Ayrton Senna arrived at the German Grand Prix with new updates for his car. Nonetheless, the renovated front suspension did not adapt well to the new and demanding layout of the circuit.
At the end of the qualifying, the Brazilian driver did the fifth time. It had rained in Nürburgring all day on Saturday, making it impossible for the drivers to improve upon times from Friday.
Senna was surprised to see Teo Fabi, who had taken his place on Toleman, get the pole position. He joined the party thrown by the modest team he was part of in 1984.
The festivities in Germany ended there. Despite a spectacular start, after jumping from fifth to first position, the race did not last longer than 39 minutes for Senna. His suspension broke, forcing him to retire on lap 27 out of 67 for the race.
German gp
1º
T. Fabi
2º
S. Johansson
3º
A. Prost
4º
K. Rosberg
5º
Ayrton Senna
6º
N. Piquet
7º
E. de Angelis
8º
M. Alboreto
9º
R. Patrese
10º
N. Mansell
11º
M. Surer
12º
N. Lauda
13º
J. Laffite
14º
A. de Cesaris
15º
T. Boutsen
16º
P. Tambay
17º
G. Berger
18º
E. Cheever
19º
S. Bellof
20º
D. Warwick
21º
P. Alliot
22º
M. Winkelhock
23º
F. Hesnault
24º
J. Palmer
25º
H. Rothengatter
26º
M. Brundle
27º
P. Martini
67
laps
27
cars
15
Retirements
1’22’806
fastest lap
1º
Cloudy weather
podium
1º
M. Alboreto
2º
A. Prost
3º
J. Laffite
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final position (retired on lap 27)
9º
position in championship following the race
5º
starting place
0
championship points accumulated
1’24”270
best lap
The car was good and I managed to keep myself in front of Keke (Rosenberg). Suddenly, my steering stopped working and I had to head into the pits.
