British Grand Prix
1989 · Round 8 · Silverstone, United Kingdom · Jul 16, 1989Race summary
Prost won the race from 2nd on the grid, 19.4s ahead of Mansell. Grouillard was the standout mover, climbing from 24th to 7th. Boutsen lost the most ground, from 7th on the grid down to 10th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 64 | 1:19:22.131 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 64 | +19.369 | 6 |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 9 | 64 | +48.019 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 10 | 64 | +1:06.735 | 3 |
| 5 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | 63 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | 63 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 19 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 26 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 21 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 6 | 54 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | 49 | Fire | 0 |
| – | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 13 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 12 | 39 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | 32 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 22 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | 23 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 19 | Radiator | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 8 | 15 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 25 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 23 | 2 | Gearbox | 0 |