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Race details
Race 1 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One season
Jacarepaguá.svg
Date March 26, 1989
Official name XVIII Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
Course Permanent racing facility
5.031 km (3.126 mi)
Distance 61 laps, 306.981 km (190.692 mi)
Weather Very hot, dry, sunny
Pole position
Driver 25px Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda
Time 1:25.302
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault
Time 1:32.507 on lap 47
Podium
First 25px UK Nigel Mansell Ferrari
Second 25px France Alain Prost McLaren-Honda
Third 25px Brazil Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd

The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jacarepaguá on March 26, 1989.

Report[]

The FIRST team withdrew before the beginning of the season, as the car had failed a mandatory FIA pre-season crash test.

Philippe Streiff continued as AGS's lead driver for the 1989 season, but was paralysed in a pre-GP testing crash at the circuit which ended his racing career.

Ayrton Senna took pole position in qualifying ahead of Riccardo Patrese, making a record-breaking 177th appearance at a Grand Prix, and Gerhard Berger in the new Ferrari 640, which featured the first semi-automatic gearbox in Formula One. On his debut for Ferrari, Berger's teammate Nigel Mansell qualified sixth. He was reportedly so convinced of new car's unreliability that he had booked an early flight home.[1]

Johnny Herbert and Olivier Grouillard both qualified for their first Formula One races.

At the start, Nicola Larini was disqualified for an illegal start. Mansell became the first man since Mario Andretti in 1971 to win on his Formula One debut for Ferrari, a feat that was not matched until Kimi Räikkönen won for Ferrari at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix. It was also the first race ever to be won by a car with a semi-automatic gearbox. Mansell cut his hands on the trophy following the race.[2] He was joined on the podium by McLaren's Alain Prost and March's Maurício Gugelmin, making his first appearance on the podium. Johnny Herbert finished fourth and scored points for Benetton on his debut. Eddie Cheever collapsed after exiting his car following the collision involving Bernd Schneider that ended his race.

This would be the last Formula One race at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro. From 1990 onwards the Brazilian Grand Prix would be held at a shortened Interlagos.

Classification[]

Pre Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 25px United Kingdom Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 1:27.764
2 8 25px Italy Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 1:28.147 +0.383
3 33 25px Switzerland Gregor Foitek Euro Brun-Judd 1:29.604 +1.840
4 17 25px Italy Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:29.679 +1.915
5 34 25px Germany Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:30.417 +2.653
6 21 25px Italy Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 1:30.747 +2.983
7 18 25px Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford 1:31.150 +3.386
8 39 25px Germany Volker Weidler Rial-Ford 1:31.964 +4.200
9 32 25px France Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni-Ford 1:32.019 +4.255
10 41 25px Germany Joachim Winkelhock AGS-Ford 1:32.982 +5.218
11 35 25px Japan Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:33.079 +5.315
12 36 25px Sweden Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford 1:35.232 +7.468
13 37 25px Belgium Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford 1:37.932 +10.168
  • 5 fastest cars got through Pre-Qualifying here

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
1 1 25px Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:26.205 1:25.302
2 6 25px Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:26.172 7:12.732 +0.870
3 28 25px Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:26.271 1:26.394 +0.969
4 5 25px Belgium Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 1:27.367 1:26.459 +1.157
5 2 25px France Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 1:27.095 1:26.620 +1.318
6 27 25px UK Nigel Mansell Ferrari 1:27.249 1:26.772 +1.470
7 16 25px Italy Ivan Capelli March-Judd 1:27.525 1:27.035 +1.733
8 9 25px UK Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 1:27.937 1:27.408 +2.106
9 11 25px Brazil Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 1:28.423 1:27.437 +2.135
10 20 25px UK Johnny Herbert Benetton-Ford 1:27.626 1:27.754 +2.324
11 19 25px Italy Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 1:28.394 1:27.865 +2.563
12 15 25px Brazil Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 1:27.956 1:28.581 +2.654
13 7 25px United Kingdom Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 1:29.138 1:28.274 +2.972
14 8 25px Italy Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 1:28.621 1:28.942 +3.319
15 22 25px Italy Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 1:29.005 1:29.206 +3.703
16 23 25px Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:30.077 1:29.435 +4.133
17 38 25px Germany Christian Danner Rial-Ford 1:30.460 1:29.455 +4.153
18 3 25px UK Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 1:30.443 1:29.573 +4.271
19 17 25px Italy Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 1:31.341 1:30.146 +4.844
20 4 25px Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:32.260 1:30.255 +4.953
21 12 25px Japan Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 1:30.942 1:30.375 +5.073
22 26 25px France Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 1:30.410 1:30.666 +5.108
23 24 25px Spain Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 1:30.702 1:30.643 +5.341
24 10 25px USA Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 1:30.657 1:31.068 +5.355
25 34 25px Germany Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha 1:32.346 1:30.861 +5.559
26 30 25px France Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 1:31.872 1:31.009 +5.707
27 29 25px France Yannick Dalmas Lola-Lamborghini 1:32.411 1:31.260 +5.958
28 25 25px France René Arnoux Ligier-Ford 1:34.232 1:31.376 +6.074
29 33 25px Switzerland Gregor Foitek Euro Brun-Judd 1:31.791 1:53.570 +6.489
30 31 25px Brazil Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford 1:32.561 1:34.894 +7.259

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 25px UK Nigel Mansell Ferrari 61 1:38:58.744 6 9
2 2 25px France Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 61 + 7.809 5 6
3 15 25px Brazil Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 61 + 9.370 12 4
4 20 25px UK Johnny Herbert Benetton-Ford 61 + 10.493 10 3
5 9 25px UK Derek Warwick Arrows-Ford 61 + 17.866 8 2
6 19 25px Italy Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 61 + 18.241 11 1
7 3 25px UK Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 60 + 1 Lap 18  
8 12 25px Japan Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Judd 60 + 1 Lap 21  
9 26 25px France Olivier Grouillard Ligier-Ford 60 + 1 Lap 22  
10 4 25px Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 59 + 2 Laps 20  
11 1 25px Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 59 + 2 Laps 1  
12 30 25px France Philippe Alliot Lola-Lamborghini 58 + 3 Laps 26  
13 22 25px Italy Andrea de Cesaris Dallara-Ford 57 + 4 Laps 15  
14 38 25px Germany Christian Danner Rial-Ford 56 + 5 Laps 17  
15 6 25px Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 51 Alternator 2  
Ret 10 25px USA Eddie Cheever Arrows-Ford 37 Collision 24  
Ret 34 25px Germany Bernd Schneider Zakspeed-Yamaha 36 Collision 25  
Ret 7 25px UK Martin Brundle Brabham-Judd 27 Halfshaft 13  
Ret 16 25px Italy Ivan Capelli March-Judd 22 Suspension 7  
Ret 11 25px Brazil Nelson Piquet Lotus-Judd 10 Fuel system 9  
DSQ 17 25px Italy Nicola Larini Osella-Ford 10 Disqualified 19  
Ret 8 25px Italy Stefano Modena Brabham-Judd 9 Half Shaft 14  
Ret 5 25px Belgium Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault 3 Engine 4  
Ret 23 25px Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 2 Chassis 16  
Ret 28 25px Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 0 Collision 3  
Ret 24 25px Spain Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 0 Collision 23  
DNQ 29 25px France Yannick Dalmas Lola-Lamborghini    
DNQ 25 25px France René Arnoux Ligier-Ford    
DNQ 33 25px Switzerland Gregor Foitek Euro Brun-Judd    
DNQ 31 25px Brazil Roberto Moreno Coloni-Ford    
DNPQ 21 25px Italy Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford    
DNPQ 18 25px Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford    
DNPQ 39 25px Germany Volker Weidler Rial-Ford    
DNPQ 32 25px France Pierre-Henri Raphanel Coloni-Ford    
DNPQ 41 25px Germany Joachim Winkelhock AGS-Ford    
DNPQ 35 25px Japan Aguri Suzuki Zakspeed-Yamaha    
DNPQ 36 25px Sweden Stefan Johansson Onyx-Ford    
DNPQ 37 25px Belgium Bertrand Gachot Onyx-Ford    
WD 40 25px France Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford   Injured on a pre-GP testing  
WD 42 25px Italy Gabriele Tarquini First-Judd   Withdrawn  

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Great Britain Nigel Mansell 9
2 25px France Alain Prost 6
3 25px Brazil Mauricio Gugelmin 4
4 25px Great Britain Johnny Herbert 3
5 25px Great Britain Derek Warwick 2
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Italy Ferrari 9
2 25px Great Britain McLaren-Honda 6
3 25px Great Britain Leyton House-Judd 4
4 25px Great Britain Benetton-Ford 4
5 25px Great Britain Arrows-Ford 2
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. Benson, Andrew (7 October 2009). "Pick your classic Brazilian Grand Prix". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2009/10/pick_your_classic_brazilian_gr.html. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 
  2. "Do you remember when Mansell cut his hands on the podium?". F1 Racing (Derwent Howard) (141): pp. 39. December. 

from the original on 3 July 2007. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/231/. Retrieved 2007-08-04. 


  • Pre-Qualifying results from FIA Yearbook 1989


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