The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 12

Italian Grand Prix

1989  ·  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza  ·  10 September 1989  ·  53 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:19:27.55
  2. 2nd Gerhard Berger Ferrari · +7.326
  3. 3rd Thierry Boutsen Williams · +14.975

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 38

Bertrand Gachot

Retirement Onyx  —  Radiator

03 Lap 41

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Ferrari  —  Gearbox

04 Lap 44

Ayrton Senna

Retirement McLaren  —  Engine

05 Lap 45

Andrea de Cesaris

Retirement Dallara  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Luis Pérez-Sala

Minardi  —  P26 → P8

07 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 4 53 01:19:27.55 9
2 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 2 53 +7.326 6
3 Thierry Boutsen Williams 6 53 +14.975 4
4 Riccardo Patrese Williams 5 53 +38.722 3
5 Jean Alesi Tyrrell 10 52 +1 Lap 2
6 Martin Brundle Brabham 12 52 +1 Lap 1
7 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 15 52 +1 Lap
8 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 26 51 +2 Laps
9 René Arnoux Ligier 23 51 +2 Laps
10 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 19 51 Suspension
11 Alex Caffi Dallara 20 47 Engine
12 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 17 45 Engine
13 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 44 Engine
14 Nigel Mansell Ferrari 3 41 Gearbox
15 Bertrand Gachot Onyx 22 38 Radiator
16 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 8 33 Brakes
17 Ivan Capelli March 18 30 Engine
18 Olivier Grouillard Ligier 21 30 Exhaust
19 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 11 23 Spun off
20 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 14 18 Engine
21 Derek Warwick Arrows 16 18 Fuel system
22 Nicola Larini Osella 24 16 Gearbox
23 Michele Alboreto Larrousse 13 14 Electrical
24 Maurício Gugelmin March 25 14 Throttle
25 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 7 1 Spun off
26 Emanuele Pirro Benetton 9 0 Transmission
27 Stefano Modena Brabham 0 Disqualified

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