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The 1989 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jerez on October 1 1989.After failing to pit after being shown the black flag twice for reversing in the pits during the previous race in Portugal Ferrari driver Nigel Mansell had been suspended for the race by the sports governing body FISA. Never far from drama Mansell stated in a pre-practice press conference that he would be forced to consider retirement if FISA honestly believed he would ignore a black flag.

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course (km)
4217.93, 4218.0
distance (km)
307913.0, 307918.0
country
Spain
distance laps
73
fastest driver
Ayrton Senna
fastest driver team
McLaren
first driver
Ayrton Senna
winning team
McLaren
location
Spain, Jerez de la Frontera, Circuito de Jerez
pole driver
Ayrton Senna
pole driver team
McLaren
second driver
Gerhard Berger
second team
Scuderia Ferrari
third driver
Alain Prost
third team
McLaren

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