Round 15 · 22 October 1989
1989 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) won the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 22 October 1989 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 6. Riccardo Patrese (Williams) and Thierry Boutsen (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 1:35:06.277 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | +11.904 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | +13.446 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | +104.225 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 25 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 12 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Collision |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 22 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 10 | — | — | Brakes |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 26 | — | — | Fuel leak |
| 24 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 25 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 26 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Clutch |