1988 British Grand Prix
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Silverstone, 65 laps |
| Round | 8 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1988 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 65 | 1hr 33m 16.367s | 9 |
| 2 | +9 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 65 | +23.344s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +51.214s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 65 | +1m 11.378s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 65 | +1m 20.835s | 2 |
| 6 | +3 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +6 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +7 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -8 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 64 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | +10 | (ITA) Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +8 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +10 | (FRA) Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +8 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +4 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +8 | (GBR) Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | -15 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 62 | DNF | |
| 18 | +7 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | +7 | (ITA) Nicola Larini | Osella | 60 | DNF | |
| R | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Michele Alboreto ended lap 62 in P13 before retiring on the following lap.
- Nicola Larini ended lap 60 in P17 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 54 |
| 2 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 48 |
| 3 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 21 |
| 4 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 15 |
| 5 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 13 |
| 6 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 11 |
| 7 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 9 |
| 8 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 6 |
| 9 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini | 6 |
| 10 | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer | 5 |
| 11 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| = | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | 3 |
| 13 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | 2 |
| 14 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 1 |
| = | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 1 |
| = | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Wins
- 10th for Ayrton Senna (19th driver to win ten races, 3rd Brazilian driver; 7th driver to win the British Grand Prix for McLaren)
- 63rd for McLaren
- Podiums
- 31st for Ayrton Senna
- 25th for Nigel Mansell
- 1st for Alessandro Nannini (151st different podium finisher, 22nd Italian driver)
- 159th for McLaren
- 100th for Williams (5th constructor to score 100 podiums)
- 7th for Benetton
- Poles
- 4th for Gerhard Berger (last until 1990)
- 107th for Ferrari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Lotus)
- 1-2 start
- 40th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 1-2 in 40 races)
- Fastest laps
- 10th for Nigel Mansell (17th driver to set ten fastest laps, 6th British driver)
- 41st for Williams
- Front row starts
- 9th for Gerhard Berger
- 4th and last for Michele Alboreto (first since 1985)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Mauricio Gugelmin (234th different point scorer, 10th Brazilian driver)