| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 10, 1989 | |
| Official name | LX Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia | |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Milan, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.80 km (3.6039 mi) | |
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.400 km (191.009 mi) | |
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:23.720 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost
|
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:28.107 on lap 43 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-Honda |
| Second |  Gerhard Berger
|
Ferrari |
| Third |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Williams-Renault |
The 1989 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 10, 1989. It was the twelfth race of the 1989 Formula One season.
Alain Prost took his fourth win of the season after McLaren team-mate and pole-sitter Ayrton Senna suffered an engine failure with nine laps to go, thus extending the Frenchman's lead over the Brazilian in the Drivers' Championship to 20 points. Knowing that he was moving to Ferrari for 1990, Prost dropped his winners' trophy from the podium into the crowd, to the severe disapproval of his team manager Ron Dennis.[1] Gerhard Berger, the man Prost would be replacing at Ferrari, recorded his first finish of the season with second, followed by the two Williams of Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese. The final points went to Jean Alesi in the Tyrrell and Martin Brundle in the Brabham.
Classification[]
Pre Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Philippe Alliot
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:26.623 | — |
| 2 | 29 |  Michele Alboreto
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:27.829 | +1.206 |
| 3 | 17 | Nicola Larini
|
Osella-Ford | 1:27.980 | +1.357 |
| 4 | 37 | Bertrand Gachot
|
Onyx-Ford | 1:28.344 | +1.721 |
| 5 | 36 |  Stefan Johansson
|
Onyx-Ford | 1:28.588 | +1.965 |
| 6 | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini
|
AGS-Ford | 1:28.813 | +2.190 |
| 7 | 31 | Roberto Moreno
|
Coloni-Ford | 1:28.864 | +2.241 |
| 8 | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Ford | 1:28.884 | +2.261 |
| 9 | 34 |  Bernd Schneider
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:29.472 | +2.849 |
| 10 | 35 |  Aguri Suzuki
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:30.085 | +3.462 |
| 11 | 33 |  Oscar Larrauri
|
EuroBrun-Judd | 1:30.089 | +3.466 |
| 12 | 41 | Yannick Dalmas
|
AGS-Ford | 1:30.882 | +4.259 |
| 13 | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia
|
Coloni-Ford | 1:31.606 | +4.983 |
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:25.021 | 1:23.720 | — |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger
|
Ferrari | 1:24.734 | 1:24.998 | +1.014 |
| 3 | 27 |  Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari | 1:24.739 | 1:24.979 | +1.019 |
| 4 | 2 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:25.872 | 1:25.510 | +1.790 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Williams-Renault | 1:26.195 | 1:25.545 | +1.825 |
| 6 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Williams-Renault | 1:26.155 | 1:26.392 | +2.435 |
| 7 | 30 | Philippe Alliot
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:27.118 | 1:26.985 | +3.265 |
| 8 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:27.162 | 1:27.052 | +3.332 |
| 9 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:28.367 | 1:27.397 | +3.677 |
| 10 | 4 | Jean Alesi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | — | 1:27.399 | +3.679 |
| 11 | 11 | Nelson Piquet
|
Lotus-Judd | 1:28.135 | 1:27.508 | +3.788 |
| 12 | 7 | Martin Brundle
|
Brabham-Judd | 1:27.627 | 1:27.637 | +3.907 |
| 13 | 29 | Michele Alboreto
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:28.586 | 1:27.803 | +4.083 |
| 14 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:29.187 | 1:27.822 | +4.102 |
| 15 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:28.397 | 1:27.923 | +4.203 |
| 16 | 9 | Derek Warwick
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:28.092 | 1:29.031 | +4.372 |
| 17 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Dallara-Ford | 1:28.129 | 1:28.180 | +4.472 |
| 18 | 16 | Ivan Capelli
|
March-Judd | 1:31.969 | 1:28.430 | +4.710 |
| 19 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima
|
Lotus-Judd | 1:28.769 | 1:28.441 | +4.721 |
| 20 | 21 | Alex Caffi
|
Dallara-Ford | 1:28.596 | 1:28.708 | +4.876 |
| 21 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard
|
Ligier-Ford | 1:28.669 | 1:29.537 | +4.949 |
| 22 | 37 | Bertrand Gachot
|
Onyx-Ford | 1:28.684 | 1:29.058 | +4.964 |
| 23 | 25 | René Arnoux
|
Ligier-Ford | 1:28.685 | 1:28.843 | +4.965 |
| 24 | 17 | Nicola Larini
|
Osella-Ford | 1:29.265 | 1:28.773 | +5.053 |
| 25 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin
|
March-Judd | 1:29.192 | 1:28.923 | +5.203 |
| 26 | 24 |  Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:29.592 | 1:29.293 | +5.573 |
| 27 | 10 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:29.884 | 1:29.554 | +5.834 |
| 28 | 38 | Christian Danner
|
Rial-Ford | 1:32.074 | 1:31.830 | +8.110 |
| 29 | 39 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
Rial-Ford | — | 1:36.295 | +12.575 |
| DSQ | 8 | Stefano Modena
|
Brabham-Judd | — | — | — |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-Honda | 53 | 1:19:27.550 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger
|
Ferrari | 53 | + 7.326 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Williams-Renault | 53 | + 14.975 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Williams-Renault | 53 | + 38.722 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean Alesi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 52 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Martin Brundle
|
Brabham-Judd | 52 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Ford | 52 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 8 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Minardi-Ford | 51 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |
| 9 | 25 | René Arnoux
|
Ligier-Ford | 51 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 10 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima
|
Lotus-Judd | 51 | Suspension | 19 | |
| 11 | 21 | Alex Caffi
|
Dallara-Ford | 47 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Dallara-Ford | 45 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 1 | Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda | 44 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 27 | Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari | 41 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| Ret | 37 | Bertrand Gachot
|
Onyx-Ford | 38 | Radiator | 22 | |
| Ret | 19 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Benetton-Ford | 33 | Brakes | 8 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ivan Capelli
|
March-Judd | 30 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 26 | Olivier Grouillard
|
Ligier-Ford | 30 | Exhaust | 21 | |
| Ret | 11 | Nelson Piquet
|
Lotus-Judd | 23 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 18 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Derek Warwick
|
Arrows-Ford | 18 | Fuel System | 16 | |
| Ret | 17 | Nicola Larini
|
Osella-Ford | 16 | Gearbox | 24 | |
| Ret | 29 | Michele Alboreto
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 14 | Electrical | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin
|
March-Judd | 14 | Throttle | 25 | |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1 | Spun Off | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Emanuele Pirro
|
Benetton-Ford | 0 | Transmission | 9 | |
| DSQ | 8 | Stefano Modena
|
Brabham-Judd | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Eddie Cheever
|
Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 38 | Christian Danner
|
Rial-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 39 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
Rial-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Stefan Johansson
|
Onyx-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini
|
AGS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno
|
Coloni-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 34 | Bernd Schneider
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | ||||
| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | ||||
| DNPQ | 33 | Oscar Larrauri
|
EuroBrun-Judd | ||||
| DNPQ | 41 | Yannick Dalmas
|
AGS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia
|
Coloni-Ford |
Notes[]
- Oscar Larrauri returned to the EuroBrun team (having driven for them the previous year) in place of Gregor Foitek.
- Stefano Modena qualified for the race but was excluded for being underweight, thus promoting Luis Pérez-Sala to the last spot on the grid.
- McLaren won the Constructor's Championship with four races left.
Standings after the race[]
- Bold Text indicates World Champions
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ Cooper, Adam (2000). "Memories are Made of This". Atlas F1. http://www.atlasf1.com/2000/eur/preview/cooper.html. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- Henry, Alan (1989). AUTOCOURSE 1989-90. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 202–209.
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/242/. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
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