Round 15 · 1989
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit, Japan · Sun 22 Oct · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 1:35:06.277 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | +11.904 | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | +13.446 | 4 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Borgward | 11 | +1:44.225 | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 25 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 20 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | +2 Laps | |
| — | Nicola Larini | Osella | 10 | Brakes | |
| — | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Disqualified | |
| — | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Collision | |
| — | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | Engine | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | |
| — | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Borgward | 12 | Engine | |
| — | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 18 | Gearbox | |
| — | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 8 | Engine | |
| — | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Gearbox | |
| — | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 22 | Collision | |
| — | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 23 | Engine | |
| — | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | Suspension | |
| — | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 26 | Fuel leak | |
| — | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | Gearbox | |
| — | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 14 | Collision | |
| — | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 19 | Clutch |