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1988 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitJacarepagua, 60 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 453rd World Championship race
  • 16th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Jacarepagua
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda601hr 36m 06.857s9
2+2(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari60+9.873s6
3+2(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Honda60+1m 08.581s4
4+7(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron60+1m 13.348s3
5+1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari60+1m 14.556s2
6+4(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda59+1 lap1
7 (BEL) Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford Cosworth59+1 lap 
8+7(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron59+1 lap 
9+12(SWE) Stefan JohanssonLigier-Judd57+3 laps 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisRial-Ford Cosworth53DNF 
R (GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth47DNF 
R (ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Ford Cosworth40DNF 
R (ITA) Gabriele TarquiniColoni-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe StreiffAGS-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
DQ (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda31DSQ 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Judd23DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth20DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Judd18DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth7DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Judd6DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd6DNF 
R (ESP) Adrian CamposMinardi-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd0DNF 
Did not start
  (ARG) Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Oscar Larrauri did not start due to electrical issues on the formation lap.
  • Ayrton Senna was disqualified during the race for changing into the spare car after the first race start was aborted. Instead of completing another parade lap Senna started the second race start from the pit lane in the spare car. On the first parade lap Senna had been stuck in first gear.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1  
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Judd
3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
5(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Honda
6(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford Cosworth
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Judd
9  
10(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda
11(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron
12(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
13(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisRial-Ford Cosworth
15(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron
16(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Ford Cosworth
18(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Judd
19(FRA) Philippe StreiffAGS-Ford Cosworth
20(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
21(SWE) Stefan JohanssonLigier-Judd
22(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
23(ESP) Adrian CamposMinardi-Ford Cosworth
24(ITA) Stefano ModenaEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth
25(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniColoni-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
 (ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd

Notes

  • Stefan Johansson started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:28.096 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Judd1:28.6320.536
3(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:28.7820.686
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:29.0260.930
5(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Honda1:30.0871.991
6(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:30.1142.018
7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:30.1402.044
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Judd1:30.4392.343
9(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:30.9292.833
10(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda1:31.2803.184
11(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron1:31.7233.627
12(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:31.7723.676
13(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:31.8333.737
14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisRial-Ford Cosworth1:32.2754.179
15(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron1:32.8434.747
16(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Ford Cosworth1:32.9334.837
17(FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Ford Cosworth1:33.4085.312
18(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Judd1:34.4746.378
19(FRA) Philippe StreiffAGS-Ford Cosworth1:34.4816.385
20(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:34.5326.436
21(SWE) Stefan JohanssonLigier-Judd1:34.5796.483
22(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:34.6866.590
23(ESP) Adrian CamposMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:34.8866.790
24(ITA) Stefano ModenaEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth1:34.9106.814
25(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniColoni-Ford Cosworth1:35.4077.311
26(ARG) Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth1:35.7117.615
Did not qualify
27(GBR) Julian BaileyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:36.1378.041
28(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniZakspeed1:37.6219.525
29(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella1:38.37110.275
30(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed1:38.61410.518
Did not pre-qualify
31(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:46.44218.346

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost9
2(AUT) Gerhard Berger6
3(BRA) Nelson Piquet4
4(GBR) Derek Warwick3
5(ITA) Michele Alboreto2
6(JPN) Satoru Nakajima1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda9
2Ferrari8
3Lotus-Honda5
4Arrows-Megatron3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Mauricio Gugelmin
Luis Perez-Sala
EuroBrun
Rial
Milestone race start
150th for March (10th constructor to start 150 races)
Wins
29th for Alain Prost
56th for McLaren
Podiums
56th for Alain Prost
51st for Nelson Piquet (first for Lotus)
6th for Gerhard Berger
313th for Ferrari
170th for Lotus
147th for McLaren
Poles
17th for Ayrton Senna (first for McLaren)
26th for McLaren
Fastest laps
6th for Gerhard Berger
105th for Ferrari
Front row starts
29th for Nigel Mansell