1989 Portuguese Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Portugal in 1989 took place on 24 September at the Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silvaist near Estoril place and was the 13th race of the Formula 1 season 1989.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Since Jean Alesi again his title aspirations in F3000 preferred over the Formula 1 involvement in Tyrrell, his cockpit was adopted a second time by Johnny Herbert.
Bertrand Gachot was at Onyx replaced by the Finnish rookie JJ Lehto after he publicly criticized the team.
Training
Yannick Dalmas and Nicola Larini were excluded from participating in the race weekend, because of noncompliant changes have been observed on their race car at scrutineering.
Between the pole sitter Ayrton Senna and his leading in the world championship teammate Alain Prost, the two Ferrari drivers Gerhard Berger and Nigel Mansell for the grid positions two and three qualified. Favored by special qualifying tires from Pirelli reached Pierluigi Martini Minardi in the fifth place before Williams driver Riccardo Patrese.
Race
Already at the start Senna lost the first place to Berger and finally in the eighth round also ranked second on the team-mate Mansell. This displaced Berger on lap 24 of the top.
As Mansell pulled into the pit lane after the 39th round, Martini took the lead for one lap. Mansell drove meanwhile past his pit crew. When he realized this mistake, he put the car in reverse and parked one in this way prior to his box, giving a clear rule violation constituted. Consequently, showed him the racing line the black flag to disqualify him. Mansell ignored it. While he was involved with Senna in a duel for second place, from the two collided and retired. Prost came by to second place behind Berger. Stefan Johansson was third ahead of Alessandro Nannini, Pierluigi Martini and Jonathan Palmer. For the first and only time the team Onyx recorded a podium finish.
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).