1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 53 | 1:35:06.277 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 53 | 1:35:18.181 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 53 | 1:35:19.723 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 53 | 1:36:50.502 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 52 | +1 lap | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | 25 | |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 52 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 8 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 52 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 9 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 52 | +1 lap | — | 15 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 51 | +2 laps | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 46 | Collision | — | 2 | FL |
| DNF | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 46 | Engine | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 43 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 41 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 37 | Gearbox | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 36 | Engine | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 34 | Gearbox | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 33 | Collision | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 31 | Engine | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 27 | Suspension | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | Brakes | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 20 | Fuel leak | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1 | Gearbox | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 0 | Collision | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 23 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 0 | Clutch | — | 19 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 53 | Rejoined track illegally | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 37 | JJ Lehto | Onyx | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:38.041 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:39.771 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:40.187 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:40.406 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | — | — | — | 1:40.936 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:41.103 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | — | — | — | 1:41.324 |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | — | — | — | 1:41.336 |
| 9 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:41.458 |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Osella | — | — | — | 1:41.519 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:41.802 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:41.988 |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:42.182 |
| 14 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:42.283 |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | — | — | — | 1:42.488 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | — | — | — | 1:42.581 |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — | 1:42.672 |
| 18 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:42.709 |
| 19 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:42.780 |
| 20 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | — | — | — | 1:42.880 |
| 21 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | — | — | — | 1:42.892 |
| 22 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:43.063 |
| 23 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:43.379 |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:43.511 |
| 25 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:43.599 |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:43.757 |
| 27 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:44.030 |
| 28 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | — | — | — | 1:44.063 |
| 29 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial | — | — | — | 1:47.160 |
| 30 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial | — | — | — | 1:47.295 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | — |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | — |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 8 | — |
| 9 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | — |
| 10 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 10 | — |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 11 | — |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 12 | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | — |
| 14 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 14 | — |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | — |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | — |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | — |
| 18 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 18 | — |
| 19 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 19 | — |
| 20 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 20 | — |
| 21 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | — |
| 22 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 22 | — |
| 23 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 23 | — |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | — |
| 25 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 25 | — |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 43 | 1:43.506 | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 26 | 1:44.189 | +0.683 |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 28 | 1:44.919 | +1.413 |
| 4 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 25 | 1:45.049 | +1.543 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 32 | 1:45.077 | +1.571 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 37 | 1:45.115 | +1.609 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 26 | 1:45.335 | +1.829 |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 25 | 1:45.353 | +1.847 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 46 | 1:46.194 | +2.688 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 35 | 1:46.225 | +2.719 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 76 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 60 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | 38 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 36 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 28 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | 26 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | 21 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 12 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | 8 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | 7 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | 6 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | 6 |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | 6 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | 5 |
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | 4 |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | 4 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | 4 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | 4 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | 4 |
