Brian Hart
The year saw investment from Fondmetal, ensuring the team's budget. The car was a neat chassis but had an underpowered (albeit well-prepared) V8 engine from Brian Hart, which left the team at the bottom of the grid, although the newly acquired Bridgestone tyres did allow them to occasionally challenge Tyrrell. Minardi also had the satisfaction of comfortably beating debutants MasterCard Lola, despite the British team's experience in motor racing.