1989 Mexican Grand Prix
- Date
- 28 May 1989
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Round
- 4 of 16
- Winner
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 69 | 1:35:21.431 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | 69 | +15.560 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 7 | 69 | +31.254 | 4 | |
| 4 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 13 | 69 | +45.495 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 69 | +56.113 | 2 | |
| 6 | 40 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | 68 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 11 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 26 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 38 | Christian Danner | Rial | 23 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 19 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 18 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 22 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | 43 | Gearbox | 1:20.420 | 0 |
| R | 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | 35 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | 35 | Spun off | 0 | |
| N | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | 28 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 12 | 20 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 21 | 16 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 8 | 15 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 14 | 9 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | 1 | Transmission | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Roberto Moreno | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Bertrand Gachot | Onyx | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Gregor Foitek | Euro Brun | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 39 | Volker Weidler | Rial | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 34 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Aguri Suzuki | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 41 | Joachim Winkelhock | AGS | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 0 | 3 |