The victory allowed Piquet to claim third spot in the drivers championship in a countback after equalling the 43 points of Gerhard Berger (Piquet scored 2 wins compared to Berger who failed to win a race).
A vitoria permitiulle a Piquet ocupar o terceiro posto no campionato de pilotos logo de igualar os 43 puntos de Gerhard Berger (Piquet anotou 2 vitorias en comparación con Berger que non puido gañar ningunha carreira).