1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Jacarepagua, 61 laps |
| Round | 1 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:
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| Previous race | 1988 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +5 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 61 | 1hr 38m 58.744s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 61 | +7.809s | 6 |
| 3 | +9 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 61 | +9.370s | 4 |
| 4 | +6 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +10.493s | 3 |
| 5 | +3 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +17.866s | 2 |
| 6 | +5 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +18.241s | 1 |
| 7 | +11 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +13 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 60 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +13 | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +10 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | -10 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 59 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +14 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 58 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | +2 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 57 | DNF | |
| 14 | +3 | (DEU) Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 56 | DNF | |
| R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 51 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 10 | DNF | ||
| DQ | (ITA) Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DSQ | ||
| R | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
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
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 6 |
| 3 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
| 4 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| 5 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 2 |
| 6 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | 1 |
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)