F1 season
Season info
Season
39
Races
16
Drivers’ Champion
Ayrton Senna (1st title; 22nd different World Champion, 3rd Brazilian champion)
Constructors’ Champion
McLaren-Honda (4th title for McLaren)
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Race results
Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1988 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- AGS
- (FRA) Philippe Streiff (All)
- Arrows
- (USA) Eddie Cheever (All)
- (GBR) Derek Warwick (All)
- Benetton
- (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (All)
- (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (All)
- Coloni
- (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (All)
- Dallara
- (ITA) Alex Caffi (All)
- EuroBrun
- (ARG) Oscar Larrauri (All) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Stefano Modena (All)
- Ferrari
- (ITA) Michele Alboreto (All)
- (AUT) Gerhard Berger (All)
- Ligier
- (FRA) Rene Arnoux (All)
- (SWE) Stefan Johansson (All)
- Lola
- (FRA) Philippe Alliot (All)
- (FRA) Yannick Dalmas (1-14)
- (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (15) (Rookie)
- (FRA) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (16)
- Lotus
- (JPN) Satoru Nakajima (All)
- (BRA) Nelson Piquet (All)
- March
- (ITA) Ivan Capelli (All)
- (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (All) (Rookie)
- McLaren
- (FRA) Alain Prost (All)
- (BRA) Ayrton Senna (All)
- Minardi
- (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala (All) (Rookie)
- (ESP) Adrian Campos (1-5)
- (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (6-16)
- Osella
- (ITA) Nicola Larini (All)
- Rial
- (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (All)
- Tyrrell
- (GBR) Julian Bailey (All) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Jonathan Palmer (All)
- Williams
- (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (All)
- (GBR) Nigel Mansell (1-10, 13-16)
- (GBR) Martin Brundle (11)
- (FRA) Jean-Louis Schlesser (12) (Rookie)
- Zakspeed
- (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (All)
- (DEU) Bernd Schneider (All) (Rookie)
Maiden wins
There were no first-time winners in 1988.
Maiden podium finishes
Driver | Grand Prix |
---|---|
Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) | Britain |
Ivan Capelli (March) | Belgium |
Maiden pole positions
There were no first-time polesitters in 1988.
1990 was the next season to feature a first-time polesitter.