1989· Round 1
Brazilian Grand Prix 1989
26 March 1989 · Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro
The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 1 of the 1989 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Nigel Mansell (Ferrari), with Alain Prost (McLaren) second and Maurício Gugelmin (March) third. Held on 26 March 1989 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 🇬🇧Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 🇫🇷Alain Prost | 6 |
| R | 3 | 🇦🇹Gerhard Berger | — |
| 3 | 12 | 🇧🇷Maurício Gugelmin | 4 |
| R | 4 | 🇧🇪Thierry Boutsen | — |
| 4 | 10 | 🇬🇧Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 🇬🇧Derek Warwick | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 🇮🇹Alessandro Nannini | 1 |
| R | 7 | 🇮🇹Ivan Capelli | — |
| 7 | 18 | 🇬🇧Jonathan Palmer | — |
| 8 | 21 | 🇯🇵Satoru Nakajima | — |
| 9 | 22 | 🇫🇷Olivier Grouillard | — |
| R | 9 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet | — |
| 10 | 20 | 🇮🇹Michele Alboreto | — |
| 11 | 1 | 🇧🇷Ayrton Senna | — |
| 12 | 26 | 🇫🇷Philippe Alliot | — |
| 13 | 15 | 🇮🇹Andrea de Cesaris | — |
| R | 13 | 🇬🇧Martin Brundle | — |
| 14 | 17 | 🇩🇪Christian Danner | — |
| R | 14 | 🇮🇹Stefano Modena | — |
| 15 | 2 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| R | 16 | 🇮🇹Pierluigi Martini | — |
| D | 19 | 🇮🇹Nicola Larini | — |
| R | 23 | 🇪🇸Luis Pérez-Sala | — |
| R | 24 | 🇺🇸Eddie Cheever | — |
| R | 25 | 🇩🇪Bernd Schneider | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | — | — | — |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | — | — | — |
| 5 | Alain Prost | — | — | — |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | — | — | — |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | — | — | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | — | — | — |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | — | — | — |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | — | — | — |
| 12 | Maurício Gugelmin | — | — | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | — | — | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | — | — | — |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | — | — | — |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | — | — | — |
| 17 | Christian Danner | — | — | — |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | — | — | — |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | — | — | — |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | — | — | — |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | — | — | — |
| 22 | Olivier Grouillard | — | — | — |
| 23 | Luis Pérez-Sala | — | — | — |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | — | — | — |
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | — | — | — |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | — | — | — |