1989 Mexican Grand Prix

The XIII Gran Premio de Mexico, otherwise known as the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix, was the fourth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on the 28 May 1989.'Mexican GP, 1989', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr472.html, (Accessed 17/04/2019) The race would see Ayrton Senna secure his third straight victory of the season for , despite having to start the race twice.
The Brazilian had, as ever, claimed pole position during qualifying, beating teammate Alain Prost as they engaged in their familiar duel for top spot. Best of the rest would be Nigel Mansell in the , with Ivan Capelli claiming fourth in the .
Senna duly aced the first start of the afternoon, leaving teammate Prost to lose out to Mansell on the run to the first corner. The rest of the field got away cleanly enough from the grid, only for an accident at the end of the opening tour.
The cause proved to be Stefano Modena, who spun his exiting the Peraltada and came to rest in the middle of the circuit. That caused Olivier Grouillard, Alex Caffi and Capelli to all crash while taking avoiding action, resulting in the red flag being thrown.
Fortunately all bar Capelli would be able to restart, the Italian's March having been too badly damaged with a CV joint failure. The restart was made from the original grid order, with Senna again sprinting into the lead, while Prost got away cleanly ahead of Gerhard Berger.
The early stages saw a curious situation develop at the head of the field, with Prost simply unable to gain on Senna down the straights, despite using the slipstream effect. Indeed, the Frenchman clearly had the pace to beat the Brazilian, being able to close on Senna through the Peraltada, with Prost surmising that his Honda V10 was not the same as Senna's.
Prost's race was ultimately ruined by his choice to run right behind Senna, for his tyres were destroyed following the in the Brazilian's wake. A second stop, for McLaren had put him on the wrong compound, almost saw the Frenchman drop a full lap behind his teammate, leaving Mansell in second ahead of Berger.
The race was effectively settled from that point on, with Senna cruising home fifteen seconds clear come the chequered flag. Mansell and Berger were set to finish second and third until they hit gearbox issues, meaning Riccardo Patrese and Michele Alboreto completed the podium.
==Background==
Ayrton Senna had used his second victory of the season to climb to the top of the Championship, overtaking teammate Alain Prost to claim the lead in Monte Carlo. Indeed, while the pair ended the visit to Monaco level on eighteen points, it was the Brazilian's two victories that ensured that Senna ended the weekend ahead on count-back. A nine point gap then followed to third placed Nigel Mansell, with thirteen drivers on the board after three races.
It had been yet another dominant day for in the Constructors' Championship, with their second straight one-two of the campaign. were still their closest challengers despite failing to score, and hence slipped 27 points behind, with a point behind them in third. , meanwhile, were up to fourth three races into their return to F1, with completing the top five.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Ayrton Senna 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/5 	 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	
2 	Alain Prost 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/5 	 	RA109E 3.5 V10 	
3 	Jonathan Palmer 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	018 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
4 	Michele Alboreto 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	018 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
5 	Thierry Boutsen 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW12C 	 	RS1 3.5 V10 	
6 	Riccardo Patrese 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW12C 	 	RS1 3.5 V10 	
7 	Martin Brundle 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT58 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
8 	Stefano Modena 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT58 	 	EV 3.5 V8 	
9 	Derek Warwick 	Arrows Grand Prix International 	 	A11 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
10 	Eddie Cheever 	Arrows Grand Prix International 	 	A11 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
11 	Nelson Piquet 	Camel Team Lotus 	 	101 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
12 	Satoru Nakajima 	Camel Team Lotus 	 	101 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Leyton House March Racing Team 	 	881 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
16 	Ivan Capelli 	Leyton House March Racing Team 	 	CG891 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
17 	Nicola Larini 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1M 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1M 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
19 	Alessandro Nannini 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B188 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
20 	Johnny Herbert 	Benetton Formula Ltd. 	 	B188 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
21 	Alex Caffi 	BMS Scuderia Italia 	 	189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	BMS Scuderia Italia 	 	189 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
23 	Pierluigi Martini 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M188B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M188B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
25 	René Arnoux 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS33 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
26 	Olivier Grouillard 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS33 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
27 	Nigel Mansell 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	640 	 	035/5 3.5 V12 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	640 	 	035/5 3.5 V12 	
29 	Yannick Dalmas 	Equipe Larrousse 	 	LC89 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
30 	Philippe Alliot 	Equipe Larrousse 	 	LC89 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
31 	Roberto Moreno 	Coloni SpA 	 	FC188B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	Coloni SpA 	 	FC188B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
33 	Gregor Foitek 	EuroBrun Racing 	 	ER188B 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
34 	Bernd Schneider 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	891 	 	OX88 3.5 V8 	
35 	Aguri Suzuki 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	891 	 	OX88 3.5 V8 	
36 	Stefan Johansson 	Moneytron Onyx Formula One 	 	ORE-1 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
37 	Bertrand Gachot 	Moneytron Onyx Formula One 	 	ORE-1 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
38 	Christian Danner 	Rial Racing 	 	ARC2 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
39 	Volker Weidler 	Rial Racing 	 	ARC2 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	AGS Racing 	 	JH23B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	AGS Racing 	 	JH23B 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'Mexico 1989: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Pre-Qualifying===
====Pre-Qualifying Results====
The full pre-qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap
1 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:21.770 	—
2 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:22.211 	+0.441s
3 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:22.876 	+1.106s
4 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:32.288 	+1.518s
DNPQ 	37 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:23.752 	+1.982s
DNPQ 	33 	Gregor Foitek 	 	1:24.351 	+2.581s
DNPQ 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:24.392 	+2.622s
DNPQ 	39 	Volker Weidler 	 	1:24.966 	+3.196s
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:25.418 	+3.648s
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:25.658 	+3.888s
DNPQ 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:26.065 	+4.295s
DNPQ 	41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	 	1:26.754 	+4.984s
DNPQ 	32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	1:34.357 	+12.587s
Source:'1989 Mexican GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Mexican GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Mexican GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Mexican GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Mexican GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 17/04/2019)	Source:'1989 Mexican GP: Pre-Qualifying'. chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1989&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1&type=preq, (Accessed 17/04/2019)
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:19.112 	1:17.876 	—
2 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	1:20.401 	1:18.773 	+0.897s
3 	27 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:21.170 	1:19.137 	+1.261s
4 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:24.720 	1:19.337 	+1.461s
5 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:21.763 	1:19.656 	+1.780s
6 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:21.564 	1:19.835 	+1.959s
7 	4 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:22.150 	1:20.066 	+2.190s
8 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:21.456 	1:20.234 	+2.358s
9 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:22.640 	1:20.505 	+2.629s
10 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:23.245 	1:20.601 	+2.725s
11 	26 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	1:23.053 	1:20.859 	+2.983s
12 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:23.066 	1:20.873 	+2.997s
13 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:21.791 	1:20.888 	+3.012s
14 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:21.561 	1:20.888 	+3.012s
15 	12 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:22.438 	1:20.943 	+3.067s
16 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:22.014 	1:21.031 	+3.155s
17 	40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:23.004 	1:21.031 	+3.155s
18 	20 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:22.553 	1:21.105 	+3.229s
19 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:22.705 	1:21.139 	+3.263s
20 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:23.375 	1:21.217 	+3.341s
21 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:23.746 	1:21.358 	+3.482s
22 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:24.181 	1:21.471 	+3.595s
23 	38 	Christian Danner 	 	1:22.931 	1:21.696 	+3.820s
24 	10 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:23.427 	1:21.716 	+3.840s
25 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:24.890 	1:21.830 	+3.954s
26 	11 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:23.090 	1:21.831 	+3.955s
DNQ 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	1:26.567 	1:21.935 	+4.059s
DNQ 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	1:22.712 	1:22.081 	+4.205s
DNQ 	29 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:25.651 	9:27.789 	+7.775s
DNQ 	31 	Roberto Moreno 	 	— 	3:34.095 	+2:16.219
DNPQ 	37 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:23.752 	1:23.752 	1:23.752
DNPQ 	33 	Gregor Foitek 	 	1:24.351 	1:24.351 	1:24.351
DNPQ 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:24.392 	1:24.392 	1:24.392
DNPQ 	39 	Volker Weidler 	 	1:24.966 	1:24.966 	1:24.966
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:25.418 	1:25.418 	1:25.418
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:25.658 	1:25.658 	1:25.658
DNPQ 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:26.065 	1:26.065 	1:26.065
DNPQ 	41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	 	1:26.754 	1:26.754 	1:26.754
DNPQ 	32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	1:34.357 	1:34.357 	1:34.357
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*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Ayrton Senna 	 	69 	1:35:21.431 	1 	9
2 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	69 	+15.560s 	5 	6
3 	4 	Michele Alboreto 	 	69 	+31.254s 	7 	4
4 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	69 	+45.495s 	13 	3
5 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	69 	+56.113s 	2 	2
6 	40 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	17 	1
7 	10 	Eddie Cheever 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	24 	
8 	26 	Olivier Grouillard 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	11 	
9 	7 	Martin Brundle 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	20 	
10 	8 	Stefano Modena 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	9 	
11 	11 	Nelson Piquet 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	26 	
12 	38 	Christian Danner 	 	67 	+2 Laps 	23 	
13 	21 	Alex Caffi 	 	67 	+2 Laps 	19 	
14 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	66 	+3 Laps 	25 	
15 	20 	Johnny Herbert 	 	66 	+3 Laps 	18 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	53 	Engine 	22 	
Ret 	27 	Nigel Mansell 	 	43 	Gearbox 	3 	
Ret 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	35 	Electrical 	10 	
Ret 	12 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	35 	Spin 	15 	
NC* 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	28 	+41 Laps 	16 	
Ret 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	20 	Suspension 	12 	
Ret 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	16 	Gearbox 	6 	
Ret 	36 	Stefan Johansson 	 	16 	Transmission 	21 	
Ret 	5 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	15 	Electrical 	8 	
Ret 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	9 	Throttle 	14 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1 	CV joint 	4 	
DNQ 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	29 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	31 	Roberto Moreno 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	37 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	33 	Gregor Foitek 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	17 	Nicola Larini 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	39 	Volker Weidler 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	34 	Bernd Schneider 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	35 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	18 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	41 	Joachim Winkelhock 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	32 	Pierre-Henri Raphanel 	 	 	 	 	
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*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Alliot was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* appeared at their 400th Grand Prix as a constructor.'4. Mexico 1989', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1989/mexique.aspx, (Accessed 17/04/2019)
* Riccardo Patrese entered a record 181st Grand Prix.'1989 Mexican GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1989&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 17/04/2019)
* Alessandro Nannini made his 50th Grand Prix start.
* Twentieth entry for Bernd Schneider, Gabriele Tarquini, Maurício Gugelmin and Luis Pérez-Sala.
* Debut race for .
* Twentieth entry for a car using #39 as its race number.
* Ayrton Senna secured the 40th pole position for a engine.
* Seventeenth career victory for Senna.
* claimed their 73rd win as a constructor.
** Honda secured their 45th win as an engine supplier.
* Michele Alboreto secured his 23rd and final podium finish.
* Onyx and set a new record for most failures to pre-qualify in a single season - 7.
==Standings==
Ayrton Senna moved seven points clear at the head of the Championship with his third victory of the season, leaving Alain Prost a lonely second. Indeed, the Frenchman was eleven ahead of third placed Nigel Mansell, and maintained his belief that his car was under-powered compared to that of teammate Senna. Elsewhere, Alessandro Nannini had retained fourth ahead of Riccardo Patrese, with fifteen drivers on the board.
 once again extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship, moving 36 points clear of the team in second. That team proved to be , moving ahead of , with the Scuderia themselves now level with on nine. A two point gap then followed before appeared, with ten teams on the board leaving Mexico.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Ayrton Senna 	27 	
2 	Alain Prost 	20 	
3 	Nigel Mansell 	9 	
4 	Alessandro Nannini 	8 	
5 	Riccardo Patrese 	6 	17
6 	Michele Alboreto 	6 	5
7 	Maurício Gugelmin 	4 	2
8 	Stefano Modena 	4 	2
9 	Derek Warwick 	4 	2
10 	Alex Caffi 	3 	2
11 	Thierry Boutsen 	3 	2
12 	Johnny Herbert 	3 	2
13 	Jonathan Palmer 	1 	1
14 	Martin Brundle 	1 	1
15 	Gabriele Tarquini 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	47 	
2 	 	11 	1
3 	 	9 	1
4 	 	9 	4
5 	 	7 	4
6 	 	5 	2
7 	 	4 	2
8 	 	4 	2
9 	 	3 	2
10 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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