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1989 French Grand Prix

Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1989 French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet on 9 July 1989, starting from P1. Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese completed the podium.

Result · All 1989 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1	1:38:29.411	9
2	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	3	+44.017	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	8	+1:06.921	4
4	Jean Alesi	Tyrrell	16	+1:13.232	3
5	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	13	+1 Lap	2
6	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	17	+1 Lap	1
7	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	25	+1 Lap	0
8	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	20	+2 Laps	0
9	Emanuele Pirro	Benetton	24	+2 Laps	0
10	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	9	+2 Laps	0
11	Éric Bernard	Larrousse	15	+3 Laps	0
12	Martin Donnelly	Arrows	14	+3 Laps	0
13	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	11	Engine	0
R	Maurício Gugelmin	March	10	Not classified	0
R	Stefano Modena	Brabham	22	Engine	0
R	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	5	Gearbox	0
R	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	19	Engine	0
R	Ivan Capelli	March	12	Engine	0
R	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	4	Suspension	0
R	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	Engine	0
R	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	7	Engine	0
R	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	21	Engine	0
R	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	6	Clutch	0
R	Alex Caffi	Dallara	26	Clutch	0
R	René Arnoux	Ligier	18	Gearbox	0
R	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	2	Differential	0

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1989 French Grand Prix

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