Round 4 · 28 May 1989
1989 Mexican Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1989 Mexican Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 28 May 1989 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico), starting from position 1. Riccardo Patrese (Williams) and Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:35:21.431 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | +15.560 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 7 | +31.254 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 13 | +45.495 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | +56.113 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Olivier Grouillard | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Stefano Modena | Brabham | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 26 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Christian Danner | Rial | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | — | — | Electrical |
| 19 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 15 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | — | — | Not classified |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Dallara | 12 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Onyx | 21 | — | — | Transmission |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | 8 | — | — | Electrical |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Throttle |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | March | 4 | — | — | Transmission |