| Series | Driver | Season article | | Formula One World Championship | FRA}} Alain Prost | 1989 Formula One season |
| GBR}} McLaren-Honda |
| IndyCar World Series | BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi | 1989 IndyCar season |
| American Racing Series | USA}} Mike Groff | 1989 American Racing Series season |
| International Formula 3000 | FRA}} Jean Alesi | 1989 International Formula 3000 season |
| British Formula 3000 | AUS}} Gary Brabham |
| Atlantic Championship | USA}} Jocko Cunningham |
| JPN}} Hiro Matsushita |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | AUS}} Rohan Onslow | 1989 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Barber Saab Pro Series | USA}} Robbie Buhl |
| Formula Fiat | ESP}} Pedro de la Rosa |
| Formula Three |
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| British Formula Three Championship | AUS}} David Brabham | 1989 British Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | AUT}} Karl Wendlinger | 1989 German Formula Three Championship |
| B|Champion of the B Class}}: {{flagicon|DEU}} Franz Engstler |
| Formula Ford |
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| Formula Ford 2000 Canada | CAN}} Claude Bourbonnais |
| Formula Ford 2000 Denmark | DNK}} Jens Andersen |
| Autosport Formula Ford 1600 | {{flagicon|GBR}} David Coulthard |
| P&O Ferries Formula Ford 1600 |
| Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands | NLD}} Marcel Albers |
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| Series | Driver | Season article | | World Sportscar Championship | FRA}} Jean-Louis Schlesser | 1989 World Sportscar Championship season |
| CHE}} Team Sauber Mercedes |
ESP}} Fermín Velez
C2: {{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Adams |
| GBR}} Chamberlain Engineering |
| All Japan Sports Prototype Championship | SWE}} Stanley Dickens
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kunimitsu Takahashi | |
| DEU}} Porsche |
| IMSA GT Championship | AUS}} Geoff Brabham | 1989 IMSA GT Championship season |
| USA}} Scott Schubot |
| USA}} Pete Halsmer |
| USA}} Bob Leitzinger |