Round 16 · 1989
Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia · Sun 5 Nov · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 2:00:17.421 | 9 |
| 2 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | +28.658 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | +37.683 | 4 |
| 4 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Borgward | 23 | +42.331 | 3 |
| 5 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 25 | +4 Laps | |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | +6 Laps | |
| — | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | Spun off | |
| — | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 17 | Electrical | |
| — | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | Spun off | |
| — | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Borgward | 18 | Collision | |
| — | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 21 | Collision | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 7 | Spun off | |
| — | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Collision | |
| — | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 10 | Spun off | |
| — | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | Radiator | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 9 | Spun off | |
| — | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | Collision | |
| — | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 20 | Spun off | |
| — | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | Collision | |
| — | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 14 | Collision | |
| — | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 15 | Electrical | |
| — | René Arnoux | Ligier | 26 | Collision | |
| — | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Withdrew | |
| — | Nicola Larini | Osella | 11 | Electrical |