July 30, 1989 Hockenheimring | Lap distance 6.797 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 1 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-5 | Honda RA109E | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'43.302 | 1 | 1'42.300 | 1 | 1'45.884 | (43) | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren MP4-5 | Honda RA109E | Goodyear | 45 | 1:22'01.453 | +18.151 | 2 | 1'43.306 | 2 | 1'45.977 | (42) |
| 3 | 4 | 27 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Ferrari 640 | Ferrari 034 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:23'06.556 | +1'23.254 | 3 | 1'44.020 | 3 | 1'48.722 | (21) |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW12C | Renault RS01 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:22'09.156 | +1 lap | 5 | 1'44.511 | 8 | 1'49.910 | (20) |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Team Lotus 101 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 44 | 1:22'24.769 | +1 lap | 8 | 1'45.475 | 9 | 1'49.917 | (36) |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Arrows A11 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 44 | 1:22'46.298 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'47.533 | 14 | 1'50.899 | (34) |
| 7 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Dallara BMS-189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 44 | 1:22'59.924 | +1 lap | 21 | 1'47.879 | 18 | 1'51.495 | (31) | |
| 8 | 7 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Brabham BT58 | Judd CV | Pirelli | 44 | 1:23'10.230 | +1 lap | 12 | 1'47.216 | 15 | 1'51.012 | (43) | |
| 9 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 44 | 1:23'15.278 | +1 lap | 13 | 1'47.380 | 12 | 1'50.676 | (33) | |
| 10 | 4 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Tyrrell 018 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 43 | 1:22'57.379 | +2 laps | 10 | 1'46.888 | 13 | 1'50.817 | (30) | |
| 11 | 25 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Ligier JS33 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 42 | 1:23'16.418 | +3 laps | 23 | 1'48.266 | 24 | 1'53.907 | (7) | |
| 12 | 10 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Arrows A11 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 40 | 1:15'45.780 | +5 laps | 25 | 1'48.396 | 10 | 1'50.216 | (34) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 8 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Brabham BT58 | Judd CV | Pirelli | 37 | 1:10'12.791 | 16 | 1'47.511 | 19 | 1'52.562 | (15) | ||
| spun off | 12 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Team Lotus 101 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 36 | 1:07'40.294 | 18 | 1'47.663 | 6 | 1'49.311 | (33) | ||
| electrical | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | March CG891 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 32 | 1:01'40.585 | 22 | 1'48.078 | 17 | 1'51.362 | (30) | ||
| gearbox | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | March CG891 | Judd EV | Goodyear | 28 | 52'52.516 | 14 | 1'47.387 | 11 | 1'50.493 | (19) | ||
| spun off | 20 | Emanuele Pirro (ITA) | Benetton B189 | Ford HB | Goodyear | 26 | 48'21.765 | 9 | 1'45.845 | 5 | 1'49.005 | (25) | ||
| oil leak | 30 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Lola LC89 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 20 | 38'24.178 | 15 | 1'47.486 | 20 | 1'52.638 | (19) | ||
| engine | 3 | Jonathan Palmer (GBR) | Tyrrell 018 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 16 | 33'08.572 | 19 | 1'47.676 | 21 | 1'52.888 | (9) | ||
| spun off | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Ferrari 640 | Ferrari 034 | Goodyear | 13 | 23'52.379 | 4 | 1'44.467 | 4 | 1'48.931 | (10) | ||
| overheating | 36 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 8 | 15'40.746 | 24 | 1'48.348 | 23 | 1'53.686 | (7) | ||
| electrical | 19 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Benetton B189 | Ford HB | Goodyear | 6 | 11'33.621 | 7 | 1'45.033 | 7 | 1'49.665 | (4) | ||
| collision | 5 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Williams FW12C | Renault RS01 | Goodyear | 4 | 7'33.006 | 6 | 1'44.702 | 16 | 1'51.168 | (4) | ||
| engine | 21 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Dallara BMS-189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 2 | 3'59.864 | 20 | 1'47.679 | 22 | 1'53.417 | (2) | ||
| electrical | 29 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Lola LC89 | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 1 | 2'10.370 | 26 | 1'48.670 | 25 | 2'10.370 | (1) | ||
| gearbox | 26 | Olivier Grouillard (FRA) | Ligier JS33 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 0 | 11 | 1'46.893 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala (ESP) | Minardi M189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'48.686 | ||||||||
| -- | 37 | Bertrand Gachot (FRA) | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'49.004 | ||||||||
| -- | 38 | Christian Danner (GER) | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'49.767 | ||||||||
| -- | 39 | Volker Weidler (GER) | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'49.770 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 41 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | AGS JH24 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'47.920 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Osella FA1M89 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'48.301 | ||||||||
| -- | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) | AGS JH24 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1'48.558 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Osella FA1M89 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'48.564 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Roberto Moreno (BRA) | Coloni C3 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'48.567 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel (FRA) | Coloni C3 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1'48.780 | ||||||||
| -- | 33 | Gregor Foitek (SUI) | Euro Brun ER-189 | Judd CV | Pirelli | 1'49.458 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Aguri Suzuki (JPN) | Zakspeed 891 | Yamaha OX88 | Pirelli | 1'49.527 | ||||||||
| -- | 34 | Bernd Schneider (GER) | Zakspeed 891 | Yamaha OX88 | Pirelli | 1'50.455 | ||||||||
