However, Mansell suffered a huge crash during Friday qualifying while trying to better Piquet's time which put him out of action for both the Japanese race and the subsequent Australian Grand Prix.
Pero, Mansell sufriu un grande accidente durante as probas do venres ao tratar de mellorar o tempo de Piquet e quedou fóra da competición tanto para a carreira xaponesa como para o posterior Gran Premio de Australia.