Senna's disqualification also meant that it was mathematically impossible for him to overhaul Prost's points total, and so the 1989 Drivers' Championship went to the Frenchman.
A descualificación de Senna tamén significou que matematicamente lle fora imposible alcanzar os puntos de Prost, polo que o Campionato de 1989 foi para o francés.