Race · Round 9 of 16 ·
1989 German Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Hockenheimring. 14 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Ayrton Senna
- Entries
- 3912 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 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:42.300 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:43.295 | +0.995 | +0.995 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:44.020 | +1.720 | +0.725 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:44.467 | +2.167 | +0.447 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:44.511 | +2.211 | +0.044 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:44.702 | +2.402 | +0.191 |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:45.033 | +2.733 | +0.331 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:45.475 | +3.175 | +0.442 |
| 9 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 20 | 1:45.845 | +3.545 | +0.370 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:46.888 | +4.588 | +1.043 |
| 11 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 1:46.893 | +4.593 | +0.005 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:47.216 | +4.916 | +0.323 |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:47.380 | +5.080 | +0.164 |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:47.387 | +5.087 | +0.007 |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:47.486 | +5.186 | +0.099 |
| 16 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:47.511 | +5.211 | +0.025 |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:47.533 | +5.233 | +0.022 |
| 18 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:47.663 | +5.363 | +0.130 |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:47.676 | +5.376 | +0.013 |
| 20 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:47.679 | +5.379 | +0.003 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:47.879 | +5.579 | +0.200 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:48.078 | +5.778 | +0.199 |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:48.266 | +5.966 | +0.188 |
| 24 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:48.348 | +6.048 | +0.082 |
| 25 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:48.396 | +6.096 | +0.048 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 29 | 1:48.670 | +6.370 | +0.274 |
| 27 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:48.686 | +6.386 | +0.016 |
| 28 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 37 | 1:49.004 | +6.704 | +0.318 |
| 29 | Christian Danner | Rial | 38 | 1:49.767 | +7.467 | +0.763 |
| 30 | Volker Weidler | Rial | 39 | 1:49.770 | +7.470 | +0.003 |
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 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 37 | 1:47.283 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:47.700 | +0.417 | +0.417 | — |
| 3 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:47.746 | +0.463 | +0.046 | — |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 29 | 1:47.919 | +0.636 | +0.173 | — |
| 5 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | 41 | 1:47.920 | +0.637 | +0.001 | — |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | 1:48.301 | +1.018 | +0.381 | — |
| 7 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 40 | 1:48.558 | +1.275 | +0.257 | — |
| 8 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 18 | 1:48.564 | +1.281 | +0.006 | — |
| 9 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 31 | 1:48.567 | +1.284 | +0.003 | — |
| 10 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni | 32 | 1:48.780 | +1.497 | +0.213 | — |
| 11 | Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:49.458 | +2.175 | +0.678 | — |
| 12 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | 35 | 1:49.527 | +2.244 | +0.069 | — |
| 13 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 34 | 1:50.455 | +3.172 | +0.928 | — |
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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:44.490 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:45.087 | +0.597 | +0.597 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:45.187 | +0.697 | +0.100 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:45.306 | +0.816 | +0.119 | — |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:45.437 | +0.947 | +0.131 | — |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:45.541 | +1.051 | +0.104 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:46.427 | +1.937 | +0.886 | — |
| 8 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 1:47.263 | +2.773 | +0.836 | — |
| 9 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:47.570 | +3.080 | +0.307 | — |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:47.660 | +3.170 | +0.090 | — |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:47.838 | +3.348 | +0.178 | — |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:47.842 | +3.352 | +0.004 | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:47.943 | +3.453 | +0.101 | — |
| 14 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 20 | 1:47.981 | +3.491 | +0.038 | — |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:48.026 | +3.536 | +0.045 | — |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:48.026 | +3.536 | +0.000 | — |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:48.178 | +3.688 | +0.152 | — |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:48.986 | +4.496 | +0.808 | — |
| 19 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:49.077 | +4.587 | +0.091 | — |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 29 | 1:49.184 | +4.694 | +0.107 | — |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:49.222 | +4.732 | +0.038 | — |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:49.594 | +5.104 | +0.372 | — |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:49.710 | +5.220 | +0.116 | — |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:49.946 | +5.456 | +0.236 | — |
| 25 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:49.998 | +5.508 | +0.052 | — |
| 26 | Volker Weidler | Rial | 39 | 1:50.453 | +5.963 | +0.455 | — |
| 27 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:50.807 | +6.317 | +0.354 | — |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:51.221 | +6.731 | +0.414 | — |
| 29 | Christian Danner | Rial | 38 | 1:51.848 | +7.358 | +0.627 | — |
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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:43.593 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:44.483 | +0.890 | +0.890 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:44.591 | +0.998 | +0.108 | — |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:44.994 | +1.401 | +0.403 | — |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:46.095 | +2.502 | +1.101 | — |
| 6 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:46.289 | +2.696 | +0.194 | — |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:47.076 | +3.483 | +0.787 | — |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:47.307 | +3.714 | +0.231 | — |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:47.574 | +3.981 | +0.267 | — |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:47.576 | +3.983 | +0.002 | — |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:47.644 | +4.051 | +0.068 | — |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:47.996 | +4.403 | +0.352 | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:48.143 | +4.550 | +0.147 | — |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:48.277 | +4.684 | +0.134 | — |
| 15 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 1:48.496 | +4.903 | +0.219 | — |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:48.613 | +5.020 | +0.117 | — |
| 17 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 20 | 1:48.696 | +5.103 | +0.083 | — |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:48.712 | +5.119 | +0.016 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:48.854 | +5.261 | +0.142 | — |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 29 | 1:49.033 | +5.440 | +0.179 | — |
| 21 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:49.256 | +5.663 | +0.223 | — |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:49.326 | +5.733 | +0.070 | — |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:49.483 | +5.890 | +0.157 | — |
| 24 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:49.785 | +6.192 | +0.302 | — |
| 25 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:49.834 | +6.241 | +0.049 | — |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:50.356 | +6.763 | +0.522 | — |
| 27 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:50.903 | +7.310 | +0.547 | — |
| 28 | Volker Weidler | Rial | 39 | 1:50.906 | +7.313 | +0.003 | — |
| 29 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 37 | 1:51.048 | +7.455 | +0.142 | — |
| 30 | Christian Danner | Rial | 38 | 1:52.032 | +8.439 | +0.984 | — |
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 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:46.433 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:46.826 | +0.393 | +0.393 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 27 | 1:47.784 | +1.351 | +0.958 | — |
| 4 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 20 | 1:47.787 | +1.354 | +0.003 | — |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:48.268 | +1.835 | +0.481 | — |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 1:48.826 | +2.393 | +0.558 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:48.908 | +2.475 | +0.082 | — |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:49.043 | +2.610 | +0.135 | — |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:49.647 | +3.214 | +0.604 | — |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 1:49.698 | +3.265 | +0.051 | — |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:49.921 | +3.488 | +0.223 | — |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 1:50.029 | +3.596 | +0.108 | — |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:50.157 | +3.724 | +0.128 | — |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:50.309 | +3.876 | +0.152 | — |
| 15 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 1:50.367 | +3.934 | +0.058 | — |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:50.753 | +4.320 | +0.386 | — |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 10 | 1:50.796 | +4.363 | +0.043 | — |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 22 | 1:51.138 | +4.705 | +0.342 | — |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 29 | 1:51.403 | +4.970 | +0.265 | — |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 7 | 1:51.569 | +5.136 | +0.166 | — |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:51.744 | +5.311 | +0.175 | — |
| 22 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 1:51.934 | +5.501 | +0.190 | — |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 36 | 1:52.051 | +5.618 | +0.117 | — |
| 24 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:52.881 | +6.448 | +0.830 | — |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:53.523 | +7.090 | +0.642 | — |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 2:16.896 | +30.463 | +23.373 | — |
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.
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferrari 640
Nigel Mansell Ferrari F1 (16032819141) · Maurizio Cefariello · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Lotus 101
Satoru Nakajima demonstrating Lotus 101 2011 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arrows A11
Motor-Sport-Museum am Hockenheimring, 1991 Footwork Porsche A11C, pic1 · Alf van Beem · CC0 · unchecked
Dallara F189
Paris - Retromobile 2014 - BMS Dallara Formule 1 - 1989 - 002 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · 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
- 9 of 1989
- Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Forest circuit, Ostkurve chicane · 6.802 km · 16 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.