Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked • Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked •
PITLANESTATS

1989 Formula 1 Season

16 races · Champion: Alain Prost

Driver Standings

PosDriverTeamPtsWins
1 Alain Prost McLaren 76 4
2 Ayrton Senna McLaren 60 6
3 Riccardo Patrese Williams 40 0
4 Nigel Mansell Ferrari 38 2
5 Thierry Boutsen Williams 37 2
6 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 32 1
7 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 21 1
8 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 12 0
9 Jean Alesi Tyrrell 8 0
10 Derek Warwick Arrows 7 0
11 Eddie Cheever Arrows 6 0
12 Stefan Johansson Onyx 6 0
13 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 6 0
14 Johnny Herbert Benetton 5 0
15 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 5 0
16 Maurício Gugelmin March 4 0
17 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 4 0
18 Stefano Modena Brabham 4 0
19 Alex Caffi Dallara 4 0
20 Martin Brundle Brabham 4 0
21 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 3 0
22 Christian Danner Rial 3 0
23 Emanuele Pirro Benetton 2 0
24 René Arnoux Ligier 2 0
25 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 2 0
26 Olivier Grouillard Ligier 1 0
27 Gabriele Tarquini AGS 1 0
28 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 1 0
29 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 1 0
Ivan Capelli March 0 0
Éric Bernard Larrousse 0 0
Bertrand Gachot Onyx 0 0
Nicola Larini Osella 0 0
Martin Donnelly Arrows 0 0
Roberto Moreno Coloni 0 0
Jyrki Järvilehto Onyx 0 0
Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 0 0
Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 0 0
Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni 0 0
Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 0 0
Paolo Barilla Minardi 0 0
Volker Weidler Rial 0 0

Constructor Standings

PosConstructorPtsWins
1 McLaren 141 10
2 Williams 77 2
3 Ferrari 59 3
4 Benetton 39 1
5 Tyrrell 16 0
6 Team Lotus 15 0
7 Arrows 13 0
8 Dallara 8 0
9 Brabham 8 0
10 Onyx 6 0
11 Minardi 6 0
12 March 4 0
13 Rial 3 0
14 Ligier 3 0
15 AGS 1 0
16 Larrousse 1 0
Osella 0 0
Coloni 0 0
Zakspeed 0 0

Races

R11989-03-26
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Nigel Mansell
R21989-04-23
San Marino Grand Prix
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Ayrton Senna
R31989-05-07
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Ayrton Senna
R41989-05-28
Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Ayrton Senna
R51989-06-04
United States Grand Prix
Phoenix street circuit
Alain Prost
R61989-06-18
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Thierry Boutsen
R71989-07-09
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
Alain Prost
R81989-07-16
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Alain Prost
R91989-07-30
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
Ayrton Senna
R101989-08-13
Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
Nigel Mansell
R111989-08-27
Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Ayrton Senna
R121989-09-10
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Alain Prost
R131989-09-24
Portuguese Grand Prix
Autódromo do Estoril
Gerhard Berger
R141989-10-01
Spanish Grand Prix
Circuito de Jerez
Ayrton Senna
R151989-10-22
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
Alessandro Nannini
R161989-11-05
Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit
Thierry Boutsen

The 1989 Season

The simmering Senna-Prost feud exploded in 1989, the McLaren teammates colliding at the chicane during the penultimate round at Suzuka. Senna recovered and crossed the line first but was controversially disqualified, handing the title to Alain Prost, who took his third championship.

Prost departed for Ferrari at season's end as relations with Senna became irreparable. McLaren-Honda again won the constructors' title in a year remembered for one of the most bitter and disputed championship deciders in F1 history.