Gridpedia1989 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 9 Jul 1989
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 80 | 1:38:29.411 | 9 | |
| 2 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | +44.017 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | 80 | +1:06.921 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 16 | 80 | +1:13.232 | 3 | |
| 5 | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 13 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 17 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 25 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 24 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 9 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 29 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 15 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Martin Donnelly | Arrows | 14 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 11 | 76 | Engine | 0 | |
| N | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 10 | 71 | Not classified | 1:12.090 | 0 |
| R | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | 67 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 50 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 19 | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 12 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | 40 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 7 | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 21 | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | 29 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 26 | 27 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | 14 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | 0 | Differential | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Gregor Foitek | Euro Brun | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 38 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 0 | 4 |