The season was reaching its end with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in the race for the driver’s title. But it was Nigel Mansell who seemed to be enjoying the races. The Englishman from Ferrari seemed to get a certain pleasure from foiling the plans of his French team mate, who he had dueled with during the entire season. Whenever he could be a nuisance to Ayrton Senna, he also knew that he was upsetting Ron Dennis who he also didn’t get along with. In Portugal, Mansell killed two birds with one stone. He did the pole and made Prost and Senna start behind. During the race, he led for 12 laps until he was passed by the Brazilian. He chased the Mclaren driver for 46 laps and after a stop and re-start in the 61st lap, he regained the lead and won. Ayrton Senna was second and Prost, third. Of course the post-race press conference focused on the rivalry. Regarding this issue, Ayrton Senna said:
No one understood. Only afterwards did everyone learn that Ayrton Senna had turned down an invitation from Williams to race for the English team in 1991 and opened the door for Mansell to return to the team.
Resumo da Corrida
- 1 N. Mansell
- 2 A. Prost
- 3 Ayrton Senna
- 4 G. Berger
- 5 R. Patrese
- 6 N. Piquet
- 7 T. Boutsen
- 8 J. Alesi
- 9 A. Nannini
- 10 E. Bernard
- 11 A. Suzuki
- 12 I. Capelli
- 13 E. Pirro
- 14 M. Gugelmin
- 15 M. Donnelly
- 16 P. Martini
- 17 A.Caffi
- 18 A. de Cesaris
- 19 M. Alboreto
- 20 P. Alliot
- 21 D. Warwick
- 22 N. Larini
- 23 S. Modena
- 24 Y. Dalmas
- 25 D. Brabham
| Voltas | 61 |
| Tempo | Ensolarado |
| Volta mais rápida | R. Patrese - 1´18´´306 |
| Podium | 1º N. Mansell 2º Ayrton Senna 3º A. Prost |
| Carros | 25 |
| Abandonos | 10 |
Senna na corrida
| Posição de largada | 3 |
| Posição final | 2 |
| Melhor volta | 1’18’’936 |
| Pontos somados para o Campeonato | 6 |
| Posição no Campeonato após a prova | 1 |
