However, after Nigel Mansell was taken out of contention by a qualifying crash, the other three cars of Piquet, Senna and Nakajima could only qualify in 5th, 7th and 11th places respectively, with the best finish for Honda being Senna's 2nd place.
Con todo, logo de Nigel Mansell quedara fóra da contenda logo dun accidente na cualificación, os outros tres coches de Piquet, Senna e Nakajima só puideron cualificar no 5º, 7º e 11º lugares, respectivamente, co mellor posto para Honda o segundo lugar de Senna.