The championship was well balanced, as were the conditions of the engines for the French Grand Prix.
Ferrari and McLaren fought to the end of the qualifying for the pole position, which went to Nigel Mansell. Gerhard Berger was in second, Ayrton Senna in third and Alain Prost in fourth.
In the race, the surprise was Leyton House, with Ivan Capelli and Mauricio Gugelmin, who used the strategy of not stopping to change tires.
Thusly, the drivers took the lead in the race. While Gugelmin had engine problems, retiring in the 58th lap, Capelli finished in second place having been surprised by Prost in the last laps of the French Grand Prix.
The Frenchman won at home once again.
Ayrton Senna led for two laps and held firm in third place in a race where the conditions were not favorable. He consoled himself with a podium appearance and points towards the Championship:
“I raced for points. Under the circumstances, four is good. My car and I didn’t deserve more than two”
FRENCH GP
1º
N. Mansell
2º
G. Berger
3º
Ayrton Senna
4º
A. Prost
5º
A. Nannini
6º
R. Patrese
7º
I. Capelli
8º
T. Boutsen
9º
N. Piquet
10º
M. Gugelmin
11º
E. Bernard
12º
P. Alliot
13º
J. Alesi
14º
A. Suzuki
15º
S. Nakajima
16º
D. Warwick
17º
M. Donnelly
18º
M. Alboreto
19º
N. Larini
20º
S. Modena
21º
A. de Cesaris
22º
A. Caffi
23º
P. Martini
24º
E. Pirro
25º
D. Brabham
26º
Y. Dalmas
80
laps
26
cars
7
Retirements
1’08”012
fastest lap
1º
sunny weather
podium
1º
A. Prost
2º
I. Capelli
3º
Ayrton Senna
3º
final position
1º
position in championship following the race
3º
starting place
4
championship points accumulated
1’08”573
best lap
I raced for points. Considering the circumstances, four is good enough. My car and I didn’t deserve more than two.
