1989 Belgian Grand Prix

March 2019 F1 Belgian Belgium XLVII Grand Prix de Belgique Spa 1996.jpg 27 August 1989 11 16 Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsFrancorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium1989 Belgian GP https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1989-belgian-grand-prix/ Motor Sport 30 May 2022 Permanent racing facility 4.312 6.940 44 189.741 305.360 Wet, cloudy, cool Ayrton Senna Brazil 1968 McLaren-Honda 1:50.867 Alain Prost France McLaren-Honda 2:11.571 44 Ayrton Senna Brazil 1968 McLaren-Honda Alain Prost France McLaren-Honda Nigel Mansell UK Ferrari BEL The 1989 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 27 August 1989. It was the eleventh race of the 1989 Formula One World Championship. The 44-lap race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda. Senna finished just ahead of French teammate Alain Prost, with Briton Nigel Mansell third in a Ferrari. The win, Senna's fifth of the season, moved him to within 11 points of Prost in the Drivers' Championship. James Hunt was absent from BBC commentary for this race due to illness, leaving Murray Walker to commentate the majority of the race alone with cameo appearances from Johnny Herbert and Martin Brundle. Qualifying Pre-qualifying report In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, an Onyx topped the time sheets for the fifth Grand Prix in succession. Stefan Johansson was again comfortably fastest by over a second, and his team-mate Bertrand Gachot also pre-qualified in third. The other two pre-qualifiers were the Larrousse-Lola cars of Michele Alboreto in second, and Philippe Alliot in fourth. Those failing to proceed to the main qualifying sessions included both Osellas; Nicola Larini and Piercarlo Ghinzani close together in fifth and sixth. Roberto Moreno was seventh in his Coloni, with the AGS of Gabriele Tarquini eighth. The struggling Zakspeed drivers were ninth and tenth, Bernd Schneider marginally faster than Aguri Suzuki. The other AGS of Yannick Dalmas was next, ahead of Gregor Foitek, driving the older EuroBrun ER188B after the new car had not been successful. Foitek quit the team after this Grand Prix, to be replaced by their 1988 driver Oscar Larrauri. Bottom of the time sheets was the second Coloni of debutant Enrico Bertaggia, who was unable to put a proper timed lap together. He was replacing Pierre-Henri Raphanel, who had left Coloni to join Rial after Volker Weidler had quit the team.Walker Murray 1989 Murray Walker's Grand Prix Year First Formula Publishing 93–100 1-870066-22-7 Pre-qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 36 SWE Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford 1:56.279 — 2 29 ITA Michele Alboreto Lola-Lamborghini 1:57.509 +1.230 3 37 BEL Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 1:57.720 +1.441 4 30 FRA Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 1:57.748 +1.469 5 17 ITA Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:58.065 +1.786 6 18 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford 1:58.209 +1.930 7 31 BRA 1968 Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford 1:58.650 +2.371 8 40 ITA Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 1:59.432 +3.153 9 34 FRG Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha 2:00.713 +4.434 10 35 JPN 1947 Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha 2:00.757 +4.478 11 41 FRA Yannick Dalmas AGS-Ford 2:02.205 +5.926 12 33 CHE Gregor Foitek EuroBrun-Judd 2:02.767 +6.488 13 32 ITA Enrico Bertaggia Coloni-Ford 2:21.709 +25.430 Qualifying report right|thumb|Ayrton Senna gained pole position ahead of his teammate. Ayrton Senna took his eighth pole position of the season by nearly six-tenths of a second from McLaren teammate Alain Prost, with almost a further second back to Gerhard Berger in the Ferrari in third. The two Williams were fourth and fifth with Thierry Boutsen, in his home race, ahead of Riccardo Patrese, followed by Nigel Mansell in the second Ferrari. Alessandro Nannini was seventh in the Benetton, over two seconds behind Mansell, and the top ten was completed by Stefano Modena in the Brabham, Maurício Gugelmin in the March and Derek Warwick in the Arrows. The major talking point, however, was the failure of both Nelson Piquet and Satoru Nakajima to qualify, the first time in the Lotus team's history that neither of its cars had qualified. All the times were determined in the second qualifying session, after the first had taken place in wet conditions. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 1 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 2:11.171 1:50.867 — 2 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 2:12.721 1:51.463 +0.596 3 28 AUT Gerhard Berger Ferrari 2:11.102 1:52.391 +1.524 4 5 BEL Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 2:13.030 1:52.786 +1.919 5 6 ITA Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 2:12.581 1:52.875 +2.008 6 27 GBR Nigel Mansell Ferrari 2:12.042 1:52.898 +2.031 7 19 ITA Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 2:14.117 1:55.075 +4.208 8 8 ITA Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 2:19.161 1:55.642 +4.775 9 15 BRA 1968 Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 2:16.401 1:55.729 +4.862 10 9 GBR Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 2:13.005 1:55.864 +4.997 11 30 FRA Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 2:14.357 1:55.890 +5.023 12 21 ITA Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 2:17.604 1:55.892 +5.025 13 20 ITA Emanuele Pirro Benetton-Ford 2:15.068 1:55.902 +5.035 14 23 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 2:15.515 1:56.115 +5.248 15 36 SWE Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford 2:17.329 1:56.129 +5.262 16 4 GBR Johnny Herbert Tyrrell-Ford 2:17.714 1:56.248 +5.381 17 25 FRA René Arnoux Ligier-Ford 2:14.344 1:56.251 +5.384 18 22 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 2:17.512 1:56.257 +5.390 19 16 ITA Ivan Capelli March-Judd 2:15.863 1:56.291 +5.424 20 7 GBR Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 2:18.663 1:56.327 +5.460 21 3 GBR Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 2:18.405 1:56.600 +5.733 22 29 ITA Michele Alboreto Lola-Lamborghini 2:17.240 1:56.616 +5.749 23 37 BEL Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 2:18.151 1:56.716 +5.849 24 10 USA Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 2:14.641 1:56.748 +5.881 25 24 ESP Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 2:18.907 1:56.957 +6.090 26 26 FRA Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 2:18.175 1:57.027 +6.160 27 12 JPN 1947 Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 2:13.677 1:57.251 +6.384 28 11 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 2:14.358 1:57.771 +6.904 29 38 FRG Christian Danner Rial-Ford 2:20.503 2:00.247 +9.380 30 39 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel Rial-Ford 2:21.180 2:02.937 +12.070 Race Race report right|thumb|Ayrton Senna ahead of Alain Prost at the race start. Behind, Gerhard Berger, Thierry Boutsen and Nigel Mansell running wide. The race was delayed for some time due to the wet conditions. At the start, Senna led the way from Prost and Berger. Mansell managed to pass both Williams on the grass on the run to La Source hairpin to claim fourth position by the first corner. Johnny Herbert retired when he spun off on lap 4 in his first race for Tyrrell. René Arnoux then retired in the pit lane on lap 5 after a collision with the Lola of Philippe Alliot at La Source. Early on, Berger pressured Prost but was unable to find a way through. Senna comfortably led from start to finish in conditions similar to those in which he won his first Belgian Grand Prix in 1985. Behind him, Berger suffered his tenth consecutive retirement of the season when he spun out on lap 10, leaving Prost to fend off a charging Mansell who, in his efforts to pass the McLaren, made a number of unorthodox moves at the exit of La Source in an attempt to gain a better run at the McLaren through Eau Rouge and on to the long uphill straight. Senna eased up in the last few laps, allowing Prost and Mansell to finish within two seconds of him. Boutsen finished fourth in his 100th race. 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. Unusually, Eddie Cheever received the black and white warning flag for 'unsportsmanlike behaviour' for his alleged baulking of Mansell.Murray Walker's 1989 Grand Prix Year, First Frost 1989, p.100 Race classification thumb|Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell at the podium Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 44 1:40:54.196 1 9 2 2 FRA Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 44 + 1.304 2 6 3 27 GBR Nigel Mansell Ferrari 44 + 1.824 6 4 4 5 BEL Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 44 + 54.408 4 3 5 19 ITA Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 44 + 1:08.805 7 2 6 9 GBR Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 44 + 1:18.316 10 1 7 15 BRA 1968 Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 43 + 1 lap 9   8 36 SWE Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford 43 + 1 lap 15   9 23 ITA Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 43 + 1 lap 14   10 20 ITA Emanuele Pirro Benetton-Ford 43 + 1 lap 13   11 22 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 43 + 1 lap 18   12 16 ITA Ivan Capelli March-Judd 43 + 1 lap 19   13 26 FRA Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 43 + 1 lap 26   14 3 GBR Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 42 + 2 laps 21   15 24 ESP Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 41 + 3 laps 25   16 30 FRA Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 39 Engine 11   Ret Retired 10 USA Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 38 Wheel 24   Ret Retired 37 BEL Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 21 Spun off 23   Ret Retired 6 ITA Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 20 Collision 5   Ret Retired 29 ITA Michele Alboreto Lola-Lamborghini 19 Collision 22   Ret Retired 21 ITA Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 13 Spun off 12   Ret Retired 7 GBR Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 12 Brakes 20   Ret Retired 28 AUT Gerhard Berger Ferrari 9 Spun off 3   Ret Retired 8 ITA Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 9 Handling 8   Ret Retired 25 FRA René Arnoux Ligier-Ford 4 Collision damage 17   Ret Retired 4 GBR Johnny Herbert Tyrrell-Ford 3 Spun off 16   DNQ Did not qualify 12 JPN 1947 Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd         DNQ Did not qualify 11 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd         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 17 ITA Nicola Larini Osella-Ford         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 18 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 31 BRA 1968 Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 40 ITA Gabriele Tarquini AGS-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 41 FRA Yannick Dalmas AGS-Ford         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 33 CHE Gregor Foitek EuroBrun-Judd         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 32 ITA Enrico Bertaggia Coloni-Ford        Source:1989 Belgian Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/241/ formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150118224349/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/241/ 18 January 2015 23 December 2015 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 FRA Alain Prost 62 2 BRA 1968 Ayrton Senna 51 3 GBR Nigel Mansell 38 4 ITA Riccardo Patrese 25 5 BEL Thierry Boutsen 20Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 1989 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR McLaren-Honda113 2 GBR Williams-Renault45 3 ITA Ferrari38 4 GBR Benetton-Ford19 5 GBR Arrows-Ford12Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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