1988 British Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 10 July 1988 |
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| 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 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 65 | 1hr 33m 16.367s | 9 |
| 2 | +9 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 65 | +23.344s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 |  Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +51.214s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 65 | +1m 11.378s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 65 | +1m 20.835s | 2 |
| 6 | +3 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +6 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -8 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 10 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 64 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | +10 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +8 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +10 |  Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +8 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +4 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +8 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | -15 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 62 | DNF | |
| 18 | +7 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | +7 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 60 | DNF | |
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R |  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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
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| 18 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Osella |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:10.133 | |
| 2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:10.332 | 0.199 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:10.616 | 0.483 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:10.736 | 0.603 |
| 5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:11.745 | 1.612 |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:12.006 | 1.873 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:12.040 | 1.907 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.737 | 2.604 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:12.843 | 2.710 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:12.862 | 2.729 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:12.885 | 2.752 |
| 12 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.960 | 2.827 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:12.984 | 2.851 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:13.438 | 3.305 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:13.677 | 3.544 |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.260 | 4.127 |
| 17 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.451 | 4.318 |
| 18 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.643 | 4.510 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.732 | 4.599 |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.888 | 4.755 |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.924 | 4.791 |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.992 | 4.859 |
| 23 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.004 | 4.871 |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.135 | 5.002 |
| 25 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:15.374 | 5.241 |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:15.527 | 5.394 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.026 | 5.893 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:16.043 | 5.910 |
| 29 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:16.110 | 5.977 |
| 30 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:18.010 | 7.877 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.028 | 6.895 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Alain Prost | 54 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 48 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 21 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 15 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 13 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | 11 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 9 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | 6 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | 6 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | 5 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| = | Mauricio Gugelmin | 3 |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | 2 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Riccardo Patrese | 1 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 1 |
| = | Pierluigi Martini | 1 |
Statistics & 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)