Round 1 · 1989
Brazilian Grand Prix
WinnerMNSFerrari · from P6
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:32.507Patrese · L47
Biggest gain+14Alliot P26→P12
Retirements12of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Ferrari | 6 | +5 | 61 | 1:38:58.744 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 5 | +3 | 61 | +7.810 | — | 6 |
| 3 | March | 12 | +9 | 61 | +9.370 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert HEB | Benetton | 10 | +6 | 61 | +10.490 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 8 | +3 | 61 | +17.870 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Benetton | 11 | +5 | 61 | +18.240 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 18 | +11 | 60 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 21 | +13 | 60 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Ligier | 22 | +13 | 60 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 20 | +10 | 59 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | -10 | 59 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 26 | +14 | 58 | +3 laps | — | |
| 13 | Dallara | 15 | +2 | 57 | +4 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Christian Danner DAN | Rial | 17 | +3 | 56 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 24 | 37 | DNF · L37 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | 19 | 10 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Brabham | 13 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Roberto Moreno MOO | Coloni | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 2 | 51 | DNF · L51 FL | — | ||
| — | Ligier | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Team Lotus | 9 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | |||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | Onyx | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Osella | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Williams | 4 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 16 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 7 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Yannick Dalmas DAS | Lola | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Brabham | 14 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | 23 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | 25 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | ||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Zakspeed | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Gregor Foitek FOI | Euro Brun | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Onyx | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Volker Weidler WED | Rial | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | AGS | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 3 |
| 1987 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 5 |
| 1986 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Williams | 2 | |
| 1985 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 6 |
| 1984 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 4 |
| 1983 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Brabham | 4 | |
| 1982 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 1 |
| 1981 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams | 2 |