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1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 15 of 16 Sunday, October 22, 1989 at Suzuka Circuitland, Suzuka City, Japan 53 laps on a 5.859 kilometer road course (310.527 kilometers) Time of race: 1:35:06.277 Average speed: 195.92 kph Pole time: 98.041 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 11.904 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1989 Formula One results   /   1989 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 6 19   Alessandro Nannini Benetton Formula Benetton B189 / Ford HBA4 53 1:35:06.277 7 9 2 5 6   Riccardo Patrese Canon Williams Renault Williams FW13 / Renault RS1 53 +11.904 0 6 3 7 5   Thierry Boutsen Canon Williams Renault Williams FW13 / Renault RS1 53 +13.446 0 4 4 11 11   Nelson Piquet Camel Team Lotus Lotus 101 / Judd CV 53 +104.225 0 3 5 13 7   Martin Brundle Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT58 / Judd EV 52 +1 lap 0 2 6 25 9   Derek Warwick US F&G Arrows Arrows A11 / Ford DFR 52 +1 lap 0 1 7 20 15   Mauricio Gugelmin Leyton House Racing March CG-891 / Judd EV 52 +1 lap 0 0 8 24 10   Eddie Cheever, Jr. US F&G Arrows Arrows A11 / Ford DFR 52 +1 lap 0 0 9 15 21   Alex Caffi Scuderia Italia Dallara F189 / Ford DFR 52 +1 lap 0 0 10 16 22   Andrea de Cesaris Scuderia Italia Dallara F189 / Ford DFR 51 +2 laps 0 0 dsq 1 1   Ayrton Senna Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4-5 / Honda RA109A 53 disqualified 3 0 ret 2 2   Alain Prost Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4-5 / Honda RA109A 46 crash 43 0 ret 9 8   Stefano Modena Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT58 / Judd EV 46 engine 0 0 ret 4 27   Nigel Mansell Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 640 / Ferrari 035/5 43 engine 0 0 ret 12 12   Satoru Nakajima Camel Team Lotus Lotus 101 / Judd CV 41 engine 0 0 ret 18 4   Jean Alesi Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 018 / Ford DFR 37 gearbox 0 0 ret 8 30   Philippe Alliot Equipe Larrousse F1 Lola LC89 / Lamborghini 3512 36 engine 0 0 ret 3 28   Gerhard Berger Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 640 / Ferrari 035/5 34 gearbox 0 0 ret 22 20   Emanuele Pirro Benetton Formula Benetton B189 / Ford HBA4 33 crash 0 0 ret 23 26   Olivier Grouillard Ligier Loto Ligier JS33 / Ford DFR 31 engine 0 0 ret 17 16   Ivan Capelli Leyton House Racing March CG-891 / Judd EV 27 suspension 0 0 ret 10 17   Nicola Larini Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1M89 / Ford DFR 21 brakes 0 0 ret 26 3   Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 018 / Ford DFR 20 fuel leak 0 0 ret 21 34   Bernd Schneider West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 891 / Yamaha OX88 1 gearbox 0 0 ret 14 24   Luis Perez-Sala Lois Minardi Team Minardi M189 / Ford DFR 0 crash 0 0 ret 19 23   Paolo Barilla Lois Minardi Team Minardi M189 / Ford DFR 0 clutch 0 0

Fastest Lap: 203.779 kph by Alain Prost Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 27 Rene Arnoux 25 Ligier Loto 28 Michele Alboreto 29 Equipe Larrousse F1 29 Pierre-Henri Raphanel 38 Rial Racing 30 Bertrand Gachot 39 Rial Racing 31 Piercarlo Ghinzani 18 Osella Squadra Corse 32 Roberto Moreno 31 Coloni SpA 33 Stefan Johansson 36 Moneytron Onyx 34 Aguri Suzuki 35 West Zakspeed Racing 35 Oscar Larrauri 33 Eurobrun Racing 36 J.J. Lehto 37 Moneytron Onyx 37 Gabriele Tarquini 40 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sp 38 Yannick Dalmas 41 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sp 39 Enrico Bertaggia 32 Coloni SpA Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Alain Prost 1 20 20   Ayrton Senna 21 23 3   Alain Prost 24 46 23   Alessandro Nannini 47 53 7 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Alain Prost 81     2   Ayrton Senna 60   -21   3   Nigel Mansell 38   -43   4   Riccardo Patrese 36   -45   5   Thierry Boutsen 28   -53   6   Alessandro Nannini 26   -55   7   Gerhard Berger 21   -60   8   Nelson Piquet 12   -69   9   Jean Alesi 8   -73   10   Derek Warwick 7   -74   11   Michele Alboreto 6   -75   11   Stefan Johansson 6   -75   11   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 6   -75   14   Johnny Herbert 5   -76   15   Andrea de Cesaris 4   -77   15   Martin Brundle 4   -77   15   Alex Caffi 4   -77   15   Stefano Modena 4   -77   15   Pierluigi Martini 4   -77   15   Mauricio Gugelmin 4   -77   21   Christian Danner 3   -78