The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

1989  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  26 March 1989  ·  61 laps

  1. 1st Nigel Mansell Ferrari · 01:38:58.744
  2. 2nd Alain Prost McLaren · +7.809
  3. 3rd Maurício Gugelmin March · +9.37

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Gerhard Berger

Retirement Ferrari  —  Collision

03 Lap 3

Thierry Boutsen

Retirement Williams  —  Engine

04 On the Charge

Philippe Alliot

Larrousse  —  P26 → P12

05 Victory

Nigel Mansell

Ferrari  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Nigel Mansell Ferrari 6 61 01:38:58.744 9
2 Alain Prost McLaren 5 61 +7.809 6
3 Maurício Gugelmin March 12 61 +9.37 4
4 Johnny Herbert Benetton 10 61 +10.493 3
5 Derek Warwick Arrows 8 61 +17.866 2
6 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 11 61 +18.241 1
7 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 18 60 +1 Lap
8 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 21 60 +1 Lap
9 Olivier Grouillard Ligier 22 60 +1 Lap
10 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 20 59 +2 Laps
11 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 59 +2 Laps
12 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 26 58 +3 Laps
13 Andrea de Cesaris Dallara 15 57 +4 Laps
14 Christian Danner Rial 17 56 +5 Laps
15 Riccardo Patrese Williams 2 51 Alternator
16 Eddie Cheever Arrows 24 37 Collision
17 Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 25 36 Collision
18 Martin Brundle Brabham 13 27 Halfshaft
19 Ivan Capelli March 7 22 Suspension
20 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 9 10 Fuel system
21 Nicola Larini Osella 19 10 Disqualified
22 Stefano Modena Brabham 14 9 Halfshaft
23 Thierry Boutsen Williams 4 3 Engine
24 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 16 2 Chassis
25 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3 0 Collision
26 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 23 0 Collision

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