Round 9 · 30 July 1989
1989 German Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1989 German Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 30 July 1989 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 1. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:21:43.302 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +18.151 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | +83.254 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 10 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 25 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | — | — | Electrical |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 15 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 24 | — | — | Overheating |
| 22 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Electrical |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 26 | — | — | Electrical |
| 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 30 | Volker Weidler | Rial | — | — | — | Disqualified |