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Race · Round 7 of 16 ·

1989 French Grand Prix

Alain Prost won for McLaren from pole at Circuit Paul Ricard. 13 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 37 championship Grand Prix wins.

Dry · High of 28 °C, no 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
Circuit Paul RicardLe Castellet, France
Winner
Alain ProstMcLaren
Entries
3913 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Alain ProstMcLarenMP4/5180Finished9
2Nigel MansellFerrari640380Finished6
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams—880Finished4
4Jean AlesiTyrrell—1680Finished3
5Stefan JohanssonOnyxORE-11379Finished2
6Olivier GrouillardLigierJS331779Finished1
7Eddie CheeverArrowsA112579Finished0
8Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus1012078Finished0
9Emanuele PirroBenetton—2478Finished0
10Jonathan PalmerTyrrell—978Finished0
11Éric BernardLola—1577Finished0
12Martin DonnellyArrowsA111477Finished0
13Bertrand GachotOnyxORE-11176Finished0
NCMauricio GugelminMarch—1071NC0fastest lap
DNFStefano ModenaBrabhamBT582267Engine0
DNFThierry BoutsenWilliams—550Gearbox0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus1011949Engine0
DNFIvan CapelliMarch—1243Engine0
DNFAlessandro NanniniBenetton—440Suspension0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardi—2331Engine0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLola—730Engine0
DNFGabriele TarquiniAGS—2130Engine0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrari640629Clutch0
DNFAlex CaffiDallaraF1892627Clutch0
DNFRene ArnouxLigierJS331814Gearbox0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenMP4/520Differential0
DNQAndrea de CesarisDallaraF189——DNQ0
DNQLuis Pérez-SalaMinardi———DNQ0
DNQChristian DannerRialARC2——DNQ0
DNQRoberto MorenoColoni———DNQ0
DNPQNicola LariniOsellaFA1M——DNPQ0
DNPQMartin BrundleBrabhamBT58——DNPQ0
DNPQVolker WeidlerRialARC2——DNPQ0
DNPQBernd SchneiderZakspeed891——DNPQ0
DNPQPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaFA1M——DNPQ0
DNPQPierre-Henri RaphanelColoni———DNPQ0
DNPQAguri SuzukiZakspeed891——DNPQ0
DNPQGregor FoitekEuroBrun———DNPQ0
DNPQJoachim WinkelhockAGS———DNPQ0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout paul-ricard-2 · 3.813 km · 9 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

01020304050607080Laps completedGridResult11Alain Prost32Nigel Mansell83Riccardo Patrese164Jean Alesi135Stefan Johansson176Olivier Grouillard257Eddie Cheever208Nelson Piquet249Emanuele Pirro910Jonathan Palmer1511Éric Bernard1412Martin Donnelly1113Bertrand Gachot10NCMauricio Gugelmin22DNFStefano Modena5DNFThierry Boutsen19DNFSatoru Nakajima12DNFIvan Capelli4DNFAlessandro Nannini23DNFPierluigi Martini7DNFPhilippe Alliot21DNFGabriele Tarquini6DNFGerhard Berger26DNFAlex Caffi18DNFRene Arnoux2DNFAyrton Senna

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
Alain Prost1180
Nigel Mansell3280
Riccardo Patrese8380
Jean Alesi16480
Stefan Johansson13579
Olivier Grouillard17679
Eddie Cheever25779
Nelson Piquet20878
Emanuele Pirro24978
Jonathan Palmer91078
Éric Bernard151177
Martin Donnelly141277
Bertrand Gachot111376
Mauricio Gugelmin10NC71
Stefano Modena22DNF67
Thierry Boutsen5DNF50
Satoru Nakajima19DNF49
Ivan Capelli12DNF43
Alessandro Nannini4DNF40
Pierluigi Martini23DNF31
Philippe Alliot7DNF30
Gabriele Tarquini21DNF30
Gerhard Berger6DNF29
Alex Caffi26DNF27
Rene Arnoux18DNF14
Ayrton Senna2DNF0

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Alain ProstMcLaren21:07.203—0 m—
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:07.228+0.0251 m+0.025
3Nigel MansellFerrari271:07.455+0.25214 m+0.227
4Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:08.137+0.93453 m+0.682
5Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:08.211+1.00857 m+0.074
6Gerhard BergerFerrari281:08.233+1.03058 m+0.022
7Philippe AlliotLola301:08.561+1.35877 m+0.328
8Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:08.993+1.790102 m+0.432
9Jonathan PalmerTyrrell31:09.026+1.823103 m+0.033
10Mauricio GugelminMarch151:09.036+1.833104 m+0.010
11Bertrand GachotOnyx371:09.122+1.919109 m+0.086
12Ivan CapelliMarch161:09.283+2.080118 m+0.161
13Stefan JohanssonOnyx361:09.299+2.096119 m+0.016
14Martin DonnellyArrows91:09.524+2.321132 m+0.225
15Éric BernardLola291:09.596+2.393136 m+0.072
16Jean AlesiTyrrell41:09.668+2.465140 m+0.072
17Olivier GrouillardLigier261:09.717+2.514143 m+0.049
18Rene ArnouxLigier251:10.077+2.874163 m+0.360
19Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:10.119+2.916165 m+0.042
20Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:10.135+2.932166 m+0.016
21Gabriele TarquiniAGS401:10.216+3.013171 m+0.081
22Stefano ModenaBrabham81:10.254+3.051173 m+0.038
23Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:10.267+3.064174 m+0.013
24Emanuele PirroBenetton201:10.292+3.089175 m+0.025
25Eddie CheeverArrows101:10.372+3.169180 m+0.080
26Alex CaffiDallara211:10.468+3.265185 m+0.096
27Andrea de CesarisDallara221:10.591+3.388192 m+0.123
28Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi241:11.079+3.876220 m+0.488
29Christian DannerRial381:11.178+3.975226 m+0.099
30Roberto MorenoColoni311:11.372+4.169237 m+0.194
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
1Bertrand GachotOnyx371:09.617—0 m——
2Stefan JohanssonOnyx361:09.668+0.0513 m+0.051—
3Alex CaffiDallara211:09.726+0.1096 m+0.058—
4Stefano ModenaBrabham81:09.917+0.30016 m+0.191—
5Nicola LariniOsella171:09.989+0.37220 m+0.072—
6Martin BrundleBrabham71:10.181+0.56431 m+0.192—
7Volker WeidlerRial391:11.059+1.44279 m+0.878—
8Bernd SchneiderZakspeed341:11.098+1.48181 m+0.039—
9Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella181:11.528+1.911105 m+0.430—
10Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni321:11.953+2.336128 m+0.425—
11Aguri SuzukiZakspeed351:12.031+2.414132 m+0.078—
12Gregor FoitekEuroBrun331:12.179+2.562140 m+0.148—
13Joachim WinkelhockAGS411:13.173+3.556195 m+0.994—
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 SennaMcLaren11:08.361—0 m——
2Alain ProstMcLaren21:08.820+0.45926 m+0.459—
3Gerhard BergerFerrari281:09.346+0.98555 m+0.526—
4Nigel MansellFerrari271:09.412+1.05159 m+0.066—
5Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:09.529+1.16865 m+0.117—
6Ivan CapelliMarch161:09.576+1.21568 m+0.047—
7Jean AlesiTyrrell41:09.845+1.48483 m+0.269—
8Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:09.945+1.58488 m+0.100—
9Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:09.951+1.59089 m+0.006—
10Olivier GrouillardLigier261:10.044+1.68394 m+0.093—
11Eddie CheeverArrows101:10.579+2.218124 m+0.535—
12Alex CaffiDallara211:10.580+2.219124 m+0.001—
13Mauricio GugelminMarch151:10.959+2.598145 m+0.379—
14Andrea de CesarisDallara221:11.051+2.690150 m+0.092—
15Jonathan PalmerTyrrell31:11.062+2.701151 m+0.011—
16Martin DonnellyArrows91:11.107+2.746153 m+0.045—
17Gabriele TarquiniAGS401:11.176+2.815157 m+0.069—
18Philippe AlliotLola301:11.251+2.890161 m+0.075—
19Stefan JohanssonOnyx361:11.433+3.072171 m+0.182—
20Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:11.624+3.263182 m+0.191—
21Emanuele PirroBenetton201:11.625+3.264182 m+0.001—
22Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi241:11.812+3.451192 m+0.187—
23Rene ArnouxLigier251:11.909+3.548198 m+0.097—
24Bertrand GachotOnyx371:11.915+3.554198 m+0.006—
25Stefano ModenaBrabham81:12.225+3.864216 m+0.310—
26Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:12.295+3.934219 m+0.070—
27Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:12.429+4.068227 m+0.134—
28Éric BernardLola291:12.657+4.296240 m+0.228—
29Christian DannerRial381:13.112+4.751265 m+0.455—
30Roberto MorenoColoni31—————
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
1Nigel MansellFerrari271:07.782—0 m——
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:07.956+0.17410 m+0.174—
3Alain ProstMcLaren21:07.971+0.18911 m+0.015—
4Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:08.179+0.39722 m+0.208—
5Gerhard BergerFerrari281:08.420+0.63836 m+0.241—
6Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:08.535+0.75342 m+0.115—
7Riccardo PatreseWilliams61:08.916+1.13464 m+0.381—
8Jonathan PalmerTyrrell31:09.450+1.66894 m+0.534—
9Éric BernardLola291:09.541+1.75999 m+0.091—
10Emanuele PirroBenetton201:09.852+2.070116 m+0.311—
11Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:10.104+2.322131 m+0.252—
12Stefan JohanssonOnyx361:10.293+2.511141 m+0.189—
13Gabriele TarquiniAGS401:10.464+2.682151 m+0.171—
14Bertrand GachotOnyx371:10.518+2.736154 m+0.054—
15Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi241:10.580+2.798157 m+0.062—
16Stefano ModenaBrabham81:10.742+2.960167 m+0.162—
17Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:10.769+2.987168 m+0.027—
18Rene ArnouxLigier251:10.834+3.052172 m+0.065—
19Mauricio GugelminMarch151:10.929+3.147177 m+0.095—
20Ivan CapelliMarch161:10.971+3.189179 m+0.042—
21Alex CaffiDallara211:11.006+3.224181 m+0.035—
22Martin DonnellyArrows91:11.133+3.351189 m+0.127—
23Olivier GrouillardLigier261:11.259+3.477196 m+0.126—
24Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:11.590+3.808214 m+0.331—
25Jean AlesiTyrrell41:11.701+3.919220 m+0.111—
26Roberto MorenoColoni311:11.870+4.088230 m+0.169—
27Eddie CheeverArrows101:12.213+4.431249 m+0.343—
28Andrea de CesarisDallara221:12.261+4.479252 m+0.048—
29Philippe AlliotLola301:12.309+4.527255 m+0.048—
30Christian DannerRial381:12.989+5.207293 m+0.680—
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
1Alain ProstMcLaren21:10.400—0 m——
2Nigel MansellFerrari271:10.894+0.49427 m+0.494—
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren11:10.951+0.55130 m+0.057—
4Gerhard BergerFerrari281:11.350+0.95051 m+0.399—
5Ivan CapelliMarch161:11.747+1.34773 m+0.397—
6Jonathan PalmerTyrrell31:11.857+1.45779 m+0.110—
7Thierry BoutsenWilliams51:11.883+1.48380 m+0.026—
8Bertrand GachotOnyx371:11.921+1.52182 m+0.038—
9Alessandro NanniniBenetton191:11.966+1.56685 m+0.045—
10Mauricio GugelminMarch151:12.175+1.77596 m+0.209—
11Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus111:12.262+1.862101 m+0.087—
12Stefan JohanssonOnyx361:12.297+1.897103 m+0.035—
13Philippe AlliotLola301:12.405+2.005109 m+0.108—
14Éric BernardLola291:12.556+2.156117 m+0.151—
15Eddie CheeverArrows101:12.670+2.270123 m+0.114—
16Olivier GrouillardLigier261:12.830+2.430132 m+0.160—
17Jean AlesiTyrrell41:12.862+2.462133 m+0.032—
18Rene ArnouxLigier251:12.866+2.466134 m+0.004—
19Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:12.895+2.495135 m+0.029—
20Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus121:13.090+2.690146 m+0.195—
21Emanuele PirroBenetton201:13.117+2.717147 m+0.027—
22Martin DonnellyArrows91:13.330+2.930159 m+0.213—
23Gabriele TarquiniAGS401:13.701+3.301179 m+0.371—
24Alex CaffiDallara211:13.986+3.586194 m+0.285—
25Stefano ModenaBrabham81:14.131+3.731202 m+0.145—
26Riccardo PatreseWilliams66:32.292+5:21.89217,434 m+5:18.161—
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.

McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Arrows A11
Arrows A11
Motor-Sport-Museum am Hockenheimring, 1991 Footwork Porsche A11C, pic1 · Alf van Beem · CC0 · unchecked
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

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
Dallara F189
Dallara F189
Paris - Retromobile 2014 - BMS Dallara Formule 1 - 1989 - 002 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
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
7 of 1989
Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
McLaren
Entrant
McLaren-Honda
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.