- Winner
- Thierry Boutsen
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Thierry Boutsen, Alessandro Nannini, and Riccardo Patrese
- Race date
- November 5, 1989
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Satoru Nakajima
- Classified drivers
- 39
- Circuit
- Adelaide Street Circuit
The decisive result
Thierry Boutsen finished first for Williams. Alessandro Nannini is listed 2 for Benetton, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Satoru Nakajima from P23 to P4 (+19), Maurício Gugelmin from P25 to P7 (+18), and Emanuele Pirro from P13 to P5 (+8) 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 Collision, 6 Spun off, 4 DNQ, and 4 Finished. Satoru Nakajima holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.480 on lap 64. 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.