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| Date | Sunday 16 July 1989 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  British GP |
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| Circuit | Silverstone |
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| Event Format | Race of 64 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #8 of 16 in 1989
#476 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 64 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4780 m |
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| Race Distance | 4780 × 64 = 305.920 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny, Hot, Dry |
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| Entries | 39 |
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| Qualifiers | 26 |
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| Finishers | 12 |
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| Debutants | AGS JH24 (Car Model) |
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| Milestones | Car 1 – 50th Pole Position (Car Number)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 4th Place Finishes –  Nélson Piquet (14),
2. Most 8th Place Finishes – Lotus (47),
3. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify –  Aguri Suzuki,  Piercarlo Ghinzani,  Volker Weidler (8),
4. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season – Aguri Suzuki, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Volker Weidler (8)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (394),
2. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (335),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (526),
4. Most Podium Finishes –  Alain Prost (75),
5. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Alain Prost (90),
6. Most Retirements – Riccardo Patrese (108),
7. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Alain Prost (90),
8. Most Race Wins – Alain Prost (38),
9. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (132),
10. Most Fastest Laps – Ferrari (112),
11. Most Races Led – Alain Prost (60),
12. Most Laps Led – Alain Prost (2024),
13. Most Race Entries – Lotus (1156),
14. Most Race Entries – Riccardo Patrese (185),
15. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify – Osella (17),
16. Most Poles – Ayrton Senna (35),
17. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Alain Prost (38),
18. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (115),
19. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (110),
20. Most 16th Place Qualifications – Lotus (62),
21. Most 22nd Place Qualifications – Tyrrell (33),
22. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season – Zakspeed (15)
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