Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Paiva nevatyairi vaviri vakanga vasipo vakanga vasiri kutora rutivi mumakwikwi egore iroro: Brian Henton, uyo akatyaira Theodore, uye Héctor Rebaque, uyo akatyaira Brabham. Chikwata cheMweya chakagadzirawo F1 yayo yekutanga pachiitiko nemutyairi weSweden Stefan Johansson uye yekutanga turbo-chaja F1 injini yeHonda, iyo mutori wenhau weBBC Murray Walker akataura kuti yakanga yapedza zviuru zvemakiromita ekuyedza pasina matambudziko. Tyrrell akatungamirira nomutyairi mumwe bedzi. Michele Alboreto akanga akarongerwa kumhanya, asi zvakapesana nekutyaira kwake kweLancia mumutambo wokutanga weWorld Endurance Championship paMonza. Panzvimbo pezvo, mukwikwidzi wake mutsva, muAmerica ane makore 32 okukura Danny Sullivan, akapiwa mukana wokuwana mamaira akawanda mumamiriro ezvinhu omujaho akanga angopedza muGrand Prix mbiri dzapfuura muBrazil neLong Beach
. McLaren akapfuura nemotokari yaJohn Watson, achangobva kukunda muLong Beach vhiki mbiri chete dzapfuura. Arrows akatungamira nemotokari mbiri, imwe ye1980 World Champion Alan Jones mune yake yechipiri (uye yekupedzisira) kutyaira kwechikwata mushure mekudzoka kuF1 kuLong Beach, uye mutyairi wechikwata Chico Serra.