 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Grouillard akabatana naLigier kuzadza chigaro chakasiiwa naStefan Johansson uye aive mubatsiri waRené Arnoux muna 1989. Akakwanisa kuva wechi22 mumujaho wake wokutanga muBrazil uye akapedza ari wechi9. KuImola, akakunda kuputira motokari yake kuti atange mu10th, asi akaregererwa apo makanika aishanda pamotokari yake panguva yechiratidzo chechiratidzo, chakakonzerwa nenjodzi yaGerhard Berger kuTamburello. Akatanga kunze kwepamusoro gumi kuMonaco neMexico, achipedza wechisere mune yekupedzisira asi akatadza kukwanisa muPhoenix neMontreal. Akatanga ari wechi17 mujaho rake rokuFrance rainzi French Grand Prixuye akaenda kunzvimbo yechitanhatu, pasinei nokuti aiva nezvinetso nematai uye nebhokisi resimbi, achiwana poindi yake bedzi muWorld Championship. Kwemakwikwi matanhatu ekupedzisira, Grouillard akakundikana kukwanisa kupfuura 20th uye haana kukwanisa muPortugal. Mukukwikwidza kweBelgian Grand Prix kuSpa, Grouillard akadzivisa Lotus yaNelson Piquet nokuramba ari pamutsetse wemakwikwi apo muBrazil akanga ari parwendo rwake rwokupedzisira. Pamutsetse wakasviba, Piquet akatendeuka ndokubata chibhakera chake paGrouillard sezvaakapfuura. Izvi zvakaita kuti mukwikwidzi weWorld Champion katatu arasikirwe nemikana yake mumakwikwi okutanga uye mumakwikwi okupedzisira, uye ichi ndicho chaizova chiitiko chokutanga chakadaro chaibatanidza kushandiswa zvisina kufanira kwaGrouillard kwezvioniwa zvake. MuAdelaide, akatenderera izvo zvakatevera kudonha kukuru mumvura. Kutaura zvazviri, nokuti mwaka kupera Australian Grand Prix muna Adelaide, akaramba Ligier makanika vakabatikana nokuchinja kure uye kurova kongiri masvingo kaviri panguva tsika uye zvinodiwa uyewo nhangemutange mangwanani warmup iyo yakanga yakanyorova uye nhangemutange. 