1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Nannini | 6 | 26 | 11.904 | 53 | 310.6 | Alain Prost |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | Ford | 53 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Renault | 53 | +11.904s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | Renault | 53 | +13.446s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | Judd | 53 | +104.225s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 13 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | Judd | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Ford | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 20 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | Judd | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 24 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Ford | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 15 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | Ford | 52 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 16 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | Ford | 51 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | Honda | 46 | ★ | — | Collision | |
| — | 9 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | Judd | 46 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 4 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Ferrari | 43 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 12 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | Judd | 41 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | Ford | 37 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 8 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Lamborghini | 36 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Ferrari | 34 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 22 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | Ford | 33 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 23 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | Ford | 31 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | Judd | 27 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 10 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | Ford | 21 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 26 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Ford | 20 | — | Fuel leak | ||
| — | 21 | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | Yamaha | 1 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 14 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 19 | 23 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | Ford | 0 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda | 53 | — | Rejoined track illegally | ||
| — | — | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | Lamborghini | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | Yamaha | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | Judd | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 37 | JJ Lehto | Onyx | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni | Ford | — | Not classified |