1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 26 March 1989 |
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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 |  Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 61 | 1hr 38m 58.744s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 61 | +7.809s | 6 |
| 3 | +9 |  Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 61 | +9.370s | 4 |
| 4 | +6 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +10.493s | 3 |
| 5 | +3 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +17.866s | 2 |
| 6 | +5 |  Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +18.241s | 1 |
| 7 | +11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +13 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 60 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +13 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | -10 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 59 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +14 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 58 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | +2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 57 | DNF | |
| 14 | +3 |  Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 56 | DNF | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 51 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 10 | DNF | ||
| DQ | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DSQ | ||
| R | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd |
| 22 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:25.302 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 1:26.172 | 0.870 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:26.271 | 0.969 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams-Renault | 1:26.459 | 1.157 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:26.620 | 1.318 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:26.772 | 1.470 |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:27.035 | 1.733 |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.408 | 2.106 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Judd | 1:27.437 | 2.135 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.626 | 2.324 |
| 11 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.865 | 2.563 |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:27.956 | 2.654 |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Brabham-Judd | 1:28.274 | 2.972 |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Brabham-Judd | 1:28.621 | 3.319 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.005 | 3.703 |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.435 | 4.133 |
| 17 | Christian Danner | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.455 | 4.153 |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.573 | 4.271 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.146 | 4.844 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.255 | 4.953 |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Judd | 1:30.375 | 5.073 |
| 22 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.410 | 5.108 |
| 23 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.643 | 5.341 |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.657 | 5.355 |
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:30.861 | 5.559 |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:31.009 | 5.707 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Lamborghini | 1:31.260 | 5.958 |
| 28 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.376 | 6.074 |
| 29 |  Gregor Foitek | EuroBrun-Judd | 1:31.791 | 6.489 |
| 30 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.561 | 7.259 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.747 | 5.445 |
| 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.150 | 5.848 |
| 33 | Volker Weidler | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.964 | 6.662 |
| 34 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.019 | 6.717 |
| 35 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.982 | 7.680 |
| 36 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:33.079 | 7.777 |
| 37 |  Stefan Johansson | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.232 | 9.930 |
| 38 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx-Ford Cosworth | 1:37.932 | 12.630 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Nigel Mansell | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 6 |
| 3 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | 2 |
| 6 | 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)