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Gerhard Berger won the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Alain Prost and Stefan Johansson at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Gerhard Berger
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Gerhard Berger, Alain Prost, and Stefan Johansson
Race date
September 24, 1989
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
39
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Gerhard Berger finished first for Ferrari. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Stefan Johansson 3 for Onyx.

Grid to finish

Satoru Nakajima from P25 to P7 (+18), Jonathan Palmer from P18 to P6 (+12), and Michele Alboreto from P21 to P11 (+10) 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 +1 lap, 5 +2 laps, 4 DNQ, and 4 Finished. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.986 on lap 49. 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
1Gerhard BergerFerrari1:36:48.5469
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:37:21.1836
3Stefan JohanssonOnyx1:37:43.8714
4Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:38:10.9153
5Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap2
6Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+1 lap1
7Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+1 lap0
8Martin BrundleBrabham+1 lap0
9Philippe AlliotLola+1 lap0
10Maurício GugelminMarch+2 laps0
11Michele AlboretoLola+2 laps0
12Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi+2 laps0
13René ArnouxLigier+2 laps0
14Stefano ModenaBrabham+2 laps0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsOverheating0
DNFThierry BoutsenWilliamsOverheating0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenCollision0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsAccident0
DNFNelson PiquetTeam LotusSuspension0
DNFAlex CaffiDallaraSuspension0