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🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix
5 November 1989 · Adelaide Street Circuit
Head to head · 1989
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
MCLAlain Prost
McLaren
Constructors' champion
MCLMcLaren
141 points
Classified drivers
42
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
19
Total constructors in standings
Standings
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Alain Prost
McLaren
Car · MP4/5
Points
76
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
Car · MP4/5
Points
60
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
Car · FW12C / FW13
Points
40
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
Car · 640
Points
38
Thierry Boutsen
Williams
Car · FW12C / FW13
Points
37
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
Car · B188 / B189
Points
32
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
Car · 640
Points
21
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
Points
12
Jean Alesi
Tyrrell
Car · 017B / 018
Points
8
Derek Warwick
Arrows
Car · A11
Points
7
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
Car · A11
Points
6
Stefan Johansson
Onyx
Car · ORE-1
Points
6
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell, Larrousse
Car · 017B / 018
Points
6
Johnny Herbert
Benetton, Tyrrell
Car · B188 / B189, 017B / 018
Points
5
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Car · M188B / M189
Points
5
Maurício Gugelmin
March
Car · 881 / CG891
Points
4
Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara
Car · F189
Points
4
Stefano Modena
Brabham
Car · BT58
Points
4
Alex Caffi
Dallara
Car · F189
Points
4
Martin Brundle
Brabham
Car · BT58
Points
4
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
Points
3
Christian Danner
Rial
Car · ARC2
Points
3
Emanuele Pirro
Benetton
Car · B188 / B189
Points
2
René Arnoux
Ligier
Car · JS33
Points
2
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
Car · 017B / 018
Points
2
Olivier Grouillard
Ligier
Car · JS33
Points
1
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
Car · JH23B / JH24
Points
1
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
Car · M188B / M189
Points
1
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
Points
1
Ivan Capelli
March
Car · 881 / CG891
Points
0
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
Points
0
Bertrand Gachot
Onyx, Rial
Car · ORE-1, ARC2
Points
0
Nicola Larini
Osella
Car · FA1M
Points
0
Martin Donnelly
Arrows
Car · A11
Points
0
Roberto Moreno
Coloni
Car · FC188B / C3
Points
0
Jyrki Järvilehto
Onyx
Car · ORE-1
Points
0
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
Car · FA1M
Points
0
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
Car · 891
Points
0
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Coloni, Rial
Car · FC188B / C3, ARC2
Points
0
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse, AGS
Car · JH23B / JH24
Points
0
Paolo Barilla
Minardi
Car · M188B / M189
Points
0
Volker Weidler
Rial
Car · ARC2
Points
0
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCL Alain Prost French | McLaren MP4/5 | French | 76 |
| 2 | MCL Ayrton Senna Brazilian | McLaren MP4/5 | Brazilian | 60 |
| 3 | WIL Riccardo Patrese Italian | Williams FW12C / FW13 | Italian | 40 |
| 4 | FER Nigel Mansell British | Ferrari 640 | British | 38 |
| 5 | WIL Thierry Boutsen Belgian | Williams FW12C / FW13 | Belgian | 37 |
| 6 | BEN Alessandro Nannini Italian | Benetton B188 / B189 | Italian | 32 |
| 7 | FER Gerhard Berger Austrian | Ferrari 640 | Austrian | 21 |
| 8 | TEA Nelson Piquet Brazilian | Team Lotus | Brazilian | 12 |
| 9 | TYR Jean Alesi French | Tyrrell 017B / 018 | French | 8 |
| 10 | ARR Derek Warwick British | Arrows A11 | British | 7 |
| 11 | ARR Eddie Cheever American | Arrows A11 | American | 6 |
| 12 | ONY Stefan Johansson Swedish | Onyx ORE-1 | Swedish | 6 |
| 13 | TYR Michele Alboreto Italian | Tyrrell, Larrousse 017B / 018 | Italian | 6 |
| 14 | BEN Johnny Herbert British | Benetton, Tyrrell B188 / B189, 017B / 018 | British | 5 |
| 15 | MIN Pierluigi Martini Italian | Minardi M188B / M189 | Italian | 5 |
| 16 | MAR Maurício Gugelmin Brazilian | March 881 / CG891 | Brazilian | 4 |
| 17 | DAL Andrea de Cesaris Italian | Dallara F189 | Italian | 4 |
| 18 | BRA Stefano Modena Italian | Brabham BT58 | Italian | 4 |
| 19 | DAL Alex Caffi Italian | Dallara F189 | Italian | 4 |
| 20 | BRA Martin Brundle British | Brabham BT58 | British | 4 |
| 21 | TEA Satoru Nakajima Japanese | Team Lotus | Japanese | 3 |
| 22 | RIA Christian Danner German | Rial ARC2 | German | 3 |
| 23 | BEN Emanuele Pirro Italian | Benetton B188 / B189 | Italian | 2 |
| 24 | LIG René Arnoux French | Ligier JS33 | French | 2 |
| 25 | TYR Jonathan Palmer British | Tyrrell 017B / 018 | British | 2 |
| 26 | LIG Olivier Grouillard French | Ligier JS33 | French | 1 |
| 27 | AGS Gabriele Tarquini Italian | AGS JH23B / JH24 | Italian | 1 |
| 28 | MIN Luis Pérez-Sala Spanish | Minardi M188B / M189 | Spanish | 1 |
| 29 | LAR Philippe Alliot French | Larrousse | French | 1 |
| — | MAR Ivan Capelli Italian | March 881 / CG891 | Italian | 0 |
| — | LAR Éric Bernard French | Larrousse | French | 0 |
| — | ONY Bertrand Gachot Belgian | Onyx, Rial ORE-1, ARC2 | Belgian | 0 |
| — | OSE Nicola Larini Italian | Osella FA1M | Italian | 0 |
| — | ARR Martin Donnelly British | Arrows A11 | British | 0 |
| — | COL Roberto Moreno Brazilian | Coloni FC188B / C3 | Brazilian | 0 |
| — | ONY Jyrki Järvilehto Finnish | Onyx ORE-1 | Finnish | 0 |
| — | OSE Piercarlo Ghinzani Italian | Osella FA1M | Italian | 0 |
| — | ZAK Bernd Schneider German | Zakspeed 891 | German | 0 |
| — | COL Pierre-Henri Raphanel French | Coloni, Rial FC188B / C3, ARC2 | French | 0 |
| — | LAR Yannick Dalmas French | Larrousse, AGS JH23B / JH24 | French | 0 |
| — | MIN Paolo Barilla Italian | Minardi M188B / M189 | Italian | 0 |
| — | RIA Volker Weidler German | Rial ARC2 | German | 0 |