Formula 1 1989 1 1989-03-26 1989-03-26 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/f9eqxs1751141472.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/1huqip1751141235.jpg 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. 505944