The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 11

Belgian Grand Prix

1989  ·  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  ·  27 August 1989  ·  44 laps

  1. 1st Ayrton Senna McLaren · 01:40:54.196
  2. 2nd Alain Prost McLaren · +1.304
  3. 3rd Nigel Mansell Ferrari · +1.824

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 9

Gerhard Berger

Retirement Ferrari  —  Spun off

03 Lap 20

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Williams  —  Collision

04 Lap 38

Eddie Cheever

Retirement Arrows  —  Wheel

05 On the Charge

Olivier Grouillard

Ligier  —  P26 → P13

06 Victory

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 44 01:40:54.196 9
2 Alain Prost McLaren 2 44 +1.304 6
3 Nigel Mansell Ferrari 6 44 +1.824 4
4 Thierry Boutsen Williams 4 44 +54.408 3
5 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 7 44 +1:08.805 2
6 Derek Warwick Arrows 10 44 +1:18.316 1
7 Maurício Gugelmin March 9 43 +1 Lap
8 Stefan Johansson Onyx 15 43 +1 Lap
9 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 14 43 +1 Lap
10 Emanuele Pirro Benetton 13 43 +1 Lap
11 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 18 43 +1 Lap
12 Ivan Capelli March 19 43 +1 Lap
13 Olivier Grouillard Ligier 26 43 +1 Lap
14 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 21 42 +2 Laps
15 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 25 41 +3 Laps
16 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 11 39 Engine
17 Eddie Cheever Arrows 24 38 Wheel
18 Bertrand Gachot Onyx 23 21 Spun off
19 Riccardo Patrese Williams 5 20 Collision
20 Michele Alboreto Larrousse 22 19 Collision
21 Alex Caffi Dallara 12 13 Spun off
22 Martin Brundle Brabham 20 12 Brakes
23 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3 9 Spun off
24 Stefano Modena Brabham 8 9 Handling
25 René Arnoux Ligier 17 4 Collision
26 Johnny Herbert Tyrrell 16 3 Spun off

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