The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 5

United States Grand Prix

1989  ·  Phoenix street circuit  ·  4 June 1989  ·  75 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 02:01:33.133
  2. 2nd Riccardo Patrese Williams · +39.696
  3. 3rd Eddie Cheever Arrows · +43.21

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 10

Alessandro Nannini

Retirement Benetton  —  Physical

03 Lap 31

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Ferrari  —  Alternator

04 Lap 43

Martin Brundle

Retirement Brabham  —  Brakes

05 Lap 44

Ayrton Senna

Retirement McLaren  —  Electrical

06 Lap 52

Alex Caffi

Retirement Dallara  —  Collision

07 Lap 61

Gerhard Berger

Retirement Ferrari  —  Alternator

08 On the Charge

Christian Danner

Rial  —  P26 → P4

09 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 2 75 02:01:33.133 9
2 Riccardo Patrese Williams 14 75 +39.696 6
3 Eddie Cheever Arrows 17 75 +43.21 4
4 Christian Danner Rial 26 74 +1 Lap 3
5 Johnny Herbert Benetton 25 74 +1 Lap 2
6 Thierry Boutsen Williams 16 74 +1 Lap 1
7 Gabriele Tarquini AGS 24 73 Engine
8 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 13 70 +5 Laps
9 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 21 69 Fuel system
10 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 8 61 Alternator
11 Alex Caffi Dallara 6 52 Collision
12 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 22 52 Spun off
13 Stefan Johansson Onyx 19 50 Suspension
14 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 20 46 Engine
15 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 44 Electrical
16 Martin Brundle Brabham 5 43 Brakes
17 Stefano Modena Brabham 7 37 Brakes
18 Nigel Mansell Ferrari 4 31 Alternator
19 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 15 26 Engine
20 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 23 24 Throttle
21 Ivan Capelli March 11 22 Transmission
22 Maurício Gugelmin March 18 20 Brakes
23 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 9 17 Gearbox
24 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 3 10 Physical
25 Derek Warwick Arrows 10 7 Collision
26 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 12 3 Spun off

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