March 26, 1989 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Lap distance 5.031 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Ferrari 640 | Ferrari 034 | Goodyear | 61 | 8.000000.744 | 6 | 6.000000.772 | 6 | 3.000000.948 | (57) | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Alain Prost (FRA) | McLaren MP4-5 | Honda RA109E | Goodyear | 61 | 6.000000.553 | +7.000000.809 | 5 | 6.000000.620 | 11 | 5.000000.341 | (17) |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin (BRA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 61 | 8.000000.114 | +9.000000.370 | 12 | 7.000000.956 | 5 | 3.000000.774 | (46) |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 61 | 9.000000.237 | +0.000 | 10 | 7.000000.626 | 7 | 4.000000.164 | (45) |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Arrows A11 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 61 | 6.000000.610 | +7.000000.866 | 8 | 7.000000.408 | 4 | 3.000000.699 | (41) |
| 6 | 1 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini (ITA) | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 61 | 6.000000.985 | +8.000000.241 | 11 | 7.000000.865 | 2 | 3.000000.361 | (42) |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer (GBR) | Tyrrell 017B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 60 | 8.000000.271 | +1 lap | 18 | 9.000000.573 | 10 | 5.000000.327 | (43) | |
| 8 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima (JPN) | Team Lotus 101 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 60 | 7.000000.613 | +1 lap | 21 | 0.000 | 18 | 6.000000.932 | (41) | |
| 9 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard (FRA) | Ligier JS33 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 60 | 8.000000.703 | +1 lap | 22 | 0.000 | 14 | 5.000000.807 | (46) | |
| 10 | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 017B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 59 | 3.000000.587 | +2 laps | 20 | 0.000 | 17 | 6.000000.747 | (58) | |
| 11 | 1 | Ayrton Senna (BRA) | McLaren MP4-5 | Honda RA109E | Goodyear | 59 | 2.000000.265 | +2 laps | 1 | 5.000000.302 | 3 | 3.000000.685 | (55) | |
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot (FRA) | Lola LC88B | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 58 | 7.000000.938 | +3 laps | 26 | 1.000000.009 | 22 | 8.000000.740 | (41) | |
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Dallara BMS-189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 57 | 0.000 | +4 laps | 15 | 9.000000.005 | 12 | 5.000000.402 | (40) | |
| 14 | 38 | Christian Danner (GER) | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 56 | 7.000000.100 | +5 laps | 17 | 9.000000.455 | 15 | 6.000000.199 | (43) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| alternator | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Williams FW12C | Renault RS01 | Goodyear | 51 | 5.000000.054 | 2 | 6.000000.172 | 1 | 2.000000.507 | (47) | ||
| collision | 10 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Arrows A11 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 37 | 3.000000.442 | 24 | 0.000 | 16 | 6.000000.394 | (22) | ||
| collision | 34 | Bernd Schneider (GER) | Zakspeed 891 | Yamaha OX88 | Pirelli | 36 | 4.000000.228 | 25 | 0.000 | 21 | 7.000000.789 | (20) | ||
| halfshaft | 7 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Brabham BT58 | Judd CV | Pirelli | 27 | 9.000000.859 | 13 | 8.000000.274 | 9 | 5.000000.286 | (26) | ||
| suspension | 16 | Ivan Capelli (ITA) | March 881 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 22 | 4.000000.955 | 7 | 7.000000.035 | 8 | 4.000000.479 | (18) | ||
| fuel system | 11 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Team Lotus 101 | Judd CV | Goodyear | 10 | 3.000000.540 | 9 | 7.000000.437 | 20 | 7.000000.665 | (3) | ||
| halfshaft | 8 | Stefano Modena (ITA) | Brabham BT58 | Judd CV | Pirelli | 9 | 1.000000.045 | 14 | 8.000000.621 | 19 | 7.000000.470 | (7) | ||
| engine | 5 | Thierry Boutsen (BEL) | Williams FW12C | Renault RS01 | Goodyear | 3 | 3.000000.975 | 4 | 6.000000.459 | 13 | 5.000000.696 | (2) | ||
| chassis | 23 | Pierluigi Martini (ITA) | Minardi M188B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 2 | 9.000000.660 | 16 | 9.000000.435 | 23 | 6.000000.060 | (2) | ||
| collision | 28 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Ferrari 640 | Ferrari 034 | Goodyear | 0 | 3 | 6.000000.271 | ||||||
| collision | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala (ESP) | Minardi M188B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 0 | 23 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 17 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Osella FA1M89 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 10 | 0.000 | 19 | 0.000 | 8.000000.682 | (5) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 29 | Yannick Dalmas (FRA) | Lola LC88B | Lamborghini 3512 | Goodyear | 1.000000.260 | ||||||||
| -- | 25 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Ligier JS33 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1.000000.376 | ||||||||
| -- | 33 | Gregor Foitek (SUI) | Euro Brun ER-188B | Judd CV | Pirelli | 1.000000.791 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Roberto Moreno (BRA) | Coloni FC-188B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 2.000000.561 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Alex Caffi (ITA) | Dallara BMS-189 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 0.000 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Osella FA1M89 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 1.000000.150 | ||||||||
| -- | 39 | Volker Weidler (GER) | Rial ARC-02 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 1.000000.964 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel (FRA) | Coloni FC-188B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Pirelli | 2.000000.019 | ||||||||
| -- | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock (GER) | AGS JH23B | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 2.000000.982 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Aguri Suzuki (JPN) | Zakspeed 891 | Yamaha OX88 | Pirelli | 3.000000.079 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Stefan Johansson (SWE) | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 5.000000.232 | ||||||||
| -- | 37 | Bertrand Gachot (FRA) | Onyx ORE-1 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Goodyear | 7.000000.932 | ||||||||
