1989 Championship

Position

Driver

Team

Points

1

Alain Prost

McLaren

76

2

Ayrton Senna

McLaren

60

3

Patrese

Williams

40

4

Nigel Mansell

Ferrari

38

5

Boutsen

Williams

37

6

Nannini

Benetton

32

Position

Team

Points

1

McLaren

141

2

Williams

77

3

Ferrari

59

4

Benetton

39

5

Tyrrell

16

6

Lotus

15

For the second season in a row Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna domminated the 1989 season, with this time Alain Prost taking his third Drivers championship title and McLaren again dominating the Constructors championship. The increasing animosity between Alain Prost and Senna led to a crash during the Japanese GP causing Alain Prost to retire and Senna being disqualified which effectively sealed the championship in Alain Prost's favour.


Last updated 29-Aug-2010