The Brazilian Grand Prix of 1989 is the starting stage of the 1989 Formula One World Championship. Passed at the Nelson Piquet circuit in Jacarepagua , Brazil . The competition took place on March 26, 1989 .
| date of | March 26, 1989 |
|---|---|
| A place | Jacarepagua , Brazil |
| Track | Nelson Piquet Racetrack |
| Podium | |
| Winner | Ferrari |
| 2nd place | McLaren - Honda |
| 3rd place | March - Judd |
Race
| A place | FROM | No. | Pilot | Constructor | W | Circles | Time / reason for departure | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 6 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | ? | 61 | 1'38: 59.2 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren - Honda | ? | 61 | +7,809 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | fifteen | Mauricio Guzhelmin | March - Judd | ? | 61 | +9,370 | four |
| four | 10 | twenty | Johnny herbert | Benetton - Ford | ? | 61 | +10,493 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows - Ford | ? | 61 | +17,866 | 2 |
| 6 | eleven | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton - Ford | ? | 61 | +18,241 | one |
| 7 | eighteen | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell - Ford | ? | 60 | +1 circle | |
| 8 | 21 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus - Judd | ? | 60 | +1 circle | |
| 9 | 22 | 26 | Olivier Gruillard | Ligier - Ford | ? | 60 | +1 circle | |
| 10 | twenty | four | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell - Ford | ? | 59 | +2 laps | |
| eleven | one | one | Ayrton Senna | McLaren - Honda | ? | 59 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | thirty | Philip Allo | Larrousse - Lamborgini | ? | +3 laps | |||
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara - Ford | ? | +4 laps | |||
| fourteen | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial - Ford | ? | +5 laps | |||
| fifteen | 6 | Ricardo Patrese | Williams - Renault | ? | Generator | |||
| Gathering | 10 | Eddie cheever | Arrows - Ford | ? | Clash | |||
| Gathering | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed - Yamaha | ? | Clash | |||
| Gathering | 7 | Martin Brandl | Brabham - Judd | ? | Axle shaft | |||
| Gathering | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March - Judd | ? | Suspension | |||
| Gathering | eleven | Nelson Piquet | Lotus - Judd | ? | Fuel system | |||
| DSC | 17 | Nikola Larini | Osella - Ford | ? | Disqualification | |||
| Gathering | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham - Judd | ? | Axle shaft | |||
| Gathering | 5 | Thierry Butsen | Williams - Renault | ? | Engine | |||
| Gathering | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi - Ford | ? | Chassis | |||
| Gathering | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | ? | Clash | |||
| Gathering | 24 | Luis Perez Sala | Minardi - Ford | ? | Clash | |||
| NKV | 29th | Yannick Dalma | Larrousse - Lamborgini | ? | ||||
| NKV | 25 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier - Ford | ? | ||||
| NKV | 33 | Gregor Foytek | Euro Brun - Judd | ? | ||||
| NKV | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni - Ford | ? | ||||
| NPKV | 21 | Alex Cuffy | Dallara - Ford | ? | ||||
| NPKV | eighteen | Piercarlo Ginzani | Osella - Ford | ? | ||||
| NPKV | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial - Ford | ? | ||||
| NPKV | 32 | Pierre-Henri Rafanel | Coloni - Ford | ? | ||||
| NPKV | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS - Ford | ? | ||||
| NPKV | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed - Yamaha | ? | ||||
| NPKV | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx - Ford | ? |
Notes
- Best lap: Ricardo Patrese 1: 32,507.
- Philippe Streiff was announced for the season as the first pilot of the AGS team, but as a result of the accident in test races he was paralyzed and did not take part in races anymore.
- Starting from 10th place, Johnny Herbert earned his first points in Formula 1.
- The first and only podium for Mauricio Guzhelmina in Formula 1.
- Nicola Larini is disqualified for starting from the wrong position.
| Previous race: Australian Grand Prix 1988 | FIA Formula 1 World Cup 1989 season | Next race: Grand Prix of San Marino 1989 |
| Previous race: Brazilian Grand Prix 1988 | Grand Prix of Brazil | Next race: Brazilian Grand Prix 1990 |