The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1989 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, 26 March 1989. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and Nigel Mansell was the race winner for Ferrari.
1989 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Ferrari | Goodyear | 61 | 1:38:58.744 | - | - | 1:33.948 | 57 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 61 | +7.809 | +7.809 | +7.809 | 1:35.341 | 17 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 61 | +9.37 | +9.370 | +1.561 | 1:33.774 | 46 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 61 | +10.493 | +10.493 | +1.123 | 1:34.164 | 45 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 61 | +17.866 | +17.866 | +7.373 | 1:33.699 | 41 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 61 | +18.241 | +18.241 | +0.375 | 1:33.361 | 42 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.327 | 43 | 18 | |
| 8 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | 60 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:36.932 | 41 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.807 | 46 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:36.747 | 58 | 20 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 59 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.685 | 55 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Lamborghini | Goodyear | 58 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:38.740 | 41 | 26 | |
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Dallara Ford | Pirelli | 57 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:35.402 | 40 | 15 | |
| 14 | 38 | Christian Danner | Germany | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 56 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:36.199 | 43 | 17 | |
| 15 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 51 | Alternator | 10 laps | 5 laps | 1:32.507 | 47 | 2 | |
| DNF | 10 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Collision | 24 laps | 14 laps | 1:36.394 | 22 | 24 | |
| DNF | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed Yamaha | Pirelli | 36 | Collision | 25 laps | 1 lap | 1:37.789 | 20 | 25 | |
| DNF | 7 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Brabham Judd | Pirelli | 27 | Halfshaft | 34 laps | 9 laps | 1:35.286 | 26 | 13 | |
| DNF | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 22 | Suspension | 39 laps | 5 laps | 1:34.479 | 18 | 7 | |
| DNF | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Judd | Goodyear | 10 | Fuel system | 51 laps | 12 laps | 1:37.665 | 3 | 9 | |
| DSQ | 17 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella Ford | Pirelli | 10 | Disqualified | 51 laps | 1:38.682 | 5 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Brabham Judd | Pirelli | 9 | Halfshaft | 52 laps | 1 lap | 1:37.470 | 7 | 14 | |
| DNF | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 3 | Engine | 58 laps | 6 laps | 1:35.696 | 2 | 4 | |
| DNF | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Pirelli | 2 | Chassis | 59 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.060 | 2 | 16 | |
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | Collision | 61 laps | 2 laps | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Pirelli | Collision | 61 laps | 23 | |||||
| DNQ | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Lamborghini | Goodyear | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Gregor Foitek | Switzerland | Euro Brun Judd | Pirelli | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Brazil | Coloni Ford | Pirelli | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 21 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Pirelli | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Ford | Pirelli | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 39 | Volker Weidler | Germany | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | France | Coloni Ford | Pirelli | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock | Germany | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Zakspeed Yamaha | Pirelli | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Onyx Ford | Goodyear | 61 laps | |||||||
| DNPQ | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | France | Onyx Ford | Goodyear | 61 laps |