry Boutsen won for Williams from 6th on the grid at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. 18 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Thierry Boutsen.
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles-VilleneuveMontreal, Canada
- Winner
- Thierry BoutsenWilliams
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Jonathan Palmer
- Entries
- 398 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
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.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:20.973 | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:21.049 | +0.076 | +0.076 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:21.783 | +0.810 | +0.734 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:21.946 | +0.973 | +0.163 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:22.165 | +1.192 | +0.219 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:22.311 | +1.338 | +0.146 |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:22.612 | +1.639 | +0.301 |
| 8 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:22.901 | +1.928 | +0.289 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:23.050 | +2.077 | +0.149 |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:23.059 | +2.086 | +0.009 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:23.252 | +2.279 | +0.193 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:23.348 | +2.375 | +0.096 |
| 13 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:23.542 | +2.569 | +0.194 |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:23.665 | +2.692 | +0.123 |
| 15 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | 1:23.799 | +2.826 | +0.134 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:23.828 | +2.855 | +0.029 |
| 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:23.863 | +2.890 | +0.035 |
| 18 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:23.979 | +3.006 | +0.116 |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:24.029 | +3.056 | +0.050 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:24.296 | +3.323 | +0.267 |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:24.406 | +3.433 | +0.110 |
| 22 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:24.558 | +3.585 | +0.152 |
| 23 | Christian Danner | Rial | 38 | 1:24.727 | +3.754 | +0.169 |
| 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:24.786 | +3.813 | +0.059 |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 40 | 1:24.793 | +3.820 | +0.007 |
| 26 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 31 | 1:25.037 | +4.064 | +0.244 |
| 27 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:25.051 | +4.078 | +0.014 |
| 28 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:25.161 | +4.188 | +0.110 |
| 29 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 20 | 1:25.282 | +4.309 | +0.121 |
| 30 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 1:25.289 | +4.316 | +0.007 |
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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:23.398 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | 1:24.550 | +1.152 | +1.152 | — |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:24.764 | +1.366 | +0.214 | — |
| 4 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:24.778 | +1.380 | +0.014 | — |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:25.275 | +1.877 | +0.497 | — |
| 6 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 37 | 1:25.952 | +2.554 | +0.677 | — |
| 7 | Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:26.365 | +2.967 | +0.413 | — |
| 8 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 18 | 1:26.807 | +3.409 | +0.442 | — |
| 9 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 34 | 1:27.073 | +3.675 | +0.266 | — |
| 10 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS | 41 | 1:28.545 | +5.147 | +1.472 | — |
| 11 | Volker Weidler | Rial | 39 | 1:31.455 | +8.057 | +2.910 | — |
| 12 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | 35 | 1:53.327 | +29.929 | +21.872 | — |
| 13 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni | 32 | 1:59.693 | +36.295 | +6.366 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:21.811 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:22.041 | +0.230 | +0.230 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:22.293 | +0.482 | +0.252 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.856 | +1.045 | +0.563 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:22.974 | +1.163 | +0.118 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:23.445 | +1.634 | +0.471 | — |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:23.455 | +1.644 | +0.010 | — |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:23.501 | +1.690 | +0.046 | — |
| 9 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:23.522 | +1.711 | +0.021 | — |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:23.641 | +1.830 | +0.119 | — |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:24.163 | +2.352 | +0.522 | — |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:24.526 | +2.715 | +0.363 | — |
| 13 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 40 | 1:24.598 | +2.787 | +0.072 | — |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:24.695 | +2.884 | +0.097 | — |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:24.699 | +2.888 | +0.004 | — |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:24.765 | +2.954 | +0.066 | — |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:24.797 | +2.986 | +0.032 | — |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:24.829 | +3.018 | +0.032 | — |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:25.161 | +3.350 | +0.332 | — |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | 1:25.255 | +3.444 | +0.094 | — |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:25.401 | +3.590 | +0.146 | — |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:25.689 | +3.878 | +0.288 | — |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:26.063 | +4.252 | +0.374 | — |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:26.180 | +4.369 | +0.117 | — |
| 25 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 1:26.333 | +4.522 | +0.153 | — |
| 26 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 20 | 1:26.336 | +4.525 | +0.003 | — |
| 27 | Christian Danner | Rial | 38 | 1:27.246 | +5.435 | +0.910 | — |
| 28 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:28.315 | +6.504 | +1.069 | — |
| 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:30.179 | +8.368 | +1.864 | — |
| 30 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 31 | 1:37.812 | +16.001 | +7.633 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.545 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:22.591 | +0.046 | +0.046 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:22.865 | +0.320 | +0.274 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:23.728 | +1.183 | +0.863 | — |
| 5 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:23.789 | +1.244 | +0.061 | — |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:23.943 | +1.398 | +0.154 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:24.269 | +1.724 | +0.326 | — |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:24.293 | +1.748 | +0.024 | — |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:24.343 | +1.798 | +0.050 | — |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:24.952 | +2.407 | +0.609 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:24.977 | +2.432 | +0.025 | — |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:25.043 | +2.498 | +0.066 | — |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:25.110 | +2.565 | +0.067 | — |
| 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 40 | 1:25.453 | +2.908 | +0.343 | — |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:25.484 | +2.939 | +0.031 | — |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:25.488 | +2.943 | +0.004 | — |
| 17 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:25.728 | +3.183 | +0.240 | — |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:25.735 | +3.190 | +0.007 | — |
| 19 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:26.007 | +3.462 | +0.272 | — |
| 20 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:26.013 | +3.468 | +0.006 | — |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | 1:26.302 | +3.757 | +0.289 | — |
| 22 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 31 | 1:26.376 | +3.831 | +0.074 | — |
| 23 | Christian Danner | Rial | 38 | 1:26.408 | +3.863 | +0.032 | — |
| 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:26.657 | +4.112 | +0.249 | — |
| 25 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 20 | 1:26.913 | +4.368 | +0.256 | — |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:26.936 | +4.391 | +0.023 | — |
| 27 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 1:26.962 | +4.417 | +0.026 | — |
| 28 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:27.237 | +4.692 | +0.275 | — |
| 29 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:27.271 | +4.726 | +0.034 | — |
| 30 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:28.943 | +6.398 | +1.672 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:45.416 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:45.457 | +0.041 | +0.041 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:47.052 | +1.636 | +1.595 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:47.149 | +1.733 | +0.097 | — |
| 5 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 31 | 1:47.869 | +2.453 | +0.720 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:47.940 | +2.524 | +0.071 | — |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:47.975 | +2.559 | +0.035 | — |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:47.988 | +2.572 | +0.013 | — |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:48.004 | +2.588 | +0.016 | — |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:48.112 | +2.696 | +0.108 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:48.349 | +2.933 | +0.237 | — |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:48.732 | +3.316 | +0.383 | — |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:48.985 | +3.569 | +0.253 | — |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | 1:49.739 | +4.323 | +0.754 | — |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:50.070 | +4.654 | +0.331 | — |
| 16 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:50.228 | +4.812 | +0.158 | — |
| 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:50.656 | +5.240 | +0.428 | — |
| 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 40 | 1:50.755 | +5.339 | +0.099 | — |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:51.652 | +6.236 | +0.897 | — |
| 20 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:51.682 | +6.266 | +0.030 | — |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:51.835 | +6.419 | +0.153 | — |
| 22 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:52.409 | +6.993 | +0.574 | — |
| 23 | Christian Danner | Rial | 38 | 1:56.090 | +10.674 | +3.681 | — |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 4 | 2:03.208 | +17.792 | +7.118 | — |
| 25 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 2:07.088 | +21.672 | +3.880 | — |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 2:38.818 | +53.402 | +31.730 | — |
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.
Dallara F189
Paris - Retromobile 2014 - BMS Dallara Formule 1 - 1989 - 002 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Lotus 101
Satoru Nakajima demonstrating Lotus 101 2011 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arrows A11
Motor-Sport-Museum am Hockenheimring, 1991 Footwork Porsche A11C, pic1 · Alf van Beem · CC0 · unchecked
Brabham BT58
Martin Brundle Spa 1989 · madagascarica from Verneuil Grand, France · CC BY 4.0 · uncheckedA 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.
2 more photographs
Ferrari 640
Nigel Mansell Ferrari F1 (16032819141) · Maurizio Cefariello · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Zakspeed 891
Zakspeed-Yamaha 891 1989 Formula1 Bernd Schneider East Racing LSideFrontt SATM 05June2013 (14600643865) · Valder137 · CC BY 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 6 of 1989
- Grand Prix
- Canadian Grand Prix
- Dates
- 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.