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Brazilian Grand Prix 1989

Round 1 of 16  · 26 March 1989  · Nelson Piquet  · 61 laps

Fastest Lap Riccardo Patrese 1:32.507 (lap 47)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MAN Nigel Mansell Ferrari 6 1:38:58.744 9
2 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 5 +7.809 6
3 GUG Maurício Gugelmin March 12 +9.370 4
4 HER Johnny Herbert Benetton 10 +10.493 3
5 WAR Derek Warwick Arrows 8 +17.866 2
6 NAN Alessandro Nannini Benetton 11 +18.241 1
7 PAL Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 18 +1 lap —
8 NAK Satoru Nakajima Lotus 21 +1 lap —
9 GRO Olivier Grouillard Ligier 22 +1 lap —
10 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 20 +2 laps —
11 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 +2 laps —
12 ALL Philippe Alliot Lola 26 +3 laps —
13 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 15 +4 laps —
14 DAN Christian Danner Rial 17 Gearbox —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese FL Williams 2 Alternator —
DNF CHE Eddie Cheever Arrows 24 Collision —
DNF SCH Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 25 Collision —
DNF BRU Martin Brundle Brabham 13 Halfshaft —
DNF CAP Ivan Capelli March 7 Suspension —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Lotus 9 Fuel system —
DNF MOD Stefano Modena Brabham 14 Halfshaft —
DNF BOU Thierry Boutsen Williams 4 Engine —
DNF MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 16 Chassis —
DNF BER Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3 Collision —
DNF PER Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 23 Collision —
DSQ LAR Nicola Larini Osella 19 Illegal start —
DNQ DAL Yannick Dalmas Lola — — —
DNQ ARN René Arnoux Ligier — — —
DNQ FOI Gregor Foitek EuroBrun — — —
DNQ MOR Roberto Moreno Coloni — — —
DNPQ CAF Alex Caffi Dallara — — —
DNPQ GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella — — —
DNPQ WEI Volker Weidler Rial — — —
DNPQ RAP Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni — — —
DNPQ WIN Joachim Winkelhock AGS — — —
DNPQ SUZ Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed — — —
DNPQ JOH Stefan Johansson Onyx — — —
DNPQ GAC Bertrand Gachot Onyx — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1:25.302
2 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 1:26.172
3 BER Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:26.271
4 BOU Thierry Boutsen Williams 1:26.459
5 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 1:26.620
6 MAN Nigel Mansell Ferrari 1:26.772
7 CAP Ivan Capelli March 1:27.035
8 WAR Derek Warwick Arrows 1:27.408
9 PIQ Nelson Piquet Lotus 1:27.437
10 HER Johnny Herbert Benetton 1:27.626
11 NAN Alessandro Nannini Benetton 1:27.865
12 GUG Maurício Gugelmin March 1:27.956
13 BRU Martin Brundle Brabham 1:28.274
14 MOD Stefano Modena Brabham 1:28.621
15 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 1:29.005
16 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:29.435
17 DAN Christian Danner Rial 1:29.455
18 PAL Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 1:29.573
19 LAR Nicola Larini Osella 1:30.146
20 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:30.255
21 NAK Satoru Nakajima Lotus 1:30.375
22 GRO Olivier Grouillard Ligier 1:30.410
23 PER Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 1:30.643
24 CHE Eddie Cheever Arrows 1:30.657
25 SCH Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 1:30.861
26 ALL Philippe Alliot Lola 1:31.009
27 DAL Yannick Dalmas Lola 1:31.260
28 ARN René Arnoux Ligier 1:31.376
29 FOI Gregor Foitek EuroBrun 1:31.791
30 MOR Roberto Moreno Coloni 1:32.561