Monaco Grand Prix
1989 · Round 3 · Monte Carlo, Monaco · May 7, 1989Race summary
Victory went to Senna (from 1st on the grid), with a 52.5s margin. Palmer made the biggest gain, from 23rd on the grid to 9th (up 14 places). Patrese had a difficult race, dropping from 7th to 15th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 77 | 1:53:33.251 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 77 | +52.529 | 6 |
| 3 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 76 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 9 | 75 | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 12 | 75 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 4 | 75 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 20 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 15 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 3 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 21 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 10 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 24 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 7 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 26 | 48 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 13 | 46 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 25 | 44 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 17 | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 14 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 19 | 32 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 5 | 30 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni | 18 | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 16 | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | 3 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 6 | 2 | Electrical | 0 |