RECAP SCROLL TO BEGIN
1989 / PROST
A scrolling recap of 1989 in six acts. The champion, the constructor, the bump chart, and the race-by-race podiums.
ACT 1 CUMULATIVE TRAJECTORY
The points reel out, race after race.
Every line is a driver's running championship total. The heaviest three at the top are the ones who mattered. Alain Prost closed the year on 76 points, a 16-point gap over P2.
DATA TABLE · CUMULATIVE POINTS
| DRIVER | R01 | R02 | R03 | R04 | R05 | R06 | R07 | R08 | R09 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Prost | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Ayrton Senna | 0 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Riccardo Patrese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 40 |
| Nigel Mansell | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Thierry Boutsen | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 37 |
| Alessandro Nannini | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 32 |
| Gerhard Berger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Nelson Piquet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Jean Alesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Derek Warwick | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
ACT 2 CONSTRUCTORS
Two-car teams, one trophy.
The constructors' championship is a different game — both cars score. A team can win it with consistent doubles even when neither driver leads the standings. McLaren–Honda ended on 141 points.
Constructor championship points for the 1989 Formula 1 season, ordered by standing.
DATA
| POS | CONSTRUCTOR | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | MCLAREN–HONDA | 141 |
| P2 | WILLIAMS–RENAULT | 77 |
| P3 | FERRARI | 59 |
| P4 | BENETTON–FORD | 39 |
| P5 | TYRRELL–FORD | 16 |
| P6 | LOTUS–JUDD | 15 |
| P7 | ARROWS–FORD | 13 |
| P8 | DALLARA–FORD | 8 |
| P9 | BRABHAM–JUDD | 8 |
| P10 | ONYX–FORD | 6 |
| P11 | MINARDI–FORD | 6 |
| P12 | MARCH–JUDD | 4 |
| P13 | RIAL–FORD | 3 |
| P14 | LIGIER–FORD | 3 |
| P15 | AGS–FORD | 1 |
| P15 | LOLA–LAMBORGHINI | 1 |
ACT 3 STANDINGS BUMP
Position by position, week to week.
Cumulative points hide where the order actually changed. The bump chart ranks every driver after each race — every crossing of lines is somebody passing somebody in the table.
DRIVER TRACES · TAP TO ISOLATE
DATA TABLE · OFFICIAL RANK BY ROUND
| DRIVER | R01 | R02 | R03 | R04 | R05 | R06 | R07 | R08 | R09 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Prost | P2 | P1 | P2 | P2 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 | P1 |
| Ayrton Senna | — | P2 | P1 | P1 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 | P2 |
| Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — | P5 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P3 |
| Nigel Mansell | P1 | P2 | P3 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P4 | P4 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P3 | P4 |
| Thierry Boutsen | — | P7 | P8 | P10 | P11 | P4 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 | P5 |
| Alessandro Nannini | P6 | P4 | P4 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P6 | P7 | P6 | P6 |
| Gerhard Berger | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | P8 | P7 | P6 | P7 | P7 |
| Nelson Piquet | — | — | — | — | — | P16 | P15 | P8 | P7 | P7 | P7 | P7 | P8 | P8 | P8 | P8 |
| Jean Alesi | — | — | — | — | — | — | P15 | P16 | P16 | P16 | P16 | P12 | P13 | P9 | P9 | P9 |
| Derek Warwick | P5 | P6 | P7 | P9 | P12 | P14 | P14 | P15 | P10 | P11 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P10 | P10 |
| Eddie Cheever | — | — | — | — | P8 | P9 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P8 | P8 | P9 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P11 |
| Michele Alboreto | — | — | P11 | P6 | P6 | P7 | P7 | P7 | P8 | P8 | P8 | P9 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P11 |
| Stefan Johansson | — | — | — | — | — | — | P18 | P18 | P18 | P18 | P18 | P19 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P11 |
| Johnny Herbert | P4 | P7 | P8 | P10 | P7 | P8 | P8 | P9 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | P14 | P14 |
| Pierluigi Martini | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | P18 | P18 | P18 | P18 | P19 | P19 | P19 | P19 | P15 |
ACT 4 RACE-BY-RACE
13 drivers stood on a podium.
6 different drivers won a race. Tap any chip to pin a driver's appearances across the calendar — the matching tiles light up. Empty bars mean a race where the chosen driver missed the top three.
PODIUM DRIVERS
R01 BRAZIL
1 MANSELL
2 PROST
3 GUGELMIN
R02 SAN MARI
1 SENNA
2 PROST
3 NANNINI
R03 MONACO
1 SENNA
2 PROST
3 MODENA
R04 MEXICO
1 SENNA
2 PATRESE
3 ALBORETO
R05 UNITED S
1 PROST
2 PATRESE
3 CHEEVER
R06 CANADA
1 BOUTSEN
2 PATRESE
3 CESARIS
R07 FRANCE
1 PROST
2 MANSELL
3 PATRESE
R08 GREAT BR
1 PROST
2 MANSELL
3 NANNINI
R09 GERMANY
1 SENNA
2 PROST
3 MANSELL
R10 HUNGARY
1 MANSELL
2 SENNA
3 BOUTSEN
R11 BELGIUM
1 SENNA
2 PROST
3 MANSELL
R12 ITALY
1 PROST
2 BERGER
3 BOUTSEN
R13 PORTUGAL
1 BERGER
2 PROST
3 JOHANSSON
R14 SPAIN
1 SENNA
2 BERGER
3 PROST
R15 JAPAN
1 NANNINI
2 PATRESE
3 BOUTSEN
R16 AUSTRALI
1 BOUTSEN
2 NANNINI
3 PATRESE
DATA TABLE · RACE PODIUMS
| ROUND | RACE | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01 · Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1989 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1989 | MANSELL | PROST | GUGELMIN |
| R02 · Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino 1989 | Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino 1989 | SENNA | PROST | NANNINI |
| R03 · Grand Prix de Monaco 1989 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1989 | SENNA | PROST | MODENA |
| R04 · Gran Premio de México 1989 | Gran Premio de México 1989 | SENNA | PATRESE | ALBORETO |
| R05 · 1989 Iceberg USA Grand Prix | 1989 Iceberg USA Grand Prix | PROST | PATRESE | CHEEVER |
| R06 · Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1989 | Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1989 | BOUTSEN | PATRESE | CESARIS |
| R07 · Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1989 | Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1989 | PROST | MANSELL | PATRESE |
| R08 · 1989 Shell British Grand Prix | 1989 Shell British Grand Prix | PROST | MANSELL | NANNINI |
| R09 · Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1989 | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1989 | SENNA | PROST | MANSELL |
| R10 · Pop 84 Magyar Nagydíj 1989 | Pop 84 Magyar Nagydíj 1989 | MANSELL | SENNA | BOUTSEN |
| R11 · 1989 Belgian Grand Prix | 1989 Belgian Grand Prix | SENNA | PROST | MANSELL |
| R12 · Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia 1989 | Coca Cola Gran Premio d'Italia 1989 | PROST | BERGER | BOUTSEN |
| R13 · Grande Prémio de Portugal 1989 | Grande Prémio de Portugal 1989 | BERGER | PROST | JOHANSSON |
| R14 · Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España 1989 | Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España 1989 | SENNA | BERGER | PROST |
| R15 · 1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | 1989 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | NANNINI | PATRESE | BOUTSEN |
| R16 · 1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | 1989 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | BOUTSEN | NANNINI | PATRESE |
EPILOGUE BY THE NUMBERS
The year in five numbers.
ROUNDS
16
DRIVERS
29
WINNERS
6
PODIUM·DRIVERS
13
POINTS·SHARED
395