| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 61 | 1:38:58.744 | 186.034 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren • Honda | 61 | +07.809 | +07.809 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March • Judd | 61 | +09.370 | +01.561 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | 20 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 61 | +10.493 | +01.123 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 61 | +17.866 | +07.373 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton • Ford Cosworth | 61 | +18.241 | +00.375 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 60 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 21 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus • Judd | 60 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 22 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 60 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 20 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren • Honda | 59 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 26 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Lola • Lamborghini | 58 | +3 laps | ||
| 13 | 15 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | 57 | out of fuel | ||
| 14 | 17 | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial • Ford Cosworth | 56 | transmission | ||
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams • Renault | 51 | camshaft | |||
| 24 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 37 | collision | |||
| 25 | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed • Yamaha | 36 | collision | |||
| 13 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham • Judd | 27 | fuel pressure | |||
| 7 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March • Judd | 22 | suspension | |||
| 9 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus • Judd | 10 | fuel pump | |||
| DSQ | 19 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 10 | wrong grid position | ||
| 14 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham • Judd | 9 | cardan | |||
| 4 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams • Renault | 3 | engine | |||
| 16 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 2 | engine | |||
| 23 | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | collision | |||
| DNQ | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola • Lamborghini | |||||
| DNQ | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 33 | Gregor Foitek | Eurobrun • Judd | |||||
| DNQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed • Yamaha | |||||
| DNP | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| WDR | 40 | Philippe Streiff | AGS • Ford Cosworth | injury |
Fastest lap - 01:32.507 - 195.786 km/h - Riccardo Patrese (lap 47)