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Alain Prost won the 1989 Italian Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1989 Italian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Thierry Boutsen at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Gerhard Berger, and Thierry Boutsen
Race date
September 10, 1989
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
39
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Thierry Boutsen 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Luis Pérez-Sala from P26 to P8 (+18), René Arnoux from P23 to P9 (+14), and Satoru Nakajima from P19 to P10 (+9) 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, 5 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, and 3 +2 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.107 on lap 43. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:19:27.5509
2Gerhard BergerFerrari1:19:34.8766
3Thierry BoutsenWilliams1:19:42.5254
4Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:20:06.2723
5Jean AlesiTyrrell+1 lap2
6Martin BrundleBrabham+1 lap1
7Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
8Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi+2 laps0
9René ArnouxLigier+2 laps0
10Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+2 laps0
11Alex CaffiDallaraEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisDallaraEngine0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenEngine0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariGearbox0
DNFBertrand GachotOnyxRadiator0
DNFAlessandro NanniniBenettonBrakes0
DNFIvan CapelliMarchEngine0
DNFOlivier GrouillardLigierExhaust0
DNFNelson PiquetTeam LotusSpun off0
DNFJonathan PalmerTyrrellEngine0