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| « 1988 Japanese GP | 1990 Japanese GP » |
1989 Japanese Grand Prix
| No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Lap count | Distance (km) | ||
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1 – 20 | 20 | 117.180 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 21 – 23 | 3 | 17.577 | |
| 3 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 24 – 46 | 23 | 134.757 | |
| 4 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 47 – 48 | 2 | 11.718 | |
| 5 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 49 – 50 | 2 | 11.718 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 51 – 53 | 3 | 17.577 |
| No | Driver | Total Laps | Total Distance | ||
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | 43 | 251.937 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | 8 | 46.872 | |
| 3 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | 2 | 11.718 |