British Grand Prix 1989
The 1989 British Grand Prix (formally the XLII Shell British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1989. It was the eighth race of the 1989 Formula One World Championship.
The 64-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from second position. Prost’s Brazilian teammate, Ayrton Senna, took pole position and led until he spun off on lap 12. Local driver Nigel Mansell finished second in a Ferrari, with Italian Alessandro Nannini third in a Benetton-Ford. This marked the last win for a Honda powered car at Silverstone until Max Verstappen won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix in 2020.
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| 1989 British Grand Prix | ||
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| Race 8 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One World Championship | ||
| Race details | ||
| Date | 16 July 1989 | |
| Official name | XLII Shell British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |
| Course length | 4.778 km (2.969 mi) | |
| Distance | 64 laps, 305.904 km (190.080 mi) | |
| Weather | Warm, dry, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |
| McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:09.099 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari |
| Time | 1:12.017 on lap 57 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
| McLaren-Honda |
| Second |
| Ferrari |
| Third |
| Benetton-Ford |
Lap leaders |
Qualifying
Pre-qualifying classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx-Ford | 1:11.506 | — |
| 2 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford | 1:11.766 | +0.260 |
| 3 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 1:11.809 | +0.303 |
| 4 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 1:12.021 | +0.515 |
| 5 | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford | 1:12.248 | +0.742 |
| 6 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford | 1.12.501 | +0.995 |
| 7 | 33 | Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun-Judd | 1:13.128 | +1.622 |
| 8 | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford | 1:13.429 | +1.923 |
| 9 | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS-Ford | 1:13.720 | +2.214 |
| 10 | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:14.124 | +2.618 |
| 11 | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford | 1:14.206 | +2.700 |
| 12 | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:14.266 | +2.760 |
| 13 | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial-Ford | 1:15.096 | +3.590 |
Qualifying classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:09.124 | 1:09.099 | — |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:10.156 | 1:09.266 | +0.167 |
| 3 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:09.488 | 1:10.279 | +0.389 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:09.855 | 1:10.130 | +0.756 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:09.865 | 1:09.963 | +0.766 |
| 6 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:10.336 | 1:12.665 | +1.237 |
| 7 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 1:10.376 | 1:10.771 | +1.277 |
| 8 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:10.650 | 1:11.544 | +1.551 |
| 9 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford | 1:11.034 | 1:10.798 | +1.699 |
| 10 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 1:11.589 | 1:10.925 | +1.826 |
| 11 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 1:11.368 | 1:11.582 | +2.269 |
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:11.541 | 1:12.408 | +2.442 |
| 13 | 29 | Éric Bernard | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:12.193 | 1:11.687 | +2.588 |
| 14 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 1:12.262 | 1:11.755 | +2.656 |
| 15 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi-Ford | 1:11.955 | 1:11.826 | +2.727 |
| 16 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 1:12.326 | 1:11.960 | +2.861 |
| 17 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford | 1:12.061 | 1:12.395 | +2.962 |
| 18 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12.070 | 1:12.157 | +2.971 |
| 19 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford | 1:12.295 | 1:12.208 | +3.109 |
| 20 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 1:12.616 | 1:12.327 | +3.228 |
| 21 | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx-Ford | 1:12.329 | 1:12.928 | +3.230 |
| 22 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12.994 | 1:12.341 | +3.242 |
| 23 | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford | 1:12.680 | 1:12.412 | +3.313 |
| 24 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford | 1:12.853 | 1:12.605 | +3.506 |
| 25 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford | 1:13.335 | 1:12.904 | +3.805 |
| 26 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton-Ford | 1:13.233 | 1:13.148 | +4.049 |
| 27 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Ford | 1:13.240 | 1:13.550 | +4.141 |
| 28 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford | 1:13.655 | 1:13.386 | +4.287 |
| 29 | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford | 1:13.496 | 1:13.997 | +4.397 |
| 30 | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial-Ford | 1:15.387 | 1:15.394 | +6.288 |
Race
Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 64 | 1:19:22.131 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 64 | + 19.369 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford | 64 | + 48.019 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 64 | + 1:06.735 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 63 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi-Ford | 63 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford | 63 | + 1 Lap | 24 | |
| 8 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 63 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 9 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford | 62 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| 10 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 62 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 11 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton-Ford | 62 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |
| 12 | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx-Ford | 62 | + 2 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March-Judd | 54 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 49 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 49 | Gear Fire | 4 | |
| Ret | 29 | Éric Bernard | Lola-Lamborghini | 46 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 39 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | 32 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 31 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell-Ford | 28 | Spun Off | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford | 23 | Handling | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 19 | Radiator/Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 15 | Transmission | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford | 14 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 11 | Spun Off/Gearbox | 1 | |
| Ret | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford | 2 | Gearbox | 23 | |
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 33 | Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun-Judd | ||||
| DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | ||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed-Yamaha | ||||
| DNPQ | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial-Ford | ||||
Source: |
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 47 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 27 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 22 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | 21 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 13 |
| Source: |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Honda | 74 |
| 2 | Williams-Renault | 35 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 21 |
| 4 | Benetton-Ford | 17 |
| 5 | Tyrrell-Ford | 10 |
| Source: |
References
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| Previous race: 1988 British Grand Prix | British Grand Prix | Next race: 1990 British Grand Prix |
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