Round 8 · 16 July 1989
1989 British Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1989 British Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 16 July 1989 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 2. Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:19:22.131 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | +19.369 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 9 | +48.019 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 10 | +66.735 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Fire |
| 16 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 17 | — | — | Handling |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | — | — | Radiator |
| 23 | Ivan Capelli | March | 8 | — | — | Transmission |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | 23 | — | — | Gearbox |