Drivers' championship 1989Final standings

1989Drivers’ championship

Alain Prost took the 1989 title by 16 points from Senna, with 4 wins.

1989 World Champion

AlainProst

McLaren

76Points

4Wins

Champion: 76; points · Prost
Margin: 16; points to Senna
Rounds: 16; in the season
Winners: 6; different race winners

Round-by-round chart

This season's official totals can't be rebuilt round by round (for example because of dropped scores, shared drives or penalties), so the progression chart is not shown.

Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1989 drivers’ championship table, after round 16.

1989 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Alain Prost McLaren	McLaren	4	Champion	76Champion
2	Ayrton Senna McLaren	McLaren	6	+16	60+16
3	Riccardo Patrese Williams	Williams	0	+36	40+36
4	Nigel Mansell Ferrari	Ferrari	2	+38	38+38
5	Thierry Boutsen Williams	Williams	2	+39	37+39
6	Alessandro Nannini Benetton	Benetton	1	+44	32+44
7	Gerhard Berger Ferrari	Ferrari	1	+55	21+55
8	Nelson Piquet Team Lotus	Team Lotus	0	+64	12+64
9	Jean Alesi Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+68	8+68
10	Derek Warwick Arrows	Arrows	0	+69	7+69
11	Eddie Cheever Arrows	Arrows	0	+70	6+70
12	Stefan Johansson Onyx	Onyx	0	+70	6+70
13	Michele AlboretoTyrrell / Larrousse	Tyrrell / Larrousse	0	+70	6+70
14	Johnny HerbertBenetton / Tyrrell	Benetton / Tyrrell	0	+71	5+71
15	Pierluigi Martini Minardi	Minardi	0	+71	5+71
16	Maurício Gugelmin March	March	0	+72	4+72
17	Andrea de Cesaris Dallara	Dallara	0	+72	4+72
18	Stefano Modena Brabham	Brabham	0	+72	4+72
19	Alex Caffi Dallara	Dallara	0	+72	4+72
20	Martin Brundle Brabham	Brabham	0	+72	4+72
21	Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus	Team Lotus	0	+73	3+73
22	Christian Danner Rial	Rial	0	+73	3+73
23	Emanuele Pirro Benetton	Benetton	0	+74	2+74
24	René Arnoux Ligier	Ligier	0	+74	2+74
25	Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+74	2+74
26	Olivier Grouillard Ligier	Ligier	0	+75	1+75
27	Gabriele Tarquini AGS	AGS	0	+75	1+75
28	Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi	Minardi	0	+75	1+75
29	Philippe Alliot Larrousse	Larrousse	0	+75	1+75
–	Ivan Capelli March	March	0	+76	0+76
–	Éric Bernard Larrousse	Larrousse	0	+76	0+76
–	Bertrand GachotRial / Onyx	Rial / Onyx	0	+76	0+76
–	Nicola Larini Osella	Osella	0	+76	0+76
–	Martin Donnelly Arrows	Arrows	0	+76	0+76
–	Roberto Moreno Coloni	Coloni	0	+76	0+76
–	Jyrki Järvilehto Onyx	Onyx	0	+76	0+76
–	Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella	Osella	0	+76	0+76
–	Bernd Schneider Zakspeed	Zakspeed	0	+76	0+76
–	Pierre-Henri RaphanelRial / Coloni	Rial / Coloni	0	+76	0+76
–	Yannick DalmasAGS / Larrousse	AGS / Larrousse	0	+76	0+76
–	Paolo Barilla Minardi	Minardi	0	+76	0+76
–	Volker Weidler Rial	Rial	0	+76	0+76

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1989 championship.

Standings after round 16