R15
1989 Standings — Round 16
After Australian Grand Prix
Pole Position
Ayrton SennaDrivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 76 | - | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 6 | 60 | -16 | |
| 3 | 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | - | 40 | -36 |
| 4 | 1 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 2 | 38 | -38 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 2 | 37 | -39 | |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1 | 32 | -44 | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 21 | -55 | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | - | 12 | -64 | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | - | 8 | -68 | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | - | 7 | -69 | |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | - | 6 | -70 | |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | - | 6 | -70 | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | - | 6 | -70 | |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | - | 5 | -71 | |
| 15 | 4 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | - | 5 | -71 |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | - | 4 | -72 | |
| 17 | 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | - | 4 | -72 |
| 18 | 1 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | - | 4 | -72 |
| 19 | 1 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | - | 4 | -72 |
| 20 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | - | 4 | -72 | |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | - | 3 | -73 | |
| 22 | 1 | Christian Danner | Rial | - | 3 | -73 |
| 23 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | - | 2 | -74 | |
| 24 | 2 | René Arnoux | Ligier | - | 2 | -74 |
| 25 | 2 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | - | 2 | -74 |
| 26 | 2 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | - | 1 | -75 |
| 27 | 2 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | - | 1 | -75 |
| 28 | 2 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | - | 1 | -75 |
| 29 | 2 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | - | 1 | -75 |
