Mexican Grand Prix
1989 · Round 4 · Mexico City, Mexico · May 28, 1989Race summary
Senna won the race from 1st on the grid, 15.6s ahead of Patrese. Cheever was the standout mover, climbing from 24th to 7th. Prost lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 5th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 69 | 1:35:21.431 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 69 | +15.560 | 6 |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 7 | 69 | +31.254 | 4 |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 13 | 69 | +45.495 | 3 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 69 | +56.113 | 2 |
| 6 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 68 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 11 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 26 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Christian Danner | Rial | 23 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 19 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 18 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 22 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | 35 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | 35 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | 28 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 12 | 20 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 21 | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 8 | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 14 | 9 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | 1 | Transmission | 0 |