Round 2 · 23 April 1989
1989 San Marino Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 23 April 1989 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Italy), starting from position 1. Alain Prost (McLaren) and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:26:51.245 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +40.225 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 25 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 22 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 24 | — | — | Not classified |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 19 | — | — | Transmission |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 10 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | March | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | — | — | Electrical |
| 26 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 26 | — | — | Electrical |