 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - 1988: Mario akanga ari mutyairi anomhanya zvikurusa mukati mokurovedza vhiki rose, achitungamirira machati ari pa 221.565 mph. Mangwanani ezuva repamuti, akafamba rwendo rwekudzidzira rwemakiromita 220.372 mph, wechipiri chete kuna Rick Mears 222.827 mph. Mario akahwina mujaho wokutanga waidiwa zvikuru, asi kumhanya kwaakaita mumakwikwi aya kwaiva kunonoka, kwaisaenderana, uye kwaiodza mwoyo. Anotaura kuti akarova nzvimbo ine mafuta-akaoma mukutendeuka kwechina, uko kwakaiswa pasi mangwanani iwayo nemhaka yekudonha kwaRaul Boesel. Pazuva romujaho, motokari yake yakanga iine zvinetso. Panenge munzendo 30 mumakwikwi acho, bhokisi rinotakura giya rakakundikana uye rakaita kuti mafuta adonhe. Kwakanga kuchidiwa kumira kwenguva refu kuti vagadzirise. Gare gare munhangemutange yacho, chinetso chokubatidza chakamanikidza imwe nhevedzano yokumira kwenguva refu kuti achinje zvinhu zvakasiyana-siyana zvemagetsi. Sezvo vatungamiriri vakanga vapfuura denderedzwa rechi 170, Mario akanga ava kudarika nokudenderedzwa kunenge kwechi 50 apo pakupedzisira chikwata chakarega basa nezuva racho neinjini yakanga yafa. Mario akanzi akapoteredza makiromita 118 ari panzvimbo yechi20. 