Its drivers were German Bernd Schneider in his second year with the team and F1 rookie Aguri Suzuki from Japan.

Late in the season following another double failure to pre-qualify at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Yamaha OX88 V8 was reported to be producing only 560 bhp (418 kW; 568 PS).

[2] This compared badly to the base 620 bhp (462 kW; 629 PS) of the common Judd V8.

The 891 was the last Formula One car to be produced by Zakspeed as the team pulled out of Grand Prix racing following the 1990 season.

Yamaha also pulled out of Formula One at the end of 1989, but would later return with the Brabham team in 1991.