BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
26 Mar 1989
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:25.302 |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:26.172 |
| 3 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:26.271 |
| 4 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:26.459 |
| 5 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:26.620 |
| 6 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:26.772 |
| 7 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:27.035 |
| 8 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | 1:27.408 |
| 9 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | 1:27.437 |
| 10 | 20 | Johnny HerbertHER | Benetton Ford | 1:27.626 |
| 11 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:27.865 |
| 12 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:27.956 |
| 13 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | 1:28.274 |
| 14 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:28.621 |
| 15 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:29.005 |
| 16 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:29.435 |
| 17 | 38 | Christian DannerDAN | Rial Ford | 1:29.455 |
| 18 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:29.573 |
| 19 | 17 | Nicola LariniLAR | Osella Ford | 1:30.146 |
| 20 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:30.255 |
| 21 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | 1:30.375 |
| 22 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | 1:30.410 |
| 23 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:30.643 |
| 24 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | 1:30.657 |
| 25 | 34 | Bernd SchneiderSCH | Zakspeed Yamaha | 1:30.861 |
| 26 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:31.009 |