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Alain Prost won the 1989 United States Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1989 United States Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Eddie Cheever at Phoenix Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Riccardo Patrese, and Eddie Cheever
Race date
June 4, 1989
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
39
Circuit
Phoenix Street Circuit

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Riccardo Patrese is listed 2 for Williams, with Eddie Cheever 3 for Arrows.

Grid to finish

Christian Danner from P26 to P4 (+22), Johnny Herbert from P25 to P5 (+20), and Gabriele Tarquini from P24 to P7 (+17) 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 DNQ, 3 +1 lap, 3 Engine, and 3 Finished. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.969 on lap 38. 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 ProstMcLaren2:01:33.1339
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams2:02:12.8296
3Eddie CheeverArrows2:02:16.3434
4Christian DannerRial+1 lap3
5Johnny HerbertBenetton+1 lap2
6Thierry BoutsenWilliams+1 lap1
7Gabriele TarquiniAGSEngine0
8Andrea de CesarisDallara+5 laps0
9Jonathan PalmerTyrrellOut of fuel0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariAlternator0
DNFAlex CaffiDallaraCollision0
DNFNelson PiquetTeam LotusSpun off0
DNFStefan JohanssonOnyxSuspension0
DNFLuis Pérez-SalaMinardiEngine0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenElectrical0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabhamBrakes0
DNFStefano ModenaBrabhamBrakes0
DNFNigel MansellFerrariAlternator0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiEngine0
DNFSatoru NakajimaTeam LotusThrottle0