Gridpedia1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Mar 1989
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | 61 | 1:38:58.744 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 61 | +7.809 | 6 | |
| 3 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 12 | 61 | +9.370 | 4 | |
| 4 | 20 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 10 | 61 | +10.493 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | 61 | +17.866 | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 11 | 61 | +18.241 | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 21 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 22 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 26 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial | 17 | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | 51 | Alternator | 1:32.507 | 0 |
| R | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 37 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | 36 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | 27 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 9 | 10 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| D | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 19 | 10 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | 9 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 4 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | 2 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 23 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Gregor Foitek | Euro Brun | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |