1989 Japanese Grand Prix
Grand Prix
| Position | Driver Number | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |  Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton-Ford | G | 53 | 1:35:06.277 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | G | 53 | + 11.904 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Williams-Renault | G | 53 | + 13.446 | 7 |
| 4 | 11 |  Nelson Piquet |
Lotus-Judd | G | 53 | + 1:44.225 | 11 |
| 5 | 7 |  Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Judd | P | 52 | + 1 Lap | 13 |
| 6 | 9 | Derek Warwick |
Arrows-Ford | G | 52 | + 1 Lap | 25 |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
March-Judd | G | 52 | + 1 Lap | 20 |
| 8 | 10 |  Eddie Cheever |
Arrows-Ford | G | 52 | + 1 Lap | 24 |
| 9 | 21 | Alex Caffi |
Dallara-Ford | P | 52 | + 1 Lap | 15 |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Dallara-Ford | P | 51 | + 2 Laps | 16 |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver Number | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 1:39.493 | 1:38.041 | — | undefined |
| 2 | 2 |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda | 1:40.875 | 1:39.771 | +1.730 | undefined |
| 3 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 1:41.253 | 1:40.187 | +2.146 | undefined |
| 4 | 27 | Nigel Mansell |
Ferrari | 1:40.608 | 1:40.406 | +2.365 | undefined |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | 1:42.397 | 1:40.936 | +2.895 | undefined |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton-Ford | 1:41.601 | 1:41.103 | +3.062 | undefined |
| 7 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen |
Williams-Renault | 1:42.943 | 1:41.324 | +3.283 | undefined |
| 8 | 30 | Philippe Alliot |
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:42.534 | 1:41.336 | +3.295 | undefined |
| 9 | 8 | Stefano Modena |
Brabham-Judd | 1:42.909 | 1:41.458 | +3.417 | undefined |
| 10 | 17 | Nicola Larini |
Osella-Ford | 1:42.483 | 1:41.519 | +3.478 | undefined |
| 11 | 11 | Nelson Piquet |
Lotus-Judd | 1:43.386 | 1:41.802 | +3.761 | undefined |
| 12 | 12 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Lotus-Judd | 1:43.370 | 1:41.988 | +3.947 | undefined |
| 13 | 7 | Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Judd | 1:44.236 | 1:42.182 | +4.141 | undefined |
| 14 | 24 |  Luis Pérez-Sala |
Minardi-Ford | 1:43.107 | 1:42.283 | +4.242 | undefined |
| 15 | 21 | Alex Caffi |
Dallara-Ford | 1:43.171 | 1:42.488 | +4.447 | undefined |
| 16 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Dallara-Ford | 1:43.904 | 1:42.581 | +4.540 | undefined |
| 17 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
March-Judd | 1:43.851 | 1:42.672 | +4.631 | undefined |
| 18 | 4 | Jean Alesi |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:43.306 | 1:42.709 | +4.668 | undefined |
| 19 | 23 | Paolo Barilla |
Minardi-Ford | 1:46.096 | 1:42.780 | +4.739 | undefined |
| 20 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
March-Judd | 1:44.805 | 1:42.880 | +4.839 | undefined |
| 21 | 34 |  Bernd Schneider |
Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:44.323 | 1:42.892 | +4.851 | undefined |
| 22 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro |
Benetton-Ford | 1:43.217 | 1:43.063 | +5.022 | undefined |
| 23 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard |
Ligier-Ford | 1:45.801 | 1:43.379 | +5.338 | undefined |
| 24 | 10 | Eddie Cheever |
Arrows-Ford | 1:44.501 | 1:43.511 | +5.470 | undefined |
| 25 | 9 | Derek Warwick |
Arrows-Ford | 1:44.288 | 1:43.599 | +5.558 | undefined |
| 26 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:43.955 | 1:43.757 | +5.716 | undefined |
| 27 | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Ford | 1:44.221 | 1:44.030 | +5.989 | undefined |
| 28 | 29 | Michele Alboreto |
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:44.063 | 1:44.101 | +6.022 | undefined |
| 29 | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel |
Rial-Ford | 2:11.328 | 1:47.160 | +9.119 | undefined |
| 30 | 39 | Bertrand Gachot |
Rial-Ford | 1:50.883 | 1:47.295 | +9.254 | undefined |