Brazilian Grand Prix
1989 · Round 1 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Mar 26, 1989Race summary
Victory went to Mansell (from 6th on the grid), with a 7.809s margin. Alliot made the biggest gain, from 26th on the grid to 12th (up 14 places). Patrese had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 15th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | 61 | 1:38:58.744 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 61 | +7.809 | 6 |
| 3 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 12 | 61 | +9.370 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 10 | 61 | +10.493 | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | 61 | +17.866 | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 11 | 61 | +18.241 | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 21 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 22 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 26 | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Danner | Rial | 17 | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | 51 | Alternator | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 37 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | 36 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | 27 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 9 | 10 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Nicola Larini | Osella | 19 | 10 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | 9 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 4 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | 2 | Chassis | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 23 | 0 | Collision | 0 |