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1989 Grand Prix of Brazil 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

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 6 27   Nigel Mansell Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 640 / Ferrari 035/5 61 1:38:58.744 37 9 2 5 2   Alain Prost Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4-5 / Honda RA109A 61 +7.809 7 6 3 12 15   Mauricio Gugelmin Leyton House Racing March 881 / Judd EV 61 +9.370 0 4 4 10 20   Johnny Herbert Benetton Formula Benetton B188 / Ford DFR 61 +10.493 0 3 5 8 9   Derek Warwick US F&G Arrows Arrows A11 / Ford DFR 61 +17.866 0 2 6 11 19   Alessandro Nannini Benetton Formula Benetton B188 / Ford DFR 61 +18.241 0 1 7 18 3   Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 017B / Ford DFR 60 +1 lap 0 0 8 21 12   Satoru Nakajima Camel Team Lotus Lotus 101 / Judd CV 60 +1 lap 0 0 9 22 26   Olivier Grouillard Ligier Loto Ligier JS33 / Ford DFR 60 +1 lap 0 0 10 20 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 017B / Ford DFR 59 +2 laps 0 0 11 1 1   Ayrton Senna Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4-5 / Honda RA109A 59 +2 laps 0 0 12 26 30   Philippe Alliot Equipe Larrousse F1 Lola LC88B / Lamborghini 3512 58 +3 laps 0 0 13 15 22   Andrea de Cesaris Scuderia Italia Dallara F189 / Ford DFR 57 +4 laps 0 0 14 17 38   Christian Danner Rial Racing Rial ARC2 / Ford DFR 56 +5 laps 0 0 ret 2 6   Riccardo Patrese Canon Williams Renault Williams FW12C / Renault RS1 51 alternator 17 0 ret 24 10   Eddie Cheever, Jr. US F&G Arrows Arrows A11 / Ford DFR 37 crash 0 0 ret 25 34   Bernd Schneider West Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed 891 / Yamaha OX88 36 crash 0 0 ret 13 7   Martin Brundle Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT58 / Judd EV 27 halfshaft 0 0 ret 7 16   Ivan Capelli Leyton House Racing March 881 / Judd EV 22 suspension 0 0 ret 9 11   Nelson Piquet Camel Team Lotus Lotus 101 / Judd CV 10 fuel system 0 0 dsq 19 17   Nicola Larini Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1M89 / Ford DFR 10 disqualified 0 0 ret 14 8   Stefano Modena Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT58 / Judd EV 9 halfshaft 0 0 ret 4 5   Thierry Boutsen Canon Williams Renault Williams FW12C / Renault RS1 3 engine 0 0 ret 16 23   Pierluigi Martini Lois Minardi Team Minardi M188B / Ford DFR 2 chassis 0 0 ret 3 28   Gerhard Berger Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 640 / Ferrari 035/5 0 crash 0 0 ret 23 24   Luis Perez-Sala Lois Minardi Team Minardi M188B / Ford DFR 0 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 195.786 kph by Riccardo Patrese Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 27 Yannick Dalmas 29 Equipe Larrousse F1 28 Rene Arnoux 25 Ligier Loto 29 Gregor Foitek 33 Eurobrun Racing 30 Roberto Moreno 31 Coloni SpA 31 Alex Caffi 21 Scuderia Italia 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani 18 Osella Squadra Corse 33 Volker Weidler 39 Rial Racing 34 Pierre-Henri Raphanel 32 Coloni SpA 35 Joachim Winkelhock 41 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sp 36 Aguri Suzuki 35 West Zakspeed Racing 37 Stefan Johansson 36 Moneytron Onyx 38 Bertrand Gachot 37 Moneytron Onyx Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Riccardo Patrese 1 15 15   Nigel Mansell 16 20 5   Riccardo Patrese 21 22 2   Alain Prost 23 27 5   Nigel Mansell 28 44 17   Alain Prost 45 46 2   Nigel Mansell 47 61 15 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Nigel Mansell 9     2   Alain Prost 6   -3   3   Mauricio Gugelmin 4   -5   4   Johnny Herbert 3   -6   5   Derek Warwick 2   -7   6   Alessandro Nannini 1   -8