Senna gained fifth place, passing both Patrese and Berger on the following lap, with Patrese also able to slipstream past the Ferrari, which was suffering increasingly on its aging tyres.
Senna colocouse no quinto lugar, superando tanto a Patrese como a Berger na volta seguinte, con Patrese tamén capaz de pasar ao Ferrari, que sufría cada vez máis cos seus vellos pneumáticos.