1989 - Fosters Australian Grand Prix

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1989 - Fosters Australian Grand Prix

Race Name - Fosters Australian Grand Prix
Date - 11/5/1989
Race Track - Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 70
Pole Winner Ayrton Senna
Average Race Speed - 131.981 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Thierry Boutsen
Race Number - 16

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	5	Thierry Boutsen	Canon Williams Renault	Williams FW13	Renault RS1
2	4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Formula	Benetton B189	Ford HBA4
3	6	Riccardo Patrese	Canon Williams Renault	Williams FW13	Renault RS1
4	23	Satoru Nakajima	Camel Team Lotus	Lotus 101	Judd CV
5	13	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton Formula	Benetton B189	Ford HBA4
6	3	Pierluigi Martini	Lois Minardi Team	Minardi M189	Ford DFR
7	25	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House Racing	March CG-891	Judd EV
8	8	Stefano Modena	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	Brabham BT58	Judd EV
9	22	Eddie Cheever	US FG Arrows	Arrows A11	Ford DFR
10	17	JJ Lehto	Moneytron Onyx	Onyx ORE-1	Ford DFR
11	24	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS33	Ford DFR
12	18	Nelson Piquet	Camel Team Lotus	Lotus 101	Judd CV
13	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1M89	Ford DFR
14	7	Nigel Mansell	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 640	Ferrari 035/5
15	1	Ayrton Senna	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-5	Honda RA109A
16	10	Alex Caffi	Scuderia Italia	Dallara F189	Ford DFR
17	16	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House Racing	March CG-891	Judd EV
18	9	Andrea de Cesaris	Scuderia Italia	Dallara F189	Ford DFR
19	12	Martin Brundle	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	Brabham BT58	Judd EV
20	20	Derek Warwick	US FG Arrows	Arrows A11	Ford DFR
21	19	Philippe Alliot	Equipe Larrousse F1	Lola LC89	Lamborghini 3512
22	14	Gerhard Berger	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 640	Ferrari 035/5
23	15	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 018	Ford DFR
24	26	Ren Arnoux	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS33	Ford DFR
25	2	Alain Prost	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-5	Honda RA109A
26	11	Nicola Larini	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1M89	Ford DFR