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1989 Grand Prix of Brazil qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post Formula One race number 1 of 16 Sunday, March 26, 1989 at Autodromo Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 61 laps on a 5.031 kilometer road course (306.891 kilometers) Time of race: 1:38:58.744 Average speed: 186.034 kph Pole time: 85.302 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 7.809 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1989 Formula One results   /   1989 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Ayrton Senna 1 1:25.302   212.323   2   Riccardo Patrese 6 1:26.172   210.180   3   Gerhard Berger 28 1:26.271   209.938   4   Thierry Boutsen 5 1:26.459   209.482   5   Alain Prost 2 1:26.620   209.093   6   Nigel Mansell 27 1:26.772   208.726   7   Ivan Capelli 16 1:27.035   208.096   8   Derek Warwick 9 1:27.408   207.208   9   Nelson Piquet 11 1:27.437   207.139   10   Johnny Herbert 20 1:27.626   206.692   11   Alessandro Nannini 19 1:27.865   206.130   12   Mauricio Gugelmin 15 1:27.956   205.917   13   Martin Brundle 7 1:28.274   205.175   14   Stefano Modena 8 1:28.621   204.371   15   Andrea de Cesaris 22 1:29.005   203.490   16   Pierluigi Martini 23 1:29.435   202.511   17   Christian Danner 38 1:29.455   202.466   18   Jonathan Palmer 3 1:29.573   202.199   19   Nicola Larini 17 1:30.146   200.914   20   Michele Alboreto 4 1:30.255   200.671   21   Satoru Nakajima 12 1:30.375   200.405   22   Olivier Grouillard 26 1:30.410   200.327   23   Luis Perez-Sala 24 1:30.643   199.812   24   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 10 1:30.657   199.782   25   Bernd Schneider 34 1:30.861   199.333   26   Philippe Alliot 30 1:31.009   199.009   27   Yannick Dalmas 29 1:31.260   198.462   28   Rene Arnoux 25 1:31.376   198.210   29   Gregor Foitek 33 1:31.791   197.313   30   Roberto Moreno 31 1:32.561   195.672   31   Alex Caffi 21 1:30.747   199.583   32   Piercarlo Ghinzani 18 1:31.150   198.701   33   Volker Weidler 39 1:31.964   196.942   34   Pierre-Henri Raphanel 32 1:32.982   194.786   35   Joachim Winkelhock 41 1:32.982   194.786   36   Aguri Suzuki 35 1:33.079   194.583   37   Stefan Johansson 36 1:35.232   190.184   38   Bertrand Gachot 37 1:37.932   184.941   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Yannick Dalmas (#29), Rene Arnoux (#25), Gregor Foitek (#33), Roberto Moreno (#31), Alex Caffi (#21), Piercarlo Ghinzani (#18), Volker Weidler (#39), Pierre-Henri Raphanel (#32), Joachim Winkelhock (#41), Aguri Suzuki (#35), Stefan Johansson (#36), Bertrand Gachot (#37)