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1989
- 23rd (scored 2 points) in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with the Benetton-Ford Team (cars: Benetton-Ford B188 and B189). Alain Prost became world champion in the McLaren MP4/5, scoring 76 points.
- In mid-1989, Benetton's team-manager Peter Collins asked Emanuele to replace the injured Johnny Herbert, starting from the season's seventh event, the Grand Prix of France. After Collins had been sacked and replaced by Flavio Briatore, the latter decided to replace Herbert in the next year by the three-time world champion Nelson Piquet. Since one decided to let Herbert's teammate Alessandro Nannini stay with the team, there was left no room for Emanuele in the anglo-italian Team of Luciano Benetton, and so Pirro was "traded" to the Scuderia Italia for the 1990 season.
July 9 Grand Prix of France, Paul Ricard 9th 24th July 16 Grand Prix of Great Britain 11th 26th July 30 Grand Prix of Germany, Hockenheim dnf accident 9th August 13 Grand Prix of Hungary, Hungaroring 8th 25th August 27 Grand Prix of Belgium, Spa Francorchamps 10th 13th September 11 Grand Prix of Italy, Monza dnf clutch 9th September 24 Grand Prix of Portugal,Estoril dnf shocks 16th Oktober 1 Grand Prix of Spain, Jerez dnf cramps 10th Oktober 22 Grand Prix of Japan, Suzuka dnf accident 22nd November 5 Grand Prix of Australia, Adelaide 5th 13th - The Benetton B189 was used for the first time in the German Grand Prix.
- Win in the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring for Touring Cars in a BMW M3 Pirro teamed up with Roberto Ravaglia and Fabien Giroix
- Win of the Wellington 500 in New Zealand in a BMW M3 together with Roberto Ravaglia
- Formel 1 test-driver for McLaren-Honda
- 2nd in the Grand Champion Championship in Japan (Japanese pendant to CanAm or the Inteserie)
- Japanese Formula 3000
