PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
24 Sep 1989
Autódromo do Estoril, Portugal
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:15.468 |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:16.059 |
| 3 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:16.193 |
| 4 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:16.204 |
| 5 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:16.938 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:17.281 |
| 7 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:17.661 |
| 8 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:17.801 |
| 9 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:17.844 |
| 10 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | 1:17.874 |
| 11 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:18.093 |
| 12 | 36 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Onyx Ford | 1:18.105 |
| 13 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:18.115 |
| 14 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:18.124 |
| 15 | 31 | Roberto MorenoMOR | Coloni Ford | 1:18.196 |
| 16 | 20 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Benetton Ford | 1:18.328 |
| 17 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:18.386 |
| 18 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:18.404 |
| 19 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:18.442 |
| 20 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | 1:18.482 |
| 21 | 29 | Michele AlboretoALB | Lola Lamborghini | 1:18.563 |
| 22 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | 1:18.711 |
| 23 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Ford | 1:18.767 |
| 24 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:18.785 |
| 25 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | 1:19.165 |
| 26 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | 1:19.247 |