The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 14

Spanish Grand Prix

1989  ·  Circuito de Jerez  ·  1 October 1989  ·  73 laps

  1. 1st Ayrton Senna McLaren · 01:47:48.264
  2. 2nd Gerhard Berger Ferrari · +27.051
  3. 3rd Alain Prost McLaren · +53.788

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 27

Pierluigi Martini

Retirement Minardi  —  Spun off

03 Lap 55

Alex Caffi

Retirement Dallara  —  Engine

04 Lap 59

Emanuele Pirro

Retirement Benetton  —  Spun off

05 Lap 61

Eddie Cheever

Retirement Arrows  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Andrea de Cesaris

Dallara  —  P15 → P7

07 Victory

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 73 01:47:48.264 9
2 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 2 73 +27.051 6
3 Alain Prost McLaren 3 73 +53.788 4
4 Jean Alesi Tyrrell 9 72 +1 Lap 3
5 Riccardo Patrese Williams 6 72 +1 Lap 2
6 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 5 72 +1 Lap 1
7 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 15 72 +1 Lap
8 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 7 71 +2 Laps
9 Derek Warwick Arrows 16 71 +2 Laps
10 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 13 71 +2 Laps
11 Eddie Cheever Arrows 22 61 Engine
12 Emanuele Pirro Benetton 10 59 Spun off
13 Alex Caffi Dallara 23 55 Engine
14 Martin Brundle Brabham 8 51 Spun off
15 Maurício Gugelmin March 26 47 Collision
16 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 20 47 Spun off
17 Thierry Boutsen Williams 21 40 Fuel pump
18 Olivier Grouillard Ligier 24 34 Engine
19 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 4 27 Spun off
20 Ivan Capelli March 19 23 Transmission
21 Jyrki Järvilehto Onyx 17 20 Gearbox
22 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 25 17 Gearbox
23 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 14 14 Spun off
24 Stefano Modena Brabham 12 11 Electrical
25 Nicola Larini Osella 11 6 Suspension
26 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 18 0 Collision

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