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| Date | Sunday 22 October 1989 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Japanese GP |
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| Circuit | Suzuka |
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| Event Format | Race of 53 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #15 of 16 in 1989
#483 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 53 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5859 m |
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| Race Distance | 5859 × 53 = 310.527 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 | Cloudy, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 39 |
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| Qualifiers | 26 |
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| Finishers | 10 |
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| Debutants | Paolo Barilla (Driver) |
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| Milestones | Car 19 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Honda – 50th Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Judd – 200th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
 Alessandro Nannini – 1st Win (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 20th Place Qualifications –  March (30),
2. Most 3rd Place Qualifications in a Season – Ferrari (10),
3. Most 5th Place Qualifications in a Season – Riccardo Patrese (6)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Retirements – Lotus (508),
2. Most 4th Place Finishes –  Nélson Piquet (15),
3. Most Fastest Laps –  Alain Prost (32),
4. Most Races Led – Alain Prost (63),
5. Most Laps Led – Alain Prost (2099),
6. Most Race Entries – Lotus (1170),
7. Most Race Entries – Riccardo Patrese (192),
8. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify –  Zakspeed (28),
9. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify – Aguri Suzuki (15),
10. Most Poles – Ayrton Senna (41),
11. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Alain Prost (41),
12. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (120),
13. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (112),
14. Most 11th Place Qualifications – Lotus (47),
15. Most 12th Place Qualifications – Lotus (53),
16. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season – Zakspeed (28),
17. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season – Aguri Suzuki (15)
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