1989 British Grand Prix

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1989 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One World Championship
Silverstone Circuit 1989 (without Woodcote chicane).png
Race details
Date16 July 1989
Official name XLII Shell British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.778 km (2.969 miles)
Distance 64 laps, 305.904 km (190.080 miles)
Weather Warm, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Honda
Time 1:09.099
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Ferrari
Time 1:12.017 on lap 57
Podium
First McLaren-Honda
Second Ferrari
Third Benetton-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1989 British Grand Prix

The 1989 British Grand Prix (formally the XLII Shell British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1989. It was the eighth race of the 1989 Formula One World Championship.

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The 64-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from second position. Prost's Brazilian teammate, Ayrton Senna, took pole position and led until he spun off on lap 12. Local driver Nigel Mansell finished second in a Ferrari, with Italian Alessandro Nannini third in a Benetton-Ford. This marked the last win for a Honda-powered car at Silverstone until Max Verstappen won the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix in 2020.

Qualifying

Pre-qualifying report

For the second Grand Prix in a row, the Onyx of Bertrand Gachot topped the time sheets in Friday morning's pre-qualifying session. It was Gachot's second pre-qualifying success. Two tenths of a second slower in second place was Nicola Larini in the Osella, pre-qualifying for the third time this season. The other two to go through to the main qualifying sessions were the Brabham pairing of Stefano Modena and Martin Brundle. This was the team's last pre-qualifying session of the season, as their five points in Monaco were enough to enable them to avoid having to pre-qualify for the rest of the season. Modena had pre-qualified at all eight events so far in 1989, and Brundle six, with both drivers qualifying for all of those races.

Stefan Johansson narrowly missed out in fifth place in the second Onyx, his fourth failure this season. Alex Caffi was sixth in the Dallara, only his second failure, but Dallara were another team who would avoid pre-qualifying for the rest of the season, having scored eight points.

Gregor Foitek was seventh in the sole EuroBrun, still only able to pre-qualify once this season, which was once more than Piercarlo Ghinzani, eighth in the second Osella. Ninth was Yannick Dalmas, who had replaced Joachim Winkelhock at AGS, and for the rest of the season, both AGS cars would have to take part in pre-qualifying sessions. The Zakspeed pairing of Bernd Schneider and Aguri Suzuki were tenth and twelfth, with no success at this stage since the first race of the season. Pierre-Henri Raphanel was eleventh in his Coloni, and from here on, both Colonis would have to take part in pre-qualifying. At the bottom of the time sheets was the Rial of Volker Weidler, his eighth consecutive failure to pre-qualify, but Christian Danner's three points at Phoenix meant both cars would avoid pre-qualifying for the rest of the season. [1]

Pre-qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
137 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 1:11.506
217 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:11.766+0.260
38 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 1:11.809+0.303
47 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 1:12.021+0.515
536 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford 1:12.248+0.742
621 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 1.12.501+0.995
733 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gregor Foitek EuroBrun-Judd 1:13.128+1.622
818 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford 1:13.429+1.923
941 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas AGS-Ford 1:13.720+2.214
1034 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:14.124+2.618
1132 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni-Ford 1:14.206+2.700
1235 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:14.266+2.760
1339 Flag of Germany.svg Volker Weidler Rial-Ford 1:15.096+3.590

Qualifying report

McLaren took control of qualifying with Ayrton Senna ahead of Alain Prost. Having announced before the previous race in France that he would be leaving McLaren at the end of the season, Prost now announced that he would be joining Ferrari in 1990.

Derek Warwick returned after missing the French Grand Prix, qualifying 19th. Still in pain from his karting accident, he had a special seat fitted in his Arrows. Maurício Gugelmin qualified sixth, but his March developed a water-related problem moments before the race, forcing him to start from the pit lane.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
11 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:09.1241:09.099
22 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 1:10.1561:09.266+0.167
327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Ferrari 1:09.4881:10.279+0.389
428 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:09.8551:10.130+0.756
56 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:09.8651:09.963+0.766
615 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 1:10.3361:12.665+1.237
75 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 1:10.3761:10.771+1.277
816 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli March-Judd 1:10.6501:11.544+1.551
919 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 1:11.0341:10.798+1.699
1011 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 1:11.5891:10.925+1.826
1123 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:11.3681:11.582+2.269
1230 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 1:11.5411:12.408+2.442
1329 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Lola-Lamborghini 1:12.1931:11.687+2.588
148 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 1:12.2621:11.755+2.656
1524 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 1:11.9551:11.826+2.727
1612 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 1:12.3261:11.960+2.861
1717 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:12.0611:12.395+2.962
183 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 1:12.0701:12.157+2.971
199 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 1:12.2951:12.208+3.109
207 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 1:12.6161:12.327+3.228
2137 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 1:12.3291:12.928+3.230
224 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Tyrrell-Ford 1:12.9941:12.341+3.242
2331 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford 1:12.6801:12.412+3.313
2426 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 1:12.8531:12.605+3.506
2522 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 1:13.3351:12.904+3.805
2620 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Benetton-Ford 1:13.2331:13.148+4.049
2725 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Ford 1:13.2401:13.550+4.141
2810 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 1:13.6551:13.386+4.287
2940 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 1:13.4961:13.997+4.397
3038 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Rial-Ford 1:15.3871:15.394+6.288

Race

Race report

Prost beat Senna off the line, but the Brazilian was later on the brakes and re-took the lead going into Copse Corner. They were followed by the Ferraris of Nigel Mansell and Gerhard Berger. At the end of lap 4, Berger pulled into the pits with electrical problems, rejoining the race some laps later. On lap 5 the race order was Senna, Prost, Mansell, the Williams pair of Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese, and Alessandro Nannini in the Benetton.

Senna spun out on lap 12 going into Becketts due to gear selection problems, handing Prost the lead from Mansell. Patrese overtook teammate Boutsen for third, before suffering a huge accident on lap 20 when a burst radiator sprayed water onto his rear wheels, causing him to spin off into the tyre barrier at Club Corner. With Prost and Mansell pulling away, Nelson Piquet moved into third in his Lotus on lap 23, ahead of Boutsen, Philippe Alliot in the Larrousse-Lola and Jean Alesi in the Tyrrell. Boutsen dropped back with a rear puncture while Alesi spun off at Club Corner on lap 29, at which point Prost led Mansell by 3.2 seconds, followed by Piquet, Nannini, Gugelmin and Alliot.

Alliot retired with an engine failure on lap 40. On lap 42, Mansell developed a puncture on his right front tyre, forcing him to pit. Prost was then delayed during his own pit stop for fresh tyres, but retained a healthy lead over Mansell. Gugelmin retired from fifth with a gearbox failure on lap 55, before Nannini passed Piquet for third on lap 56, pulling away in the closing laps.

At the chequered flag, Prost was 19 seconds ahead of Mansell, with Nannini a further 29 seconds back and Piquet the last driver on the lead lap. The Minardis of Pierluigi Martini and Luis Pérez-Sala finished fifth and sixth, scoring three points which prevented the team from being relegated to the pre-qualifying sessions for the second half of 1989 (and kept the Onyx team in these sessions, despite their two points for Stefan Johansson's fifth place at the previous race in France). This was Sala's only point in Formula One.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 641:19:22.13129
227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Ferrari 64+ 19.36936
319 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 64+ 48.01994
411 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 64+ 1:06.735103
523 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 63+ 1 lap112
624 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 63+ 1 lap151
726 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 63+ 1 lap24 
812 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 63+ 1 lap16 
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 62+ 2 laps19 
105 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 62+ 2 laps7 
1120 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Benetton-Ford 62+ 2 laps26 
1237 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 62+ 2 laps21 
Ret15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 54Gearbox6 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 49Engine20 
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 49Gear fire4 
Ret29 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Lola-Lamborghini 46Engine13 
Ret30 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 39Engine12 
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 32Accident18 
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 31Engine14 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Tyrrell-Ford 28Spun off22 
Ret17 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 23Handling17 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 19Radiator/accident5 
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli March-Judd 15Transmission8 
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 14Engine25 
Ret1 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 11Spun off/gearbox1 
Ret31 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford 2Gearbox23 
DNQ25 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Ford     
DNQ10 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford     
DNQ40 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford     
DNQ38 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Rial-Ford     
DNPQ36 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford     
DNPQ21 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford     
DNPQ33 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gregor Foitek EuroBrun-Judd     
DNPQ18 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford     
DNPQ41 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas AGS-Ford     
DNPQ34 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha     
DNPQ32 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni-Ford     
DNPQ35 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha     
DNPQ39 Flag of Germany.svg Volker Weidler Rial-Ford     
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the race

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