Brazilian Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 1:39:45.141 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Williams | 2 | +40.547 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Stefan Johansson | McLaren | 10 | +56.758 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 7 | +1:39.235 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 9 | Spun off | |
| 9 | Christian Danner | Zakspeed | 17 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Tyrrell | 20 | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Pascal Fabre | AGS | 22 | +6 Laps | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 14 | Overheating | |
| R | Ayrton Senna | Team Lotus | 3 | Engine | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | Electrical | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Brabham | 13 | Differential | |
| R | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | Engine | |
| W | Alex Caffi | Osella | 21 | Withdrew | |
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | 15 | Suspension | |
| R | Martin Brundle | Zakspeed | 19 | Turbo | |
| R | Teo Fabi | Benetton | 4 | Turbo | |
| D | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 16 | Disqualified | |
| W | Ivan Capelli | March | 23 | Withdrew |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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