FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 1
22 Oct 1989
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:39.493 |
| 2 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:40.608 |
| 3 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:40.875 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:41.253 |
| 5 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:41.601 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:42.397 |
| 7 | 17 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella Ford | 1:42.483 |
| 8 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:42.534 |
| 9 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:42.909 |
| 10 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:42.943 |
| 11 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:43.107 |
| 12 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:43.171 |
| 13 | 20 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Benetton Ford | 1:43.217 |
| 14 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:43.306 |
| 15 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | 1:43.370 |
| 16 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | 1:43.386 |
| 17 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:43.851 |
| 18 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:43.904 |
| 19 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:43.955 |
| 20 | 29 | Michele AlboretoALB | Lola Lamborghini | 1:44.063 |
| 21 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Ford | 1:44.221 |
| 22 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | 1:44.236 |
| 23 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | 1:44.288 |
| 24 | 34 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed Yamaha | 1:44.323 |
| 25 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | 1:44.501 |
| 26 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:44.805 |
| 27 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | 1:45.801 |
| 28 | 23 | Paolo BarillaBAR | Minardi Ford | 1:46.096 |
| 29 | 39 | Bertrand GachotGAC | Rial Ford | 1:50.883 |
| 30 | 38 | Pierre Henri RaphanelRAP | Rial Ford | 2:11.328 |