• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

GP Racing Stats

  • 2023 Season
  • Drivers
  • Constructors
  • Seasons
  • Records
  • Grands Prix
  • Circuits
  • Support
Home / Seasons / 1989 F1 World Championship Season / 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix

1989 Brazilian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 March 1989
Winner
  • Nigel Mansell
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Ayrton Senna
  • McLaren-Honda
Fastest lap
  • Riccardo Patrese
  • Williams-Renault
CircuitJacarepagua, 61 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 469th World Championship race
  • 17th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 10th and last World Championship race at Jacarepagua
More 1989 season
More Brazilian Grands Prix
Previous race1988 Australian Grand Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+5(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari611hr 38m 58.744s9
2+3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda61+7.809s6
3+9(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd61+9.370s4
4+6(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth61+10.493s3
5+3(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth61+17.866s2
6+5(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth61+18.241s1
7+11(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth60+1 lap 
8+13(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd60+1 lap 
9+13(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth60+1 lap 
10+10(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth59+2 laps 
11-10(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda59+2 laps 
12+14(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini58+3 laps 
13+2(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth57DNF 
14+3(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth56DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault51DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha36DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd27DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd22DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd10DNF 
DQ (ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth10DSQ 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd9DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault3DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari0DNF 

Notes

  • Andrea de Cesaris ended lap 57 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Christian Danner ended lap 56 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Nicola Larini was disqualified during the race for starting the race from the wrong grid position.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
4(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault
5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
6(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari
7(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
8(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth
9(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd
10(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
12(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
13(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd
14(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd
15(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
17(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth
18(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
21(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd
22(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth
23(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
24(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth
25(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha
26(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:25.302 
2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:26.1720.870
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:26.2710.969
4(BEL) Thierry BoutsenWilliams-Renault1:26.4591.157
5(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:26.6201.318
6(GBR) Nigel MansellFerrari1:26.7721.470
7(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:27.0351.733
8(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Ford Cosworth1:27.4082.106
9(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Judd1:27.4372.135
10(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:27.6262.324
11(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:27.8652.563
12(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:27.9562.654
13(GBR) Martin BrundleBrabham-Judd1:28.2742.972
14(ITA) Stefano ModenaBrabham-Judd1:28.6213.319
15(ITA) Andrea de CesarisDallara-Ford Cosworth1:29.0053.703
16(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:29.4354.133
17(DEU) Christian DannerRial-Ford Cosworth1:29.4554.153
18(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:29.5734.271
19(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:30.1464.844
20(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:30.2554.953
21(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Judd1:30.3755.073
22(FRA) Olivier GrouillardLigier-Ford Cosworth1:30.4105.108
23(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:30.6435.341
24(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Ford Cosworth1:30.6575.355
25(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed-Yamaha1:30.8615.559
26(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Lamborghini1:31.0095.707
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Lamborghini1:31.2605.958
28(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Ford Cosworth1:31.3766.074
29(CHE) Gregor FoitekEuroBrun-Judd1:31.7916.489
30(BRA) Roberto MorenoColoni-Ford Cosworth1:32.5617.259
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:30.7475.445
32(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:31.1505.848
33(DEU) Volker WeidlerRial-Ford Cosworth1:31.9646.662
34(FRA) Pierre-Henri RaphanelColoni-Ford Cosworth1:32.0196.717
35(DEU) Joachim WinkelhockAGS-Ford Cosworth1:32.9827.680
36(JPN) Aguri SuzukiZakspeed-Yamaha1:33.0797.777
37(SWE) Stefan JohanssonOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:35.2329.930
38(FRA) Bertrand GachotOnyx-Ford Cosworth1:37.93212.630

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell9
2(FRA) Alain Prost6
3(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin4
4(GBR) Johnny Herbert3
5(GBR) Derek Warwick2
6(ITA) Alessandro Nannini1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari9
2McLaren-Honda6
3March-Judd4
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth4
5Arrows-Ford Cosworth2

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Olivier Grouillard
Johnny Herbert
Milestone race start
100th for Derek Warwick (30th driver to start 100 races, 5th British driver)
200th for Ligier (6th constructor to start 200 races)
Wins
14th for Nigel Mansell (first for Ferrari)
95th for Ferrari
Podiums
70th for Alain Prost (1st driver to score 70 podiums, 1st French driver)
27th for Nigel Mansell (first for Ferrari)
1st and only for Mauricio Gugelmin (153rd different podium finisher, 5th Brazilian driver)
321st for Ferrari
172nd for McLaren
21st and last for March
Poles
30th for Ayrton Senna (2nd driver to take 30 pole positions, 1st Brazilian driver)
41st for McLaren
Fastest laps
4th for Riccardo Patrese (first since 1983; first for Williams)
42nd for Williams
Front row starts
38th for Ayrton Senna
7th for Riccardo Patrese (first since 1983; first for Williams)
Points finishes
1st for Johnny Herbert (235th different point scorer, 49th British driver)

See also

  • Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Jacarepagua circuit
  • 1989 World Championship season

GP Racing Stats is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.

The information provided in this website is for general information purposes only.

Although every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate and up to date, GP Racing Stats does not accept any responsibility for and cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies.

The use of data on this website is at your own risk.

GP Racing Stats claims no rights to these data.

  • © 2023 GP Racing Stats
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact