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Ayrton Senna won the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alain Prost and Alessandro Nannini at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Alessandro Nannini
Race date
April 23, 1989
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
39
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Alessandro Nannini 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Jonathan Palmer from P25 to P6 (+19), Eddie Cheever from P21 to P9 (+12), and Johnny Herbert from P23 to P11 (+12) 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, 6 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, 4 Spun off, and 3 +2 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.795 on lap 45. 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
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:26:51.2459
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:27:31.4706
3Alessandro NanniniBenetton+1 lap4
4Thierry BoutsenWilliams+1 lap3
5Derek WarwickArrows+1 lap2
6Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+1 lap1
7Alex CaffiDallara+1 lap0
8Gabriele TarquiniAGS+1 lap0
9Eddie CheeverArrows+2 laps0
10Andrea de CesarisDallara+2 laps0
11Johnny HerbertBenetton+2 laps0
12Nicola LariniOsellaSpun off0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabhamFuel system0
NCSatoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+12 laps0
DNFLuis Pérez-SalaMinardiSpun off0
DNFMaurício GugelminMarchTransmission0
DNFNelson PiquetTeam LotusEngine0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariGearbox0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsEngine0
DNFStefano ModenaBrabhamSpun off0