McLaren won 8 races out of 16, and the world title went to Ayrton Senna.
In 1991 Ayrton Senna won the first four races in a row, but Williams, with their new semi-automatic gearbox, gradually caught up with McLaren: Nigel Mansell won five races and Riccardo Patrese two.
Senna wrapped up his third title with a race to spare at the Japanese Grand Prix, where he handed the win to team-mate Gerhard Berger on the final lap, while Mansell went off the track. Michael Schumacher made his debut for Jordan at the Belgian Grand Prix, and the season finale in Adelaide was stopped in torrential rain after 14 laps.
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