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Australian Grand Prix · 1989 · 5 Nov 1989 00:00
Points system: 1980 - 1990 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 70 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | 70 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 70 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 23 | 70 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | 68 | 2 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3 | 67 | 1 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 25 | 66 | 0 | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | 64 | 0 | +6 Laps |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | 42 | 0 | Spun off |
| 10 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 17 | 27 | 0 | Electrical |
| 11 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | 22 | 0 | Spun off |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 18 | 19 | 0 | Collision |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 21 | 18 | 0 | Collision |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 7 | 17 | 0 | Spun off |
| 15 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 13 | 0 | Collision |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 10 | 13 | 0 | Spun off |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 13 | 0 | Radiator |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 9 | 12 | 0 | Spun off |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | 12 | 0 | Collision |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 20 | 7 | 0 | Spun off |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 6 | 0 | Collision |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 14 | 6 | 0 | Collision |
| 23 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 15 | 5 | 0 | Electrical |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 26 | 4 | 0 | Collision |
| 25 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 11 | 0 | 0 | Electrical |