1989 Alternate Formula One season

1989 Formula One season
Ayrton Senna took five victories on the way to his first World Championship.
Season
Races	16
Start date	28th March 1989
Start Event	Nestlé Brazilian Grand Prix
End date	19th November 1989
End Event	Mexican Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Ayrton Senna
Constructor's Champion	Ferrari
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1988	1990
Junior Categories
Tier 1	1989 Alternate International F3000 season

The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th Formula One World Championship season. Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler returned to defend his title having moved to Williams but would not contend for the championship, the battle instead being fought between the Ferraris of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost along with the McLaren of Gerhard Berger. Senna would have the advantage in the early part of the season, taking three wins from three races whilst Prost and Berger failed to score big. However, Senna would only finish twice in the next eight races, with Berger and Prost taking four and two victories respectively to eliminate Senna's points lead. Berger lead the championship after 10 events but reliability would scupper his hopes for a second World Championship, instead, it would be Senna who would clinch his first World Championship after finishing 5 of the last six races in second place or above, and winning two. Alain Prost would take a dominant victory in Australia, but it would not be enough to keep him in contention.

The season also featured emerging talent. Chris Dagnall matched his more experienced Arrows team-mate Brendon Cassidy throughout the season, Lotus' Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler secured his first victory in the attrition-hit Portuguese Grand Prix and Alessandro Nannini secured a moved to McLaren for the last four races of the season and delivered a pole position, fastest lap and a podium. This was not limited to the top half of the grid, either: Jean Alesi turned heads with several impressive drives in his mediocre Tyrrell, Pierluigi Martini secured a podium for Minardi, Mauricio Gugelmin dragged March out of pre-qualifying, and Jack Christopherson scored his and AGS's first points.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Driver	Rounds
Canon Williams Renault Team [?]	Williams-Renault	FW13	Renault RS1 3.5 V10		1	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	All
					2	Nigel Mansell	All
Tyrrell Racing Organisation [?]	Tyrrell-Honda	018	Honda RA109A 3.5 V10		3	Jean Alesi	All
					4	Satoru Nakajima	All
Honda Marlboro McLaren [?]	McLaren-Honda	MP4/5	Honda RA109A 3.5 V10		7	Gerhard Berger	All
					8	Teo Fabi 4	1-12
						Alessandro Nannini 4	13-16
Osella Squadra Corse [?]	Osella-Judd	FA1L	Judd EV 3.5 V8		9	Nicola Larini	All
					10	Stefano Modena	All
Camel Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-Renault	101	Renault RS1 3.5 V10		11	Guillaume Gauthier	All
					12	Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	All
Leyton House March Racing Team [?]	March-Judd	CG891	Judd CV 3.5 V8		15	Robert Kagan	All
					16	Mauricio Gugelmin	All
Arrows Grand Prix International [?]	Arrows-Ford	A12	Ford HBA4 3.5 V8		17	Chris Dagnall	All
					18	Brendon Cassidy	All
Benetton Formula Ltd [?]	Benetton-Ford	B189	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		19	Thierry Boutsen	All
					20	Kazuki Fushida 1	1-2
						Roberto Moreno 1	3-16
BMS Scuderia Italia [?]	Dallara-Judd	F189	Judd EV 3.5 V8		21	Michele Alboreto	All
					22	Alex Caffi	All
Minardi Team SpA [?]	Minardi-Judd	M189	Judd EV 3.5 V8		23	Pierluigi Martini	All
					24	Gabriele Tarquini	All
Ligier Loto [?]	Ligier-Judd	JS32	Judd CV 3.5 V8		25	Riccardo Patrese	All
					26	Yannick Dalmas	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC [?]	Ferrari	640	Ferrari 035/5 3.5 V12		27	Ayrton Senna	All
					28	Alain Prost	All
Larrousse Calmels [?]	Lola-Lamborghini	LC89	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12		29	Harvey Jones	All
					30	Isabella Noriko	All
Coloni SpA [?]	Coloni-Judd	FC187	Judd CV 3.5 V8		31	Claudio Langes	All
					32	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	All
West Zakspeed Racing [?]	Zakspeed-Yamaha	891	Yamaha OX88 3.5 V8		34	Alessandro Nannini	1-12
						Josephine Aarseth 5	13
						Nino Fama 5	14
						David Brabham 5	15
						Leonhard von Gottorp 5	16
					35	Valentino Nicchi	All
Rial Racing [?]	Rial-Ford	ARC1	Ford-Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8		38	Stefan Johansson	All
					39	Christian Danner 2	1-8
						Andrea de Cesaris 2	9-16
Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives [?]	AGS-Judd	JH24	Judd EV 3.5 V8		40	Jack Christopherson	All
					41	Olivier Grouillard 3	1-9
						Martin Brundle 3	10-16

Driver Changes

• 1 After failing to qualify for two races in a row, Kazuki Fushida was let go from Benetton in favour of Roberto Moreno
• 2 Christian Danner was fired from Rial mid-season for under-performance. He was replaced by Andrea de Cesaris
• 3 Olivier Grouillard failed to impress the management at AGS. He was replaced by Williams test and reserve driver Martin Brundle
• 4 Teo Fabi failed to build on a promising start to the year, and after a disappointing run of results, was released from McLaren. The team signed Alessandro Nannini from Zakspeed, who was frustrated with the Yamaha engine's lack of pace.
• 5 Zakspeed, in financial difficulties, turned to pay drivers to fill the seat vacated by Nannini. Formula 3000 driver Josephine Aarseth made her Formula One debut at the Belgian Grand Prix, before fellow Formula 3000 driver Nino Fama took over the seat for the Japanese Grand Prix. David Brabham, son of former world champion Jack Brabham, would take the seat for his home grand prix before giving the car to veteran German driver Leonhard von Gottorp for the Mexican Grand Prix as part of his bid to get back into Formula One.

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Grande Prêmio Nestlé do Brasil	Autodromo Hermano da Silva Ramos	March 28	Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari
2	Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	April 19	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari
3	Grand Prix de Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	May 3	Alain Prost	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari
4	Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France	Circuit Paul Ricard	June 26	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
5	Iceberg United States Grand Prix	Phoenix Street Circuit	June 4	Gerhard Berger	Brendon Cassidy	Brendon Cassidy	Arrows-Ford
6	Grand Prix Molson du Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 18	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
7	Shell Oils British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	July 9	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Ferrari
8	Großer Mobil Preis von Deutschland	Hockenheimring	July 16	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
9	Pop 84 Magyar Nagydíj	Hungaroring	August 6	Ayrton Senna	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	Alain Prost	Ferrari
10	Soviet Grand Prix	Bikernieki Circuit	August 27	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
11	Grande Premio de Portugal	Autodromo do Estoril	September 10	Ayrton Senna	Guillaume Gauthier	Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	Lotus-Renault
12	Coca-Cola Gran Premio d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 24	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari
13	Champion Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	October 8	Alessandro Nannini	Alessandro Nannini	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
14	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	October 22	Gerhard Berger	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	Ferrari
15	Foster's Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 5	Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell	Alain Prost	Ferrari
16	Gran Premio de Mexico	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	November 19	Gerhard Berger	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Driver BRA SMR MON FRA USA CAN GBR GER HUN SOV POR ITA BEL JPN AUS MEX Pts 1 Ayrton Senna 1 1 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 2 73 2 Gerhard Berger Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 4 1 4 Ret Ret 58 3 Alain Prost 16† 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 1 Ret Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret 56 4 Nigel Mansell 6 2 4 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 1 39 5 Teo Fabi 2 Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 5 4 Ret 2 3 7 29 6 Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret 4 3 Ret 5 3 15† 28 7 Brendon Cassidy 5 5 Ret Ret 1 7 9 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 5 7 Ret 4 24 8 Chris Dagnall Ret 3 5 7 2 6 7 5 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 24 9 Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler 4 6 Ret 8 3 Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 1 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 18 10 Guillaume Gauthier Ret 14† 3 4 Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret 8 Ret 8† 8 17 11 Alessandro Nannini 14 Ret Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 4 Ret 4 3 10 12 Pierluigi Martini 3 Ret Ret 10 5 Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 10 9 13 Jean Alesi 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret 13† Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 6 7 14 Satoru Nakajima 13 Ret 8 9 4 Ret Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 16† 7 Ret Ret 9 3 15 Alex Caffi 7 Ret 7 12 Ret 8 11 10 11 5 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 3 16 Mauricio Gugelmin DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 14† Ret 7 Ret 2 17 Harvey Jones 10 8 DNPQ DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 10† 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 2 18 Gabriele Tarquini Ret 9 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 6 11† 10 Ret 10 9 Ret 2 19 Jack Christopherson Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 12 12 11 1 — Michele Alboreto 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 7 0 — Isabella Noriko Ret Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNQ Ret 12 11 DNQ 7 Ret 12 13 15 Ret DNQ 0 — Roberto Moreno Ret 14 7 13 15† Ret 13 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 14 Ret 0 — Nicola Larini Ret 12 13 15 8 Ret Ret 12 DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Robert Kagan DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 18† Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret 11 14 10 Ret 0 — Stefan Johansson DNPQ DNPQ 11 DNPQ 9 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 10 DNQ Ret 12 DNPQ DNQ 13 0 — Stefano Modena Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret Ret DNPQ 9 DNPQ 15 DNQ Ret 13 Ret 0 — Thierry Boutsen 11 13 12 16 Ret 12 13 DNQ 12 Ret 9 DNQ Ret Ret 15 Ret 0 — Martin Brundle Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret 0 — Olivier Grouillard Ret 10 10 13 Ret 11 Ret 14† Ret 0 — Riccardo Patrese 12 Ret DNQ 17 DNPQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 12† DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret Ret 14 DNQ DNPQ DNQ 14 0 — Valentino Nicchi 15 Ret 15 Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 14 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Christian Danner DNPQ DNPQ 14 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Yannick Dalmas DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Kazuki Fushida DNQ DNQ 0 — Pierre-Henri Raphanel DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Claudio Langes DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 — Josephine Aarseth DNPQ 0 — Nino Fama DNPQ 0 — David Brabham DNPQ 0 — Leonhard von Gottorp DNPQ 0 Constructor's Championship Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Constructor # BRA SMR MON FRA USA CAN GBR GER HUN SOV POR ITA BEL JAP AUS MEX Pts 1 Ferrari 27 1 1 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 2 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 2 2 129 28 16† 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 1 Ret Ret 2 3 3 1 Ret 2 McLaren-Honda 7 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 4 1 4 Ret Ret 97 8 2 Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 5 4 Ret 2 3 7 4 Ret 4 3 3 Williams-Renault 1 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret 4 3 Ret 5 3 15† 67 2 6 2 4 2 Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 1 4 Arrows-Ford 17 Ret 3 5 7 2 6 7 5 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 48 18 5 5 Ret Ret 1 7 9 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 5 7 Ret 4 5 Lotus-Renault 11 4 6 Ret 8 3 Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 1 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 35 12 Ret 14† 3 4 Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret 8 Ret 8† 8 6 Minardi-Judd 23 3 Ret Ret 10 5 Ret Ret 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 10 11 24 Ret 9 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 6 11† 10 Ret 10 9 Ret 7 Tyrrell-Honda 3 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 Ret 13† Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 6 10 4 13 Ret 8 9 4 Ret Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 16† 7 Ret Ret 9 8 Dallara-Judd 21 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 7 3 22 7 Ret 7 12 Ret 8 11 10 11 5 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 9 March-Judd 15 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 14† Ret 7 Ret 2 16 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 18† Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret 11 14 10 Ret 10 Lola-Lamborghini 29 10 8 DNPQ DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 10† 11 9 Ret 6 Ret 2 30 Ret Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNQ Ret 12 11 DNQ 7 Ret 12 13 15 Ret DNQ 11 AGS-Judd 40 Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 12 12 11 1 41 Ret 10 10 13 Ret 11 Ret 14† Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 11 Ret — Benetton-Ford 19 11 13 12 16 Ret 12 13 DNQ 12 Ret 9 DNQ Ret Ret 15 Ret 0 20 DNQ DNQ Ret 14 7 13 15† Ret 13 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 14 Ret — Osella-Judd 9 Ret 12 13 15 8 Ret Ret 12 DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret Ret DNPQ 9 DNPQ 15 DNQ Ret 13 Ret — Rial-Ford 38 DNPQ DNPQ 11 DNPQ 9 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 10 DNQ Ret 12 DNPQ DNQ 13 0 39 DNPQ DNPQ 14 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 14 DNQ DNPQ DNQ 14 — Ligier-Judd 25 12 Ret DNQ 17 DNPQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 12† DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 0 26 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ — Zakspeed-Yamaha 34 14 Ret Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 35 15 Ret 15 Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 14 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ — Coloni-Judd 31 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 32 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Formula One seasons 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029