Race results
Race startMarch 25, 1989 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1:38:58.744 | 61 | - | - | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | +7.809 | 61 | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | +9.370 | 61 | - | - | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | +10.493 | 61 | - | - | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +17.866 | 61 | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +18.241 | 61 | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 60 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 60 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | +1 Lap | 60 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 59 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +2 Laps | 59 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 58 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | +4 Laps | 57 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial | +5 Laps | 56 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | DNF (Alternator) | 51 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | DNF (Collision) | 37 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | DNF (Collision) | 36 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | DNF (Halfshaft) | 27 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | DNF (Suspension) | 22 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | DNF (Fuel system) | 10 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | DSQ | 10 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | DNF (Halfshaft) | 9 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 3 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | DNF (Chassis) | 2 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 |