1989 Mexican Grand Prix | |||
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Race 4 of 16 in the 1989 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 28 May 1989 | ||
Official name | XIII Gran Premio de México | ||
Location |
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.421 km (2.747 miles) | ||
Distance | 69 laps, 305.049 km (189.549 miles) | ||
Weather | Hot, dry, partly sunny 25°C/79°F, 40% Humidity, wind NW-10mph | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
Time | 1:17.876 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:20.420 on lap 41 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Honda | ||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||
Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1989 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City on 28 May 1989. The race, contested over 69 laps, was the fourth race of the 1989 Formula One season and was won from pole position by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, with Riccardo Patrese second in a Williams-Renault and Michele Alboreto third in a Tyrrell-Ford.