1989 F1 Championship Standings

1989 F1 Championship Standings
1989 F1 World Championship · 40 of 77

Drivers & Constructors Standings

Final standings · 16 rounds

6
Most GP driver wins
Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna
76pts
World Champion
Alain Prost Alain Prost
6
Different GP winners
141pts
Constructors' Champion
McLaren McLaren
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Alain Prost clinched his third Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1989 with 76 points, taking four wins, 11 podiums and two pole positions along the way. The French driver finished 16 points clear of his teammate, Ayrton Senna. The team of both drivers, McLaren, also took their fifth Constructors' Championship with 141 points and 10 race wins. It was their second constructors' crown in a row.

Prost wrapped up the title with one round to spare, at the Japanese Grand Prix (round 15 of 16), while his team McLaren had already secured the Constructors' crown three rounds earlier, at the Italian Grand Prix (round 12 of 16).

See all 1989 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 1989 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

Drivers Standings

1989 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POSDriverPTS1989 Brazilian F1 GP1989 San Marino F1 GP1989 Monaco F1 GP1989 Mexican F1 GP1989 USA F1 GP1989 Canadian F1 GP1989 French F1 GP1989 British F1 GP1989 German F1 GP1989 Hungarian F1 GP1989 Belgian F1 GP1989 Italian F1 GP1989 Portuguese F1 GP1989 Spanish F1 GP1989 Japanese F1 GP1989 Australian F1 GP
1Alain ProstAlainProst76 (81)22*2*51DNF11242*1*23DNF*DNF
2Ayrton SennaAyrtonSenna6011111DNF*7DNFDNF1*21DNFDNF1*DSQDNF
3ItalyRiccardoPatrese40DNF*DNF152223DNF4DNFDNF4DNF523
4Nigel MansellNigelMansell381DNFDNFDNF*DNFDSQ22*31*3DNFDSQ-DNFDNF
5BelgiumThierryBoutsen37DNF410DNF61DNF10DNF343DNFDNF31
6ItalyAlessandroNannini326384DNFDSQDNF3DNFDNF5DNF4DNF12
7AustriaGerhardBerger21DNFDNF-DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF21*2DNFDNF
8Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquet12DNFDNFDNF11DNF48456DNQDNFDNF84DNF
9FranceJeanAlesi8------4DNF109-5-4DNFDNF
10United KingdomDerekWarwick755DNFDNFDNFDNF-96106DNFDNF96DNF
11United StatesEddieCheever6DNF9773DNF7DNQ125DNFDNQDNFDNF8DNF
12SwedenStefanJohansson6DNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNFDSQ5DNPQDNFDNF8DNPQ3DNPQ--
13ItalyMicheleAlboreto610DNQ53DNFDNF--DNFDNFDNFDNF11DNPQ--
14United KingdomJohnnyHerbert541114155DNQ----DNF-DNQ---
15ItalyPierluigiMartini5DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF59DNF975DNF-6
16BrazilMaurícioGugelmin43DNFDNFDNQDNFDNFDNF*DNFDNFDNF7DNF10DNF77
17ItalyAndreade Cesaris4131013DNF83DNQDNF7DNF11DNFDNF710DNF
18ItalyStefanoModena4DNFDNF310DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11DNFDSQ14DNFDNF8
19ItalyAlexCaffi4DNPQ7413DNF6DNFDNPQDNF7DNF11DNFDNF9DNF
20United KingdomMartinBrundle4DNFDNF69DNFDNPQDNPQDNF812DNF68DNF5DNF
21JapanSatoruNakajima38NCDNQDNFDNFDNQDNF8DNFDNFDNQ107DNFDNF4*
22GermanyChristianDanner314DNQDNQ1248DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ---
23ItalyEmanuelePirro2------911DNF810DNFDNFDNFDNF5
24FranceRenéArnoux2DNQDNQ1214DNQ5DNFDNQ11DNQDNF913DNQ-DNF
25United KingdomJonathanPalmer2769DNF9DNF*10DNFDNF1314DNF610DNF-
26FranceOlivierGrouillard19DSQDNF8DNQDNQ67DNFDNQ13DNFDNQDNFDNFDNF
27ItalyGabrieleTarquini1-8DNF67DNFDNFDNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--
28SpainLuisPerez-Sala1DNFDNFDNFDNQDNFDNFDNQ6DNQDNF15812DNFDNF-
29FrancePhilippeAlliot112DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNPQ16DNF96DNFDNF
30ItalyIvanCapelli0DNFDNF11DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF12DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
31FranceÉricBernard0------11DNF--------
32FranceBertrandGachot0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ1312DNQDNFDNFDNF----
33ItalyNicolaLarini0DSQ12DNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNFDNFDNF
34United KingdomMartinDonnelly0------12---------
-BrazilRobertoMoreno0DNQDNQDNFDNQDNQDNFDNQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQ--
-FinlandJyrkiJärvilehto0------------DNPQDNF-DNF
-ItalyPiercarloGhinzani0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNF-DNF
-GermanyBerndSchneider0DNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ-DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNF-
-FrancePierre-HenriRaphanel0DNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNQDNQDNQDNQ--
-FranceYannickDalmas0DNQDNFDNQDNQDNQDNQ-DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--
-ItalyPaoloBarilla0--------------DNF-
-GermanyVolkerWeidler0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDSQDNQ------
-SwitzerlandGregorFoitek0DNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--DNQ--
-JapanAguriSuzuki0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--
-ArgentinaOscarLarrauri0-----------DNPQDNPQDNPQ--
-GermanyJoachimWinkelhock0DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ---------
-ItalyEnricoBertaggia0----------DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--

Best 11 of 16 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.

1989 Drivers' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18P19P20P21P22P23P24P25P26P27P28P29P30P31P32P33P34P35P36P37P38P39P40P41P42P43P44P45P46P47ProstSennaPatreseMansellBoutsenNanniniBergerPiquetAlesiWarwickCheeverJohanssonAlboretoHerbertMartiniGugelminCesarisModenaCaffiDannerBrundleNakajimaPalmerPirroArnouxTarquiniGrouillardPerez-SalaAlliotBernardCapelliDonnellyGachotLariniMorenoSchneiderJärvilehtoGhinzaniRaphanelDalmasWeidlerBarillaFoitekWinkelhockSuzukiLarrauriBertaggia👑

1989 F1 Driver Statistics

POSDriverTeamGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLDNFPTS
1Ayrton SennaAyrtonSennaMcLaren166107137813860
2Alain ProstAlainProstMcLaren164611128955381
3BelgiumThierryBoutsenWilliams16203508050637
4ItalyAlessandroNanniniBenetton16112407120732
5ItalyRiccardoPatreseWilliams16042618831640
6Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquetTeam Lotus16000007220812
7United StatesEddieCheeverUnited KingdomArrows1600110727096
8ItalyAndreade CesarisItalyDallara1600110645074
9BrazilMaurícioGugelminUnited KingdomMarch16001106381114
10ItalyAlexCaffiItalyDallara16000006370104
11United KingdomMartinBrundleBrabham1600000681094
12ItalyStefanoModenaBrabham16001106190114
13JapanSatoruNakajimaTeam Lotus16000005781123
14FrancePhilippeAlliotFranceLarrousse16000004660131
15FranceOlivierGrouillardFranceLigier16000004380111
16ItalyIvanCapelliUnited KingdomMarch16000004240140
17ItalyNicolaLariniItalyOsella16000001610160
18Nigel MansellNigelMansellFerrari15222606473938
19AustriaGerhardBergerFerrari151203047911221
20United KingdomDerekWarwickUnited KingdomArrows1500000613077
21ItalyPierluigiMartiniItalyMinardi1500000496095
22FranceRenéArnouxFranceLigier1500000391092
23United KingdomJonathanPalmerUnited KingdomTyrrell1500000724172
24SpainLuisPerez-SalaItalyMinardi15000004760111
25ItalyPiercarloGhinzaniItalyOsella1500000550150
26SwedenStefanJohanssonItalyOnyx14001103280116
27BrazilRobertoMorenoItalyColoni14000001140140
28JapanAguriSuzukiGermanyZakspeed140000000140
29FrancePierre-HenriRaphanelItalyColoni1400000190140
30GermanyBerndSchneiderGermanyZakspeed1400000370140
31GermanyChristianDannerGermanyRial1300000263093
32ItalyGabrieleTarquiniFranceAGS13000002800111
33FranceYannickDalmasFranceLarrousse130000000130
34ItalyMicheleAlboretoUnited KingdomTyrrell1200110349086
35FranceBertrandGachotItalyOnyx12000002350110
36SwitzerlandGregorFoitekItalyEuro Brun120000000120
37ItalyEmanuelePirroBenetton1000000474052
38GermanyVolkerWeidlerGermanyRial100000000100
39FranceJeanAlesiUnited KingdomTyrrell800000393038
40United KingdomJohnnyHerbertBenetton800000333035
41GermanyJoachimWinkelhockFranceAGS7000000070
42ItalyEnricoBertaggiaItalyColoni4000000040
43FinlandJyrkiJärvilehtoItalyOnyx30000047030
44ArgentinaOscarLarrauriItalyEuro Brun3000000030
45FranceÉricBernardFranceLarrousse200000123010
46United KingdomMartinDonnellyUnited KingdomArrows10000077000
47ItalyPaoloBarillaItalyMinardi1000000010
Constructors Standings

1989 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POSTeamCarPTS1989 Brazilian F1 GP1989 San Marino F1 GP1989 Monaco F1 GP1989 Mexican F1 GP1989 USA F1 GP1989 Canadian F1 GP1989 French F1 GP1989 British F1 GP1989 German F1 GP1989 Hungarian F1 GP1989 Belgian F1 GP1989 Italian F1 GP1989 Portuguese F1 GP1989 Spanish F1 GP1989 Japanese F1 GP1989 Australian F1 GP
1McLarenMcLaren MP4/5114111111DNF7DNFDNF121DNFDNF1DSQDNF
222251DNF11242123DNFDNF
2WilliamsWilliams FW12CWilliams FW13577DNF410DNF61DNF10DNF343DNFDNF31
6DNFDNF152223DNF4DNFDNF4DNF523
3FerrariFerrari 8927591DNFDNFDNFDNFDSQ22313DNFDSQ-DNFDNF
28DNFDNF-DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF212DNFDNF
4BenettonBenetton B18919396384DNFDSQDNF3DNFDNF5DNF4DNF12
2041114155DNQ911DNF810DNFDNFDNFDNF5
5United KingdomTyrrellTyrrell 017BTyrrell 018316769DNF9DNF10DNFDNF1314DNF610DNF-
410DNQ53DNFDNF4DNF109DNF5DNQ4DNFDNF
6Team LotusLotus 1011115DNFDNFDNF11DNF48456DNQDNFDNF84DNF
128NCDNQDNFDNFDNQDNF8DNFDNFDNQ107DNFDNF4
7United KingdomArrowsArrows A1191355DNFDNFDNFDNF1296106DNFDNF96DNF
10DNF9773DNF7DNQ125DNFDNQDNFDNF8DNF
8ItalyDallaraDallara BMS-189218DNPQ7413DNF6DNFDNPQDNF7DNF11DNFDNF9DNF
22131013DNF83DNQDNF7DNF11DNFDNF710DNF
9BrabhamBrabham BT5878DNFDNF69DNFDNPQDNPQDNF812DNF68DNF5DNF
8DNFDNF310DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11DNFDSQ14DNFDNF8
10ItalyOnyxOnyx ORE-1366DNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNFDSQ5DNPQDNFDNF8DNPQ3DNPQ--
37DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ1312DNQDNFDNFDNFDNPQDNF-DNF
11ItalyMinardiMinardi M188B236DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF59DNF975DNFDNF6
24DNFDNFDNFDNQDNFDNFDNQ6DNQDNF15812DNFDNF-
12United KingdomMarchMarch CG8911543DNFDNFDNQDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF7DNF10DNF77
16DNFDNF11DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF12DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
13GermanyRialRial ARC-0238314DNQDNQ1248DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ--
39DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDSQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ--
14FranceLigierLigier JS33253DNQDNQ1214DNQ5DNFDNQ11DNQDNF913DNQ-DNF
269DSQDNF8DNQDNQ67DNFDNQ13DNFDNQDNFDNFDNF
15FranceAGSAGS JH23BAGS JH24401-8DNF67DNFDNFDNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--
41DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--
16FranceLarrousseLola LC88BLola LC89291DNQDNFDNQDNQDNQDNQ11DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF11DNPQ--
3012DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNPQ16DNF96DNFDNF
17ItalyOsellaOsella FA1M89170DSQ12DNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNFDNFDNF
18DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNF-DNF
-ItalyColoniColoni C3310DNQDNQDNFDNQDNQDNFDNQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNFDNPQ--
32DNPQDNPQDNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--
-GermanyZakspeedZakspeed 891340DNFDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ-DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNF-
35DNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--
-ItalyEuro BrunEuro Brun ER-188BEuro Brun ER-189330DNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ--

1989 Constructors' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18P19P20McLarenWilliamsFerrariBenettonTyrrellTeam LotusArrowsDallaraBrabhamOnyxMinardiMarchRialLigierAGSLarrousseOsellaColoniZakspeedEuro Brun👑
Race Results

1989 F1 Race-by-Race Results

1989 F1 World Championship
NOGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
11989 Brazilian F1 GP 1989 Brazilian F1 GPMarch 26Nigel MansellNigel MansellFerrari6101:38:58.744
21989 San Marino F1 GP 1989 San Marino F1 GPApril 23Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren5801:26:51.245
31989 Monaco F1 GP 1989 Monaco F1 GPMay 7Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren7701:53:33.251
41989 Mexican F1 GP 1989 Mexican F1 GPMay 28Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren6901:35:21.431
51989 USA F1 GP 1989 USA F1 GPJune 4Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren7502:01:33.133
61989 Canadian F1 GP 1989 Canadian F1 GPJune 18BelgiumThierry BoutsenWilliams6902:01:24.073
71989 French F1 GP 1989 French F1 GPJuly 9Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren8001:38:29.411
81989 British F1 GP 1989 British F1 GPJuly 16Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren6401:19:22.131
91989 German F1 GP 1989 German F1 GPJuly 30Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren4501:21:43.302
101989 Hungarian F1 GP 1989 Hungarian F1 GPAugust 13Nigel MansellNigel MansellFerrari7701:49:38.650
111989 Belgian F1 GP 1989 Belgian F1 GPAugust 27Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren4401:40:54.196
121989 Italian F1 GP 1989 Italian F1 GPSeptember 10Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren5301:19:27.550
131989 Portuguese F1 GP 1989 Portuguese F1 GPSeptember 24AustriaGerhard BergerFerrari7101:36:48.546
141989 Spanish F1 GP 1989 Spanish F1 GPOctober 1Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren7301:47:48.264
151989 Japanese F1 GP 1989 Japanese F1 GPOctober 22ItalyAlessandro NanniniBenetton5301:35:06.277
161989 Australian F1 GP 1989 Australian F1 GPNovember 5BelgiumThierry BoutsenWilliams7002:00:17.421

1989 points distribution: P1 = 9, P2 = 6, P3 = 4, P4 = 3, P5 = 2, P6 = 1 point.

  • Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
  • Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
  • DNQ = Did not qualify · DNPQ = Did not pre-qualify · DNF = Did not finish · NC = Not classified · DSQ = Disqualified

1989 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1989 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Alain Prost won the 1989 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 76 points, finishing 16 points ahead of Ayrton Senna.

After which race was the 1989 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?

Alain Prost clinched the 1989 Drivers' Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of 16, with one round to spare.

How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Alain Prost won by 1989?

1989 was Alain Prost's third Drivers' title.

How many races did Alain Prost win in 1989?

Alain Prost won 4 of the 16 races in 1989, with 11 podiums and 2 pole positions.

Who finished runner-up in the 1989 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Ayrton Senna finished runner-up, 16 points behind Alain Prost.

Which team won the 1989 F1 Constructors' Championship?

McLaren won the 1989 Constructors' Championship with 141 points.

When did McLaren win the 1989 F1 Constructors' Championship?

McLaren secured the 1989 Constructors' Championship at the Italian Grand Prix, round 12 of 16.

Did the 1989 F1 Drivers' champion also win the Constructors' Championship?

Yes. Alain Prost drove for McLaren, which also took the 1989 Constructors' Championship, a championship double.

How many races are in the 1989 F1 season?

The 1989 Formula 1 season featured 16 Grand Prix rounds.