FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
22 Oct 1989
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:38.041 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:39.771 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:40.187 |
| 4 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:40.406 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:40.936 |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:41.103 |
| 7 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:41.324 |
| 8 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:41.336 |
| 9 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:41.458 |
| 10 | 17 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella Ford | 1:41.519 |
| 11 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | 1:41.802 |
| 12 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | 1:41.988 |
| 13 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | 1:42.182 |
| 14 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:42.283 |
| 15 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:42.488 |
| 16 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:42.581 |
| 17 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:42.672 |
| 18 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:42.709 |
| 19 | 23 | Paolo BarillaBAR | Minardi Ford | 1:42.780 |
| 20 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:42.880 |
| 21 | 34 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed Yamaha | 1:42.892 |
| 22 | 20 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Benetton Ford | 1:43.063 |
| 23 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | 1:43.379 |
| 24 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | 1:43.511 |
| 25 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | 1:43.599 |
| 26 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:43.757 |