Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 26th March 1989 (UTC)
Sun 26th March 1989 (Local)

Timestamp
1989-03-26T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1989

Round
1

Status

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	1:38:58.744
02	Alain Prost	+0:07.809
03	Maurício Gugelmin	+0:09.370
04	Johnny Herbert	+0:10.493
05	Derek Warwick	+0:17.866
06	Alessandro Nannini	+0:18.241
07	Jonathan Palmer	+1 Lap
08	Satoru Nakajima	+1 Lap
09	Olivier Grouillard	+1 Lap
10	Michele Alboreto	+2 Laps
11	Ayrton Senna	+2 Laps
13	Andrea De Cesaris	+4 Laps
14	Christian Danner	+5 Laps
15	Riccardo Patrese	DNF
16	Eddie Cheever	DNF
17	Bernd Schneider	DNF
18	Martin Brundle	DNF
19	Ivan Capelli	DNF
20	Nelson Piquet	DNF
21	Nicola Larini	DNF
22	Stefano Modena	DNF
23	Thierry Boutsen	DNF
24	Pierluigi Martini	DNF
25	Gerhard Berger	DNF
26	Sergio Perez	DNF
28	René Arnoux	Did not qualify
31	Alex Caffi	Did not prequalify
32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Did not prequalify
33	Volker Weidler	Did not prequalify
35	Joachim Winkelhock	Did not prequalify
36	Aguri Suzuki	Did not prequalify
37	Stefan Johansson	Did not prequalify
38	Bertrand Gachot	Did not prequalify