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Home / Seasons / 1988 F1 World Championship Season

1988 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)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Nelson Piquet

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Williams

← 1987 1989 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
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Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

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  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1BrazilJacarepagua03 April
2San MarinoImola01 May
3MonacoMonte Carlo15 May
4MexicoMexico City29 May
5CanadaMontreal12 June
6DetroitDetroit19 June
7FranceLe Castellet03 July
8BritainSilverstone10 July
9GermanyHockenheim24 July
10HungaryHungaroring07 August
11BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps28 August
12ItalyMonza11 September
13PortugalEstoril25 September
14SpainJerez02 October
15JapanSuzuka30 October
16AustraliaAdelaide13 November
← 1987 1989 →
Last race (Grand Prix)
Detroit
Last race (circuit)
Detroit
First Grand Prix since…
1986 for Canada
First race at a circuit since…
1986 for Montreal

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1BrazilResult
2San MarinoResult
3MonacoResult
4MexicoResult
5CanadaResult
6DetroitResult
7FranceResult
8BritainResult
9GermanyResult
10HungaryResult
11Belgium (constructors’ title decider)Result
12ItalyResult
13PortugalResult
14SpainResult
15Japan (drivers’ title decider)Result
16AustraliaResult
← 1987 1989 →

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)
← 1987 1989 →
Final season (drivers)
Adrian Campos
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Philippe Streiff
First entry (drivers) since…
1983 for Jean-Louis Schlesser
1985 for Pierluigi Martini
Last entry (drivers) until…
1991 for Julian Bailey
Debut season (constructors)
Dallara
EuroBrun
Rial

Maiden wins

There were no first-time winners in 1988.

← 1987 1989 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Alessandro Nannini (Benetton)Britain
Ivan Capelli (March)Belgium
← 1987 1989 →

Maiden pole positions

There were no first-time polesitters in 1988.

1990 was the next season to feature a first-time polesitter.

← 1987 1989 →

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