Boutsen

In the Drivers' Championship, Boutsen finished sixth with 34 points and Patrese seventh with 23 points.

It was not until 1989 and the arrival of the V10 Renault engines that Patrese and his new team-mate Thierry Boutsen were able to challenge for race points.

The engine's first grand prix in Brazil was one that the team preferred to forget, with Boutsen retiring with an engine failure and Patrese with an alternator failure after leading, although Patrese did qualify second.