Round 16 · 1989
Australian Grand Prix
WinnerBOSWilliams · from P5
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:38.480Nakajima · L64
Biggest gain+19Nakajima P23→P4
Retirements18of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Williams | 5 | +4 | 70 | 2:00:17.421 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Benetton | 4 | +2 | 70 | +28.660 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 6 | +3 | 70 | +37.680 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 23 | +19 | 70 | +42.330 FL | — | 3 |
| 5 | Emanuele Pirro PIM | Benetton | 13 | +8 | 68 | +2 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Minardi | 3 | -3 | 67 | +3 laps | — | 1 | |
| 7 | March | 25 | +18 | 66 | +4 laps | — | ||
| 8 | Stefano Modena MOD | Brabham | 8 | 0 | 64 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 22 | 42 | DNF · L42 | — | ||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Tyrrell | 15 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 14 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | 11 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Brabham | 12 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | Roberto Moreno MOO | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Ligier | 26 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | |||
| — | Team Lotus | 18 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | |||
| — | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 2 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | Onyx | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Dallara | 9 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Ferrari | 7 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Osella | 21 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Lola | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 20 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 19 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 16 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | 10 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Yannick Dalmas DAS | AGS | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | AGS | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Euro Brun | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Zakspeed | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Rial | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Rial | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Ligier | 24 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | |||
| — | J J Lehto JLE | Onyx | 17 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Enrico Bertaggia BTA | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Adelaide Street Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 2 |
| 1987 | Australian Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1986 | Australian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 4 |
| 1985 | Australian Grand Prix | Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 3 |