1988 Canadian Grand Prix
457th World Championship race, 20th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix, 10th World Championship race at Montreal
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 12 June 1988 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda |
| Pole position: | Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda |
| Fastest lap: | Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda |
| Circuit: | Montreal, 69 laps |
| Round: | 5 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 69 | 1hr 39m 46.618s | 9 | |
| 2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 69 | +5.934s | 6 | |
| 3 | +4 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +51.409s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 68 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +9 |  Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 68 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +13 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 67 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +3 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | |
| 10 | +7 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | |
| 11 | +2 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 66 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | +3 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | +8 |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +5 laps | |
| 14 | +8 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 63 | DNF | |
| R | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 54 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 32 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 28 | DNF | ||
| R |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 24 | DNF | ||
| R |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:21.681 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:21.863 | 0.182 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:22.719 | 1.038 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:23.296 | 1.615 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.968 | 2.287 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:23.995 | 2.314 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.115 | 2.434 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:24.679 | 2.998 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:24.844 | 3.163 |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.968 | 3.287 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:24.971 | 3.290 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.988 | 3.307 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:25.373 | 3.692 |
| 14 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:25.609 | 3.928 |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.713 | 4.032 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:25.740 | 4.059 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.765 | 4.084 |
| 18 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:25.910 | 4.229 |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.092 | 4.411 |
| 20 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:26.327 | 4.646 |
| 21 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.437 | 4.756 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:26.784 | 5.103 |
| 23 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.139 | 5.458 |
| 24 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.321 | 5.640 |
| 25 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:27.637 | 5.956 |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.665 | 5.984 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.885 | 6.204 |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:27.981 | 6.300 |
| 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.012 | 6.331 |
| 30 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:28.215 | 6.534 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.103 | 7.422 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 39 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 24 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 18 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 11 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 9 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | 8 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | 7 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | 3 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | 2 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Alessandro Nannini | 1 |
| = | Riccardo Patrese | 1 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 8th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 60th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 12th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 60th for Alain Prost, 28th for Ayrton Senna, 3rd for Thierry Boutsen
- Constructor: 153rd & 154th for McLaren, 5th for Benetton
- Poles
- Driver: 21st for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 30th for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 6th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 9th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 42nd for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 42nd for Alain Prost, 27th for Ayrton Senna
- Pole & win
- Driver: 5th for Ayrton Senna
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 4th for Ayrton Senna
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 2nd for Ayrton Senna