1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 70 | 2:00:17.421 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 70 | 2:00:46.079 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 70 | 2:00:55.104 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 70 | 2:00:59.752 | 3 | 23 | FL |
| 5 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 68 | +2 laps | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 67 | +3 laps | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 66 | +4 laps | — | 25 | |
| 8 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 64 | +6 laps | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 42 | Spun off | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 37 | JJ Lehto | Onyx | 27 | Electrical | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 22 | Spun off | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 19 | Collision | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 18 | Collision | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 17 | Spun off | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 13 | Collision | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 13 | Spun off | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 13 | Radiator | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 12 | Spun off | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | Collision | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | Spun off | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 6 | Collision | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | Collision | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 5 | Electrical | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 4 | Collision | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 0 | Withdrew | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 0 | Electrical | — | 11 | |
| DNQ | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:16.665 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:17.403 |
| 3 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:17.623 |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:17.762 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | — | — | — | 1:17.791 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | — | — | — | 1:17.827 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.313 |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:18.750 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | — | — | — | 1:18.828 |
| 10 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | — | — | — | 1:18.857 |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Osella | — | — | — | 1:19.110 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:19.136 |
| 13 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:19.217 |
| 14 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:19.238 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:19.259 |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — | 1:19.269 |
| 17 | JJ Lehto | Onyx | — | — | — | 1:19.309 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:19.392 |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | — | — | — | 1:19.568 |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:19.599 |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:19.691 |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:19.922 |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:20.066 |
| 24 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:20.073 |
| 25 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | — | — | — | 1:20.191 |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:20.391 |
| 27 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:20.428 |
| 28 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:20.633 |
| 29 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial | — | — | — | 1:22.267 |
| 30 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial | — | — | — | 1:22.305 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3 | — |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | — |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 9 | — |
| 10 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 10 | — |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 11 | — |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | — |
| 13 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | — |
| 14 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 14 | — |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | — |
| 17 | JJ Lehto | Onyx | 17 | — |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 18 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 19 | — |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 20 | — |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 21 | — |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | — |
| 23 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 23 | — |
| 24 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | — |
| 25 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 25 | — |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 64 | 1:38.480 | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 59 | 1:38.685 | +0.205 |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 59 | 1:40.336 | +1.856 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 54 | 1:40.380 | +1.900 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 1:41.159 | +2.679 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 16 | 1:42.406 | +3.926 |
| 7 | JJ Lehto | Onyx | 26 | 1:42.509 | +4.029 |
| 8 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 49 | 1:43.144 | +4.664 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 19 | 1:44.277 | +5.797 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | 1:44.305 | +5.825 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 76 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 60 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 40 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | 38 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 37 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | 32 |
| 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 | Pierluigi Martini | 5 |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | 4 |
| 16 | Stefano Modena | 4 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | 4 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | 4 |
