1989 Mexican Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Mexico in 1989 took place on May 28 in Mexico City and was the fourth race of the Formula 1 season 1989.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
The injured after a fire accident during the Grand Prix of San Marino Gerhard Berger returned after five weeks of recovery back into the peloton.
Minardi sat for the first time a newly constructed M189.
Training
Again, the first row by the two McLaren MP4 / 5 Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost was formed. Nigel Mansell and Ivan Capelli occupied the second row in front of Riccardo Patrese and Gerhard Berger.
Only the first four pilots reached during their fastest lap average speeds over 200 km / h
Stefan Johansson succeeded in the fourth attempt for the first time to qualify with an onyx - Ford for a Grand Prix.
Race
Senna went on Mansell and Prost in the lead. At the end of the first round, Stefano Modena turned what subsequently led to a collision with Olivier Grouillard, Alex Caffi and Ivan Capelli. The race was then stopped with the red flag.
The restart Senna won again. But this time Prost followed in second place ahead of Berger and Mansell. The positions of the two Ferrari drivers changed in the sixth round. As Prost let mount new tires after 19 laps in the pits, Mansell took second place. By Berger's failure with a hydraulic defect had recently Patrese up to third place. As the 44th round was eliminated and Mansell, the Italians eventually finished second ahead of his two compatriots Michele Alboreto and Alessandro Nannini. Was behind Alain Prost, who finished fifth, followed by Gabriele Tarquini, another Italian. This gave the AGS team the second and how in retrospect turned out the last championship point the team's history. For him, it was the first and only point in Formula 1
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).