← 1989 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1989
Brazilian Grand Prix
26 Mar 1989Autódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetBrazilfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | 61 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 61 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 12 | 61 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 10 | 61 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | 61 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 11 | 61 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 21 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 22 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 26 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Christian Danner | Rial | 17 | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | 51 | Alternator | 0 | — |
| P16 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 37 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P17 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | 36 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P18 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | 27 | Halfshaft | 0 | — |
| P19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | 22 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P20 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 9 | 10 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 19 | 10 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| P22 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | 9 | Halfshaft | 0 | — |
| P23 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 4 | 3 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | 2 | Chassis | 0 | — |
| P25 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 23 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | — | — | — |
| P3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | — | — | — |
| P5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P7 | Ivan Capelli | March | — | — | — |
| P8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P9 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P10 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | — | — | — |
| P11 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | — | — | — |
| P12 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | — | — | — |
| P13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P14 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | — | — | — |
| P16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | — | — | — |
| P17 | Christian Danner | Rial | — | — | — |
| P18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P19 | Nicola Larini | Osella | — | — | — |
| P20 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P21 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P22 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P23 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | — | — | — |
| P24 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P25 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | — | — | — |
| P26 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | — | — | — |