Pit Lane F1
1989 Season - Round 4 - 1989-05-28
Ayrton Senna won the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix from pole position, leading Riccardo Patrese (Williams) and Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell) home for McLaren.
Eddie Cheever (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alessandro Nannini |
| Benetton |
| 13 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 26 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Christian Danner | Rial | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| 19 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | Not classified | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 8 | Electrical | 0 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 14 | Throttle | 0 |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | Transmission | 0 |
