Round 12 · 10 September 1989
1989 Italian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1989 Italian Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 10 September 1989 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 4. Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) and Thierry Boutsen (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 1:19:27.550 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | +7.326 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 6 | +14.975 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | +38.722 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 19 | — | — | Suspension |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 15 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 22 | — | — | Radiator |
| 16 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | — | — | Brakes |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 21 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 16 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Larrousse | 13 | — | — | Electrical |
| 24 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 25 | — | — | Throttle |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 7 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 9 | — | — | Transmission |
| 27 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | — | — | — | Disqualified |