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Nigel Mansell won the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Alain Prost and Maurício Gugelmin at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Maurício Gugelmin
Race date
March 26, 1989
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Riccardo Patrese
Classified drivers
38
Circuit
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Ferrari. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Maurício Gugelmin 3 for March.

Grid to finish

Philippe Alliot from P26 to P12 (+14), Satoru Nakajima from P21 to P8 (+13), and Olivier Grouillard from P22 to P9 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 DNPQ, 6 Finished, 4 Collision, 4 DNQ, and 3 +1 lap. Riccardo Patrese holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.507 on lap 47. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nigel MansellFerrari1:38:58.7449
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:39:06.5536
3Maurício GugelminMarch1:39:08.1144
4Johnny HerbertBenetton1:39:09.2373
5Derek WarwickArrows1:39:16.6102
6Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:39:16.9851
7Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+1 lap0
8Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+1 lap0
9Olivier GrouillardLigier+1 lap0
10Michele AlboretoTyrrell+2 laps0
11Ayrton SennaMcLaren+2 laps0
12Philippe AlliotLola+3 laps0
13Andrea de CesarisDallara+4 laps0
14Christian DannerRialGearbox0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsAlternator0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsCollision0
DNFBernd SchneiderZakspeedCollision0
DNFMartin BrundleBrabhamHalfshaft0
DNFIvan CapelliMarchSuspension0
DNFNelson PiquetTeam LotusFuel system0