- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, and Riccardo Patrese
- Race date
- July 9, 1989
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Maurício Gugelmin
- Classified drivers
- 39
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard
The decisive result
Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Eddie Cheever from P25 to P7 (+18), Emanuele Pirro from P24 to P9 (+15), and Jean Alesi from P16 to P4 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 DNPQ, 6 Engine, 4 DNQ, 4 Finished, and 3 +1 lap. Maurício Gugelmin holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:12.090 on lap 29. 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.