FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE 1
22 Oct 1989
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:40.902 | 
| 2 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | +0.919s | 
| 3 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | +0.978s | 
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | +1.314s | 
| 5 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | +1.546s | 
| 6 | 20 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Benetton Ford | +2.199s | 
| 7 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | +2.266s | 
| 8 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | +2.675s | 
| 9 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | +2.843s | 
| 10 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | +2.951s | 
| 11 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | +3.320s | 
| 12 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | +3.513s | 
| 13 | 29 | Michele AlboretoALB | Lola Lamborghini | +3.542s | 
| 14 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Tyrrell Ford | +3.633s | 
| 15 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | +3.660s | 
| 16 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | +3.893s | 
| 17 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | +3.912s | 
| 18 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | +4.007s | 
| 19 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | +4.080s | 
| 20 | 17 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella Ford | +4.156s | 
| 21 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Ford | +4.430s | 
| 22 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | +4.870s | 
| 23 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | +4.881s | 
| 24 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | +5.038s | 
| 25 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | +5.234s | 
| 26 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | +5.627s | 
| 27 | 34 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed Yamaha | +5.931s | 
| 28 | 23 | Paolo BarillaBAR | Minardi Ford | +7.607s | 
| 29 | 39 | Bertrand GachotGAC | Rial Ford | +12.970s | 
| 30 | 38 | Pierre Henri RaphanelRAP | Rial Ford | +99.733s |