Round 15 · 1989
Japanese Grand Prix
WinnerNANBenetton · from P6
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:43.025Senna · L38
Biggest gain+19Warwick P25→P6
Retirements16of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benetton | 6 | +5 | 53 | 1:35:06.277 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 5 | +3 | 53 | +11.900 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Williams | 7 | +4 | 53 | +13.450 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 11 | +7 | 53 | +1:44.230 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Martin Brundle BRL | Brabham | 13 | +8 | 52 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 25 | +19 | 52 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | March | 20 | +13 | 52 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 8 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 24 | +16 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | 15 | +6 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Dallara | 16 | +6 | 51 | +2 laps | — | ||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Tyrrell | 18 | 37 | DNF · L37 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 3 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | 10 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Roberto Moreno MOO | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Ligier | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 2 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | Onyx | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Ferrari | 4 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | ||
| — | Osella | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Lola | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 26 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 8 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | ||
| — | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | 53 | DSQ FL | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 17 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 12 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | Yannick Dalmas DAS | AGS | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Brabham | 9 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | AGS | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | 21 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Euro Brun | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Zakspeed | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Rial | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Rial | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Ligier | 23 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | |||
| — | Emanuele Pirro PIM | Benetton | 22 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | ||
| — | J J Lehto JLE | Onyx | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Enrico Bertaggia BTA | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Paolo Barilla BAP | Minardi | 19 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Japanese Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1987 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |