- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, and Alessandro Nannini
- Race date
- July 16, 1989
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Nigel Mansell
- Classified drivers
- 39
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit
The decisive result
Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Alessandro Nannini 3 for Benetton.
Grid to finish
Olivier Grouillard from P24 to P7 (+17), Emanuele Pirro from P26 to P11 (+15), and Derek Warwick from P19 to P9 (+10) 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, 5 Engine, 4 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, and 4 DNQ. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:12.017 on lap 57. 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.