1989 Italian Grand Prix

F1 Italian Italy LX Coca-Cola Gran Premio d'Italia Monza 1976-1993.png 10 September 1989 12 16 Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaMilan, Italy Permanent racing facility 3.6039 5.80 53 191.009 307.400 Hot, dry, sunny Ayrton Senna Brazil 1968 McLaren-Honda 1:23.720 Alain Prost France McLaren-Honda 1:28.107 43 Alain Prost France McLaren-Honda Gerhard Berger Austria Ferrari Thierry Boutsen Belgium Williams-Renault ITA The 1989 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 10 September 1989. It was the twelfth race of the 1989 Formula One season. Alain Prost took his fourth and final win of the season after McLaren teammate and pole-sitter Ayrton Senna suffered an engine failure with nine laps to go, thus extending the Frenchman's lead over the Brazilian in the Drivers' Championship to 20 points. Having earlier announced that he was moving to Ferrari for 1990, Prost dropped his winners' trophy from the podium into the crowd, to the severe disapproval of his team manager Ron Dennis.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2015/9/six-of-the-best---unusual-podium-ceremonies.html Six of the best - Unusual podium ceremonies Memories are Made of This https://www.atlasf1.com/2000/eur/preview/cooper.html Cooper Adam 2000 Atlas F1 29 December 2011 Gerhard Berger, the man Prost would be replacing at Ferrari, recorded his first finish of the season with second, followed by the two Williams of Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese. The final points went to Jean Alesi in the Tyrrell and Martin Brundle in the Brabham. Pre-race Before the Italian Grand Prix, Alain Prost announced that he had signed with Ferrari for the upcoming 1990 season. To the Tifosi who had previously seen Prost as the villain, he was now the hero of the crowd. It mattered not that he was still driving for McLaren, he was a confirmed Ferrari driver now and was treated as such (in previous years he had been jostled, jeered, and even pelted with tomatoes by some of the Tifosi for daring to beat the Ferraris).April 2020 Prost's announcement allowed Frank Williams to re-sign Riccardo Patrese for 1990 (Prost had offers from both Ferrari and Williams). Lotus also announced at the Grand Prix that they would be using the Lamborghini V12 engine in 1990. They also confirmed that their 1990 drivers would be Derek Warwick and the team’s test driver Martin Donnelly. For his part, Piquet claimed after the press conference that his reason for leaving Lotus was his belief that although it had potential, the under-developed and underpowered Lamborghini V12 wouldn't be competitive and at that stage of his career he didn't want to spend another season developing an engine like he had done with the BMW turbo back in 1982.Nigel Roebuck John Townsend Grand Prix - 1989 Formula One World Championship 1990 Garry Sparke & Associates Glen Waverly, Victoria, Australia 0 908081 99 5 120–125 1st History would prove him correct with Lotus only scoring 3 points in 1990. Piquet on the other hand would link with Benetton and their exclusive Ford HB V8 engines for 1990 and would ultimately finish 3rd in the championship with 2 wins and 43 points. Qualifying Pre-qualifying report For the first time in six Grands Prix, Onyx were not fastest in pre-qualifying. That credit went to Larrousse-Lola, as their cars were first and second on Friday morning, with Philippe Alliot ahead of Michele Alboreto. Third was Nicola Larini in the Osella, with Bertrand Gachot's Onyx fourth. Gachot's team-mate and once a hero of the Tifosi as a Ferrari driver in 1985 and 1986 Stefan Johansson, missed out in fifth. Sixth was the AGS of Gabriele Tarquini, with Roberto Moreno's Coloni seventh. Eighth was Larini's Osella team-mate Piercarlo Ghinzani, his eleventh pre-qualifying failure this season. As at the previous meeting, the Zakspeeds were ninth and tenth, Bernd Schneider again ahead of Aguri Suzuki. Argentine Oscar Larrauri had returned to EuroBrun for whom he raced in 1988, replacing Swiss driver Gregor Foitek, but with no improvement down in eleventh. Twelfth was the other AGS of Yannick Dalmas, ahead only of the second Coloni of Enrico Bertaggia.Walker Murray 1989 Murray Walker's Grand Prix Year First Formula Publishing 101–108 1-870066-22-7 Pre-qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 30 FRA Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 1:26.623 — 2 29 ITA Michele Alboreto Lola-Lamborghini 1:27.829 +1.206 3 17 ITA Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:27.980 +1.357 4 37 BEL Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 1:28.344 +1.721 5 36 SWE Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford 1:28.588 +1.965 6 40 ITA Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 1:28.813 +2.190 7 31 BRA 1968 Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford 1:28.864 +2.241 8 18 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford 1:28.884 +2.261 9 34 FRG Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:29.472 +2.849 10 35 JPN 1947 Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:30.085 +3.462 11 33 ARG Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Judd 1:30.089 +3.466 12 41 FRA Yannick Dalmas AGS-Ford 1:30.882 +4.259 13 32 ITA Enrico Bertaggia Coloni-Ford 1:31.606 +4.983 Qualifying report Predictably, the McLaren-Honda of Ayrton Senna was the fastest in qualifying for his 38th career pole position. Second was a surprise as Ferrari's Gerhard Berger joined Senna on the front row, whilst his teammate Nigel Mansell was third. Prost was only 4th, some 1.79 seconds slower than his Brazilian teammate, publicly complaining all weekend of a down on power engine compared to Senna's. Prost's claims that Honda were favouring Senna were refuted by both Honda and McLaren boss Ron Dennis. However Prost's assertion was supported by former Honda drivers Mansell and 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg who also told the press that when it became known they would not be driving Honda powered cars any more that their engines did not work as well or have as much power as was previous. BBC commentator Murray Walker also reported during the race itself that Prost was over 7 mph km/h 0 on slower than Senna through the speed trap in the race morning warm-up session despite the two cars running similar wing settings. Senna's time of 1:23.720 in his V10 McLaren-Honda was 2.254 seconds faster than he had been a year earlier in the turbocharged McLaren MP4/4. His time was only 0.26 seconds shy of the fastest ever lap of the Monza circuit set by Nelson Piquet in a Williams-Honda in qualifying for the 1987 race when the turbo engines were developing some 300 bhp kW PS 0 on more than the naturally aspirated engines of 1989. Eddie Cheever, who had finished 3rd in the 1988 race, failed to qualify his Arrows-Ford. It was the second time in 1989 that the American had failed to qualify for a race. His teammate Derek Warwick qualified 16th. The Brabham-Judd of Stefano Modena was excluded from the meeting when his car was found to be underweight. This promoted the Minardi of Luis Pérez-Sala onto the grid. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 1 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:25.021 1:23.720 — 2 28 AUT Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:24.734 1:24.998 +1.014 3 27 GBR Nigel Mansell Ferrari 1:24.739 1:24.979 +1.019 4 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 1:25.872 1:25.510 +1.790 5 6 ITA Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:26.195 1:25.545 +1.825 6 5 BEL Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 1:26.155 1:26.392 +2.435 7 30 FRA Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 1:27.118 1:26.985 +3.265 8 19 ITA Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 1:27.162 1:27.052 +3.332 9 20 ITA Emanuele Pirro Benetton-Ford 1:28.367 1:27.397 +3.677 10 4 FRA Jean Alesi Tyrrell-Ford — 1:27.399 +3.679 11 11 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 1:28.135 1:27.508 +3.788 12 7 GBR Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 1:27.627 1:27.637 +3.907 13 29 ITA Michele Alboreto Lola-Lamborghini 1:28.586 1:27.803 +4.083 14 3 GBR Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 1:29.187 1:27.822 +4.102 15 23 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:28.397 1:27.923 +4.203 16 9 GBR Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 1:28.092 1:29.031 +4.372 17 22 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 1:28.129 1:28.180 +4.472 18 16 ITA Ivan Capelli March-Judd 1:31.969 1:28.430 +4.710 19 12 JPN 1947 Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 1:28.769 1:28.441 +4.721 20 21 ITA Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 1:28.596 1:28.708 +4.876 21 26 FRA Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 1:28.669 1:29.537 +4.949 22 37 BEL Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 1:28.684 1:29.058 +4.964 23 25 FRA René Arnoux Ligier-Ford 1:28.685 1:28.843 +4.965 24 17 ITA Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:29.265 1:28.773 +5.053 25 15 BRA 1968 Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 1:29.192 1:28.923 +5.203 26 24 ESP Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 1:29.592 1:29.293 +5.573 27 10 USA Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 1:29.884 1:29.554 +5.834 28 38 FRG Christian Danner Rial-Ford 1:32.074 1:31.830 +8.110 29 39 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel Rial-Ford — 1:36.295 +12.575 EX Excluded 8 ITA Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd — — — Race Race report As the grid was in the process of forming up before the start, the McLaren team transferred the settings from Senna's car to Prost's in the hope of curing its handling problem (Prost had actually been more than 2 seconds slower in the race morning warm up than Senna). Prost would later say that while handling and grip were significantly improved, the down on power engine remained and despite the same wing settings he still could not match his teammate for straight line speed.Roebuck Nigel Nigel Roebuck Henry Alan Alan Henry 1989 Grand Prix 5 122 Round 12:Italy The Unhappy Victor Glen Waverly, Victoria Garry Sparke & Associates Barry Naismith 0-908081-99-5 Senna led from the start and built up a small lead over Berger, while Mansell (whose 'development' V12 engine was not revving right) and especially Prost struggled to stay in touch. Indeed, in the early stages of the race Prost, who was getting used to his cars new set up, was having a hard time holding off the V10 Williams-Renault of Thierry Boutsen, though the BBC's James Hunt explained that Prost was using a harder set of "B" compound tyres in the hope of not having to pit during the race. Emanuele Pirro was the races first retirement, the transmission in his Benetton-Ford not lasting a single lap. Only just longer was the Lola-Lamborghini of Philippe Alliot. The V12 powered Lolas of Alliot and Michele Alboreto had easily been the fastest in pre-qualifying, and Alliot went on to qualify a fine 7th (ahead of the Benetton's) before spinning into the sand trap at Ascari on just his second lap. Alessandro Nannini's Benetton lost its brakes on lap 33 putting him into retirement, while Nigel Mansell suffered gearbox failure on lap 41. Through all of this, Senna was still comfortably in the lead with Prost having fought his way past Berger into second following Mansell's retirement. Prost passed Berger in front of the pits and the main grandstand and this saw the unusual sight of the Tifosi cheering when a McLaren passed a Ferrari. It must be remembered though that Prost was a confirmed Ferrari driver for 1990 while Berger, the hero of the 1988 race, was leaving the Scuderia to take Prost's seat at McLaren. The Williams' pair of Boutsen and Patrese, having found the limits of the older FW12 model, were circulating in 4th and 5th places but at no stage threatened the leaders. On lap 44 the roar of the crowd told the story as the V10 Honda in Senna's McLaren comprehensively blew up going into the Parabolica, dumping its oil onto the rear tyres and sending Senna into a gentle spin and retirement, handing Prost the lead which he held to win his first Italian Grand Prix since 1985. Berger finished second for not only his first points of the season but indeed his first race finish while Boutsen came home third. Despite Prost's engine complaints, he still managed to set the fastest lap of the race on lap 43. Prost's win restored his 20-point championship lead over Senna with only four races remaining in the season. However, due to the "Best 11" scoring system, Prost had now scored major points in 11 races while Senna could still score from all four remaining races. This meant that unless Prost won races, he would be able to score only a small number of points for the remainder of the season while Senna could conceivably score a maximum of 36 points (and win the championship) if he won the last four rounds. McLaren-Honda won the Constructors' Championship with four races left. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 53 1:19:27.550 4 9 2 28 AUT Gerhard Berger Ferrari 53 + 7.326 2 6 3 5 BEL Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 53 + 14.975 6 4 4 6 ITA Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 53 + 38.722 5 3 5 4 FRA Jean Alesi Tyrrell-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 10 2 6 7 GBR Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 52 + 1 Lap 12 1 7 23 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 15   8 24 ESP Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 26   9 25 FRA René Arnoux Ligier-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 23   10 12 JPN 1947 Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 51 Suspension 19   11 21 ITA Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 47 Engine 20   Ret Retired 22 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 45 Engine 17   Ret Retired 1 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 44 Engine 1   Ret Retired 27 GBR Nigel Mansell Ferrari 41 Gearbox 3   Ret Retired 37 BEL Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 38 Radiator 22   Ret Retired 19 ITA Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 33 Brakes 8   Ret Retired 16 ITA Ivan Capelli March-Judd 30 Engine 18   Ret Retired 26 FRA Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 30 Exhaust 21   Ret Retired 11 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 23 Spun Off 11   Ret Retired 3 GBR Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 18 Engine 14   Ret Retired 9 GBR Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 18 Fuel System 16   Ret Retired 17 ITA Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 16 Gearbox 24   Ret Retired 29 ITA Michele Alboreto Lola-Lamborghini 14 Electrical 13   Ret Retired 15 BRA 1968 Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 14 Throttle 25   Ret Retired 30 FRA Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 1 Spun Off 7   Ret Retired 20 ITA Emanuele Pirro Benetton-Ford 0 Transmission 9   DSQ Disqualified 8 ITA Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd     DNQ Did not qualify 10 USA Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford     DNQ Did not qualify 38 FRG Christian Danner Rial-Ford     DNQ Did not qualify 39 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel Rial-Ford     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 36 SWE Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 40 ITA Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 31 BRA 1968 Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 18 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 34 FRG Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 35 JPN 1947 Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 33 ARG Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Judd     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 41 FRA Yannick Dalmas AGS-Ford     DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 32 ITA Enrico Bertaggia Coloni-Ford        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/242/ 1989 Italian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118225755/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/242/ 18 January 2015 Championship standings after the race Bold Text indicates World Champions Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 FRA Alain Prost 71 2 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna 51 3 GBR Nigel Mansell 38 4 ITA Riccardo Patrese 28 5 BEL Thierry Boutsen 24Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/italie/championnat.aspx Italy 1989 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR McLaren-Honda122 2 GBR Williams-Renault52 3 ITA Ferrari44 4 GBR Benetton-Ford19 5 GBR Tyrrell-Ford12Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Henry Alan Alan Henry AUTOCOURSE 1989-90 Hazleton Publishing 1989 202–209 0-905138-62-7 Italian Grand Prix 1989 1989 Belgian Grand Prix 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix 1988 Italian Grand Prix 1990 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix