1989 Brazilian Grand Prix

Round

1/16

Date

Mar 26, 1989 at 00:00 CET

Location

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Circuit

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

Circuit length

5.031 m (11 turns)

Race distance

306.891 km (61 laps)

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Mansell

Winner

1:38:58.744

Winning time

Senna

Pole position

Patrese

Fastest lap

1:32.507

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:38:58.744	6th	61	9
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	+7.809	5th	61	6
3	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	+9.370	12th	61	4
4	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	+10.493	10th	61	3
5	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	+17.866	8th	61	2
6	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	+18.241	11th	61	1
7	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	+1 lap	18th	60
8	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	+1 lap	21st	60
9	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	+1 lap	22nd	60
10	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	+2 laps	20th	59
11	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	+2 laps	1st	59
12	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	+3 laps	26th	58
13	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	+4 laps	15th	57
14	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	Gearbox	17th	56
DNF	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Alternator	2nd	51
DNF	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Collision	24th	37
DNF	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Collision	25th	36
DNF	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	Halfshaft	13th	27
DNF	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	Suspension	7th	22
DNF	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	Fuel system	9th	10
DNF	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	Halfshaft	14th	9
DNF	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	Engine	4th	3
DNF	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Chassis	16th	2
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Collision	3rd	0
DNF	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Collision	23rd	0
DSQ	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	Illegal start	19th	10
DNQ	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola
DNQ	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier
DNQ	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun
DNQ	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni
DNPQ	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara
DNPQ	#18 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella
DNPQ	#39 Volker Weidler	Rial
DNPQ	#32 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni
DNPQ	#41 Joachim Winkelhock	AGS
DNPQ	#35 Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed
DNPQ	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx
DNPQ	#37 Bertrand Gachot	Onyx

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:32.274
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:32.797	+0.523
3	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:33.296	+1.022
4	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:33.297	+1.023
5	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:33.346	+1.072
6	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:33.512	+1.238
7	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:33.576	+1.302
8	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:33.657	+1.383
9	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:33.756	+1.482
10	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:33.760	+1.486
11	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:34.551	+2.277
12	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:35.411	+3.137
13	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:35.517	+3.243
14	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:35.552	+3.278
15	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:35.686	+3.412
16	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:35.834	+3.560
17	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:36.266	+3.992
18	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:36.542	+4.268
19	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:36.796	+4.522
20	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:36.888	+4.614
21	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:37.557	+5.283
22	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:37.793	+5.519
23	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:40.283	+8.009
24	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	2:10.117	+37.843
25	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	5:40.506	+4:08.232

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:25.302
2	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:26.172	+0.870
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:26.271	+0.969
4	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:26.459	+1.157
5	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:26.620	+1.318
6	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:26.772	+1.470
7	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:27.035	+1.733
8	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:27.408	+2.106
9	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:27.437	+2.135
10	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:27.626	+2.324
11	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:27.865	+2.563
12	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:27.956	+2.654
13	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:28.274	+2.972
14	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:28.621	+3.319
15	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:29.005	+3.703
16	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:29.435	+4.133
17	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:29.455	+4.153
18	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:29.573	+4.271
19	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:30.146	+4.844
20	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:30.255	+4.953
21	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:30.375	+5.073
22	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:30.410	+5.108
23	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:30.643	+5.341
24	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:30.657	+5.355
25	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:30.861	+5.559
26	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:31.009	+5.707
27	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:31.260	+5.958
28	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:31.376	+6.074
29	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	1:31.791	+6.489
30	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:32.561	+7.259

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:25.302
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:26.394	+1.092
3	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:26.459	+1.157
4	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:26.620	+1.318
5	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:26.772	+1.470
6	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:27.035	+1.733
7	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:27.408	+2.106
8	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:27.437	+2.135
9	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:27.754	+2.452
10	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:27.865	+2.563
11	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:28.274	+2.972
12	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:28.581	+3.279
13	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:28.942	+3.640
14	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:29.206	+3.904
15	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:29.435	+4.133
16	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:29.455	+4.153
17	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:29.573	+4.271
18	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:30.146	+4.844
19	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:30.255	+4.953
20	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:30.375	+5.073
21	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:30.643	+5.341
22	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:30.666	+5.364
23	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:30.861	+5.559
24	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:31.009	+5.707
25	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:31.068	+5.766
26	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:31.260	+5.958
27	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:31.376	+6.074
28	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:34.894	+9.592
29	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	1:53.570	+28.268
30	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	7:12.732	+5:47.430

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:26.172
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:26.205	+0.033
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:26.271	+0.099
4	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:27.095	+0.923
5	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:27.249	+1.077
6	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:27.367	+1.195
7	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:27.525	+1.353
8	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:27.626	+1.454
9	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:27.937	+1.765
10	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:27.956	+1.784
11	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:28.394	+2.222
12	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:28.423	+2.251
13	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:28.621	+2.449
14	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:29.005	+2.833
15	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:29.138	+2.966
16	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:30.410	+4.238
17	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:30.443	+4.271
18	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:30.460	+4.288
19	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:30.657	+4.485
20	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:30.702	+4.530
21	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:30.942	+4.770
22	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:31.341	+5.169
23	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	1:31.791	+5.619
24	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:31.872	+5.700
25	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:32.260	+6.088
26	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:32.346	+6.174
27	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:32.411	+6.239
28	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:32.561	+6.389

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:27.764
2	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:28.147	+0.383
3	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	1:29.604	+1.840
4	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:29.679	+1.915
5	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:30.417	+2.653
6	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:30.747	+2.983
7	#18 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:31.150	+3.386
8	#39 Volker Weidler	Rial	1:31.964	+4.200
9	#32 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	1:32.019	+4.255
10	#41 Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	1:32.982	+5.218
11	#35 Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	1:33.079	+5.315
12	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:35.232	+7.468
13	#37 Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	1:37.932	+10.168

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:26.868
2	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:27.180	+0.312
3	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:27.718	+0.850
4	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:28.179	+1.311
5	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:28.226	+1.358
6	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:28.367	+1.499
7	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:29.412	+2.544
8	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:29.756	+2.888
9	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:29.958	+3.090
10	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:30.050	+3.182
11	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:30.059	+3.191
12	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:30.100	+3.232
13	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:30.451	+3.583
14	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:30.912	+4.044
15	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:31.133	+4.265
16	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:31.335	+4.467
17	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:31.436	+4.568
18	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:31.509	+4.641
19	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:31.835	+4.967
20	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	1:32.591	+5.723
21	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:32.958	+6.090
22	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:33.402	+6.534
23	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:34.115	+7.247
24	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:34.574	+7.706
25	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:34.744	+7.876
26	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:35.175	+8.307
27	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:35.431	+8.563
28	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:35.504	+8.636
29	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:36.000	+9.132
30	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:36.380	+9.512

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:28.360
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:28.624	+0.264
3	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:28.929	+0.569
4	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:29.283	+0.923
5	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:29.460	+1.100
6	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:29.541	+1.181
7	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:29.756	+1.396
8	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:29.904	+1.544
9	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:29.935	+1.575
10	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:30.635	+2.275
11	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:30.846	+2.486
12	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:31.114	+2.754
13	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:31.277	+2.917
14	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:31.299	+2.939
15	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:31.925	+3.565
16	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:32.522	+4.162
17	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:32.544	+4.184
18	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:32.692	+4.332
19	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:33.149	+4.789
20	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:33.620	+5.260
21	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:33.801	+5.441
22	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	1:33.890	+5.530
23	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:33.928	+5.568
24	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:34.119	+5.759
25	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:34.296	+5.936
26	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:35.145	+6.785
27	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:35.355	+6.995
28	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:35.377	+7.017
29	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:35.732	+7.372

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:32.507		47
2	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:33.361	+0.854	42
3	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:33.685	+1.178	55
4	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:33.699	+1.192	41
5	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:33.774	+1.267	46
6	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:33.948	+1.441	57
7	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:34.164	+1.657	45
8	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:34.479	+1.972	18
9	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:35.286	+2.779	26
10	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:35.327	+2.820	43
11	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:35.341	+2.834	17
12	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:35.402	+2.895	40
13	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:35.696	+3.189	2
14	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:35.807	+3.300	46
15	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:36.199	+3.692	43
16	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:36.394	+3.887	22
17	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:36.747	+4.240	58
18	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:36.932	+4.425	41
19	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:37.470	+4.963	7
20	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:37.665	+5.158	3
21	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:37.789	+5.282	20
22	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:38.682	+6.175	5
23	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:38.740	+6.233	41
24	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:46.060	+13.553	2

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1	1	9
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	0	1	6	-3
3	Maurício Gugelmin	March	0	1	4	-5
4	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	0	0	3	-6
5	Derek Warwick	Arrows	0	0	2	-7
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	0	0	1	-8

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	1	9
2	McLaren	Honda	0	1	6	-3
3	March	Judd	0	1	4	-5
4	Benetton	Ford	0	0	4	-5
5	Arrows	Ford	0	0	2	-7

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1979	#26 Jacques Laffite	Patrick Depailler	Carlos Reutemann	2:28.760 - Jacques Laffite	Jacques Laffite
1978	#11 Carlos Reutemann	Emerson Fittipaldi	Niki Lauda	1:43.070 - Carlos Reutemann	Ronnie Peterson
1977	#12 Carlos Reutemann	James Hunt	Niki Lauda	2:34.550 - James Hunt	James Hunt
1976	#1 Niki Lauda	Patrick Depailler	Tom Pryce	2:35.070 - Jean-Pierre Jarier	James Hunt
1975	#8 Carlos Pace	Emerson Fittipaldi	Jochen Mass	2:34.160 - Jean-Pierre Jarier	Jean-Pierre Jarier
1974	#5 Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni	Jacky Ickx	2:36.050 - Clay Regazzoni	Emerson Fittipaldi
1973	#1 Emerson Fittipaldi	Jackie Stewart	Denny Hulme	2:35.000 - Emerson Fittipaldi	Ronnie Peterson

The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix started Mar 26, 1989 on Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Riccardo Patrese next to him. Gerhard Berger started from third place.

In 1 hour, 38 minutes and 58 seconds Nigel Mansell finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Alain Prost in second and Maurício Gugelmin in third place.

After the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix, Nigel Mansell is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Mansell is 3 points ahead of Alain Prost.