1989 seasonR16 · 5 November 1989 · Adelaide

Australian Grand Prix 1989

Thierry Boutsen won for Williams. Started from P5.

Laps70PoleSennaFastest lapNakajimaDistance264.6 km
Start → finish · top ten5P1 BoutsenP2 NanniniP3 Patrese23P4 Nakajima13P5 Pirro3P6 Martini25P7 Gugelmin8P8 Modena

Race results

01Thierry BoutsenWilliams2:00:17.4219
02Alessandro NanniniBenetton+28.6586
03Riccardo PatreseWilliams+37.6834
04Satoru Nakajimafastest lapLotus+42.3313
05Emanuele PirroBenetton+2 laps2
06Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+3 laps1
07Maurício GugelminMarch+4 laps
08Stefano ModenaBrabham+6 laps
—Eddie CheeverArrowsSpun off
—JJ LehtoOnyxElectrical
—Olivier GrouillardLigierSpun off
—Nelson PiquetLotusCollision
—Piercarlo GhinzaniOsellaCollision
—Nigel MansellFerrariSpun off
—Ayrton SennaMcLarenCollision
—Alex CaffiDallaraSpun off
—Ivan CapelliMarchRadiator
—Andrea de CesarisDallaraSpun off
—Martin BrundleBrabhamCollision
—Derek WarwickArrowsSpun off
—Philippe AlliotLolaCollision
—Gerhard BergerFerrariCollision
—Jean AlesiTyrrellElectrical
—René ArnouxLigierCollision
—Alain ProstMcLarenWithdrew
—Nicola LariniOsellaElectrical
—Jonathan PalmerTyrrellDid not qualify
—Luis Pérez-SalaMinardiDid not qualify
—Bertrand GachotRialDid not qualify
—Pierre-Henri RaphanelRialDid not qualify
—Stefan JohanssonOnyxDid not pre-qualify
—Michele AlboretoLolaDid not pre-qualify
—Bernd SchneiderZakspeedDid not pre-qualify
—Roberto MorenoColoniDid not pre-qualify
—Oscar LarrauriEuroBrunDid not pre-qualify
—Aguri SuzukiZakspeedDid not pre-qualify
—Yannick DalmasAGSDid not pre-qualify
—Gabriele TarquiniAGSDid not pre-qualify
—Enrico BertaggiaColoniDid not pre-qualify