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Japanese Grand Prix · 1989 · 22 Oct 1989 00:00
Points system: 1980 - 1990 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 53 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 53 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 7 | 53 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 53 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | 52 | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 25 | 52 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 20 | 52 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 52 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | 52 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 16 | 51 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 53 | 0 | Disqualified |
| 12 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 46 | 0 | Collision |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | 46 | 0 | Engine |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 4 | 43 | 0 | Engine |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 41 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 18 | 37 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 8 | 36 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 34 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 19 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 22 | 33 | 0 | Collision |
| 20 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 23 | 31 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 17 | 27 | 0 | Suspension |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 10 | 21 | 0 | Brakes |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 26 | 20 | 0 | Fuel leak |
| 24 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | 1 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 25 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 14 | 0 | 0 | Collision |
| 26 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | 19 | 0 | 0 | Clutch |