1989 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1989 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 27 August 1989. It was the eleventh race of the 1989 Formula One World Championship.
| 1989 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 27 August 1989 | ||
| Official name | XLVII Grand Prix de Belgique | ||
| Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.940 km (4.312 miles) | ||
| Distance | 44 laps, 305.360 km (189.741 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet, cloudy, cool | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:50.867 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 2:11.571 on lap 44 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third |
| Ferrari | |
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 44-lap race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda. Senna finished just ahead of French teammate Alain Prost, with Briton Nigel Mansell third in a Ferrari. The win, Senna's fifth of the season, moved him to within 11 points of Prost in the Drivers' Championship.
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