| «1989-16» | Australia Grand Prix - LIV Australian Grand Prix |
| 1989-11-05 | Adelaide - Adelaide Street Circuit - 70 laps × 3.78 km : 264.6 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:17.712 | 01:16.665 | 01:16.665 | 177.500 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:17.403 | 01:17.624 | 01:17.403 | +00.738 (+0.963%) | +00.738 |
| 3 | 3 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.043 | 01:17.623 | 01:17.623 | +00.958 (+1.250%) | +00.220 |
| 4 | 4 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.271 | 01:17.762 | 01:17.762 | +01.097 (+1.431%) | +00.139 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams • Renault | 01:17.791 | 01:18.586 | 01:17.791 | +01.126 (+1.469%) | +00.029 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Renault | 01:18.636 | 01:17.827 | 01:17.827 | +01.162 (+1.516%) | +00.036 |
| 7 | 7 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 01:19.525 | 01:18.313 | 01:18.313 | +01.648 (+2.150%) | +00.486 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham • Judd | 01:18.750 | 01:20.076 | 01:18.750 | +02.085 (+2.720%) | +00.437 |
| 9 | 9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.828 | 01:19.487 | 01:18.828 | +02.163 (+2.821%) | +00.078 |
| 10 | 10 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.857 | 01:18.899 | 01:18.857 | +02.192 (+2.859%) | +00.029 |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.305 | 01:19.110 | 01:19.110 | +02.445 (+3.189%) | +00.253 |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham • Judd | 01:19.136 | 01:19.428 | 01:19.136 | +02.471 (+3.223%) | +00.026 |
| 13 | 13 | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.710 | 01:19.217 | 01:19.217 | +02.552 (+3.329%) | +00.081 |
| 14 | 14 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:19.238 | 01:20.615 | 01:19.238 | +02.573 (+3.356%) | +00.021 |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.363 | 01:19.259 | 01:19.259 | +02.594 (+3.384%) | +00.021 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:19.269 | 01:19.294 | 01:19.269 | +02.604 (+3.397%) | +00.010 |
| 17 | 17 | 37 | JJ Lehto | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.767 | 01:19.309 | 01:19.309 | +02.644 (+3.449%) | +00.040 |
| 18 | 18 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Judd | 01:19.392 | 01:20.622 | 01:19.392 | +02.727 (+3.557%) | +00.083 |
| 19 | 19 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:19.568 | 01:19.579 | 01:19.568 | +02.903 (+3.787%) | +00.176 |
| 20 | 20 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.599 | 01:19.622 | 01:19.599 | +02.934 (+3.827%) | +00.031 |
| 21 | 21 | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.691 | 01:20.718 | 01:19.691 | +03.026 (+3.947%) | +00.092 |
| 22 | 22 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.922 | 01:21.206 | 01:19.922 | +03.257 (+4.248%) | +00.231 |
| 23 | 23 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Judd | 01:20.066 | 01:20.333 | 01:20.066 | +03.401 (+4.436%) | +00.144 |
| 24 | 24 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.882 | 01:20.073 | 01:20.073 | +03.408 (+4.445%) | +00.007 |
| 25 | 25 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:20.191 | 01:20.260 | 01:20.191 | +03.526 (+4.599%) | +00.118 |
| 26 | 26 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.872 | 01:20.391 | 01:20.391 | +03.726 (+4.860%) | +00.200 |
| 27 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.428 | 01:20.451 | 01:20.428 | +03.763 (+4.908%) | +00.037 | |
| 28 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.633 | 01:20.866 | 01:20.633 | +03.968 (+5.176%) | +00.205 | |
| 29 | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.267 | 01:24.913 | 01:22.267 | +05.602 (+7.307%) | +01.634 | |
| 30 | 38 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.305 | 01:22.391 | 01:22.305 | +05.640 (+7.357%) | +00.038 | |
| 31 | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.539 | 01:19.539 | +02.874 (+3.749%) | |||
| 32 | 29 | Michele Alboreto | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:20.129 | 01:20.129 | +03.464 (+4.518%) | +00.590 | ||
| 33 | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed • Yamaha | 01:20.179 | 01:20.179 | +03.514 (+4.584%) | +00.050 | ||
| 34 | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.183 | 01:20.183 | +03.518 (+4.589%) | +00.004 | ||
| 35 | 33 | Oscar Larrauri | Eurobrun • Judd | 01:20.750 | 01:20.750 | +04.085 (+5.328%) | +00.567 | ||
| 36 | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed • Yamaha | 01:21.012 | 01:21.012 | +04.347 (+5.670%) | +00.262 | ||
| 37 | 41 | Yannick Dalmas | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.022 | 01:21.022 | +04.357 (+5.683%) | +00.010 | ||
| 38 | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.600 | 01:21.600 | +04.935 (+6.437%) | +00.578 | ||
| 39 | 32 | Enrico Bertaggia | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.081 | 01:24.081 | +07.416 (+9.673%) | +02.481 |