Round 1 of 16 · Rio de Janeiro · 26 March 1989, Sunday

Brazilian Grand Prix

1Nigel MansellFerrari1:38:58.744

2Alain ProstMcLaren+7.809

3Maurício GugelminMarch+9.370

Key highlights

Senna

pole position

laps

finishers out of 26

1989 Brazilian Grand Prix race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Pts
1	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:38:58.744	9
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	+7.809	6
3	Maurício Gugelmin	March	+9.370	4
4	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	+10.493	3
5	Derek Warwick	Arrows	+17.866	2
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	+18.241	1
7	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	+1 Lap
8	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	+1 Lap
9	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	+1 Lap
10	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	+2 Laps
11	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	+2 Laps
12	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	+3 Laps
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	+4 Laps
14	Christian Danner	Rial	+5 Laps
15	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Alternator
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Collision
DNF	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Collision
DNF	Martin Brundle	Brabham	Halfshaft
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	Suspension
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	Fuel system
DSQ	Nicola Larini	Osella	Disqualified
DNF	Stefano Modena	Brabham	Halfshaft
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	Engine
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Chassis
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Collision
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Collision
DNQ	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse	Did not qualify
DNQ	René Arnoux	Ligier	Did not qualify
DNQ	Gregor Foitek	Euro Brun	Did not qualify
DNQ	Roberto Moreno	Coloni	Did not qualify
DNPQ	Alex Caffi	Dallara	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Volker Weidler	Rial	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Did not prequalify
DNPQ	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	Did not prequalify