The lights went out before the grid had even properly lined up, causing some confusion at the back (Eddie Cheever had been slow away on the warmup lap and was only just coming off the Brabham Straight as the lights went green).
Inexplicablemente, as luces apagáronse antes de que a grella aliñárase adecuadamente causando certa confusión na parte traseira (Eddie Cheever fora lento na volta de quecemento e aínda estaba saíndo da Brabham Straight cando as luces puxéronse verdes).