BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE 1
26 Mar 1989
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:28.360 |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | +0.264s |
| 3 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | +0.569s |
| 4 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | +0.923s |
| 5 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | +1.100s |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | +1.181s |
| 7 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | +1.396s |
| 8 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | +1.544s |
| 9 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | +1.575s |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | +2.275s |
| 11 | 20 | Johnny HerbertHER | Benetton Ford | +2.486s |
| 12 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | +2.754s |
| 13 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | +2.917s |
| 14 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | +2.939s |
| 15 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | +3.565s |
| 16 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | +4.162s |
| 17 | 38 | Christian DannerDAN | Rial Ford | +4.184s |
| 18 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | +4.332s |
| 19 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | +4.789s |
| 20 | 29 | Yannick DalmasDAL | Lola Lamborghini | +5.260s |
| 21 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | +5.441s |
| 22 | 33 | Gregor FoitekFOI | Euro Brun Judd | +5.530s |
| 23 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | +5.568s |
| 24 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | +5.759s |
| 25 | 17 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella Ford | +5.936s |
| 26 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Ford | +6.785s |
| 27 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | +6.995s |
| 28 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | +7.017s |
| 29 | 31 | Roberto MorenoMOR | Coloni Ford | +7.372s |