- P1Thierry BoutsenWilliams2:00:17.421
- P2Alessandro NanniniBenetton+28.658
- P3Riccardo PatreseWilliams+37.683
- Pole positionAyrton SennaMcLaren · 1:16.665
- Fastest lapSatoru Nakajima1:38.480 · lap 64
- Winner started fromP5on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoru Nakajima | 64 | 1:38.480 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | 59 | 1:38.685 | +0.205 |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | 59 | 1:40.336 | +1.856 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | 54 | 1:40.380 | +1.900 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | 6 | 1:41.159 | +2.679 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | 16 | 1:42.406 | +3.926 |
| 7 | JJ lehto | 26 | 1:42.509 | +4.029 |
| 8 | Emanuele Pirro | 49 | 1:43.144 | +4.664 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | 19 | 1:44.277 | +5.797 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | 22 | 1:44.305 | +5.825 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 76 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 60 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 40 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | 38 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 37 | |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | 32 | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | 21 | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 12 | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | 8 | |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | 7 |