- Winner
- Ayrton Senna
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Stefano Modena
- Race date
- May 7, 1989
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Classified drivers
- 38
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco
The decisive result
Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Stefano Modena 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Jonathan Palmer from P23 to P9 (+14), Eddie Cheever from P20 to P7 (+13), and Ivan Capelli from P22 to P11 (+11) 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, 4 +2 laps, 4 +4 laps, 4 Gearbox, and 3 +3 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.501 on lap 59. 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.