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The '''1989 Italian Formula One Championship''' was the second season of the of [[Italian Formula One Championship]], won in 1988 by Gerhard Berger and Ferrari. They would both enter the 1989 season to defend their titles, but the poor reliablilty of the Ferrari 640 - coupled with the team's refusal to run at the [[F1 Indoor Trophy|Indoor Trophy]] in Bologna, made this a difficult task. Ultimately, 1989 proved to be the closest season on record. The season would see fifteen different drivers compete for six different teams, in addition to Gabriele Tarquini and FIRST, who would have competed had the FIRST | The '''1989 Italian Formula One Championship''' was the second season of the of [[Italian Formula One Championship]], won in 1988 by Gerhard Berger and Ferrari. They would both enter the 1989 season to defend their titles, but the poor reliablilty of the Ferrari 640 - coupled with the team's refusal to run at the [[F1 Indoor Trophy|Indoor Trophy]] in Bologna, made this a difficult task. Ultimately, 1989 proved to be the closest season on record. The season would see fifteen different drivers compete for six different teams, in addition to Gabriele Tarquini and FIRST, who would have competed had the FIRST F189 not failed crash tests. | ||
==Teams and Drivers== | ==Teams and Drivers== | ||
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| rowspan=1| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] FIRST Racing | | rowspan=1| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] FIRST Racing | ||
| rowspan=1| FIRST | | rowspan=1| FIRST F189 | ||
| rowspan=1| Judd CV 3.5 V8 | | rowspan=1| Judd CV 3.5 V8 | ||
| [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] Gabriele Tarquini | | [[File:Flag of Italy svg.png]] Gabriele Tarquini | ||
Revision as of 07:58, 22 April 2020
| 1989 Italian Formula One Championship season | |
|---|---|
| |
| Alex Caffi won his first and only Drivers title for Scuderia Italia. | |
| Season | |
| Races | 6 |
| Start date | 23rd April |
| Start Event |  San Marino Grand Prix
|
| End date | 3rd December |
| End Event |  F1 Indoor Trophy
|
| Awards | |
| Driver's Champion | Alex Caffi
|
| Constructor's Champion | Minardi
|
| Seasons | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1988 | 1990 |
All information on this page is not part of canon.
The 1989 Italian Formula One Championship was the second season of the of Italian Formula One Championship, won in 1988 by Gerhard Berger and Ferrari. They would both enter the 1989 season to defend their titles, but the poor reliablilty of the Ferrari 640 - coupled with the team's refusal to run at the Indoor Trophy in Bologna, made this a difficult task. Ultimately, 1989 proved to be the closest season on record. The season would see fifteen different drivers compete for six different teams, in addition to Gabriele Tarquini and FIRST, who would have competed had the FIRST F189 not failed crash tests.
Teams and Drivers
| Team | Chassis | Engine | Race Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
|
Ferrari 640 | Ferrari 035/5 3.5 V12 |  Gerhard Berger
|
1, 3-5 |
 Nigel Mansell
|
1-5 | |||
| Minardi Team SpA
|
Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Pierluigi Martini
|
All |
 Luis Perez-Sala
|
All | |||
| BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Dallara F188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Alex Caffi
|
1-5 |
| Andrea de Cesaris
|
All | |||
| Osella Squadra Corse
|
Osella FA1M | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
1-5 |
| Nicola Larini
|
1-5 | |||
| Enrico Bertaggia
|
6 | |||
 Andrea Chiesa
|
6 | |||
| Coloni SpA
|
Coloni C3 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 |  Roberto Moreno
|
1-5 |
 Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
1-3, 6 | |||
| Enrico Bertaggia
|
4-5 | |||
| EuroBrun Racing
|
EuroBrun ER189 | Judd CV 3.5 V8 | Gregor Foitek
|
1-4 |
 Oscar Larrauri
|
5 | |||
| Claudio Langes
|
6 | |||
| FIRST Racing
|
FIRST F189 | Judd CV 3.5 V8 | Gabriele Tarquini
|
None |
Calendar
As usual, the calendar would contain the four core events of the San Marino, Monaco and Italian Grands Prix, in addition to the Indoor Trophy. On this occasion, the two additional events selected to complete the calendar were the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard and the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
| Race | Venue | Date | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 23rd April | Alex Caffi
|
Scuderia Italia
|
| 2 |  Monaco Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Monaco | 7th May | Alex Caffi
|
Scuderia Italia
|
| 3 | French Grand Prix
|
Circuit Paul Ricard | 9th July | Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari
|
| 4 |  Belgian Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 27th August | Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari
|
| 5 | Italian Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 10th September | Gerhard Berger
|
Ferrari
|
| 6 | F1 Indoor Trophy
|
Bologna Motor Show | 3rd December | Luis Perez-Sala
|
Minardi
|
Championship Standings
Championship points are awarded to the top four cars at each event. Constructors earn the points for their best car at any given event.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers Championship
| Pos | Driver | SMR
|
MON
|
FRA Template:FRA |
BEL Template:BEL |
ITA
|
IND
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Caffi
|
1 | 1 | 4† | Ret | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Ret | Ret | 2† | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Luis Perez-Sala
|
4† | 3† | DNQ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 10 | |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
2 | 2 | DNQ | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Template:AUT Gerhard Berger | Ret | 3† | Ret | 1 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Nicola Larini
|
3 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 2 | |
| 8 | Enrico Bertaggia
|
DNQ | DNQ | 3 | 2 | |||
| 9 | Roberto Moreno
|
DNQ | 4† | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1 | |
| 10 | Template:FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 5 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Template:SUI Andrea Chiesa | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Claudio Langes
|
7 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |
| 14 | Template:SUI Gregor Foitek | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 11 | Oscar Larrauri
|
DNQ | 0 |
Constructors Championship
| Pos | Team | SMR
|
MON
|
FRA Template:FRA |
BEL Template:BEL |
ITA
|
IND
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minardi
|
4† | 3† | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Ferrari
|
Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 3 | Scuderia Italia
|
1 | 1 | 4† | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Osella
|
3 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Coloni
|
DNQ | 4† | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | EuroBrun
|
DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 7 | 0 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified due to being among the last four cars running