Overview[]
The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was the first race of the 1989 FF1M Season.
Team and Driver Changes[]
Teams[]
- JGR Meister made their debut (canonically), replacing Autodynamics and taking Judd engines
- Unbearable GP made their debut, replacing Chaspenc and taking Ferrari engines
- Willows Racing made their debut (canonically), replacing GR Motorsports and taking Honda engines
- Ajay Motorsports returned to FF1M, replacing SF1 Racing and taking Renault engines
- Darkfire returned to FF1M, replacing Shannon Racing and taking Ferrari engines
- Andy Racing changed their name to Andrew Racing
- Cramer changed their name to Gojira AutoSport
- Andrew Racing switched from Ford to Renault engines
- FJR switched from Honda to Renault engines
- Gojira AutoSport switched from Ferrari to Honda engines
- Pedersen switched from Honda to Ferrari engines
- Tornado Motorsport switched from Megatron to Honda engines
Drivers[]
- Jean Alesi made his debut with Shake 'n' Bake Motorsport, replacing Nigel Mansell who had moved to Tornado Motorsport
- Johnny Herbert made his debut with Shake 'n' Bake Motorsport, replacing Andrea de Cesaris who had moved to Ajay Motorsports
- Stefano Modena made his debut with Ajay Motorsports
- Eddie Cheever returned to FF1M with Unbearable GP
- Jonathan Palmer returned to FF1M with Darkfire
- Alain Prost moved from SF1 Racing to FJR
- Alessandro Nannini moved from Pedersen to Andrew Racing
- Ayrton Senna moved from Andrew Racing to Darkfire
- Derek Warwick moved from Chaspenc to Gojira AutoSport
- Gerhard Berger moved from FJR to Gojira AutoSport
- Martin Brundle moved from FJR to Pedersen
- Mauricio Gugelmin moved from GR Motorsports to Tornado Motorsport
- Michele Alboreto moved from Pedersen to Willows Racing
- Nelson Piquet moved from Tornado Motorsport to JGR Meister
- Pierluigi Martini moved from Autodynamics to Unbearable GP
- Rene Arnoux moved from Shannon Racing to Andrew Racing
- Riccardo Patrese moved from Cramer to FJR
- Satoru Nakajima moved from Andrew Racing to Willows Racing
- Stefan Johansson moved from Chaspenc to JGR Meister
- Thierry Boutsen moved from Gojira AutoSport to Pedersen
- Alex Caffi, Ivan Capelli, Luis Perez Sala, Nicola Larini, and Yannick Dalmas were left without drives
Report[]
Qualifying[]
Conditions: Dry
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Alain Prost
|
 FJR-Renault
|
|
1:32.660 | |
| 2 | 27 |  Ayrton Senna
|
Darkfire-Ferrari
|
|
1:32.711 | +0.051 |
| 3 | 25 | Nigel Mansell
|
Tornado-Honda
|
|
1:33.394 | +0.734 |
| 4 | 3 | Jean Alesi
|
Shake 'n' Bake-Ferrari
|
|
1:33.950 | +1.290 |
| 5 | 0 | Nelson Piquet
|
 JGR Meister-Judd
|
|
1:33.981 | +1.321 |
| 6 | 11 |  Gerhard Berger
|
 Gojira-Honda
|
|
1:34.052 | +1.392 |
| 7 | 17 |  Michele Alboreto
|
Willows-Honda
|
|
1:34.396 | +1.736 |
| 8 | 23 | Martin Brundle
|
 Pedersen-Ferrari
|
|
1:34.490 | +1.830 |
| 9 | 2 |  Stefan Johansson
|
JGR Meister-Judd
|
|
1:35.158 | +2.498 |
| 10 | 15 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ajay-Renault
|
|
1:35.182 | +2.522 |
| 11 | 29 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Unbearable-Ferrari
|
|
1:35.212 | +2.552 |
| 12 | 16 | Stefano Modena
|
Ajay-Renault
|
|
1:35.217 | +2.557 |
| 13 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
FJR-Renault
|
|
1:35.228 | +2.568 |
| 14 | 20 | Rene Arnoux
|
Andrew-Renault
|
|
1:35.322 | +2.662 |
| 15 | 18 | Satoru Nakajima
|
Willows-Honda
|
|
1:35.395 | +2.735 |
| 16 | 4 | Johnny Herbert
|
Shake 'n' Bake-Ferrari
|
|
1:35.464 | +2.804 |
| 17 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Andrew-Renault
|
|
1:35.481 | +2.821 |
| 18 | 26 | Mauricio Gugelmin
|
Tornado-Honda
|
|
1:35.497 | +2.837 |
| 19 | 12 | Derek Warwick
|
Gojira-Honda
|
|
1:35.570 | +2.910 |
| 20 | 24 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Pedersen-Ferrari
|
|
1:35.675 | +3.015 |
| 21 | 30 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Unbearable-Ferrari
|
|
1:35.972 | +3.312 |
| 22 | 28 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Darkfire-Ferrari
|
|
1:36.143 | +3.483 |
Race[]
Conditions: Dry
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Ayrton Senna
|
Darkfire-Ferrari
|
|
60 | 1:36:15.460 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | Nelson Piquet
|
JGR Meister-Judd
|
|
60 | +1:04.699 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Nigel Mansell
|
Tornado-Honda
|
|
59 | +1 Lap | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 23 | Martin Brundle
|
Pedersen-Ferrari
|
|
59 | +1 Lap | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
FJR-Renault
|
|
59 | +1 Lap | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Stefan Johansson
|
JGR Meister-Judd
|
|
59 | +1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Darkfire-Ferrari
|
|
59 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 8 | 29 | Eddie Cheever
|
Unbearable-Ferrari
|
|
59 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 26 | Mauricio Gugelmin
|
Tornado-Honda
|
|
58 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 10 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Andrew-Renault
|
|
58 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 16 | Stefano Modena
|
Ajay-Renault
|
|
58 | +2 Laps | 12 | |
| 12 | 15 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Ajay-Renault
|
|
58 | +2 Laps | 10 | |
| 13 | 12 | Derek Warwick
|
Gojira-Honda
|
|
58 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| 14 | 30 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Unbearable-Ferrari
|
|
58 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jean Alesi
|
Shake 'n' Bake-Ferrari
|
|
48 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 4 | Johnny Herbert
|
Shake 'n' Bake-Ferrari
|
|
33 | Oil Leak | 16 | |
| Ret | 18 | Satoru Nakajima
|
Willows-Honda
|
|
28 | Puncture | 15 | |
| Ret | 11 | Gerhard Berger
|
Gojira-Honda
|
|
22 | Water Leak | 6 | |
| Ret | 20 | Rene Arnoux
|
Andrew-Renault
|
|
20 | Suspension | 14 | |
| Ret | 17 | Michele Alboreto
|
Willows-Honda
|
|
19 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alain Prost
|
FJR-Renault
|
|
13 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 24 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Pedersen-Ferrari
|
|
6 | Brakes | 20 |
Driver of the Day: Ayrton Senna
Fastest Lap[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Ayrton Senna
|
Darkfire-Ferrari
|
|
1:33.616 |
Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna
|
9 | 1 | = | 1 |  Darkfire-Ferrari
|
9 | 1 | = | 1 | Ferrari
|
12 | 1 | = |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet
|
6 | = | 2 | JGR Meister-Judd
|
7 | = | 2 | Judd
|
7 | = | |||
| 3 | Nigel Mansell
|
4 | = | 3 | Tornado-Honda
|
4 | = | 3 | Honda
|
4 | = | |||
| 4 | Martin Brundle
|
3 | = | 4 | Pedersen-Ferrari
|
3 | = | 4 |  Renault
|
2 | = | |||
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese
|
2 | = | 5 | FJR-Renault
|
2 | = | |||||||
| 6 | Stefan Johansson
|
1 | = | 6 | Unbearable-Ferrari
|
0 | = | |||||||