Round 16 · 5 November 1989
1989 Australian Grand Prix: results
Thierry Boutsen (Williams) won the 1989 Australian Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 5 November 1989 at Adelaide Street Circuit (Australia), starting from position 5. Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) and Riccardo Patrese (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Ayrton Senna.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | 2:00:17.421 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | +28.658 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | +37.683 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 23 | +42.331 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 13 | +2 Laps | 2 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 3 | +3 Laps | 1 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 25 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 8 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 10 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Onyx | 17 | — | — | Electrical |
| 11 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 24 | — | — | Spun off |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 21 | — | — | Collision |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Collision |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 10 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | — | — | Radiator |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 23 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 15 | — | — | Electrical |
| 24 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 26 | — | — | Collision |
| 25 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Withdrew |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 11 | — | — | Electrical |