Round 16 · 5 November 1989
Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit · Adelaide, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
42 drivers
After Round 15
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
76
pts
2
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
60
pts
3
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
38
pts
4
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
36
pts
5
Thierry Boutsen
Williams
28
pts
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6
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
26
pts
7
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
21
pts
8
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
12
pts
9
Jean Alesi
Tyrrell
8
pts
10
Derek Warwick
Arrows
7
pts
11
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
6
pts
12
Stefan Johansson
Onyx
6
pts
13
Michele Alboreto
Larrousse
6
pts
14
Johnny Herbert
Tyrrell
5
pts
15
Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara
4
pts
16
Maurício Gugelmin
March
4
pts
17
Stefano Modena
Brabham
4
pts
18
Alex Caffi
Dallara
4
pts
19
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
4
pts
20
Martin Brundle
Brabham
4
pts
21
Christian Danner
Rial
3
pts
22
René Arnoux
Ligier
2
pts
23
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
2
pts
24
Olivier Grouillard
Ligier
1
pts
25
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
1
pts
26
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
1
pts
27
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
1
pts
-
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Emanuele Pirro
Benetton
0
pts
-
Ivan Capelli
March
0
pts
-
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Bertrand Gachot
Rial
0
pts
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
0
pts
-
Martin Donnelly
Arrows
0
pts
-
Roberto Moreno
Coloni
0
pts
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Jyrki Järvilehto
Onyx
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
0
pts
-
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Rial
0
pts
-
Yannick Dalmas
AGS
0
pts
-
Paolo Barilla
Minardi
0
pts
-
Volker Weidler
Rial
0
pts
After the race
42 drivers
After Round 16
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
—
76
+0
2
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
—
60
+0
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
↑1
40
+4
4
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
↓1
38
+0
5
Thierry Boutsen
Williams
—
37
+9
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6
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
—
32
+6
7
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
—
21
+0
8
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
—
12
+0
9
Jean Alesi
Tyrrell
—
8
+0
10
Derek Warwick
Arrows
—
7
+0
11
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
—
6
+0
12
Stefan Johansson
Onyx
—
6
+0
13
Michele Alboreto
Larrousse
—
6
+0
14
Johnny Herbert
Tyrrell
—
5
+0
15
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
↑4
5
+1
16
Maurício Gugelmin
March
—
4
+0
17
Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara
↓2
4
+0
18
Stefano Modena
Brabham
↓1
4
+0
19
Alex Caffi
Dallara
↓1
4
+0
20
Martin Brundle
Brabham
—
4
+0
21
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
↑978
3
+3
22
Christian Danner
Rial
↓1
3
+0
23
Emanuele Pirro
Benetton
↑976
2
+2
24
René Arnoux
Ligier
↓2
2
+0
25
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
↓2
2
+0
26
Olivier Grouillard
Ligier
↓2
1
+0
27
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
↓2
1
+0
28
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
↓2
1
+0
29
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
↓2
1
+0
-
Ivan Capelli
March
—
0
+0
-
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Bertrand Gachot
Rial
—
0
+0
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Martin Donnelly
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Roberto Moreno
Coloni
—
0
+0
-
Jyrki Järvilehto
Onyx
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Rial
—
0
+0
-
Yannick Dalmas
AGS
—
0
+0
-
Paolo Barilla
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Volker Weidler
Rial
—
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 2:00:17.421 | 9 |
| 2 | NAN Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | +28.658 | 6 |
| 3 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | +37.683 | 4 |
| 4 | NAK Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 23 | +42.331 | 3 |
| 5 | PIR Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | MAR Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | GUG Maurício Gugelmin | March | 25 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | MOD Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | JÄR Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 17 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | GRO Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| R | GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | SEN Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| R | CAF Alex Caffi | Dallara | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | CAP Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | Radiator | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | BRU Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Arrows | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | ALL Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| R | BER Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Ligier | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| W | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Withdrew | 0 |
| R | LAR Nicola Larini | Osella | 11 | Electrical | 0 |