Pit Lane F1
1989 Season - Round 1 - 1989-03-26
Nigel Mansell won the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Alain Prost (McLaren) second and Maurício Gugelmin (March) third. The win came from P6 on the grid.
Philippe Alliot (Larrousse) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 12 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Johnny Herbert |
| Benetton |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 26 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Danner | Rial | 17 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | Alternator | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 9 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 19 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 22 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | Chassis | 0 |
| 25 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 23 | Collision | 0 |
