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1989 Brazil Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Jacarepagua circuit. Full information

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1989 Brazil Grand Prix

1989 Brazil Grand Prix is 469th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Jacarepagua circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position, Nigel Mansell won this race. This was his 14th victory. Alain Prost and Mauricio Gugelmin also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 61 laps (307 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1988 Australia Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1989 San Marino Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1989 Brazil Grand Prix

96th victory for the Ferrari team
14th victory for the Nigel Mansell
27th podium for the Nigel Mansell
70th podium for the Alain Prost
1st podium for the Mauricio Gugelmin

Nigel Mansell - Winner of the 1989 Brazil Grand Prix

1989 Brazil Grand Prix

Ferrari 640 - 1989 Brazil Grand Prix winner

1989 Brazil Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Nigel Mansell	9.00	1h 38m 58.744s ( 186.034 km/h )	61	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Alain Prost	6.00	1h 39m 06.553s ( +07.809s )	61	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Mauricio Gugelmin	4.00	1h 39m 08.114s ( +09.370s )	61	Leyton House March Racing Team
4	Johnny Herbert	3.00	1h 39m 09.237s ( +10.493s )	61	Benetton Formula Ltd
5	Derek Warwick	2.00	1h 39m 16.610s ( +17.866s )	61	Arrows Grand Prix International
6	Alessandro Nannini	1.00	1h 39m 16.985s ( +18.241s )	61	Benetton Formula Ltd
7	Jonathan Palmer	0		60	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
8	Satoru Nakajima	0		60	Camel Team Lotus
9	Olivier Grouillard	0		60	Ligier Loto
10	Michele Alboreto	0		59	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
11	Ayrton Senna	0		59	Honda Marlboro McLaren
12	Philippe Alliot	0		58	Larrousse & Calmels F1
13	Andrea De Cesaris	0	Out of fuel	57	BMS Scuderia Italia
14	Christian Danner	0	Transmission	56	Rial Racing
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Camshaft	51	Canon Williams Team
ab	Eddie Cheever	0	Collision	37	Arrows Grand Prix International
ab	Bernd Schneider	0	Collision	36	West Zakspeed Racing
ab	Martin Brundle	0	Fuel pressure	27	Motor Racing Developments
ab	Ivan Capelli	0	Suspension	22	Leyton House March Racing Team
ab	Nelson Piquet	0	Fuel pump	10	Camel Team Lotus
dsq	Nicola Larini	0	Wrong grid position	10	Osella Squadra Corse
ab	Stefano Modena	0	Cardan	9	Motor Racing Developments
ab	Thierry Boutsen	0	Engine	3	Canon Williams Team
ab	Pierluigi Martini	0	Engine	2	Minardi F1 Team
npq	Piercarlo Ghinzani	0			Osella Squadra Corse
npq	Alex Caffi	0			BMS Scuderia Italia
ab	Luis Perez-Sala	0	Collision	0	Minardi F1 Team
nq	René Arnoux	0			Ligier Loto
ab	Gerhard Berger	0	Collision	0	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
nq	Yannick Dalmas	0			Larrousse & Calmels F1
nq	Roberto Moreno	0			Coloni SpA
npq	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	0			Coloni SpA
nq	Gregor Foitek	0			Eurobrun Racing
npq	Aguri Suzuki	0			West Zakspeed Racing
npq	Stefan Johansson	0			Moneytron Onyx Formula One
npq	Bertrand Gachot	0			Moneytron Onyx Formula One
npq	Volker Weidler	0			Rial Racing
f	Philippe Streiff	0	Injury		AGS Racing
npq	Joachim Winkelhock	0			AGS Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1989 Brazil Grand Prix on the Jacarepagua circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	1'25''302	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Riccardo Patrese	1'26''172	Canon Williams Team
3	Gerhard Berger	1'26''271	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Thierry Boutsen	1'26''459	Canon Williams Team
5	Alain Prost	1'26''620	Honda Marlboro McLaren
6	Nigel Mansell	1'26''772	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Ivan Capelli	1'27''035	Leyton House March Racing Team
8	Derek Warwick	1'27''408	Arrows Grand Prix International
9	Nelson Piquet	1'27''437	Camel Team Lotus
10	Johnny Herbert	1'27''626	Benetton Formula Ltd
11	Alessandro Nannini	1'27''865	Benetton Formula Ltd
12	Mauricio Gugelmin	1'27''956	Leyton House March Racing Team
13	Martin Brundle	1'28''274	Motor Racing Developments
14	Stefano Modena	1'28''621	Motor Racing Developments
15	Andrea De Cesaris	1'29''005	BMS Scuderia Italia
16	Pierluigi Martini	1'29''435	Minardi F1 Team
17	Christian Danner	1'29''455	Rial Racing
18	Jonathan Palmer	1'29''573	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
19	Nicola Larini	1'30''146	Osella Squadra Corse
20	Michele Alboreto	1'30''255	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
21	Satoru Nakajima	1'30''375	Camel Team Lotus
22	Olivier Grouillard	1'30''410	Ligier Loto
23	Luis Perez-Sala	1'30''643	Minardi F1 Team
24	Eddie Cheever	1'30''657	Arrows Grand Prix International
25	Bernd Schneider	1'30''861	West Zakspeed Racing
26	Philippe Alliot	1'31''009	Larrousse & Calmels F1
27	Yannick Dalmas	1'31''260	Larrousse & Calmels F1
28	René Arnoux	1'31''376	Ligier Loto
29	Gregor Foitek	1'31''791	Eurobrun Racing
30	Roberto Moreno	1'32''561	Coloni SpA
31	Alex Caffi	1'30''747	BMS Scuderia Italia
32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	1'31''150	Osella Squadra Corse
33	Volker Weidler	1'31''964	Rial Racing
34	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1'32''019	Coloni SpA
35	Joachim Winkelhock	1'32''982	AGS Racing
36	Aguri Suzuki	1'33''079	West Zakspeed Racing
37	Stefan Johansson	1'35''232	Moneytron Onyx Formula One
38	Bertrand Gachot	1'37''932	Moneytron Onyx Formula One
0	Philippe Streiff	0	AGS Racing