Japanese Grand Prix
1989 · Round 15 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 22, 1989Race summary
Nannini won the race from 6th on the grid, 11.9s ahead of Patrese. Warwick was the standout mover, climbing from 25th to 6th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 53 | 1:35:06.277 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 53 | +11.904 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | 53 | +13.446 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 53 | +1:44.225 | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 25 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 53 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 46 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 18 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 8 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 22 | 33 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 23 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | 27 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Nicola Larini | Osella | 10 | 21 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 26 | 20 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 19 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |