Round 7 · 9 July 1989
1989 French Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1989 French Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 9 July 1989 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 1. Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) and Riccardo Patrese (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 1:38:29.411 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | +44.017 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | +66.921 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | 16 | +73.232 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 25 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 9 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Martin Donnelly | Arrows | 14 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 10 | — | — | Not classified |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 5 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | March | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Clutch |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 26 | — | — | Clutch |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 26 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Differential |