Belgian Grand Prix
1989 · Round 11 · Spa, Belgium · Aug 27, 1989Race summary
Senna won the race from 1st on the grid, 1.304s ahead of Prost. Grouillard was the standout mover, climbing from 26th to 13th. Alliot lost the most ground, from 11th on the grid down to 16th (down 5 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 44 | 1:40:54.196 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 44 | +1.304 | 6 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | 44 | +1.824 | 4 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 4 | 44 | +54.408 | 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | 44 | +1:08.805 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | 44 | +1:18.316 | 1 |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 9 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 15 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 14 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | March | 19 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 26 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 21 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | 41 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 11 | 39 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 38 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 23 | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 22 | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 12 | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | 12 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 9 | Handling | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Tyrrell | 16 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |