1989 Belgian Grand Prix


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  XLVII  Grand Prix de Belgique
Date Sunday, 27 August 1989
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix Belgian GP
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Round 11 of 16
Entries 39
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 16
Race distance 6940 m × 44 laps = 305.360 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Overcast, Mild, Rain



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 Honda Marlboro McLaren Ayrton Senna McLaren MP4/5 Honda 3.5 V10Goodyear Shell
2
 Honda Marlboro McLaren Alain Prost McLaren MP4/5 Honda 3.5 V10Goodyear Shell
3
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 018 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Unipart
4
 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Johnny Herbert Tyrrell 018 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Unipart
5
 Canon Williams Team Thierry Boutsen Williams FW12C Renault 3.5 V10Goodyear Elf
6
 Canon Williams Team Riccardo Patrese Williams FW12C Renault 3.5 V10Goodyear Elf
7
 Motor Racing Developments Martin Brundle Brabham BT58 Judd 3.5 V8Pirelli Elf
8
 Motor Racing Developments Stefano Modena Brabham BT58 Judd 3.5 V8Pirelli Elf
9
 Arrows Grand Prix International Derek Warwick Arrows A11 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
10
 Arrows Grand Prix International Eddie Cheever Arrows A11 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
11
 Camel Team Lotus Nélson Piquet Lotus 101 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
12
 Camel Team Lotus Satoru Nakajima Lotus 101 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
15
 Leyton House March Racing Team Mauricio Gugelmin March CG891 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear BP
16
 Leyton House March Racing Team Ivan Capelli March CG891 Judd 3.5 V8Goodyear BP
17
 Osella Squadra Corse Nicola Larini Osella FA1M89 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
18
 Osella Squadra Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1M89 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
19
 Benetton Formula Ltd Alessandro Nannini Benetton B189 Ford HB 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
20
 Benetton Formula Ltd Emanuele Pirro Benetton B189 Ford HB 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
21
 BMS Scuderia Italia Alex Caffi Dallara BMS-189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
22
 BMS Scuderia Italia Andrea de Cesaris Dallara BMS-189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
23
 Minardi Team Pierluigi Martini Minardi M189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
24
 Minardi Team Luis Perez-Sala Minardi M189 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli Agip
25
 Ligier Loto René Arnoux Ligier JS33 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Antar
26
 Ligier Loto Olivier Grouillard Ligier JS33 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Antar
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Nigel Mansell Ferrari F1-89 Ferrari 3.5 V12Goodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Gerhard Berger Ferrari F1-89 Ferrari 3.5 V12Goodyear Agip
29
 Equipe Larrousse Michele Alboreto Lola LC89 Lamborghini 3.5 V12Goodyear BP
30
 Equipe Larrousse Philippe Alliot Lola LC89 Lamborghini 3.5 V12Goodyear BP
31
 Coloni SpA Roberto Moreno Coloni C3 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli -
32
 Coloni SpA Enrico Bertaggia Coloni C3 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Pirelli -
33
 EuroBrun Racing Gregor Foitek EuroBrun ER-188B Judd 3.5 V8Pirelli -
34
 West Zakspeed Racing Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 891 Yamaha 3.5 V8Pirelli Castrol
35
 West Zakspeed Racing Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed 891 Yamaha 3.5 V8Pirelli Castrol
36
 Moneytron Onyx Formula One Stefan Johansson Onyx ORE-1 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
37
 Moneytron Onyx Formula One Bertrand Gachot Onyx ORE-1 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Mobil
38
 Rial Racing Christian Danner Rial ARC-02 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear -
39
 Rial Racing Pierre-Henri Raphanel Rial ARC-02 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear -
40
 Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive Gabriele Tarquini AGS JH24 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf
41
 Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive Yannick Dalmas AGS JH24 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8Goodyear Elf


Pre-Qualifying
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
1'56.279
 - 100.0% 214.863
2
29
 Michele Alboreto Lola / Lamborghini
1'57.509
 1.230 101.1% 212.614
3
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
1'57.720
 1.441 101.2% 212.232
4
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini
1'57.748
 1.469 101.3% 212.182
5
17
 Nicola Larini Osella / Ford
1'58.065
 1.786 101.5% 211.612
6
18
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Ford
1'58.209
 1.930 101.7% 211.354
7
31
 Roberto Moreno Coloni / Ford
1'58.650
 2.371 102.0% 210.569
8
40
 Gabriele Tarquini AGS / Ford
1'59.432
 3.153 102.7% 209.190
9
34
 Bernd Schneider Zakspeed / Yamaha
2'00.713
 4.434 103.8% 206.970
10
35
 Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed / Yamaha
2'00.757
 4.478 103.9% 206.895
11
41
 Yannick Dalmas AGS / Ford
2'02.205
 5.926 105.1% 204.443
12
33
 Gregor Foitek EuroBrun / Judd
2'02.767
 6.488 105.6% 203.507
13
32
 Enrico Bertaggia Coloni / Ford
2'21.709
 25.430 121.9% 176.305


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
1
 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda
1'50.867
 - 100.0% 225.351
2
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda
1'51.463
 0.596 100.5% 224.146
3
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
1'52.391
 1.524 101.4% 222.295
4
5
 Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault
1'52.786
 1.919 101.7% 221.517
5
6
 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault
1'52.875
 2.008 101.8% 221.342
6
27
 Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari
1'52.898
 2.031 101.8% 221.297
7
19
 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford
1'55.075
 4.208 103.8% 217.111
8
8
 Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd
1'55.642
 4.775 104.3% 216.046
9
15
 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd
1'55.729
 4.862 104.4% 215.884
10
9
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Ford
1'55.864
 4.997 104.5% 215.632
11
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini
1'55.890
 5.023 104.5% 215.584
12
21
 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford
1'55.892
 5.025 104.5% 215.580
13
20
 Emanuele Pirro Benetton / Ford
1'55.902
 5.035 104.5% 215.561
14
23
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford
1'56.115
 5.248 104.7% 215.166
15
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
1'56.129
 5.262 104.7% 215.140
16
4
 Johnny Herbert Tyrrell / Ford
1'56.248
 5.381 104.9% 214.920
17
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Ford
1'56.251
 5.384 104.9% 214.914
18
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara / Ford
1'56.257
 5.390 104.9% 214.903
19
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Judd
1'56.291
 5.424 104.9% 214.840
20
7
 Martin Brundle Brabham / Judd
1'56.327
 5.460 104.9% 214.774
21
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
1'56.600
 5.733 105.2% 214.271
22
29
 Michele Alboreto Lola / Lamborghini
1'56.616
 5.749 105.2% 214.242
23
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
1'56.716
 5.849 105.3% 214.058
24
10
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford
1'56.748
 5.881 105.3% 213.999
25
24
 Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford
1'56.957
 6.090 105.5% 213.617
26
26
 Olivier Grouillard Ligier / Ford
1'57.027
 6.160 105.6% 213.489
dnq
12
 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Judd
1'57.251
 6.384 105.8% 213.081
dnq
11
 Nélson Piquet Lotus / Judd
1'57.771
 6.904 106.2% 212.141
dnq
38
 Christian Danner Rial / Ford
2'00.247
 9.380 108.5% 207.772
dnq
39
 Pierre-Henri Raphanel Rial / Ford
2'02.937
 12.070 110.9% 203.226
dnpq
17
 Nicola Larini Osella / Ford
1'58.065
 7.198 106.5% 211.612
dnpq
18
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Ford
1'58.209
 7.342 106.6% 211.354
dnpq
31
 Roberto Moreno Coloni / Ford
1'58.650
 7.783 107.0% 210.569
dnpq
40
 Gabriele Tarquini AGS / Ford
1'59.432
 8.565 107.7% 209.190
dnpq
34
 Bernd Schneider Zakspeed / Yamaha
2'00.713
 9.846 108.9% 206.970
dnpq
35
 Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed / Yamaha
2'00.757
 9.890 108.9% 206.895
dnpq
41
 Yannick Dalmas AGS / Ford
2'02.205
 11.338 110.2% 204.443
dnpq
33
 Gregor Foitek EuroBrun / Judd
2'02.767
 11.900 110.7% 203.507
dnpq
32
 Enrico Bertaggia Coloni / Ford
2'21.709
 30.842 127.8% 176.305


Starting grid

2

Alain Prost
McLaren / Honda
1'51.463
1

Ayrton Senna
McLaren / Honda
1'50.867

4

Thierry Boutsen
Williams / Renault
1'52.786
3

Gerhard Berger
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'52.391

6

Nigel Mansell
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'52.898
5

Riccardo Patrese
Williams / Renault
1'52.875

8

Stefano Modena
Brabham / Judd
1'55.642
7

Alessandro Nannini
Benetton / Ford
1'55.075

10

Derek Warwick
Arrows / Ford
1'55.864
9

Mauricio Gugelmin
March / Judd
1'55.729

12

Alex Caffi
Dallara / Ford
1'55.892
11

Philippe Alliot
Lola / Lamborghini
1'55.890

14

Pierluigi Martini
Minardi / Ford
1'56.115
13

Emanuele Pirro
Benetton / Ford
1'55.902

16

Johnny Herbert
Tyrrell / Ford
1'56.248
15

Stefan Johansson
Onyx / Ford
1'56.129

18

Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara / Ford
1'56.257
17

René Arnoux
Ligier / Ford
1'56.251

20

Martin Brundle
Brabham / Judd
1'56.327
19

Ivan Capelli
March / Judd
1'56.291

22

Michele Alboreto
Lola / Lamborghini
1'56.616
21

Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell / Ford
1'56.600

24

Eddie Cheever
Arrows / Ford
1'56.748
23

Bertrand Gachot
Onyx / Ford
1'56.716

26

Olivier Grouillard
Ligier / Ford
1'57.027
25

Luis Perez-Sala
Minardi / Ford
1'56.957


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda
44
 2'11.571 - 100.0% 189.890
2
27
 Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari
44
 2'11.736 0.165 100.1% 189.652
3
23
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford
40
 2'12.101 0.530 100.4% 189.128
4
1
 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda
42
 2'12.890 1.319 101.0% 188.005
5
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara / Ford
32
 2'13.176 1.605 101.2% 187.601
6
5
 Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault
39
 2'13.842 2.271 101.7% 186.668
7
9
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Ford
42
 2'14.106 2.535 101.9% 186.300
8
19
 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford
43
 2'14.399 2.828 102.1% 185.894
9
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini
37
 2'14.675 3.104 102.4% 185.513
10
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Judd
37
 2'15.701 4.130 103.1% 184.111
11
20
 Emanuele Pirro Benetton / Ford
41
 2'15.868 4.297 103.3% 183.884
12
10
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford
36
 2'16.727 5.156 103.9% 182.729
13
26
 Olivier Grouillard Ligier / Ford
42
 2'17.253 5.682 104.3% 182.029
14
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
42
 2'17.294 5.723 104.3% 181.974
15
15
 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd
31
 2'17.411 5.840 104.4% 181.820
16
6
 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault
16
 2'18.273 6.702 105.1% 180.686
17
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
6
 2'18.865 7.294 105.5% 179.916
18
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
19
 2'19.405 7.834 106.0% 179.219
19
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
40
 2'19.772 8.201 106.2% 178.748
20
29
 Michele Alboreto Lola / Lamborghini
18
 2'21.323 9.752 107.4% 176.787
21
24
 Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford
39
 2'22.222 10.651 108.1% 175.669
22
21
 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford
12
 2'22.790 11.219 108.5% 174.970
23
4
 Johnny Herbert Tyrrell / Ford
3
 2'26.020 14.449 111.0% 171.100
24
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Ford
3
 2'26.022 14.451 111.0% 171.098
25
7
 Martin Brundle Brabham / Judd
5
 2'27.325 15.754 112.0% 169.584
26
8
 Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd
3
 2'31.976 20.405 115.5% 164.394


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
1
 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda
44
 1:40'54.196 - 181.576
2
2
 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda
44
 1:40'55.500 1.304 181.537
3
27
 Nigel Mansell Ferrari / Ferrari
44
 1:40'56.020 1.824 181.521
4
5
 Thierry Boutsen Williams / Renault
44
 1:41'48.614 54.418 179.958
5
19
 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford
44
 1:42'03.001 1'08.805 179.535
6
9
 Derek Warwick Arrows / Ford
44
 1:42'12.512 1'18.316 179.257
7
15
 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd
43
 1:41'29.221 1 Lap 176.428
8
36
 Stefan Johansson Onyx / Ford
43
 1:41'56.884 1 Lap 175.631
9
23
 Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford
43
 1:41'58.214 1 Lap 175.592
10
20
 Emanuele Pirro Benetton / Ford
43
 1:42'01.895 1 Lap 175.487
11
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara / Ford
43
 1:42'10.981 1 Lap 175.227
12
16
 Ivan Capelli March / Judd
43
 1:42'25.545 1 Lap 174.812
13
26
 Olivier Grouillard Ligier / Ford
43
 1:43'09.077 1 Lap 173.582
14
3
 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford
42
 1:41'53.847 2 Laps 171.631
15
24
 Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford
41
 1:41'56.548 3 Laps 167.471
16
30
 Philippe Alliot Lola / Lamborghini
39
 1:33'58.314 Engine 172.813
ret
10
 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Ford
38
 1:31'23.223 Wheel 173.145
ret
37
 Bertrand Gachot Onyx / Ford
21
 52'33.767 Spun off 166.361
ret
6
 Riccardo Patrese Williams / Renault
20
 47'20.477 Collision 175.914
ret
29
 Michele Alboreto Lola / Lamborghini
19
 47'18.836 Collision 167.215
ret
21
 Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford
13
 31'41.414 Spun off 170.816
ret
7
 Martin Brundle Brabham / Judd
12
 31'36.033 Brakes 158.124
ret
28
 Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari
9
 21'13.844 Spun off 176.518
ret
8
 Stefano Modena Brabham / Judd
9
 24'23.432 Handling 153.650
ret
25
 René Arnoux Ligier / Ford
4
 10'49.074 Collision 153.967
ret
4
 Johnny Herbert Tyrrell / Ford
3
 7'42.273 Spun off 162.138


Lap Leaders
1
1
 Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda
44
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