| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | May 28, 1989 | |
| Official name | XIII Gran Premio de Mexico | |
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.421 km (2.747 mi) | |
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.049 km (189.548 mi) | |
| Weather | Hot, dry, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:17.876 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:20.420 on lap 41 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda |
| Second |  Riccardo Patrese
|
Williams-Renault |
| Third | Michele Alboreto
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
The 1989 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on May 28, 1989.
Classification[]
Pre Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Martin Brundle
|
Brabham-Judd | 1:21.770 | — |
| 2 | 8 | Stefano Modena
|
Brabham-Judd | 1:22.211 | +0.441 |
| 3 | 21 | Alex Caffi
|
Dallara-Ford | 1:22.876 | +1.106 |
| 4 | 36 |  Stefan Johansson
|
Onyx-Ford | 1:23.288 | +1.518 |
| 5 | 37 |  Bertrand Gachot
|
Onyx-Ford | 1:23.752 | +1.982 |
| 6 | 33 |  Gregor Foitek
|
Euro Brun-Judd | 1.24.351 | +2.581 |
| 7 | 17 | Nicola Larini
|
Osella-Ford | 1:24.392 | +2.622 |
| 8 | 39 |  Volker Weidler
|
Rial-Ford | 1:24.966 | +3.196 |
| 9 | 34 | Bernd Schneider
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:25.418 | +3.648 |
| 10 | 35 |  Aguri Suzuki
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | 1:25.658 | +3.888 |
| 11 | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Ford | 1:26.065 | +4.295 |
| 12 | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock
|
AGS-Ford | 1:26.754 | +4.984 |
| 13 | 32 |  Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
Coloni-Ford | 1:34.357 | +12.587 |
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:19.112 | 1:17.876 | — |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-Honda | 1:20.401 | 1:18.773 | +0.897 |
| 3 | 27 | Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari | 1:21.170 | 1:19.137 | +1.261 |
| 4 | 16 | Ivan Capelli
|
March-Judd | 1:24.720 | 1:19.337 | +1.461 |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Williams-Renault | 1:21.763 | 1:19.656 | +1.780 |
| 6 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger
|
Ferrari | 1:21.564 | 1:19.835 | +1.959 |
| 7 | 4 | Michele Alboreto
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22.150 | 1:20.066 | +2.190 |
| 8 | 5 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Williams-Renault | 1:21.456 | 1:20.234 | +2.358 |
| 9 | 8 | Stefano Modena
|
Brabham-Judd | 1:22.640 | 1:20.505 | +2.629 |
| 10 | 9 | Derek Warwick
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:23.245 | 1:20.601 | +2.725 |
| 11 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard
|
Ligier-Ford | 1:23.053 | 1:20.859 | +2.983 |
| 12 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Dallara-Ford | 1:23.066 | 1:20.873 | +2.997 |
| 13 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:21.791 | 1:20.888 | +3.012 |
| 14 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:21.561 | 1:20.888 | +3.012 |
| 15 | 12 | Satoru Nakajima
|
Lotus-Judd | 1:22.438 | 1:20.943 | +3.067 |
| 16 | 30 | Philippe Alliot
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:22.014 | 1:21.031 | +3.155 |
| 17 | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini
|
AGS-Ford | 1:23.004 | 1:21.031 | +3.155 |
| 18 | 20 | Johnny Herbert
|
Benetton-Ford | 1:22.553 | 1:21.105 | +3.229 |
| 19 | 21 | Alex Caffi
|
Dallara-Ford | 1:22.705 | 1:21.139 | +3.263 |
| 20 | 7 | Martin Brundle
|
Brabham-Judd | 1:23.375 | 1:21.217 | +3.341 |
| 21 | 36 | Stefan Johansson
|
Onyx-Ford | 1:23.746 | 1:21.358 | +3.482 |
| 22 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:24.181 | 1:21.471 | +3.595 |
| 23 | 38 | Christian Danner
|
Rial-Ford | 1:22.931 | 1:21.696 | +3.820 |
| 24 | 10 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:23.427 | 1:21.716 | +3.840 |
| 25 | 25 | René Arnoux
|
Ligier-Ford | 1:24.890 | 1:21.830 | +3.954 |
| 26 | 11 | Nelson Piquet
|
Lotus-Judd | 1:23.090 | 1:21.831 | +3.955 |
| 27 | 24 |  Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:26.567 | 1:21.935 | +4.059 |
| 28 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin
|
March-Judd | 1:22.712 | 1:22.081 | +4.205 |
| 29 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 1:25.651 | 9:27.789 | +7.775 |
| 30 | 31 | Roberto Moreno
|
Coloni-Ford | no time | 3:34.095 | +2:16.219 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna
|
McLaren-Honda | 69 | 1:35:21.431 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Williams-Renault | 69 | + 15.560 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Michele Alboreto
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 69 | + 31.254 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini
|
Benetton-Ford | 69 | + 45.495 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Alain Prost
|
McLaren-Honda | 69 | + 56.113 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini
|
AGS-Ford | 68 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Eddie Cheever
|
Arrows-Ford | 68 | + 1 Lap | 24 | |
| 8 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard
|
Ligier-Ford | 68 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 7 | Martin Brundle
|
Brabham-Judd | 68 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 8 | Stefano Modena
|
Brabham-Judd | 68 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
| 11 | 11 | Nelson Piquet
|
Lotus-Judd | 68 | + 1 Lap | 26 | |
| 12 | 38 | Christian Danner
|
Rial-Ford | 67 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 13 | 21 | Alex Caffi
|
Dallara-Ford | 67 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| 14 | 25 | René Arnoux
|
Ligier-Ford | 66 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| 15 | 20 | Johnny Herbert
|
Benetton-Ford | 66 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
|
Minardi-Ford | 53 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 27 | Nigel Mansell
|
Ferrari | 43 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| Ret | 9 | Derek Warwick
|
Arrows-Ford | 35 | Electrical | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Satoru Nakajima
|
Lotus-Judd | 35 | Spun Off | 15 | |
| Ret | 30 | Philippe Alliot
|
Lola-Lamborghini | 28 | Not Classified | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Dallara-Ford | 20 | Suspension | 12 | |
| Ret | 28 | Gerhard Berger
|
Ferrari | 16 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 36 | Stefan Johansson
|
Onyx-Ford | 16 | Transmission | 21 | |
| Ret | 5 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Williams-Renault | 15 | Electrical | 8 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 9 | Throttle Linkage | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ivan Capelli
|
March-Judd | 1 | Transmission | 4 | |
| DNQ | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Minardi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin
|
March-Judd | ||||
| DNQ | 29 | Yannick Dalmas
|
Lola-Lamborghini | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Roberto Moreno
|
Coloni-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 37 | Bertrand Gachot
|
Onyx-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 33 | Gregor Foitek
|
Euro Brun-Judd | ||||
| DNPQ | 17 | Nicola Larini
|
Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 39 | Volker Weidler
|
Rial-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 34 | Bernd Schneider
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | ||||
| DNPQ | 35 | Aguri Suzuki
|
Zakspeed-Yamaha | ||||
| DNPQ | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock
|
AGS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel
|
Coloni-Ford |
Notes[]
- Only point: Gabriele Tarquini
- First Grand Prix start: Onyx
- Riccardo Patrese became the most experienced driver ever at the time, starting his 181st Grand Prix
- This was the third race in a row where the unreliable electronic semi-automatic gearbox in Nigel Mansell's Ferrari failed. Out of Mansell's 7 retirements over the year, 4 of them were because of gearbox failure.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1989/234/. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
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