Japanese Grand Prix 1989
| Placing | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford | 1h 35m 6.277s |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | + 11.904s |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | + 13.446s |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | + 44.225s |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | + 1 Lap |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 7 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | + 1 Lap |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 9 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford | + 2 Laps |
Did not finish
| 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | Crashed on lap 46 |
| 12 | Stephano Modena | Brabham-Judd | Alternator on lap 46 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | Engine on lap 43 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | Engine on lap 41 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell-Ford | Gearbox on lap 37 |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | Engine on lap 36 |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | Transmission on lap 34 |
| 18 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton-Ford | Crashed on lap 33 |
| 19 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford | Engine on lap 31 |
| 20 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | Suspension on lap 27 |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford | Brakes on lap 21 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford | Fuel Leak on lap 20 |
| 23 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | Drive-Shaft on lap 1 |
| 24 | Paulo Barilla | Minardi-Ford | Clutch on lap 0 |
| 25 | Luis Sala | Minardi-Ford | Crashed on lap 0 |
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | Disq. on lap 53 |