FOSTER'S AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
05 Nov 1989
Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:16.665 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:17.403 |
| 3 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:17.623 |
| 4 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:17.762 |
| 5 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:17.791 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:17.827 |
| 7 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:18.313 |
| 8 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:18.750 |
| 9 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:18.828 |
| 10 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:18.857 |
| 11 | 17 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella Ford | 1:19.110 |
| 12 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | 1:19.136 |
| 13 | 20 | Emanuele PirroPIR | Benetton Ford | 1:19.217 |
| 14 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:19.238 |
| 15 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:19.259 |
| 16 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:19.269 |
| 17 | 37 | Jyrki JarvilehtoJAR | Onyx Ford | 1:19.309 |
| 18 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | 1:19.392 |
| 19 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:19.568 |
| 20 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | 1:19.599 |
| 21 | 18 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella Ford | 1:19.691 |
| 22 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | 1:19.922 |
| 23 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | 1:20.066 |
| 24 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | 1:20.073 |
| 25 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:20.191 |
| 26 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Ford | 1:20.391 |