1989 Monaco Grand Prix

  1989 Monaco Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One season
Date	May 7, 1989
Official name	XLVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo
Course	Temporary street circuit 3.328 km (2.068 mi)
Distance	77 laps, 256.256 km (159.230 mi)
Weather	Warm, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
Time	1:22.308
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda
Time	1:25.501 on lap 59
Podium
First	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
Second	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda
Third	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd

The 1989 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1989.

Race summary

The field was one fewer in Monaco as Ferrari had decided not to run a second car to replace Gerhard Berger, who was injured in an accident at Imola. Elsewhere Tyrrell had new cars that looked promising. Ayrton Senna was on pole by a full second over teammate Alain Prost with Thierry Boutsen sharing row two with the surprisingly competitive Brabham of Martin Brundle. Nigel Mansell was fifth followed by Derek Warwick, Riccardo Patrese, Stefano Modena, Alex Caffi, and Andrea De Cesaris. The Coloni team got both its cars into a race for the only time, allowing driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel to make his Grand Prix debut.

At the start Senna got away brilliantly and Prost could do nothing but slot into second. The McLarens proceeded to pull away from the field as usual while behind them Williams were in all sorts of trouble, as both Boutsen and Patrese had to stop for new rear wings. Nigel Mansell went out on lap 20 with more gearbox issues for Ferrari and one of the talking points of the race came on lap 33 when De Cesaris attempted to pass Nelson Piquet at Loews Hairpin. The predictable accident occurred and some choice words were exchanged between the two drivers and a huge traffic jam was caused. Brundle was looking good until he had to stop for a new battery and dropped back to seventh. Senna continued to dominate, Prost having been slowed by the Piquet-De Cesaris incident and duly won his second Monaco Grand Prix from Prost. This was despite Senna losing first and second gear later in the race and disguising it to his best so Prost wouldn't react and push for the lead. Modena finished third, scoring his first points in Formula One and Brabham's last podium. Alex Caffi, Michele Alboreto, and Brundle, who was promoted to sixth on the final lap as a result of the retirement of Ivan Capelli, completed the point scoring positions. Caffi achieved both his and Dallara's first points.

Classification

Pre Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	1:26.957
2	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford	1:27.098	+0.141
3	32	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni-Ford	1:27.590	+0.633
4	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham-Judd	1:27.774	+0.817
5	18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Ford	1:27.795	+0.838
6	36	Stefan Johansson	Onyx-Ford	1.27.821	+0.864
7	17	Nicola Larini	Osella-Ford	1:28.555	+1.598
8	34	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed-Yamaha	1:28.610	+1.653
9	37	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx-Ford	1:28.897	+1.940
10	33	Gregor Foitek	Euro Brun-Judd	1:29.423	+2.466
11	39	Volker Weidler	Rial-Ford	1:29.498	+2.541
12	35	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed-Yamaha	1:30.528	+2.571
13	41	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS-Ford	1:32.274	+4.317

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1:24.126	1:22.308
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	1:24.671	1:23.456	+1.148
3	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	1:25.540	1:24.332	+2.024
4	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham-Judd	1:26.970	1:24.580	+2.272
5	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:25.363	1:24.735	+2.427
6	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Ford	1:26.606	1:24.791	+2.483
7	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	1:27.138	1:25.021	+2.713
8	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	1:27.598	1:25.086	+2.778
9	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford	1:27.894	1:25.481	+3.173
10	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara-Ford	1:26.617	1:25.515	+3.207
11	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:28.469	1:26.288	+3.980
12	4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	No Time	1:26.388	+4.080
13	40	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS-Ford	1:26.603	1:26.422	+4.114
14	15	Maurício Gugelmin	March-Judd	1:28.917	1:26.522	+4.214
15	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	1:28.608	1:26.599	+4.291
16	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier-Ford	1:27.040	1:26.792	+4.484
17	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Lamborghini	1:26.975	1:26.857	+4.549
18	32	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni-Ford	1:30.264	1:27.011	+4.703
19	11	Nelson Piquet	Lotus-Judd	1:29.047	1:27.046	+4.738
20	10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Ford	1:28.461	1:27.117	+4.809
21	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Ford	1:30.003	1:27.182	+4.874
22	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	1:29.800	1:27.302	+4.994
23	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	1:29.151	1:27.452	+5.144
24	20	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Ford	1:29.661	1:27.706	+5.398
25	31	Roberto Moreno	Coloni-Ford	1:30.209	1:27.721	+5.413
26	24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi-Ford	1:28.886	1:27.786	+5.478
27	38	Christian Danner	Rial-Ford	1:28.737	1:27.910	+5.602
28	29	Yannick Dalmas	Lola-Lamborghini	1:29.794	1:27.946	+5.638
29	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Judd	1:28.568	1:28.419	+6.111

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	77	1:53:33.251	1	9
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	77	+ 52.529	2	6
3	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	76	+ 1 Lap	8	4
4	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford	75	+ 2 Laps	9	3
5	4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	75	+ 2 Laps	12	2
6	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham-Judd	75	+ 2 Laps	4	1
7	10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Ford	75	+ 2 Laps	20
8	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	74	+ 3 Laps	15
9	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	74	+ 3 Laps	23
10	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	74	+ 3 Laps	3
11	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	73	+ 4 Laps	22
12	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Ford	73	+ 4 Laps	21
13	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara-Ford	73	+ 4 Laps	10
14	20	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Ford	73	+ 4 Laps	24
15	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	73	+ 4 Laps	7
Ret	24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi-Ford	48	Overheating	26
Ret	40	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS-Ford	46	Electrical	13
Ret	31	Roberto Moreno	Coloni-Ford	44	Gearbox	25
Ret	30	Philippe Alliot	Lola-Lamborghini	38	Engine	17
Ret	15	Maurício Gugelmin	March-Judd	36	Engine	14
Ret	11	Nelson Piquet	Lotus-Judd	32	Collision	19
Ret	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	30	Gearbox	5
Ret	32	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni-Ford	19	Gearbox	18
Ret	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier-Ford	4	Gearbox	16
Ret	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	3	Clutch	11
Ret	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Ford	2	Electrical	6
DNQ	38	Christian Danner	Rial-Ford
DNQ	29	Yannick Dalmas	Lola-Lamborghini
DNQ	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Judd
DNPQ	18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Ford
DNPQ	36	Stefan Johansson	Onyx-Ford
DNPQ	17	Nicola Larini	Osella-Ford
DNPQ	34	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed-Yamaha
DNPQ	37	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx-Ford
DNPQ	33	Gregor Foitek	Euro Brun-Judd
DNPQ	39	Volker Weidler	Rial-Ford
DNPQ	35	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed-Yamaha
DNPQ	41	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS-Ford

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1= Ayrton Senna 18 1= Alain Prost 18 3 Nigel Mansell 9 4 Alessandro Nannini 5 5 Mauricio Gugelmin 4

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Honda 36 2 Ferrari 9 3 Benetton-Ford 8 4 Brabham-Judd 5 5 Leyton House-Judd 4

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

• Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/233/. Retrieved 2007-08-04. 

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