If Ayrton Senna did not have a chance to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, he could at least watch the incredible performance of one of his few friends among the Formula 1 drivers, the Belgian Thierry Boutsen (Williams).
At the end of an inspired week, he did his first and only pole position in all of the 163 Grands Prix he competed in.
Ayrton Senna was unable to do better that fourth place, behind the Williams cars and his teammate Gerhard Berger. After qualifying, he made a point of congratulating Boutsen.
During the race, favored by the Hungarian course where passing was more difficult, Boutsen was victorious, finishing the weekend with a flourish.
Ayrton Senna had a good race and finished in second after some spectacular fights for position with Riccardo Patrese (Williams), Nigel Mansell (Ferrari) and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton). Completing the podium was his countryman, Nelson Piquet.
HUNGARIAN GP
1º
T. Boutsen
2º
R. Patrese
3º
G. Berger
4º
Ayrton Senna
5º
N. Mansell
6º
J. Alesi
7º
A. Nannini
8º
A. Prost
9º
N. Piquet
10º
A. de Cesaris
11º
D. Warwick
12º
E. Bernard
13º
E. Pirro
14º
P. Martini
15º
S. Nakajima
16º
I. Capelli
17º
M. Gugelmin
18º
M. Donnelly
19º
A. Suzuki
20º
S. Modena
21º
P. Alliot
22º
M. Alboreto
23º
P. Barilla
24º
G. Tarquini
25º
N. Larini
26º
A. Caffi
77
laps
26
cars
9
Retirements
1’22”058
fastest lap
1º
sunny weather
podium
1º
T. Boutsen
2º
Ayrton Senna
3º
N. Piquet
2º
final position
1º
position in championship following the race
4º
starting place
6
championship points accumulated
1’22”577
best lap
