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1989 French Grand Prix F1 Starting Grid

1989 French Grand Prix Formula 1 starting grid with driver, constructor, circuit, and season details.

Browse the full classification, related season, driver, team, circuit, and championship history.

Season
1989
Round
7
Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard
Winner
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
26
Starting grid
GridDriverConstructorStatus
1Alain ProstMcLarenFinished
2Ayrton SennaMcLarenDifferential
3Nigel MansellFerrariFinished
4Alessandro NanniniBenettonSuspension
5Thierry BoutsenWilliamsGearbox
6Gerhard BergerFerrariClutch
7Philippe AlliotLolaEngine
8Riccardo PatreseWilliamsFinished
9Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+2 laps
10Maurício GugelminMarchNC
11Bertrand GachotOnyx+4 laps
12Ivan CapelliMarchEngine
13Stefan JohanssonOnyx+1 lap
14Martin DonnellyArrows+3 laps
15Éric BernardLola+3 laps
16Jean AlesiTyrrellFinished
17Olivier GrouillardLigier+1 lap
18René ArnouxLigierGearbox
19Satoru NakajimaTeam LotusEngine
20Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus+2 laps