1989 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One season.
Date	August 27, 1989
Official name	XLVII Grand Prix de Belgique
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.3123 mi / 6.940 km
Distance	44 laps, 189.741 mi / 305.360 km
Weather	Wet, cloudy, cool
Pole position
Driver	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
Time	1:50.867
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda
Time	2:11.571 on lap 44
Podium
First	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
Second	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda
Third	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari

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Race

The 1989 Belgian Grand Prix was delayed for some time due to the wet conditions. At the start, Senna led the way from team mate Prost and Berger in the Ferrari. Nigel Mansell managed to pass both Williams on the grass on the run to La Source hairpin to claim 4th position by the first corner. Early on Berger placed pressure on Prost but was unable find a way through. Senna comfortably lead from start to finish in conditions similar to where he won his first Belgian Grand Prix in 1985. Behind him, Berger once again retired leaving Prost to fend off a charging Nigel Mansell who in his efforts to pass the McLaren made a number of unorthodox moves at the exit of La Source hairpin in an attempt to gain a better run at the McLaren through Eau Rouge and on to the long up hill straight. Senna eased up in the last few laps to allow Mansell and Prost to finish within a few seconds of the Brazilian. Johnny Herbert, in his first race for Tyrrell, replacing Jean Alesi who was busy competing in the F3000 championship said during the BBC commentary that in order to see the car in front, it was necessary to press the helmet visor against the lens of the rear facing visibility light from the car in front. Senna, (Cassia acutifolia) is a medicinal herb. ... Prost could be: Alain Prost, racing driver, four times Formula One world champion. ... Look up berger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE (born August 8, 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire) is a British racing driver from England who won both the Formula One World Championship (1992) and CART World Series (1993). ... Williams can refer to: Williams College, a liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts Williams (surname), a surname Welsh in origin, 3rd most common in the United Kingdom WilliamsF1, a Formula One racing team The Williams Companies, an oil and gas pipeline company Williams International, a manufacturer of jet turbines Williams... Prost could be: Alain Prost, racing driver, four times Formula One world champion. ... Senna, (Cassia acutifolia) is a medicinal herb. ... Prost could be: Alain Prost, racing driver, four times Formula One world champion. ... Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE (born August 8, 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire) is a British racing driver from England who won both the Formula One World Championship (1992) and CART World Series (1993). ... This article is about the Formula One racing team. ... Senna, (Cassia acutifolia) is a medicinal herb. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Prost could be: Alain Prost, racing driver, four times Formula One world champion. ... Johnny Herbert driving for Benetton in 1995 John Paul Herbert (born June 25, 1964, Romford, England) is a British ex-Formula One motor racing driver, who enjoyed much success in lower-level motor racing but never managed to achieve the same level of performance at the top level of motorsport. ... Tyrrell was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell. ... Jean Alesi, (born Giovanni Alesi June 11, 1964) is a French racing driver of both French and Sicilian origins. ...

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	44	1:40:54.196	1	9
2	2	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	44	+ 1.304	2	6
3	27	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	44	+ 1.824	6	4
4	5	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	44	+ 54.408	4	3
5	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	44	+ 1:08.805	7	2
6	9	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Ford	44	+ 1:18.316	10	1
7	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March-Judd	43	+ 1 Lap	9
8	36	Stefan Johansson	Onyx-Ford	43	+ 1 Lap	15
9	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	43	+ 1 Lap	14
10	20	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton-Ford	43	+ 1 Lap	13
11	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara-Ford	43	+ 1 Lap	18
12	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	43	+ 1 Lap	19
13	26	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier-Ford	43	+ 1 Lap	26
14	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	42	+ 2 Laps	21
15	24	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi-Ford	41	+ 3 Laps	25
16	30	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	39	Engine	11
Ret	10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Ford	38	Wheel	24
Ret	37	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx-Ford	21	Spun Off	23
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	20	Collision	5
Ret	29	Michele Alboreto	Larrousse-Lamborghini	19	Collision	22
Ret	21	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford	13	Spun Off	12
Ret	7	Martin Brundle	Brabham-Judd	12	Brakes	20
Ret	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	9	Spun Off	3
Ret	8	Stefano Modena	Brabham-Judd	9	Handling	8
Ret	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Ford	4	Collision	17
Ret	4	Johnny Herbert	Tyrrell-Ford	3	Spun Off	16
DNQ	12	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Judd
DNQ	11	Nelson Piquet	Lotus-Judd
DNQ	38	Christian Danner	Rial-Ford
DNQ	39	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Rial-Ford
DNPQ	17	Nicola Larini	Osella-Ford
DNPQ	18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Ford
DNPQ	31	Roberto Moreno	Coloni-Ford
DNPQ	40	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS-Ford
DNPQ	34	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed-Yamaha
DNPQ	35	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed-Yamaha
DNPQ	41	Yannick Dalmas	AGS-Ford
DNPQ	33	Gregor Foitek	Euro Brun-Judd
DNPQ	32	Enrico Bertaggia	Coloni-Ford

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Notes

• 100th Grand Prix start: Thierry Boutsen
• Neither Lotus managed to qualify
• The race marked the birthday's of both Gerhard Berger and Derek Warwick.

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References

• Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.