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1989 Italian GP
1988 Portuguese GP

1989 Portuguese GP

1989 Spanish GP
1990 Portuguese GP
 XXIII  Grande Premio de Portugal

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

Details
DateSunday 24 September 1989
Start time14:00
Event Portuguese GP
Circuit Estoril
Event FormatRace of 71 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#13 of 16 in 1989
#481 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps71
Circuit Perimeter4350 m
Race Distance4350 × 71 = 308.850 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Hot, Dry
Participants
Entries39
Qualifiers26
Finishers14
Debutants
J J Lehto (Driver),    Williams FW13 (Car Model)
Records Broken 1. Most 7th Place Finishes Lotus (40)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Lotus (506),
2. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (340),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (531),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (399),
5. Most Podium Finishes Alain Prost (79),
6. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Alain Prost (95),
7. Most Retirements Riccardo Patrese (111),
8. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Alain Prost (95),
9. Most Race Wins Ferrari (98),
10. Most 2nd Place Finishes Alain Prost (27),
11. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (114),
12. Most Races Led Ferrari (241),
13. Most Laps Led Ferrari (6655),
14. Most Race Entries Lotus (1166),
15. Most Race Entries Riccardo Patrese (190),
16. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify Osella,  Zakspeed (25),
17. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify Aguri Suzuki (13),
18. Most Poles Ayrton Senna (39),
19. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (107),
20. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (119),
21. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Nigel Mansell (21),
22. Most 10th Place Qualifications Brabham (55),
23. Most 24th Place Qualifications March (31),
24. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season Zakspeed (25),
25. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season Aguri Suzuki (13)

World Championship standings
1  Alain Prost 75 
2  Ayrton Senna 51 
3  Nigel Mansell 38 
4  Riccardo Patrese 28 
5  Thierry Boutsen 24 
6  Alessandro Nannini 17 
7  Gerhard Berger 15 up
8  Nélson Piquet 9 up
9  Eddie Cheever 6 
  Michele Alboreto 6 
  Stefan Johansson 6 up
12  Derek Warwick 6 up
13  Johnny Herbert 5 up
  Jean Alesi 5 up
15  Andrea de Cesaris 4 up
  Mauricio Gugelmin 4 up
  Stefano Modena 4 up
18  Alex Caffi 4 up
19  Pierluigi Martini 4 
20  Christian Danner 3 up
21  René Arnoux 2 up
22  Martin Brundle 2 
  Jonathan Palmer 2 up
24  Gabriele Tarquini 1 up
  Olivier Grouillard 1 up
  Luis Perez-Sala 1 up
1  McLaren / Honda 128 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 53 up
3  Williams / Renault 52 up
4  Benetton / Ford 22 
5  Tyrrell / Ford 13 
6  Arrows / Ford 12 
7  Lotus / Judd 9 
8  Dallara / Ford 8 
9  Onyx / Ford 6 up
10  Brabham / Judd 6 up
11  Minardi / Ford 5 up
12  March / Judd 4 up
13  Rial / Ford 3 up
14  Ligier / Ford 3 up
15  AGS / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 28Car 1Car 28
EntrantScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACHonda Marlboro McLarenScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Driver Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna Gerhard Berger
Car Ferrari F1-89 McLaren MP4/5 Ferrari F1-89
EngineFerrari 3.5 V12Honda 3.5 V10Ferrari 3.5 V12
Time1:36'48.5461'15.4681'18.986
Speed191.418 km/h207.505 km/h198.263 km/h