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1989 French Grand Prix

The French Grand Prix 1989 was the 7th round of the 1989 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France, on July 9th.

Alain Prost won the race from the pole, followed by Nigel Mansell, and Riccardo Patrese completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Alain Prost
McLaren
1:38:29.411
Finished
2
1
Nigel Mansell
Ferrari
+44.017
Finished
3
5
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
+1:06.921
Finished
4
12
Jean Alesi
Tyrrell
+1:13.232
Finished
5
8
Stefan Johansson
Onyx
+1 Lap
6
11
Olivier Grouillard
Ligier
+1 Lap
7
18
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
+1 Lap
8
12
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
+2 Laps
9
15
Emanuele Pirro
Benetton
+2 Laps
10
1
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
11
4
Éric Bernard
Larrousse
+3 Laps
12
2
Martin Donnelly
Arrows
+3 Laps
13
2
Bertrand Gachot
Onyx
Engine
14
4
Maurício Gugelmin
March
Not classified
15
7
Stefano Modena
Brabham
Engine
16
11
Thierry Boutsen
Williams
Gearbox
17
2
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
Engine
18
6
Ivan Capelli
March
Engine
19
15
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
Suspension
20
3
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Engine
21
14
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
Engine
22
1
Gabriele Tarquini
AGS
Engine
23
17
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
Clutch
24
2
Alex Caffi
Dallara
Clutch
25
7
René Arnoux
Ligier
Gearbox
26
24
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
Differential
27
27
Andrea de Cesaris
Dallara
Did not qualify
28
28
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
Did not qualify
29
29
Christian Danner
Rial
Did not qualify
30
30
Roberto Moreno
Coloni
Did not qualify
31
31
Nicola Larini
Osella
Did not prequalify
32
32
Martin Brundle
Brabham
Did not prequalify
33
33
Volker Weidler
Rial
Did not prequalify
34
34
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
Did not prequalify
35
35
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
Did not prequalify
36
36
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Coloni
Did not prequalify
37
37
Aguri Suzuki
Zakspeed
Did not prequalify
38
38
Gregor Foitek
Euro Brun
Did not prequalify
39
39
Joachim Winkelhock
AGS
Did not prequalify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 23 drivers out of the original 39 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Bertrand Gachot, Stefano Modena, Satoru Nakajima, Ivan Capelli, Pierluigi Martini, Philippe Alliot, and Gabriele Tarquini, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Maurício Gugelmin, who did not classify on lap 71, Thierry Boutsen, and René Arnoux, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Alessandro Nannini, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 40, Gerhard Berger, and Alex Caffi, both had a problem with the clutch, Ayrton Senna, who had a problem with the differential on lap 0, and Nicola Larini, Martin Brundle, Volker Weidler, Bernd Schneider, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Aguri Suzuki, Gregor Foitek, and Joachim Winkelhock, all of whom did not prequalify.

Engine

  • Bertrand Gachot
    Lap 76
  • Stefano Modena
    Lap 67
  • Satoru Nakajima
    Lap 49
  • Ivan Capelli
    Lap 43
  • Pierluigi Martini
    Lap 31
  • Philippe Alliot
    Lap 30
  • Gabriele Tarquini
    Lap 30

Not classified

  • Maurício Gugelmin
    Lap 71

Gearbox

  • Thierry Boutsen
    Lap 50
  • René Arnoux
    Lap 14

Suspension

  • Alessandro Nannini
    Lap 40

Clutch

  • Gerhard Berger
    Lap 29
  • Alex Caffi
    Lap 27

Differential

  • Ayrton Senna
    Lap 0

Did not prequalify

  • Nicola Larini
    Lap 0
  • Martin Brundle
    Lap 0
  • Volker Weidler
    Lap 0
  • Bernd Schneider
    Lap 0
  • Piercarlo Ghinzani
    Lap 0
  • Pierre-Henri Raphanel
    Lap 0
  • Aguri Suzuki
    Lap 0
  • Gregor Foitek
    Lap 0
  • Joachim Winkelhock
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.