The1989 Formula One season was the 40th of the championship. The champion wasAlain Prost in a close battle.
| Pos | Driver | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 76 (81) | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | DSQ | Ret | 60 | |
| 3 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | Ret | 38 | ||
| 5 | Ret | 4 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 1 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 37 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 32 | |
| 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 21 | ||
| 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | 4 | Ret | 12 | |
| 9 | 4 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 8 | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 7 | ||
| 11 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 7 | DNQ | 12 | 5 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | |
| 12 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 5 | DNPQ | Ret | Ret | 8 | DNPQ | 3 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 6 | |
| 13 | 10 | DNQ | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 6 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 5 | |||||||||
| 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| 17 | 13 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 3 | DNQ | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | Ret | 4 | |
| 18 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNQ | 14 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 4 | |
| 19 | DNPQ | 7 | 4 | 13 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 4 | |
| 20 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | |
| 21 | 8 | NC | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | |
| 22 | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 29 | DNQ | 3 | ||||
| 23 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| 24 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 14 | DNQ | 5 | Ret | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | Ret | 9 | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 2 | |
| 25 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | DNQ | 2 | ||
| 26 | 9 | DSQ | Ret | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | 6 | 7 | Ret | DNQ | 13 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | |
| 27 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 1 | ||
| 28 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 6 | DNQ | Ret | 15 | 8 | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 1 | |
| 29 | 12 | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | 16 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1 | |
| 30 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
| 31 | 11 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 13 | 12 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||
| 33 | DSQ | 12 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
| 34 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DSQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | |
| — | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | 0 | |
| — | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | 0 | ||
| — | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
| — | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||
| — | DNPQ | DNPQ | Ret | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||
| — | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||
| — | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DSQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
| — | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | |
| — | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |