| «1989-15» | Japan Grand Prix - XVI Japanese Grand Prix |
| 1989-10-22 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 53 laps × 5.859 km : 310.527 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSQ | 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 53 | 1:35:03.980 | 195.985 km/h | |
| 1 | 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +02.297 | +02.297 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Renault | 53 | +14.201 | +11.904 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams • Renault | 53 | +15.743 | +01.542 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Judd | 53 | +01:46.522 | +01:30.779 | 3 |
| 5 | 13 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham • Judd | 52 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 20 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 24 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 15 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 16 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | ||
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 46 | collision | |||
| 9 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham • Judd | 46 | alternator | |||
| 4 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 43 | engine | |||
| 12 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Judd | 41 | overheating | |||
| 18 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 37 | gearbox | |||
| 8 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Lamborghini | 36 | engine | |||
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 34 | gearbox | |||
| 22 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 33 | collision | |||
| 23 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 31 | engine | |||
| 17 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 27 | suspension | |||
| 10 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 21 | brakes | |||
| 26 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 20 | fuel leak | |||
| 21 | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed • Yamaha | 1 | transmission | |||
| 19 | 23 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 0 | clutch | |||
| 14 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola • Lamborghini | |||||
| DNQ | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed • Yamaha | |||||
| DNP | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Judd | |||||
| DNP | 37 | JJ Lehto | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:43.506 - 203.779 km/h - Alain Prost (lap 43)