| «1989-01» | Brazil Grand Prix - XVIII Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1989-03-26 | Jacarepagua - Autódromo do Rio de Janeiro - 61 laps × 5.031 km : 306.891 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 01:26.205 | 01:25.302 | 01:25.302 | 212.323 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Renault | 01:26.172 | 07:12.732 | 01:26.172 | +00.870 (+1.020%) | +00.870 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 01:26.271 | 01:26.394 | 01:26.271 | +00.969 (+1.136%) | +00.099 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams • Renault | 01:27.367 | 01:26.459 | 01:26.459 | +01.157 (+1.356%) | +00.188 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 01:27.095 | 01:26.620 | 01:26.620 | +01.318 (+1.545%) | +00.161 |
| 6 | 6 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 01:27.249 | 01:26.772 | 01:26.772 | +01.470 (+1.723%) | +00.152 |
| 7 | 7 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 01:27.525 | 01:27.035 | 01:27.035 | +01.733 (+2.032%) | +00.263 |
| 8 | 8 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.937 | 01:27.408 | 01:27.408 | +02.106 (+2.469%) | +00.373 |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Judd | 01:28.423 | 01:27.437 | 01:27.437 | +02.135 (+2.503%) | +00.029 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.626 | 01:27.754 | 01:27.626 | +02.324 (+2.724%) | +00.189 |
| 11 | 11 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.394 | 01:27.865 | 01:27.865 | +02.563 (+3.005%) | +00.239 |
| 12 | 12 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 01:27.956 | 01:28.581 | 01:27.956 | +02.654 (+3.111%) | +00.091 |
| 13 | 13 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham • Judd | 01:29.138 | 01:28.274 | 01:28.274 | +02.972 (+3.484%) | +00.318 |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham • Judd | 01:28.621 | 01:28.942 | 01:28.621 | +03.319 (+3.891%) | +00.347 |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.005 | 01:29.206 | 01:29.005 | +03.703 (+4.341%) | +00.384 |
| 16 | 16 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.435 | 01:29.435 | 01:29.435 | +04.133 (+4.845%) | +00.430 |
| 17 | 17 | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.460 | 01:29.455 | 01:29.455 | +04.153 (+4.869%) | +00.020 |
| 18 | 18 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.443 | 01:29.573 | 01:29.573 | +04.271 (+5.007%) | +00.118 |
| 19 | 19 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.341 | 01:30.146 | 01:30.146 | +04.844 (+5.679%) | +00.573 |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.260 | 01:30.255 | 01:30.255 | +04.953 (+5.806%) | +00.109 |
| 21 | 21 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Judd | 01:30.942 | 01:30.375 | 01:30.375 | +05.073 (+5.947%) | +00.120 |
| 22 | 22 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.410 | 01:30.666 | 01:30.410 | +05.108 (+5.988%) | +00.035 |
| 23 | 23 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.702 | 01:30.643 | 01:30.643 | +05.341 (+6.261%) | +00.233 |
| 24 | 24 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.657 | 01:31.068 | 01:30.657 | +05.355 (+6.278%) | +00.014 |
| 25 | 25 | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed • Yamaha | 01:32.346 | 01:30.861 | 01:30.861 | +05.559 (+6.517%) | +00.204 |
| 26 | 26 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:31.872 | 01:31.009 | 01:31.009 | +05.707 (+6.690%) | +00.148 |
| 27 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Lamborghini | 01:32.411 | 01:31.260 | 01:31.260 | +05.958 (+6.985%) | +00.251 | |
| 28 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.376 | 01:31.376 | 01:31.376 | +06.074 (+7.121%) | +00.116 | |
| 29 | 33 | Gregor Foitek | Eurobrun • Judd | 01:31.791 | 01:53.570 | 01:31.791 | +06.489 (+7.607%) | +00.415 | |
| 30 | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.561 | 01:34.894 | 01:32.561 | +07.259 (+8.510%) | +00.770 | |
| 31 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.747 | 01:30.747 | +05.445 (+6.383%) | |||
| 32 | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.150 | 01:31.150 | +05.848 (+6.856%) | +00.403 | ||
| 33 | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.964 | 01:31.964 | +06.662 (+7.810%) | +00.814 | ||
| 34 | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.019 | 01:32.019 | +06.717 (+7.874%) | +00.055 | ||
| 35 | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.982 | 01:32.982 | +07.680 (+9.003%) | +00.963 | ||
| 36 | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed • Yamaha | 01:33.079 | 01:33.079 | +07.777 (+9.117%) | +00.097 | ||
| 37 | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.232 | 01:35.232 | +09.930 (+11.641%) | +02.153 | ||
| 38 | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.932 | 01:37.932 | +12.630 (+14.806%) | +02.700 |