French Grand Prix
1989 · Round 7 · Le Castellet, France · Jul 9, 1989Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 1st on the grid), with a 44.0s margin. Cheever made the biggest gain, from 25th on the grid to 7th (up 18 places). Gachot had a difficult race, dropping from 11th to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 80 | 1:38:29.411 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | +44.017 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | 80 | +1:06.921 | 4 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 16 | 80 | +1:13.232 | 3 |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 13 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 25 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 24 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 9 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 15 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Donnelly | Arrows | 14 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 11 | 76 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 10 | 71 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | 67 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 50 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 19 | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 12 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | 40 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 7 | 30 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 21 | 30 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | 29 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 26 | 27 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | 0 | Differential | 0 |