San Marino Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 23rd April 1989 12:00am Local
Sun 23rd April 1989 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1989

Round
Round 2

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Location

Imola Circuit

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The 1989 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the IX Gran Premio Kronenbourg di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held at the Imola circuit on 23 April 1989. It was the second race of the 1989 Formula One season. The race was overshadowed by Gerhard Berger's massive accident at Tamburello corner. The race was stopped for one hour and restarted. The race was won by Ayrton Senna who started from pole position. The Grand Prix had a total of 39 entrants, the largest amount in Formula One history. This record was equalled in the following 14 races of the season but, as of 2024, it has not been broken.
On lap four, fifth-placed Gerhard Berger's Ferrari speared off the track at the fast Tamburello corner due to a mechanical failure. Berger hit the wall at an estimated 180 mph and when his car came to a rest it was covered in fuel and it immediately burst into flames. Three fire marshalls (Bruno Miniati, Paolo Verdi and Gabriele Violi) arrived on foot sixteen seconds after impact and the fire was put out ten seconds later; the fuel had also burned up in the inferno. The race was red-flagged and Berger escaped with broken ribs and second-degree burns.

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Result List

01	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:26:51.245
02	Alain Prost	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:40.225
03	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Formula	+1 Lap
04	Thierry Boutsen	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
05	Derek Warwick	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
06	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
07	Alex Caffi	Dallara	+1 Lap
08	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	+1 Lap
09	Eddie Cheever	Arrows Grand Prix International	+2 Laps
10	Andrea De Cesaris	Dallara	+2 Laps
11	Johnny Herbert	Benetton Formula	+2 Laps
12	Nicola Larini	Osella	DNF
13	Martin Brundle	Brabham	DNF
14	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus F1	DNF
15	Sergio Perez	Minardi	DNF
16	Maurício Gugelmin	March Engineering	DNF
17	Nelson Piquet	Lotus F1	DNF
18	Nigel Mansell	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
19	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Racing	DNF
20	Stefano Modena	Brabham	DNF
21	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	DNF
22	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	DNF
23	Gerhard Berger	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
24	Ivan Capelli	March Engineering	DNF
27	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Racing	Did not qualify
28	René Arnoux	Ligier	Did not qualify
29	Christian Danner	Rial Racing	Did not qualify
31	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx Grand Prix	Did not prequalify
33	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Did not prequalify
34	Stefan Johansson	Onyx Grand Prix	Did not prequalify
35	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	Did not prequalify
37	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	Did not prequalify
38	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Did not prequalify
39	Volker Weidler	Rial Racing	Did not prequalify