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Race · Round 16 of 16 ·

1989 Australian Grand Prix

Thierry Boutsen won for Williams from 5th on the grid at Adelaide Street Circuit. 18 of the starters were not classified.

Wet · High of 22 °C, 9.9 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, Australia
Winner
Thierry BoutsenWilliams
Fastest lap
Satoru Nakajima
Entries
398 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Thierry BoutsenWilliams—570Finished9
2Alessandro NanniniBenetton—470Finished6
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams—670Finished4
4Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1012370Finished3fastest lap
5Emanuele PirroBenetton—1368Finished2
6Pierluigi MartiniMinardi—367Finished1
7Mauricio GugelminMarch—2566Finished0
8Stefano ModenaBrabhamBT58864Finished0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsA112242Spun off0
DNFJyrki JärvilehtoOnyxORE-11727Electrical0
DNFOlivier GrouillardLigierJS332422Spun off0
DNFNelson PiquetTeam Lotus1011819Collision0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaFA1M2118Collision0
DNFNigel MansellFerrari640717Spun off0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenMP4/5113Collision0
DNFAlex CaffiDallaraF1891013Spun off0
DNFIvan CapelliMarch—1613Radiator0
DNFAndrea de CesarisDallaraF189912Spun off0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabhamBT581212Collision0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsA11207Spun off0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLola—196Collision0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrari640146Collision0
DNFJean AlesiTyrrell—155Electrical0
DNFRene ArnouxLigierJS33264Collision0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenMP4/520Withdrew0
DNFNicola LariniOsellaFA1M110Electrical0
DNQJonathan PalmerTyrrell———DNQ0
DNQLuis Pérez-SalaMinardi———DNQ0
DNQBertrand GachotRialARC2——DNQ0
DNQPierre-Henri RaphanelRialARC2——DNQ0
DNPQStefan JohanssonOnyxORE-1——DNPQ0
DNPQMichele AlboretoLola———DNPQ0
DNPQBernd SchneiderZakspeed891——DNPQ0
DNPQRoberto MorenoColoni———DNPQ0
DNPQOscar LarrauriEuroBrun———DNPQ0
DNPQAguri SuzukiZakspeed891——DNPQ0
DNPQYannick DalmasAGS———DNPQ0
DNPQGabriele TarquiniAGS———DNPQ0
DNPQEnrico BertaggiaColoni———DNPQ0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout adelaide-1 · 3.78 km · 16 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

010203040506070Laps completedGridResult51Thierry Boutsen42Alessandro Nannini63Riccardo Patrese234Satoru Nakajima135Emanuele Pirro36Pierluigi Martini257Mauricio Gugelmin88Stefano Modena22DNFEddie Cheever17DNFJyrki Järvilehto24DNFOlivier Grouillard18DNFNelson Piquet21DNFPiercarlo Ghinzani7DNFNigel Mansell1DNFAyrton Senna10DNFAlex Caffi16DNFIvan Capelli9DNFAndrea de Cesaris12DNFMartin Brundle20DNFDerek Warwick19DNFPhilippe Alliot14DNFGerhard Berger15DNFJean Alesi26DNFRene Arnoux2DNFAlain Prost11DNFNicola Larini

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Thierry Boutsen5170
Alessandro Nannini4270
Riccardo Patrese6370
Satoru Nakajima23470
Emanuele Pirro13568
Pierluigi Martini3667
Mauricio Gugelmin25766
Stefano Modena8864
Eddie Cheever22DNF42
Jyrki Järvilehto17DNF27
Olivier Grouillard24DNF22
Nelson Piquet18DNF19
Piercarlo Ghinzani21DNF18
Nigel Mansell7DNF17
Ayrton Senna1DNF13
Alex Caffi10DNF13
Ivan Capelli16DNF13
Andrea de Cesaris9DNF12
Martin Brundle12DNF12
Derek Warwick20DNF7
Philippe Alliot19DNF6
Gerhard Berger14DNF6
Jean Alesi15DNF5
Rene Arnoux26DNF4
Alain Prost2DNF0
Nicola Larini11DNF0

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:16.665—0 m—
2Alain ProstMcLaren21:17.403+0.73836 m+0.738
3Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:17.623+0.95847 m+0.220
4Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:17.762+1.09754 m+0.139
5Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:17.791+1.12656 m+0.029
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:17.827+1.16257 m+0.036
7Nigel MansellFerrari271:18.313+1.64881 m+0.486
8Stefano ModenaBrabham81:18.750+2.085103 m+0.437
9Andrea de CesarisDallara221:18.828+2.163107 m+0.078
10Alex CaffiDallara211:18.857+2.192108 m+0.029
11Nicola LariniOsella171:19.110+2.445121 m+0.253
12Martin BrundleBrabham71:19.136+2.471122 m+0.026
13Emanuele PirroBenetton201:19.217+2.552126 m+0.081
14Gerhard BergerFerrari281:19.238+2.573127 m+0.021
15Jean AlesiTyrrell41:19.259+2.594128 m+0.021
16Ivan CapelliMarch161:19.269+2.604128 m+0.010
17Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx371:19.309+2.644130 m+0.040
18Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:19.392+2.727134 m+0.083
19Philippe AlliotLola301:19.568+2.903143 m+0.176
20Derek WarwickArrows91:19.599+2.934145 m+0.031
21Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella181:19.691+3.026149 m+0.092
22Eddie CheeverArrows101:19.922+3.257161 m+0.231
23Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:20.066+3.401168 m+0.144
24Olivier GrouillardLigier261:20.073+3.408168 m+0.007
25Mauricio GugelminMarch151:20.191+3.526174 m+0.118
26Rene ArnouxLigier251:20.391+3.726184 m+0.200
27Jonathan PalmerTyrrell31:20.428+3.763186 m+0.037
28Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi241:20.633+3.968196 m+0.205
29Bertrand GachotRial391:22.267+5.602276 m+1.634
30Pierre-Henri RaphanelRial381:22.305+5.640278 m+0.038
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Pre-qualifying

Pre-qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Nicola LariniOsella171:18.379—0 m——
2Philippe AlliotLola301:18.523+0.1447 m+0.144—
3Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella181:19.153+0.77437 m+0.630—
4Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx371:19.442+1.06351 m+0.289—
5Stefan JohanssonOnyx361:19.539+1.16056 m+0.097—
6Michele AlboretoLola291:20.129+1.75084 m+0.590—
7Bernd SchneiderZakspeed341:20.179+1.80087 m+0.050—
8Roberto MorenoColoni311:20.183+1.80487 m+0.004—
9Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun331:20.750+2.371114 m+0.567—
10Aguri SuzukiZakspeed351:21.012+2.633127 m+0.262—
11Yannick DalmasAGS411:21.022+2.643127 m+0.010—
12Gabriele TarquiniAGS401:21.600+3.221155 m+0.578—
13Enrico BertaggiaColoni321:24.081+5.702275 m+2.481—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Pre-qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:17.415—0 m——
2Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:18.005+0.59029 m+0.590—
3Nigel MansellFerrari271:18.212+0.79739 m+0.207—
4Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:18.432+1.01750 m+0.220—
5Gerhard BergerFerrari281:18.641+1.22660 m+0.209—
6Jean AlesiTyrrell41:18.657+1.24261 m+0.016—
7Alex CaffiDallara211:18.714+1.29963 m+0.057—
8Martin BrundleBrabham71:18.847+1.43270 m+0.133—
9Alain ProstMcLaren21:18.920+1.50573 m+0.073—
10Andrea de CesarisDallara221:18.981+1.56676 m+0.061—
11Ivan CapelliMarch161:19.038+1.62379 m+0.057—
12Stefano ModenaBrabham81:19.113+1.69883 m+0.075—
13Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx371:19.353+1.93895 m+0.240—
14Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:19.503+2.088102 m+0.150—
15Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:19.509+2.094102 m+0.006—
16Nicola LariniOsella171:19.588+2.173106 m+0.079—
17Philippe AlliotLola301:19.611+2.196107 m+0.023—
18Jonathan PalmerTyrrell31:19.901+2.486121 m+0.290—
19Rene ArnouxLigier251:19.940+2.525123 m+0.039—
20Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:20.031+2.616128 m+0.091—
21Eddie CheeverArrows101:20.123+2.708132 m+0.092—
22Derek WarwickArrows91:20.174+2.759135 m+0.051—
23Mauricio GugelminMarch151:20.274+2.859140 m+0.100—
24Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi241:20.790+3.375165 m+0.516—
25Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:21.084+3.669179 m+0.294—
26Emanuele PirroBenetton201:21.180+3.765184 m+0.096—
27Olivier GrouillardLigier261:21.624+4.209206 m+0.444—
28Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella181:22.046+4.631226 m+0.422—
29Pierre-Henri RaphanelRial381:22.952+5.537270 m+0.906—
30Bertrand GachotRial391:24.179+6.764330 m+1.227—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Alain ProstMcLaren21:18.051—0 m——
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:18.197+0.1467 m+0.146—
3Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:18.223+0.1728 m+0.026—
4Stefano ModenaBrabham81:18.371+0.32015 m+0.148—
5Nigel MansellFerrari271:18.427+0.37618 m+0.056—
6Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx371:18.529+0.47823 m+0.102—
7Philippe AlliotLola301:18.664+0.61330 m+0.135—
8Nicola LariniOsella171:18.821+0.77037 m+0.157—
9Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:19.017+0.96647 m+0.196—
10Martin BrundleBrabham71:19.161+1.11054 m+0.144—
11Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:19.227+1.17657 m+0.066—
12Jonathan PalmerTyrrell31:19.367+1.31664 m+0.140—
13Jean AlesiTyrrell41:19.623+1.57276 m+0.256—
14Andrea de CesarisDallara221:19.629+1.57876 m+0.006—
15Emanuele PirroBenetton201:19.724+1.67381 m+0.095—
16Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:19.772+1.72183 m+0.048—
17Rene ArnouxLigier251:20.221+2.170105 m+0.449—
18Derek WarwickArrows91:20.297+2.246109 m+0.076—
19Mauricio GugelminMarch151:20.597+2.546123 m+0.300—
20Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:20.613+2.562124 m+0.016—
21Olivier GrouillardLigier261:20.829+2.778135 m+0.216—
22Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:20.968+2.917141 m+0.139—
23Eddie CheeverArrows101:20.991+2.940142 m+0.023—
24Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi241:21.091+3.040147 m+0.100—
25Pierre-Henri RaphanelRial381:21.883+3.832186 m+0.792—
26Ivan CapelliMarch161:23.204+5.153250 m+1.321—
27Alex CaffiDallara211:23.486+5.435263 m+0.282—
28Bertrand GachotRial391:25.308+7.257351 m+1.822—
29Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella181:33.295+15.244738 m+7.987—
30Gerhard BergerFerrari281:35.319+17.268836 m+2.024—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:21.306—0 m——
2Gerhard BergerFerrari281:21.656+0.35016 m+0.350—
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:21.689+0.38318 m+0.033—
4Andrea de CesarisDallara221:21.798+0.49223 m+0.109—
5Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:21.995+0.68932 m+0.197—
6Nicola LariniOsella171:22.062+0.75635 m+0.067—
7Alain ProstMcLaren21:22.179+0.87341 m+0.117—
8Alex CaffiDallara211:22.340+1.03448 m+0.161—
9Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:22.599+1.29360 m+0.259—
10Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:22.670+1.36463 m+0.071—
11Jyrki JärvilehtoOnyx371:22.758+1.45268 m+0.088—
12Philippe AlliotLola301:22.795+1.48969 m+0.037—
13Martin BrundleBrabham71:22.876+1.57073 m+0.081—
14Nigel MansellFerrari271:22.938+1.63276 m+0.062—
15Stefano ModenaBrabham81:23.022+1.71680 m+0.084—
16Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella181:23.057+1.75181 m+0.035—
17Rene ArnouxLigier251:23.075+1.76982 m+0.018—
18Derek WarwickArrows91:23.086+1.78083 m+0.011—
19Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:23.162+1.85686 m+0.076—
20Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:23.326+2.02094 m+0.164—
21Emanuele PirroBenetton201:23.913+2.607121 m+0.587—
22Jean AlesiTyrrell41:23.928+2.622122 m+0.015—
23Mauricio GugelminMarch151:24.302+2.996139 m+0.374—
24Olivier GrouillardLigier261:24.834+3.528164 m+0.532—
25Eddie CheeverArrows101:26.646+5.340248 m+1.812—
26Ivan CapelliMarch161:26.682+5.376250 m+0.036—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Lotus 101
Lotus 101
Satoru Nakajima demonstrating Lotus 101 2011 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brabham BT58
Brabham BT58
Martin Brundle Spa 1989 · madagascarica from Verneuil Grand, France · CC BY 4.0 · unchecked
Arrows A11
Arrows A11
Motor-Sport-Museum am Hockenheimring, 1991 Footwork Porsche A11C, pic1 · Alf van Beem · CC0 · unchecked
Dallara F189
Dallara F189
Paris - Retromobile 2014 - BMS Dallara Formule 1 - 1989 - 002 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Ferrari 640
Ferrari 640
Nigel Mansell Ferrari F1 (16032819141) · Maurizio Cefariello · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS33
Ligier JS33
Philippe Alliot 1990 United States · wileynorwichphoto · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

2 more photographs
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Zakspeed 891
Zakspeed 891
Zakspeed-Yamaha 891 1989 Formula1 Bernd Schneider East Racing LSideFrontt SATM 05June2013 (14600643865) · Valder137 · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round
16 of 1989
Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Williams
Entrant
Williams-Renault
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.