1989 San Marino Grand Prix

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1989 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 2 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One World Championship
Imola Circuit 1980-1995 Layout.png
Race details
Date23 April 1989
Official name IX Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.040 km (3.132 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 292.32 km (181.638 miles)
Scheduled distance 61 laps, 307.440 km (191.052 miles)
Weather Warm, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Honda
Time 1:26.010
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Honda
Time 1:26.795 on lap 45
Podium
First McLaren-Honda
Second McLaren-Honda
Third Benetton-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1989 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1989 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the IX Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held at the Imola circuit on 23 April 1989. It was the second race of the 1989 Formula One season. The race was overshadowed by Gerhard Berger's massive accident at Tamburello corner. The race was stopped for one hour and restarted. The race was won by Ayrton Senna who started from pole position. The Grand Prix had a total of 39 entrants, the largest amount in Formula One history. This record was equalled in the following 14 races of the season but, as of 2022, it has not been broken.

Contents

Qualifying

Pre-qualifying report

As at the previous race in Brazil, the Brabhams were easily the fastest cars in the Friday morning session. Stefano Modena was quickest on this occasion, with Martin Brundle in second. Alex Caffi pre-qualified his Dallara in third, with Nicola Larini's Osella in fourth. Only four cars went through from this session now that the injured Philippe Streiff had been replaced at AGS by Gabriele Tarquini, who had left the abortive FIRST team.

Onyx improved on their showing in Brazil, with Bertrand Gachot just missing out on pre-qualification in fifth place. The EuroBrun of Gregor Foitek was sixth, ahead of the second Osella of Piercarlo Ghinzani. The other Onyx of Stefan Johansson was eighth, followed by the second AGS of Joachim Winkelhock. Tenth was the Coloni of Pierre-Henri Raphanel, just ahead of the two Zakspeeds of Aguri Suzuki and Bernd Schneider, the Japanese driver outpacing his more experienced team-mate. Nearly four seconds adrift at the bottom of the time sheets was the Rial of Volker Weidler, despite the German trying all three of the team's cars. [1]

Pre-qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
18 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 1:27.350
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 1:28.197+0.747
321 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 1:29.346+1.996
417 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:29.787+2.437
537 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 1:30.384+3.034
633 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gregor Foitek EuroBrun-Judd 1:30.620+3.270
718 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford 1:30.631+3.281
836 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford 1:30.647+3.297
941 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock AGS-Ford 1:32.071+4.721
1032 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni-Ford 1:32.267+4.917
1135 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:32.287+4.937
1234 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:32.855+5.485
1339 Flag of Germany.svg Volker Weidler Rial-Ford 1:36.480+9.130

Qualifying report

The only change to the entry list for the San Marino Grand Prix was the arrival of Gabriele Tarquini in the second car of the small AGS team, which had only run one car in Brazil after Philippe Streiff had suffered career ending injuries in pre-season testing. A record 39 cars were entered for the Grand Prix,[ citation needed ] although only 26 were allowed to start the race.

After their defeat in Brazil, McLaren spent eight days testing at Imola prior to the San Marino Grand Prix. According to Ayrton Senna, they tested everything on the McLaren MP4/5, including aerodynamics, suspension, brakes and fuel consumption. It worked for Senna and Alain Prost, as they locked out the front row and were over 1.5 seconds faster than the Ferrari of Nigel Mansell. Riccardo Patrese showed his and Williams' revival with fourth on the grid followed by Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) with Thierry Boutsen rounding out the top six.

At Tyrrell, Michele Alboreto failed to qualify for a race for the first time since the 1981 German Grand Prix, in the new Tyrrell 018. Only one 018 was available, and although team mate Jonathan Palmer managed to sneak onto the grid in 25th in the older model 017, he raced the 018.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
11 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:42.9391:26.010
22 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 1:44.5381:26.235+0.225
327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Ferrari 1:49.6651:27.652+1.642
46 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:47.4861:27.920+1.910
528 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:42.7811:28.089+2.079
65 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 1:49.4511:28.308+2.298
719 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 1:45.5361:28.854+2.844
811 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 1:48.124 1:29.057+3.047
921 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 1:48.8681:29.069+3.059
1026 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 1:47.3711:29.104+3.094
1123 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:47.3211:29.152+3.142
129 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 1:47.8591:29.281+3.271
1316 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli March-Judd 1:48.1781:29.385+3.375
1417 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:47.5771:29.485+3.475
1524 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 1:46.8001:29.503+3.493
1622 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 1:53.6811:29.669+3.659
178 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 1:48.4151:29.761+3.751
1840 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 1:48.7951:29.913+3.903
1915 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 1:52.1191:30.163+4.153
2030 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 2:00.2931:30.168+4.158
2110 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 1:45.3751:30.233+4.223
227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 1:46.2791:30.271+4.261
2320 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Benetton-Ford 2:05.1261:30.347+4.337
2412 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 1:46.4831:30.697+4.687
253 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 1:51.2291:30.928+4.918
2629 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Lola-Lamborghini 1:58.0831:31.137+5.127
274 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:51.3291:31.206+5.196
2825 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Ford 1:48.0911:31.268+5.258
2938 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Rial-Ford 1:47.9671:31.341+5.331
3031 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford 1:50.9471:31.775+5.765

Race

Start and lap 4 accident (red flag)

At the start, Ayrton Senna got away well but behind him Alain Prost found himself just ahead of Nigel Mansell's Ferrari but the Englishman could not find his way around Prost's McLaren. Mansell fell off a little after that and found himself battling with Riccardo Patrese while on the second lap Ivan Capelli had a nasty accident in his March. On lap four, fifth-placed Gerhard Berger's Ferrari speared off the track at the fast Tamburello corner due to a mechanical failure. Berger hit the wall at an estimated 180 mph and when his car came to a rest it was covered in fuel and it immediately burst into flames. Three fire marshalls (Bruno Miniati, Paolo Verdi and Gabriele Violi) arrived on foot sixteen seconds after impact and the fire was put out ten seconds later; the fuel had also burned up in the inferno. The race was red-flagged and Berger escaped with broken ribs and second-degree burns.

Race restart and conclusion

The race was restarted after half an hour and run a further 55 laps on aggregate timing. This time Prost got away much better and got past Senna while behind them Mansell made a poor start and fell behind Patrese and Alessandro Nannini. On the run-down to the Tosa hairpin Senna got alongside Prost into Villeneuve and out-braked him into Tosa. The McLarens proceeded to pull away from the competition while behind them there was more drama as Stefano Modena put his Brabham into the wall rather violently, escaping unhurt. Olivier Grouillard was disqualified on Lap 5 for his car being illegally worked on by his team during the one-hour delay.

As the McLarens pulled away Mansell, Patrese, and Nannini were busy fighting over third place. It was settled in the space of three laps as Patrese retired with a timing belt failure and Mansell followed shortly afterwards with a gearbox problem. This left Nannini in third while up front Senna cruised home to victory from Prost who, in his pursuit of Senna, had suffered a spin on lap 42 at Variante Bassa. Nannini led home Thierry Boutsen, Derek Warwick in the Arrows and Jonathan Palmer in the Tyrrell. Olivier Grouillard was disqualified because Ligier illegally repaired his car on the grid before the second start. Thierry Boutsen and Alex Caffi were initially disqualified after a protest from Ligier because they had changed tyres in the pitlane before the second start, but were reinstated following an appeal.

The Prost/Senna war began to build up speed after the Frenchman said that McLaren had a pre-race agreement that whoever led into the first turn should stay there, which was ironically suggested by Senna. [2] In Prost's view, Senna had broken this agreement by passing him partway round the first lap after the restart.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 581:26:51.24519
22 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 58+ 40.22526
319 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 57+ 1 lap74
45 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 57+ 1 lap63
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 57+ 1 lap122
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 57+ 1 lap251
721 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 57+ 1 lap9
840 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini AGS-Ford 57+ 1 lap18
910 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 56+ 2 laps21
1022 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 56+ 2 laps16
1120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Benetton-Ford 56+ 2 laps23
1217 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 52Spun off14
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 51Fuel system22
NC12 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 46Not classified24
Ret24 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 43Spun off15
Ret15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 39Transmission19
Ret11 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 29Engine8
Ret27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Ferrari 23Gearbox3
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 21Engine4
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 19Spun off17
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 6Gearbox11
DSQ26 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 4Illegal car repairs10
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3Accident5
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli March-Judd 1Spun off13
Ret30 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 0Electrical20
Ret29 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Lola-Lamborghini 0Electrical26
DNQ4 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford
DNQ25 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Ford
DNQ38 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner Rial-Ford
DNQ31 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford
DNPQ37 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford
DNPQ33 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gregor Foitek EuroBrun-Judd
DNPQ18 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford
DNPQ36 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford
DNPQ41 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock AGS-Ford
DNPQ32 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni-Ford
DNPQ35 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha
DNPQ34 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha
DNPQ39 Flag of Germany.svg Volker Weidler Rial-Ford
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

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