1989 Brazilian Grand Prix

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.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredGapIntervalBest LapLapStartedPoints
127Nigel MansellGreat BritainFerrariGoodyear611:38:58.744--1:33.9485769
22Alain ProstFranceMcLaren HondaGoodyear61+7.809+7.809+7.8091:35.3411756
315Maurício GugelminBrazilMarch JuddGoodyear61+9.37+9.370+1.5611:33.77446124
420Johnny HerbertGreat BritainBenetton FordGoodyear61+10.493+10.493+1.1231:34.16445103
59Derek WarwickGreat BritainArrows FordGoodyear61+17.866+17.866+7.3731:33.6994182
619Alessandro NanniniItalyBenetton FordGoodyear61+18.241+18.241+0.3751:33.36142111
73Jonathan PalmerGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear60+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:35.3274318
812Satoru NakajimaJapanLotus JuddGoodyear60+1 lap1 lap1:36.9324121
926Olivier GrouillardFranceLigier FordGoodyear60+1 lap1 lap1:35.8074622
104Michele AlboretoItalyTyrrell FordGoodyear59+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:36.7475820
111Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyear59+2 laps2 laps1:33.685551
1230Philippe AlliotFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyear58+3 laps3 laps1 lap1:38.7404126
1322Andrea de CesarisItalyDallara FordPirelli57+4 laps4 laps1 lap1:35.4024015
1438Christian DannerGermanyRial FordGoodyear56+5 laps5 laps1 lap1:36.1994317
156Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams RenaultGoodyear51Alternator10 laps5 laps1:32.507472
DNF10Eddie CheeverUnited StatesArrows FordGoodyear37Collision24 laps14 laps1:36.3942224
DNF34Bernd SchneiderGermanyZakspeed YamahaPirelli36Collision25 laps1 lap1:37.7892025
DNF7Martin BrundleGreat BritainBrabham JuddPirelli27Halfshaft34 laps9 laps1:35.2862613
DNF16Ivan CapelliItalyMarch JuddGoodyear22Suspension39 laps5 laps1:34.479187
DNF11Nelson PiquetBrazilLotus JuddGoodyear10Fuel system51 laps12 laps1:37.66539
DSQ17Nicola LariniItalyOsella FordPirelli10Disqualified51 laps1:38.682519
DNF8Stefano ModenaItalyBrabham JuddPirelli9Halfshaft52 laps1 lap1:37.470714
DNF5Thierry BoutsenBelgiumWilliams RenaultGoodyear3Engine58 laps6 laps1:35.69624
DNF23Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordPirelli2Chassis59 laps1 lap1:46.060216
DNF28Gerhard BergerAustriaFerrariGoodyearCollision61 laps2 laps3
DNF24Luis Perez-SalaSpainMinardi FordPirelliCollision61 laps23
DNQ29Yannick DalmasFranceLola LamborghiniGoodyear61 laps
DNQ25René ArnouxFranceLigier FordGoodyear61 laps
DNQ33Gregor FoitekSwitzerlandEuro Brun JuddPirelli61 laps
DNQ31Roberto MorenoBrazilColoni FordPirelli61 laps
DNPQ21Alex CaffiItalyDallara FordPirelli61 laps
DNPQ18Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyOsella FordPirelli61 laps
DNPQ39Volker WeidlerGermanyRial FordGoodyear61 laps
DNPQ32Pierre-Henri RaphanelFranceColoni FordPirelli61 laps
DNPQ41Joachim WinkelhockGermanyAGS FordGoodyear61 laps
DNPQ35Aguri SuzukiJapanZakspeed YamahaPirelli61 laps
DNPQ36Stefan JohanssonSwedenOnyx FordGoodyear61 laps
DNPQ37Bertrand GachotFranceOnyx FordGoodyear61 laps