1989 · Round 1 · 26 Mar 1989
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 6 | 1:38:58.744 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | +7.809s | 6 |
| 3 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 12 | +9.370s | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 10 | +10.493s | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | +17.866s | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 11 | +18.241s | 1 |
| 7 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 21 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 22 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 26 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 15 | +4 laps | |
| 14 | Christian Danner | Rial | 17 | +5 laps | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | Alternator | |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | DNF | |
| 17 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | DNF | |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 13 | DNF | |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | DNF | |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 9 | DNF | |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 19 | DSQ | |
| 22 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 14 | DNF | |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 4 | DNF | |
| 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | DNF | |
| 25 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | DNF | |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 23 | DNF |