1989 Monaco Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One season. | ||
| Date | May 7, 1989 | |
| Official name | XLVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco | |
| Location | Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo |
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| Course | Temporary street circuit 2.068 mi / 3.328 km |
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| Distance | 77 laps, 159.229 mi / 256.256 km | |
| Weather | Warm, dry, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:22.308 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:25.501 on lap 59 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
| Second | Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda |
| Third |  Stefano Modena |
Brabham-Judd |
The 1989 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1989.
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[edit] Race Summary
The field was one fewer in Monaco as Ferrari had decided not to run a second car to replace Gerhard Berger, who was injured in a scary accident at Imola. Elsewhere Tyrrell had new cars that looked promising. Ayrton Senna was on pole by a full second over teammate Alain Prost with Thierry Boutsen sharing row two with the surprisingly competitive Brabham of Martin Brundle. Mansell was fifth followed by Warwick, Patrese. Modena, Caffi, and De Cesaris.
At the start Senna got away brilliantly and Prost could do nothing but slot into second. The McLarens proceeded to pull away from the field as usual while behind them Williams were in all sorts of trouble, both Boutsen and Patrese had to stop for new rear wings. Nigel Mansell went out on lap 20 with more gearbox issues for Ferrari and one of the talking points of the race came on lap 33 when De Cesaris attempted to pass Piquet at Loews Hairpin. The predictable accident occurred and some choice words were exchanged between the two drivers and a huge traffic jam was caused. Brundle was looking good until he had to stop for a new battery and dropped back to seventh. Senna continued to dominate, Prost having been slowed by the Piquet-De Cesaris incident and duly won his second Monaco grand prix from Prost, the amazing Modena, Caffi, Alboreto, and Brundle who was promoted to sixth on the final lap as a result of Capelli's retirement.
[edit] Classification
[edit] Pre Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Stefano Modena |
Brabham-Judd | 1:26.957 |
| 2 | 21 | Alex Caffi |
Dallara-Ford | 1:27.098 |
| 3 | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel |
Coloni-Ford | 1:27.590 |
| 4 | 7 |  Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Judd | 1:27.774 |
| 5 | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Ford | 1:27.795 |
| 6 | 36 |  Stefan Johansson |
Onyx-Ford | 1.27.821 |
| 7 | 17 | Nicola Larini |
Osella-Ford | 1:28.555 |
| 8 | 34 |  Bernd Schneider |
Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:28.610 |
| 9 | 37 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Bertrand Gachot |
Onyx-Ford | 1:28.897 |
| 10 | 33 |  Gregor Foitek |
Euro Brun-Judd | 1:29.423 |
| 11 | 39 | Volker Weidler |
Rial-Ford | 1:29.498 |
| 12 | 35 |  Aguri Suzuki |
Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:30.528 |
| 13 | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock |
AGS-Ford | 1:32.274 |
[edit] Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 1:24.126 | 1:22.308 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda | 1:24.671 | 1:23.456 |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen |
Williams-Renault | 1:25.540 | 1:24.332 |
| 4 | 7 | Martin Brundle |
Brabham-Judd | 1:26.970 | 1:24.580 |
| 5 | 27 | Nigel Mansell |
Ferrari | 1:25.363 | 1:24.735 |
| 6 | 9 | Derek Warwick |
Arrows-Ford | 1:26.606 | 1:24.791 |
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault | 1:27.138 | 1:25.021 |
| 8 | 8 | Stefano Modena |
Brabham-Judd | 1:27.598 | 1:25.086 |
| 9 | 21 | Alex Caffi |
Dallara-Ford | 1:27.894 | 1:25.481 |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Dallara-Ford | 1:26.617 | 1:25.515 |
| 11 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:28.469 | 1:26.288 |
| 12 | 4 | Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell-Ford | No Time | 1:26.388 |
| 13 | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini |
AGS-Ford | 1:26.603 | 1:26.422 |
| 14 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin |
March-Judd | 1:28.917 | 1:26.522 |
| 15 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton-Ford | 1:28.608 | 1:26.599 |
| 16 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard |
Ligier-Ford | 1:27.040 | 1:26.792 |
| 17 | 30 | Philippe Alliot |
Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:26.975 | 1:26.857 |
| 18 | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel |
Coloni-Ford | 1:30.264 | 1:27.011 |
| 19 | 11 | Nelson Piquet |
Lotus-Judd | 1:29.047 | 1:27.046 |
| 20 | 10 |  Eddie Cheever |
Arrows-Ford | 1:28.461 | 1:27.117 |
| 21 | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Ford | 1:30.003 | 1:27.182 |
| 22 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
March-Judd | 1:29.800 | 1:27.302 |
| 23 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:29.151 | 1:27.452 |
| 24 | 20 | Johnny Herbert |
Benetton-Ford | 1:29.661 | 1:27.706 |
| 25 | 31 | Roberto Moreno |
Coloni-Ford | 1:30.209 | 1:27.721 |
| 26 | 24 |  Luis Perez-Sala |
Minardi-Ford | 1:28.886 | 1:27.786 |
| 27 | 38 | Christian Danner |
Rial-Ford | 1:28.737 | 1:27.910 |
| 28 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas |
Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:29.794 | 1:27.946 |
| 29 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima |
Lotus-Judd | 1:28.568 | 1:28.419 |
[edit] Race
[edit] Notes
- First Grand Prix start: Pierre-Henri Raphanel
- First points: Stefano Modena, Alex Caffi, Scuderia Italia/Dallara
- First podium: Stefano Modena
- 50th Grand Prix start: Alessandro Nannini
- This marked the only time that Coloni had 2 cars starting a grand prix
- Last podium: Brabham
[edit] References
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
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