ðə hˈɑːndəpˈaʊɚd ˌɛmpˈiː fˈoːɹ slˈæʃ fˈaɪv pɹˈuːvd tə hæv ðɪ aʊtɹˈaɪt pˈeɪs ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə fˈiːld, wɪð fˈɪftiːn pˈoʊl pəzˈɪʃənz, θˈɜːtiːn ʌv ðˌɛm baɪ sˈɛnə wˌɪtʃ ˈiːkwəld hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɹˈɛkɚd ɪnðɪ ˌɛmpˈiː fˈoːɹ slˈæʃ fˈoːɹ.
The Honda-powered MP4/5 proved to have the outright pace over the rest of the field, with fifteen pole positions, thirteen of them by Senna which equaled his 1988 record in the MP4/4.