Round 8 · 16 July 1989
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone, UK
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
38 drivers
After Round 7
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
38
pts
2
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
27
pts
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
22
pts
4
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
15
pts
5
Thierry Boutsen
Williams
13
pts
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6
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
8
pts
7
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
6
pts
8
Johnny Herbert
Benetton
5
pts
9
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
4
pts
10
Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara
4
pts
11
Stefano Modena
Brabham
4
pts
12
Maurício Gugelmin
March
4
pts
13
Alex Caffi
Dallara
4
pts
14
Derek Warwick
Arrows
4
pts
15
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
3
pts
16
Christian Danner
Rial
3
pts
17
Jean Alesi
Tyrrell
3
pts
18
René Arnoux
Ligier
2
pts
19
Stefan Johansson
Onyx
2
pts
20
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
1
pts
21
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
1
pts
22
Olivier Grouillard
Ligier
1
pts
23
Martin Brundle
Brabham
1
pts
-
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Emanuele Pirro
Benetton
0
pts
-
Ivan Capelli
March
0
pts
-
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
0
pts
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Martin Donnelly
Arrows
0
pts
-
Bertrand Gachot
Onyx
0
pts
-
Roberto Moreno
Coloni
0
pts
-
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
0
pts
-
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
0
pts
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Coloni
0
pts
-
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse
0
pts
After the race
38 drivers
After Round 8
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
—
47
+9
2
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
—
27
+0
3
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
—
22
+0
4
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
—
21
+6
5
Thierry Boutsen
Williams
—
13
+0
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6
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
—
12
+4
7
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
—
6
+0
8
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
↑7
6
+3
9
Johnny Herbert
Benetton
↓1
5
+0
10
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
↓1
4
+0
11
Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara
↓1
4
+0
12
Stefano Modena
Brabham
↓1
4
+0
13
Maurício Gugelmin
March
↓1
4
+0
14
Alex Caffi
Dallara
↓1
4
+0
15
Derek Warwick
Arrows
↓1
4
+0
16
Christian Danner
Rial
—
3
+0
17
Jean Alesi
Tyrrell
—
3
+0
18
René Arnoux
Ligier
—
2
+0
19
Stefan Johansson
Onyx
—
2
+0
20
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
↑979
2
+2
21
Olivier Grouillard
Ligier
↑1
1
+0
22
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
↓2
1
+0
23
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
↓2
1
+0
24
Martin Brundle
Brabham
↓1
1
+0
25
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
↑974
1
+1
-
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Emanuele Pirro
Benetton
—
0
+0
-
Ivan Capelli
March
—
0
+0
-
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Bertrand Gachot
Onyx
—
0
+0
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Martin Donnelly
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Roberto Moreno
Coloni
—
0
+0
-
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Coloni
—
0
+0
-
Yannick Dalmas
AGS
—
0
+0
Circuit map
Silverstone Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:19:22.131 | 9 |
| 2 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | +19.369 | 6 |
| 3 | NAN Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 9 | +48.019 | 4 |
| 4 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 10 | +1:06.735 | 3 |
| 5 | MAR Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | PÉR Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | GRO Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | NAK Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | WAR Derek Warwick | Arrows | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | PIR Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | GAC Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | GUG Maurício Gugelmin | March | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | BRU Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| R | BER Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | Fire | 0 |
| R | BER Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| R | ALL Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| R | PAL Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | MOD Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | LAR Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | Handling | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | Radiator | 0 |
| R | CAP Ivan Capelli | March | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| R | SEN Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | MOR Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |