1989 Mexican Grand Prix

Round

4/16

Date

May 28, 1989 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Mexico City, Mexico

Circuit

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Circuit length

4.421 m (17 turns)

Race distance

305.049 km (69 laps)

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Senna

Winner

1:35:21.431

Winning time

Senna

Pole position

Mansell

Fastest lap

1:20.420

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:35:21.431	1st	69	9
2	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	+15.560	5th	69	6
3	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	+31.254	7th	69	4
4	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	+45.495	13th	69	3
5	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	+56.113	2nd	69	2
6	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	+1 lap	17th	68	1
7	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	+1 lap	24th	68
8	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	+1 lap	11th	68
9	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	+1 lap	20th	68
10	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	+1 lap	9th	68
11	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	+1 lap	26th	68
12	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	+2 laps	23rd	67
13	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	+2 laps	19th	67
14	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	+3 laps	25th	66
15	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	+3 laps	18th	66
DNF	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Engine	22nd	53
DNF	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	Gearbox	3rd	43
DNF	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	Electrical	10th	35
DNF	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Spun off	15th	35
NC	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	+41 laps	16th	28
DNF	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	Suspension	12th	20
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Gearbox	6th	16
DNF	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	Transmission	21st	16
DNF	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	Electrical	8th	15
DNF	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Throttle	14th	9
DNF	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	Transmission	4th	1
DNQ	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi
DNQ	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March
DNQ	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola
DNQ	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni
DNPQ	#37 Bertrand Gachot	Onyx
DNPQ	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun
DNPQ	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella
DNPQ	#39 Volker Weidler	Rial
DNPQ	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed
DNPQ	#35 Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed
DNPQ	#18 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella
DNPQ	#41 Joachim Winkelhock	AGS
DNPQ	#32 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:21.017
2	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:21.423	+0.406
3	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.461	+0.444
4	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:21.749	+0.732
5	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:22.556	+1.539
6	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.782	+1.765
7	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:22.819	+1.802
8	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:22.976	+1.959
9	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:22.994	+1.977
10	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:23.142	+2.125
11	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:23.160	+2.143
12	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:23.170	+2.153
13	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:23.188	+2.171
14	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:23.327	+2.310
15	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:23.617	+2.600
16	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:23.681	+2.664
17	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:23.713	+2.696
18	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:23.778	+2.761
19	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:23.987	+2.970
20	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:24.361	+3.344
21	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:24.557	+3.540
22	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:24.903	+3.886
23	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:25.197	+4.180
24	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:25.231	+4.214
25	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:25.484	+4.467
26	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:27.051	+6.034

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.876
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:18.773	+0.897
3	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:19.137	+1.261
4	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:19.337	+1.461
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:19.656	+1.780
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:19.835	+1.959
7	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:20.066	+2.190
8	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:20.234	+2.358
9	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:20.505	+2.629
10	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:20.601	+2.725
11	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:20.859	+2.983
12	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:20.873	+2.997
13	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:20.888	+3.012
14	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:20.888	+3.012
15	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.943	+3.067
16	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:21.031	+3.155
17	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:21.031	+3.155
18	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:21.105	+3.229
19	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:21.139	+3.263
20	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:21.217	+3.341
21	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:21.358	+3.482
22	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:21.471	+3.595
23	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:21.696	+3.820
24	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:21.716	+3.840
25	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:21.830	+3.954
26	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:21.831	+3.955
27	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:21.935	+4.059
28	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:22.081	+4.205
29	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:25.651	+7.775
30	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	3:34.095	+2:16.219

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.876
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:18.773	+0.897
3	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:19.137	+1.261
4	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:19.337	+1.461
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:19.656	+1.780
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:19.835	+1.959
7	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:20.066	+2.190
8	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:20.234	+2.358
9	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:20.505	+2.629
10	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:20.601	+2.725
11	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:20.859	+2.983
12	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:20.873	+2.997
13	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:20.888	+3.012
14	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:20.888	+3.012
15	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.943	+3.067
16	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:21.031	+3.155
17	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:21.031	+3.155
18	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:21.105	+3.229
19	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:21.139	+3.263
20	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:21.217	+3.341
21	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:21.358	+3.482
22	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:21.471	+3.595
23	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:21.696	+3.820
24	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:21.716	+3.840
25	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:21.830	+3.954
26	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:21.831	+3.955
27	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:21.935	+4.059
28	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:22.081	+4.205
29	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	3:34.095	+2:16.219
30	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	9:27.789	+8:09.913

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:19.112
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:20.401	+1.289
3	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:21.170	+2.058
4	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:21.456	+2.344
5	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:21.561	+2.449
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:21.564	+2.452
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:21.763	+2.651
8	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:21.791	+2.679
9	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:22.014	+2.902
10	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:22.150	+3.038
11	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:22.438	+3.326
12	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:22.553	+3.441
13	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:22.640	+3.528
14	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:22.705	+3.593
15	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:22.712	+3.600
16	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:22.931	+3.819
17	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:23.004	+3.892
18	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:23.053	+3.941
19	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:23.066	+3.954
20	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:23.090	+3.978
21	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:23.245	+4.133
22	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:23.375	+4.263
23	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:23.427	+4.315
24	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:23.746	+4.634
25	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:24.181	+5.069
26	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:24.720	+5.608
27	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:24.890	+5.778
28	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:25.651	+6.539
29	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:26.567	+7.455

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:21.770
2	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:22.211	+0.441
3	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:22.876	+1.106
4	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:23.288	+1.518
5	#37 Bertrand Gachot	Onyx	1:23.752	+1.982
6	#33 Gregor Foitek	EuroBrun	1:24.351	+2.581
7	#17 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:24.392	+2.622
8	#39 Volker Weidler	Rial	1:24.966	+3.196
9	#34 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:25.418	+3.648
10	#35 Aguri Suzuki	Zakspeed	1:25.658	+3.888
11	#18 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:26.065	+4.295
12	#41 Joachim Winkelhock	AGS	1:26.754	+4.984
13	#32 Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Coloni	1:34.357	+12.587

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:18.626
2	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:18.639	+0.013
3	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:19.146	+0.520
4	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:19.951	+1.325
5	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:20.428	+1.802
6	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:20.566	+1.940
7	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:20.613	+1.987
8	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:20.784	+2.158
9	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:20.831	+2.205
10	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:20.956	+2.330
11	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:20.980	+2.354
12	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:21.000	+2.374
13	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:21.030	+2.404
14	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:21.119	+2.493
15	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:21.152	+2.526
16	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:21.158	+2.532
17	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:21.199	+2.573
18	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:21.356	+2.730
19	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:21.642	+3.016
20	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:21.703	+3.077
21	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:21.760	+3.134
22	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:21.774	+3.148
23	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:21.854	+3.228
24	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:21.972	+3.346
25	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:22.151	+3.525
26	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:22.371	+3.745
27	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:22.634	+4.008
28	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:22.677	+4.051
29	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:22.949	+4.323
30	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:26.255	+7.629

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:20.328
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:21.148	+0.820
3	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:21.420	+1.092
4	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:22.522	+2.194
5	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:22.533	+2.205
6	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:22.598	+2.270
7	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:22.670	+2.342
8	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:22.751	+2.423
9	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:22.773	+2.445
10	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:22.805	+2.477
11	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.824	+2.496
12	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:22.906	+2.578
13	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:22.957	+2.629
14	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:22.958	+2.630
15	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:22.987	+2.659
16	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:23.048	+2.720
17	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:23.112	+2.784
18	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:23.200	+2.872
19	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:23.255	+2.927
20	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:23.302	+2.974
21	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:23.558	+3.230
22	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:23.560	+3.232
23	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:23.977	+3.649
24	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:24.176	+3.848
25	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:24.212	+3.884
26	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:24.276	+3.948
27	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:26.011	+5.683
28	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:26.588	+6.260
29	#31 Roberto Moreno	Coloni	1:30.844	+10.516
30	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:31.357	+11.029

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#27 Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1:20.420		41
2	#2 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:20.506	+0.086	43
3	#1 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:20.585	+0.165	43
4	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:21.230	+0.810	43
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:21.383	+0.963	42
6	#26 Olivier Grouillard	Ligier	1:22.093	+1.673	63
7	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:22.110	+1.690	50
8	#10 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:22.111	+1.691	54
9	#8 Stefano Modena	Brabham	1:22.233	+1.813	41
10	#40 Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	1:22.318	+1.898	44
11	#7 Martin Brundle	Brabham	1:22.344	+1.924	52
12	#11 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:22.560	+2.140	54
13	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:22.593	+2.173	27
14	#9 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:22.777	+2.357	32
15	#12 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:22.907	+2.487	34
16	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:22.981	+2.561	15
17	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Williams	1:22.991	+2.571	15
18	#20 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:23.095	+2.675	42
19	#36 Stefan Johansson	Onyx	1:23.416	+2.996	14
20	#38 Christian Danner	Rial	1:23.524	+3.104	52
21	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:23.539	+3.119	48
22	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:23.867	+3.447	43
23	#21 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:24.527	+4.107	30
24	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:24.660	+4.240	8
25	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Dallara	1:25.424	+5.004	11
26	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:46.744	+26.324	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	3	27
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	0	3	20	-7
3	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari	1	1	9	-18
4	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	0	1	8	-19
5	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	0	1	6	-21
6	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	0	1	6	-21
7	Maurício Gugelmin	March	0	1	4	-23
8	Stefano Modena	Brabham	0	1	4	-23
9	Derek Warwick	Arrows	0	0	4	-23
10	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	0	0	3	-24
11	Thierry Boutsen	Williams	0	0	3	-24
12	Alex Caffi	Dallara	0	0	3	-24
13	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	0	0	1	-26
14	Martin Brundle	Brabham	0	0	1	-26
15	Gabriele Tarquini	AGS	0	0	1	-26

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Honda	3	6	47
2	Benetton	Ford	0	1	11	-36
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	1	9	-38
4	Williams	Renault	0	1	9	-38
5	Tyrrell	Ford	0	1	7	-40
6	Brabham	Judd	0	1	5	-42
7	March	Judd	0	1	4	-43
8	Arrows	Ford	0	0	4	-43
9	Dallara	Ford	0	0	3	-44
10	AGS	Ford	0	0	1	-46

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1966	#7 John Surtees	Jack Brabham	Denny Hulme	1:53.750 - Richie Ginther	John Surtees
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The 1989 Mexican Grand Prix started May 28, 1989 on Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Nigel Mansell started from third place.

In 1 hour, 35 minutes and 21 seconds Ayrton Senna finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Riccardo Patrese in second and Michele Alboreto in third place.

After the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 27 points. Senna is 7 points ahead of Alain Prost.