After three seasons and 48 Grands Prix with Lotus, Senna said goodbye to the English team in Australia, with six wins and 16 pole positions, leaving a historic mark on the old Colin Chapman team.
There was one race left, and he would start off in fourth.
He finished in 10th, but was disqualified because the race stewards registered an irregularity in the size of the brake pads. He finished the championship in third place, behind the Williams drivers, with 57 points. Only four points behind the runner-up, Nigel Mansell.
In the race, the Ferrari twosome, Gerhard Berger e Michele Alboreto, were impressive.
In 1988, Senna would have a new life, with McLaren. The time had come for him be the star of Formula 1 seasons with his unique talent.
AUSTRALIAN GP
1º
G. Berger
2º
A. Prost
3º
N. Piquet
4º
Ayrton Senna
5º
T. Boutsen
6º
M. Alboreto
7º
R. Patrese
8º
S. Johansson
9º
T. Fabi
10º
A. de Cesaris
11º
E. Cheever
12º
D. Warwick
13º
A. Nannini
14º
S. Nakajima
15º
S. Modena
16º
M. Brundle
17º
P. Alliot
18º
P. Streiff
19º
J. Palmer
20º
R. Arnoux
21º
Y. Dalmas
22º
P. Ghinzani
23º
I. Capelli
24º
C. Danner
25º
R. Moreno
26º
A. Campos
82
Laps
26
cars
16
Retirements
1’20’416
Fastest lap
1º
Sunny Weather
Pódio
1º
G. Berger
2º
M. Alboreto
3º
T. Boutsen
–
final position
3º
position in championship following the race
4º
starting place
–
championship points accumulated
1’20”456
best lap
It was a good last race with the Camel Team Lotus Honda, and I have really great memories of those three years that I was here. (before finding out about the disqualification).
