Brazilian Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 26th March 1989 12:00am Local
Sun 26th March 1989 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1989

Round
1

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Location
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

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Description

The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro on 26 March 1989. It was the first race of the 1989 Formula One World Championship.

The 61-lap race was won by Englishman Nigel Mansell, driving a Ferrari, with Frenchman Alain Prost second in a McLaren-Honda and local driver Maurício Gugelmin third in a March-Judd. It was the first time that a car with a semi-automatic gearbox won the race. Mansell had joked that he had booked an early flight home as he did not expect to win, and during the podium ceremony he cut his hand whilst lifting the trophy.

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Result List

01	Nigel Mansell	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:38:58.744
02	Alain Prost	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:07.809
03	Maurício Gugelmin	March Engineering	+0:09.370
04	Johnny Herbert	Benetton Formula	+0:10.493
05	Derek Warwick	Arrows Grand Prix International	+0:17.866
06	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Formula	+0:18.241
07	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
08	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
09	Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	+1 Lap
10	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Racing	+2 Laps
11	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+2 Laps
13	Andrea De Cesaris	Dallara	+4 Laps
14	Christian Danner	Rial Racing	+5 Laps
15	Riccardo Patrese	Williams Racing	DNF
16	Eddie Cheever	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
17	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	DNF
18	Martin Brundle	Brabham	DNF
19	Ivan Capelli	March Engineering	DNF
20	Nelson Piquet	Lotus F1	DNF
21	Nicola Larini	Osella	DNF
22	Stefano Modena	Brabham	DNF
23	Thierry Boutsen	Williams Racing	DNF
24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	DNF
25	Gerhard Berger	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
26	Sergio Perez	Minardi	DNF
28	René Arnoux	Ligier	Did not qualify
31	Alex Caffi	Dallara	Did not prequalify
32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Did not prequalify
33	Volker Weidler	Rial Racing	Did not prequalify
35	Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	Did not prequalify
36	Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	Did not prequalify
37	Stefan Johansson	Onyx Grand Prix	Did not prequalify
38	Bertrand Gachot	Onyx Grand Prix	Did not prequalify