- Winner
- Ayrton Senna
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Nigel Mansell
- Race date
- August 27, 1989
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Classified drivers
- 39
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The decisive result
Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nigel Mansell 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Olivier Grouillard from P26 to P13 (+13), Luis Pérez-Sala from P25 to P15 (+10), and Stefan Johansson from P15 to P8 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 DNPQ, 7 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, and 4 Spun off. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:11.571 on lap 44. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.