A new chapter in the story of the 1989 championship was unfolding. Senna needed a good race to get him back in the standings for the title.
The battle for pole position with Prost ended with Senna coming out in the lead, by 167 thousandths of a second. But there was a lot of confusion going on that Sunday.
As usual, the McLaren duo started off well and began to dominate the race, a race in which the other drivers were having trouble even staying on the track.
Ayrton Senna spun on lap 11, while in the lead, and had to retire from the Grand Prix race. Nigel Mansell tried to keep pace with his Ferrari, going quite fast, but a hole in his tire forced him to make an extra pit stop.
Victory, once again, went to Alain Prost, without much trouble. It was very much his style.
BRITISH GP
1º
Ayrton Senna
2º
A. Prost
3º
N. Mansell
4º
G. Berger
5º
R. Patrese
6º
M. Gugelmin
7º
T. Boutsen
8º
I. Capelli
9º
A. Nannini
10º
N. Piquet
11º
P. Martini
12º
P. Alliot
13º
E. Bernard
14º
S. Modena
15º
L. Perez-Sala
16º
S. Nakajima
17º
N. Larini
18º
J. Palmer
19º
D. Warwick
20º
M. Brundle
21º
B. Gachot
22º
J. Alesi
23º
R. Moreno
24º
O. Grouillard
25º
A. de Cesaris
26º
E. Pirro
64
laps
26
cars
14
Retirements
1’12”017
fastest lap
1º
sunny weather
podium
1º
A. Prost
2º
N. Mansell
3º
A. Nannini
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final position (retired on lap 11)
2º
position in championship following the race
1º
starting place
0
championship points accumulated
1’13”737
best lap
From the beginning of the race, I had trouble shifting down to third gear, and four or five laps before spinning out, I almost went off the track in the very same spot.
