Brazil 1989
Round 1 • March 26, 1989
Circuit
Nelson Piquet
The 1989 Brazil Grand Prix kicks off the season with an electrifying duel in the sweltering heat of Jacarepaguá. As two titans of the sport clash with unyielding determination, a web of team orders and strategy unfolds. This race is a dramatic chess game on wheels, where every decision could tip the scales in a fiercely competitive championship.
| Pos | Driver | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | 1:38:58.744 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | +7.809 | 6 |
| 3 | Mauricio Gugelmin | +9.370 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | +10.493 | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | +17.866 | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | +18.241 | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Grouillard | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | +2 laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | +3 laps | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea De Cesaris | +4 laps | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Danner | Gearbox | 0 |
| 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 | Mauricio 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 | - | - | - |