Race results
Race startOctober 22, 1989 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:35:06.277 | 53 | - | - | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | +11.904 | 53 | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | +13.446 | 53 | - | - | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | +1:44.225 | 53 | - | - | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | +2 Laps | 51 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | DSQ | 53 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 46 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 46 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 43 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 41 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jean Alesi | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 37 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | DNF (Engine) | 36 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | DNF (Gearbox) | 34 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Emanuele Pirro | Benetton | DNF (Collision) | 33 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 31 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Suspension) | 27 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | DNF (Brakes) | 21 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | DNF (Fuel leak) | 20 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | DNF (Gearbox) | 1 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | DNF (Clutch) | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 |