1989 United States Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of USA 1989 took place on 4 June in Phoenix and was the fifth race of the Formula 1 season 1989.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
The weekend after the Grand Prix of Mexico, the U.S. Grand Prix was first held on a street course in Phoenix, Arizona. The course proved to be a relatively unspectacular. In addition, only around 32,000 spectators found one.
Training
Ayrton Senna secured his fifth pole position of the season at the fifth race weekend. He graduated as the only two in qualifying practice laps with average speeds over 150 km / h For the fourth time in a row team-mate Alain Prost second place in the training standings. Alessandro Nannini and Nigel Mansell were the second row ahead of Martin Brundle and Alex Caffi.
Race
The order of the first four remained after starting initially unchanged. In the third round but fell Nannini back to eighth after he had to control his Benetton B188 due to handling problems in an emergency exit. After ten rounds, he gave up the race.
Due to technical failures of Senna and Prost Mansell came in round 34 at the top. In second place followed Caffi. Gerhard Berger, who benefited from the failure of both Brabham -Pilote, at this time was in third place. Caffi collided after a pit stop with his own team-mate Andrea de Cesaris, as if to overtake it, and retired.
Since Berger from the 50th lap initially fell back and eventually eliminated, finished at the end of Riccardo Patrese in second place behind Alain Prost. Eddie Cheever finished his home race in third place before the started from last place of Christian Danner, who reached the fourth best result of his Formula 1 career. This was followed by Johnny Herbert and Thierry Boutsen in fifth and sixth respectively. None of the other pilots reached the goal.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).