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1989 Belgian GP
1988 Italian GP

1989 Italian GP

1989 Portuguese GP
1990 Italian GP
 LX  Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Pre-QualifyingQualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 10 September 1989
Start time14:00
Event Italian GP
Circuit Monza
Event FormatRace of 53 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#12 of 16 in 1989
#480 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps53
Circuit Perimeter5800 m
Race Distance5800 × 53 = 307.400 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherPartially cloudy, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries39
Qualifiers26
Finishers11
DebutantsNone
Records Broken 1. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify Osella,  Zakspeed (23),
2. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Nigel Mansell (20)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (398),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (339),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (530),
4. Most Retirements Lotus (505),
5. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Alain Prost (94),
6. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Alain Prost (94),
7. Most Podium Finishes Alain Prost (78),
8. Most Race Wins Alain Prost (39),
9. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (133),
10. Most 10th Place Finishes Lotus (35),
11. Most Fastest Laps Alain Prost (31),
12. Most Races Led Alain Prost (62),
13. Most Laps Led Alain Prost (2056),
14. Most Race Entries Lotus (1164),
15. Most Race Entries Riccardo Patrese (189),
16. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify Aguri Suzuki (12),
17. Most Poles Ayrton Senna (38),
18. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (106),
19. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (118),
20. Most 11th Place Qualifications Lotus (46),
21. Most 19th Place Qualifications Lotus (29),
22. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season Zakspeed (23),
23. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season Aguri Suzuki (12)

World Championship standings
1  Alain Prost 71 
2  Ayrton Senna 51 
3  Nigel Mansell 38 
4  Riccardo Patrese 28 
5  Thierry Boutsen 24 
6  Alessandro Nannini 14 
7  Nélson Piquet 9 
8  Gerhard Berger 6 
9  Michele Alboreto 6 up
  Eddie Cheever 6 up
11  Derek Warwick 6 up
12  Johnny Herbert 5 up
  Jean Alesi 5 up
14  Mauricio Gugelmin 4 up
  Stefano Modena 4 up
  Andrea de Cesaris 4 up
17  Alex Caffi 4 up
18  Christian Danner 3 up
19  Pierluigi Martini 2 up
  René Arnoux 2 up
  Stefan Johansson 2 up
22  Martin Brundle 2 up
23  Gabriele Tarquini 1 up
  Jonathan Palmer 1 up
  Luis Perez-Sala 1 up
  Olivier Grouillard 1 up
1  McLaren / Honda 122 
2  Williams / Renault 52 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 44 
4  Benetton / Ford 19 
5  Tyrrell / Ford 12 up
6  Arrows / Ford 12 up
7  Lotus / Judd 9 
8  Dallara / Ford 8 
9  Brabham / Judd 6 
10  March / Judd 4 
11  Rial / Ford 3 
12  Ligier / Ford 3 
  Minardi / Ford 3 
14  Onyx / Ford 2 
15  AGS / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 1Car 2
EntrantHonda Marlboro McLarenHonda Marlboro McLarenHonda Marlboro McLaren
Driver Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Alain Prost
Car McLaren MP4/5 McLaren MP4/5 McLaren MP4/5
EngineHonda 3.5 V10Honda 3.5 V10Honda 3.5 V10
Time1:19'27.5501'23.7201'28.107
Speed232.119 km/h249.403 km/h236.985 km/h