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1989 USA Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Phoenix circuit. Full information

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1989 USA Grand Prix

1989 USA Grand Prix is 473rd Formula 1 race. Passed at the Phoenix circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position, Alain Prost won this race. This was his 36th victory. Riccardo Patrese and Eddie Cheever also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 75 laps (285 km).

Previous race: 1989 Mexico Grand Prix
Next race: 1989 Canada Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1989 USA Grand Prix

74th victory for the McLaren team
36th victory for the Alain Prost
73rd podium for the Alain Prost
13th podium for the Riccardo Patrese
9th podium for the Eddie Cheever

Alain Prost - Winner of the 1989 USA Grand Prix

1989 USA Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/5 - 1989 USA Grand Prix winner

1989 USA Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Alain Prost	9.00	2h 01m 33.133s ( 140.606 km/h )	75	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Riccardo Patrese	6.00	2h 02m 12.829s ( +39.696s )	75	Canon Williams Team
3	Eddie Cheever	4.00	2h 02m 16.343s ( +43.210s )	75	Arrows Grand Prix International
4	Christian Danner	3.00		74	Rial Racing
5	Johnny Herbert	2.00		74	Benetton Formula Ltd
6	Thierry Boutsen	1.00		74	Canon Williams Team
7	Gabriele Tarquini	0	Engine	73	AGS Racing
8	Andrea De Cesaris	0	Out of fuel	70	BMS Scuderia Italia
9	Jonathan Palmer	0	Fuel injection	69	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
ab	Gerhard Berger	0	Gearbox	61	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Nelson Piquet	0	Suspension	52	Camel Team Lotus
ab	Alex Caffi	0	Collision	52	BMS Scuderia Italia
ab	Stefan Johansson	0	Suspension	50	Moneytron Onyx Formula One
ab	Luis Perez-Sala	0	Overheating	46	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Ayrton Senna	0	Electronics	44	Honda Marlboro McLaren
ab	Martin Brundle	0	Brakes	43	Motor Racing Developments
ab	Stefano Modena	0	Brakes	37	Motor Racing Developments
ab	Nigel Mansell	0	Gearbox	31	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Pierluigi Martini	0	Overheating	26	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Satoru Nakajima	0	Throttle	24	Camel Team Lotus
ab	Ivan Capelli	0	Transmission	22	Leyton House March Racing Team
dsq	Mauricio Gugelmin	0	Brake fluid reffile	20	Leyton House March Racing Team
ab	Michele Alboreto	0	Gearbox	17	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
ab	Alessandro Nannini	0	Driver unfit	10	Benetton Formula Ltd
ab	Derek Warwick	0	Collision	7	Arrows Grand Prix International
ab	Philippe Alliot	0	Spin	3	Equipe Larrousse
npq	Nicola Larini	0			Osella Squadra Corse
npq	Piercarlo Ghinzani	0			Osella Squadra Corse
nq	René Arnoux	0			Ligier Loto
nq	Olivier Grouillard	0			Ligier Loto
nq	Yannick Dalmas	0			Equipe Larrousse
nq	Roberto Moreno	0			Coloni SpA
npq	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	0			Coloni SpA
npq	Gregor Foitek	0			Eurobrun Racing
npq	Bernd Schneider	0			West Zakspeed Racing
npq	Aguri Suzuki	0			West Zakspeed Racing
npq	Bertrand Gachot	0			Moneytron Onyx Formula One
npq	Volker Weidler	0			Rial Racing
npq	Joachim Winkelhock	0			AGS Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1989 USA Grand Prix on the Phoenix circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	1'30''108	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	1'31''517	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Alessandro Nannini	1'31''799	Benetton Formula Ltd
4	Nigel Mansell	1'31''927	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Martin Brundle	1'31''960	Motor Racing Developments
6	Alex Caffi	1'32''160	BMS Scuderia Italia
7	Stefano Modena	1'32''286	Motor Racing Developments
8	Gerhard Berger	1'32''364	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
9	Michele Alboreto	1'32''491	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
10	Derek Warwick	1'32''492	Arrows Grand Prix International
11	Ivan Capelli	1'32''493	Leyton House March Racing Team
12	Philippe Alliot	1'32''562	Equipe Larrousse
13	Andrea De Cesaris	1'32''649	BMS Scuderia Italia
14	Riccardo Patrese	1'32''795	Canon Williams Team
15	Pierluigi Martini	1'33''031	Minardi F1 Team
16	Thierry Boutsen	1'33''044	Canon Williams Team
17	Eddie Cheever	1'33''214	Arrows Grand Prix International
18	Mauricio Gugelmin	1'33''324	Leyton House March Racing Team
19	Stefan Johansson	1'33''370	Moneytron Onyx Formula One
20	Luis Perez-Sala	1'33''724	Minardi F1 Team
21	Jonathan Palmer	1'33''741	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
22	Nelson Piquet	1'33''745	Camel Team Lotus
23	Satoru Nakajima	1'33''782	Camel Team Lotus
24	Gabriele Tarquini	1'33''790	AGS Racing
25	Johnny Herbert	1'33''806	Benetton Formula Ltd
26	Christian Danner	1'33''848	Rial Racing
27	Olivier Grouillard	1'34''153	Ligier Loto
28	Roberto Moreno	1'34''352	Coloni SpA
29	René Arnoux	1'34''798	Ligier Loto
30	Yannick Dalmas	1'35''496	Equipe Larrousse
31	Piercarlo Ghinzani	1'34''281	Osella Squadra Corse
32	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1'35''110	Coloni SpA
33	Gregor Foitek	1'35''805	Eurobrun Racing
34	Nicola Larini	1'36''470	Osella Squadra Corse
35	Joachim Winkelhock	1'36''498	AGS Racing
36	Volker Weidler	1'36''583	Rial Racing
37	Bernd Schneider	1'36''610	West Zakspeed Racing
38	Aguri Suzuki	1'37''776	West Zakspeed Racing
39	Bertrand Gachot	1'45''530	Moneytron Onyx Formula One