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1989 Detroit Grand Prix in CART at the Detroit circuit. Full information

1989 Detroit Grand Prix

1989 Detroit Grand Prix is 145th CART race. Passed at the Detroit circuit. Michael Andretti won the pole position, Emerson Fittipaldi won this race. Scott Pruett and Mario Andretti also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 62 laps (249 km).

Previous race: 1989 Milwaukee Champ Cars
Next race: 1989 Portland Champ Cars
Race Start: 18th June 1989

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1989 Detroit Grand Prix

15th victory for the Patrick Racing team
8th victory for the Emerson Fittipaldi
20th podium for the Emerson Fittipaldi
1st podium for the Scott Pruett
48th podium for the Mario Andretti

Penske PC18 - 1989 Detroit Grand Prix winner

Penske PC18 #20 - 1989 Detroit Grand Prix winner

1989 Detroit Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC18, #20	20	2h 2m 11.349s	Patrick Racing
2	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	16	2h 2m 40.893s	Truesports
3	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	14	62 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	12	62 laps	Porsche Motorsports
5	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	10	61 laps	Penske Racing
6	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	8	61 laps	Dick Simon Racing
7	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	6	61 laps	Bayside Motorsports
8	Roberto Guerrero	March 89CE, #21	5	61 laps	Alex Morales Autosports
9	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #91	4	61 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
10	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	3	60 laps	Leader Card Racers
11	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	2	60 laps	Protofab Racing
12	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	1	58 laps	Dale Coyne Racing
13	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	2	55 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
14	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59	0	51 laps Spun	Saleen Autosport
15	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	0	50 laps Accident	Andale Racing
16	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	0	50 laps	Teamkar International
17	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	0	37 laps Electrics	Machinists Union Racing
18	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	0	28 laps Suspension	Kraco Racing
19	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T87/00, #96	0	27 laps Engine	Mann Motorsports
20	Fabrizio Barbazza	Penske PC17, #12	0	27 laps Engine	Arciero Racing
21	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	0	26 laps Half shaft	Galles Racing
22	James Weaver	Lola T88/00, #15	0	20 laps Fire	Dyson Racing
23	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #9	0	18 laps Accident	Vince Granatelli Racing
24	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	0	16 laps Withdrawn	Penske Racing
25	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	0	14 laps Electrics	Raynor Motorsports
26	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	0	10 laps Overheating	Gilmore Racing Team
27	Tero Palmroth	Lola T89/00, #71	0	9 laps Electrics	Hemelgarn Racing
28	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	0	4 laps Accident	Shierson Racing
0	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	0		Dick Simon Racing
0	Dennis Vitolo	Lola T87/00, #16	0		Bettenhausen Motorsports
0	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T88/00, #50	0		Euromotorsport

Qualifying Results for the 1989 Detroit Grand Prix on the Detroit circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	1m 41.681s	Newman-Haas Racing
2	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	1m 42.124s	Galles Racing
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC18, #20	1m 42.297s	Patrick Racing
4	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	1m 42.692s	Newman-Haas Racing
5	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	1m 43.036s	Truesports
6	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	1m 43.24s	Kraco Racing
7	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	1m 43.289s	Penske Racing
8	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	1m 43.733s	Porsche Motorsports
9	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	1m 43.911s	Penske Racing
10	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	1m 45.645s	Dick Simon Racing
11	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	1m 45.933s	Raynor Motorsports
12	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	1m 46.018s	Shierson Racing
13	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	1m 46.387s	Machinists Union Racing
14	James Weaver	Lola T88/00, #15	1m 46.44s	Dyson Racing
15	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #91	1m 46.495s	Hemelgarn Racing
16	Fabrizio Barbazza	Penske PC17, #12	1m 46.889s	Arciero Racing
17	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #9	1m 47.171s	Vince Granatelli Racing
18	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T87/00, #96	1m 47.183s	Mann Motorsports
19	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	1m 47.764s	Andale Racing
20	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59	1m 47.863s	Saleen Autosport
21	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	1m 48.413s	Protofab Racing
22	Roberto Guerrero	March 89CE, #21	1m 48.623s	Alex Morales Autosports
23	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	1m 48.827s	Leader Card Racers
25	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	1m 49.387s	Bayside Motorsports
26	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	1m 49.681s	Dale Coyne Racing
27	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	1m 50.28s	Gilmore Racing Team
28	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	1m 51.045s	Teamkar International
29	Dennis Vitolo	Lola T87/00, #16		Bettenhausen Motorsports
30	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T88/00, #50		Euromotorsport
31	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22		Dick Simon Racing
32	Tero Palmroth	Lola T89/00, #71		Hemelgarn Racing