Round 15 of 16 · Suzuka · 22 October 1989, Sunday

Japanese Grand Prix

1Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:35:06.277

2Riccardo PatreseWilliams+11.904

3Thierry BoutsenWilliams+13.446

Key highlights

Senna

pole position

laps

finishers out of 26

1989 Japanese Grand Prix race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Pts
1	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:35:06.277	9
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	+11.904	6
3	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	+13.446	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	+1:44.225	3
5	Martin Brundle	Brabham	+1 Lap	2
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	+1 Lap	1
7	Maurício Gugelmin	March	+1 Lap
8	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	+1 Lap
9	Alex Caffi	Dallara	+1 Lap
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	+2 Laps
DSQ	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Disqualified
DNF	Alain Prost	McLaren	Collision
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Engine
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Engine
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	Engine
DNF	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	Gearbox
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	Engine
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Gearbox
DNF	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	Collision
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	Engine
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	Suspension
DNF	Nicola Larini	Osella	Brakes
DNF	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Fuel leak
DNF	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Gearbox
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Collision
DNF	Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Clutch
DNQ	René Arnoux	Ligier	Did not qualify
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Larrousse	Did not qualify
DNQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial	Did not qualify
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	Rial	Did not qualify
DNPQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	Euro Brun	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Jyrki Järvilehto	Onyx	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Yannick Dalmas	AGS	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni	Did not prequalify