San Marino Grand Prix
1989 · Round 2 · Imola, Italy · Apr 23, 1989Race summary
Senna won the race from 1st on the grid, 40.2s ahead of Prost. Palmer was the standout mover, climbing from 25th to 6th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 58 | 1:26:51.245 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 58 | +40.225 | 6 |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 25 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 18 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 21 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 23 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 14 | 52 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 22 | 51 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 24 | 46 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | 43 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 19 | 39 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 8 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 4 | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 17 | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 10 | 4 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 13 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 26 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |