1988 German Grand Prix
461st World Championship race, 36th World Championship German Grand Prix, 12th World Championship race at Hockenheim
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 24 July 1988 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda |
| Pole position: | Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda |
| Fastest lap: |  Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Hockenheim, 44 laps |
| Round: | 9 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 44 | 1hr 32m 54.188s | 9 | |
| 2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 44 | +13.609s | 6 | |
| 3 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 44 | +52.095s | 4 | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 44 | +1m 40.912s | 3 | |
| 5 | +2 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 44 | +1m 49.606s | 2 |
| 6 | +3 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +2 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -1 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +5 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +13 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +10 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +1 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +4 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +10 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 41 | +3 laps | ||
| 18 | -12 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 40 | +4 laps | |
| 19 | +2 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 39 | +5 laps | |
| R | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Nicola Larini | Osella | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:44.596 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:44.873 | 0.277 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:46.115 | 1.519 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:47.154 | 2.558 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:47.681 | 3.085 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:48.208 | 3.612 |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:48.703 | 4.107 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:48.781 | 4.185 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:48.837 | 4.241 |
| 10 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:49.511 | 4.915 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:49.880 | 5.284 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:50.459 | 5.863 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:50.719 | 6.123 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:51.004 | 6.408 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:51.171 | 6.575 |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:51.642 | 7.046 |
| 17 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:52.080 | 7.484 |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:52.168 | 7.572 |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:52.277 | 7.681 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:52.293 | 7.697 |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:52.436 | 7.840 |
| 22 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:52.664 | 8.068 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:52.674 | 8.078 |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:52.908 | 8.312 |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:52.998 | 8.402 |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:53.043 | 8.447 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:53.356 | 8.760 |
| 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:53.507 | 8.911 |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:53.576 | 8.980 |
| 30 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:53.596 | 9.000 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:54.358 | 9.762 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 60 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 57 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 25 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 16 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 15 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | 12 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 9 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | 6 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | 6 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | 5 |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | 4 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| = | Mauricio Gugelmin | 3 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Riccardo Patrese | 1 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 1 |
| = | Pierluigi Martini | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 150th for Nelson Piquet
- Wins
- Driver: 11th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 64th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 15th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 63rd for Alain Prost, 32nd for Ayrton Senna, 9th for Gerhard Berger
- Constructor: 318th for Ferrari, 160th & 161st for McLaren
- Poles
- Driver: 23rd for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 33rd for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 8th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st and only for Alessandro Nannini (84th different fastest lap setter, 14th Italian driver)
- Constructor: 5th for Benetton
- Front row starts
- Driver: 44th for Alain Prost, 30th for Ayrton Senna
- Pole & win
- Driver: 7th for Ayrton Senna