The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 3

Monaco Grand Prix

1989  ·  Circuit de Monaco  ·  7 May 1989  ·  77 laps

  1. 1st Ayrton Senna McLaren · 01:53:33.251
  2. 2nd Alain Prost McLaren · +52.529
  3. 3rd Stefano Modena Brabham

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 2

Derek Warwick

Retirement Arrows  —  Electrical

03 Lap 30

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Ferrari  —  Gearbox

04 On the Charge

Jonathan Palmer

Tyrrell  —  P23 → P9

05 Victory

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 77 01:53:33.251 9
2 Alain Prost McLaren 2 77 +52.529 6
3 Stefano Modena Brabham 8 76 +1 Lap 4
4 Alex Caffi Dallara 9 75 +2 Laps 3
5 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 12 75 +2 Laps 2
6 Martin Brundle Brabham 4 75 +2 Laps 1
7 Eddie Cheever Arrows 20 75 +2 Laps
8 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 15 74 +3 Laps
9 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 23 74 +3 Laps
10 Thierry Boutsen Williams 3 74 +3 Laps
11 Ivan Capelli March 22 73 +4 Laps
12 René Arnoux Ligier 21 73 +4 Laps
13 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 10 73 +4 Laps
14 Johnny Herbert Benetton 24 73 +4 Laps
15 Riccardo Patrese Williams 7 73 +4 Laps
16 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 26 48 Overheating
17 Gabriele Tarquini AGS 13 46 Electrical
18 Roberto Moreno Coloni 25 44 Gearbox
19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 17 38 Engine
20 Maurício Gugelmin March 14 36 Engine
21 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 19 32 Collision
22 Nigel Mansell Ferrari 5 30 Gearbox
23 Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni 18 19 Gearbox
24 Olivier Grouillard Ligier 16 4 Gearbox
25 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 11 3 Clutch
26 Derek Warwick Arrows 6 2 Electrical

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