MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 1
28 May 1989
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton SennaSEN | McLaren Honda | 1:19.112 | 
| 2 | 2 | Alain ProstPRO | McLaren Honda | 1:20.401 | 
| 3 | 27 | Nigel MansellMAN | Ferrari | 1:21.170 | 
| 4 | 5 | Thierry BoutsenBOU | Williams Renault | 1:21.456 | 
| 5 | 3 | Jonathan PalmerPAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:21.561 | 
| 6 | 28 | Gerhard BergerBER | Ferrari | 1:21.564 | 
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Williams Renault | 1:21.763 | 
| 8 | 19 | Alessandro NanniniNAN | Benetton Ford | 1:21.791 | 
| 9 | 30 | Philippe AlliotALL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:22.014 | 
| 10 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:22.150 | 
| 11 | 12 | Satoru NakajimaNAK | Lotus Judd | 1:22.438 | 
| 12 | 20 | Johnny HerbertHER | Benetton Ford | 1:22.553 | 
| 13 | 8 | Stefano ModenaMOD | Brabham Judd | 1:22.640 | 
| 14 | 21 | Alex CaffiCAF | Dallara Ford | 1:22.705 | 
| 15 | 15 | Mauricio GugelminGUG | March Judd | 1:22.712 | 
| 16 | 38 | Christian DannerDAN | Rial Ford | 1:22.931 | 
| 17 | 40 | Gabriele TarquiniTAR | AGS Ford | 1:23.004 | 
| 18 | 26 | Olivier GrouillardGRO | Ligier Ford | 1:23.053 | 
| 19 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Dallara Ford | 1:23.066 | 
| 20 | 11 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Lotus Judd | 1:23.090 | 
| 21 | 9 | Derek WarwickWAR | Arrows Ford | 1:23.245 | 
| 22 | 7 | Martin BrundleBRU | Brabham Judd | 1:23.375 | 
| 23 | 10 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Arrows Ford | 1:23.427 | 
| 24 | 36 | Stefan JohanssonJOH | Onyx Ford | 1:23.746 | 
| 25 | 23 | Pierluigi MartiniMAR | Minardi Ford | 1:24.181 | 
| 26 | 16 | Ivan CapelliCAP | March Judd | 1:24.720 | 
| 27 | 25 | Rene ArnouxARN | Ligier Ford | 1:24.890 | 
| 28 | 29 | Yannick DalmasDAL | Lola Lamborghini | 1:25.651 | 
| 29 | 24 | Luis Perez-SalaPER | Minardi Ford | 1:26.567 |