1989 season/ Round 15

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan. Sun, 22 Oct 1989. 53 laps.

Winner: BENANBenetton
Pole: SENMcLaren
Fastest lap: PRO1:43.506

Weekend

Race

Riccardo PatreseWilliams+11.9042
Alessandro NanniniBEBenetton1:35:06.2771
Thierry BoutsenWilliams+13.4463

Overtakes

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No overtake data

Biggest mover

ARWAR

+19 places, P25 to P6

Beat our forecast

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No forecast for this race

Fastest Pit Stop

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No pit stop data

Fastest lap

PRO

1:43.506, lap 43

DNFs

SEN, PRO, MOD, MAN, NAK, ALE, ALL, BER, PIR, GRO, CAP, LAR, PAL, SCH, PÉR, BAR

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Fastest lap
1	BENANAlessandro Nannini	BEBenetton	6+5	53	1:35:06.277	9	1:44.919L28
2	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	5+3	53	+11.904	6	1:45.335L26
3	BOUThierry Boutsen	Williams	7+4	53	+13.446	4	1:45.115L37
4	LOPIQNelson Piquet	LOTeam Lotus	11+7	53	+1:44.225	3	1:46.420L33
5	BRBRUMartin Brundle	BRBrabham	13+8	52	+1 Lap	2	1:46.194L46
6	ARWARDerek Warwick	ARArrows	25+19	52	+1 Lap	1	1:47.069L32
7	MAGUGMaurício Gugelmin	MAMarch	20+13	52	+1 Lap		1:47.976L43
8	ARCHEEddie Cheever	ARArrows	24+16	52	+1 Lap		1:47.920L27
9	DACAFAlex Caffi	DADallara	15+6	52	+1 Lap		1:49.322L29
10	DADE Andrea de Cesaris	DADallara	16+6	51	+2 Laps		1:46.225L35
DSQ	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1	53	Disqualified
DNF	PROAlain Prost	McLaren	2	46	Collision		1:43.506L43
DNF	BRMODStefano Modena	BRBrabham	9	46	Engine		1:48.609L31
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Ferrari	4	43	Engine		1:45.077L32
DNF	LONAKSatoru Nakajima	LOTeam Lotus	12	41	Engine		1:47.338L30
DNF	TYALEJean Alesi	TYTyrrell	18	37	Gearbox		1:46.674L34
DNF	LAALLPhilippe Alliot	LALarrousse	8	36	Engine		1:45.353L25
DNF	BERGerhard Berger	Ferrari	3	34	Gearbox		1:44.189L26
DNF	BEPIREmanuele Pirro	BEBenetton	22	33	Collision		1:45.049L25
DNF	LIGROOlivier Grouillard	LILigier	23	31	Engine		1:48.145L22
DNF	MACAPIvan Capelli	MAMarch	17	27	Suspension		1:47.465L25
DNF	OSLARNicola Larini	OSOsella	10	21	Brakes		1:49.479L19
DNF	TYPALJonathan Palmer	TYTyrrell	26	20	Fuel leak		1:49.910L4
DNF	ZASCHBernd Schneider	ZAZakspeed	21	1	Gearbox		2:11.970L1
DNF	MIPÉRLuis Pérez-Sala	MIMinardi	14	0	Collision
DNF	MIBARPaolo Barilla	MIMinardi	19	0	Clutch

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	43	1:43.506
2	Gerhard Berger	26	1:44.189	+0.683
3	BEAlessandro Nannini	28	1:44.919	+1.413
4	BEEmanuele Pirro	25	1:45.049	+1.543
5	Nigel Mansell	32	1:45.077	+1.571
6	Thierry Boutsen	37	1:45.115	+1.609
7	Riccardo Patrese	26	1:45.335	+1.829
8	LAPhilippe Alliot	25	1:45.353	+1.847
9	BRMartin Brundle	46	1:46.194	+2.688
10	DAAndrea de Cesaris	35	1:46.225	+2.719