1988 Italian Grand Prix
464th World Championship race, 39th World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 38th World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 11 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Gerhard Berger  Ferrari |
| Pole position: |  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda |
| Fastest lap: | Michele Alboreto Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Monza, 51 laps |
| Round: | 12 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 51 | 1hr 17m 39.744s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 51 | +0.502s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 51 | +35.532s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 51 | +36.114s | 3 |
| 5 | +6 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 51 | +52.522s | 2 |
| 6 | +2 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 51 | +59.878s | 1 |
| 7 | +3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 51 | +1m 14.743s | |
| 8 | +5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 51 | +1m 32.566s | |
| 9 | PL | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 50 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -9 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 49 | DNF | |
| 11 | +11 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser | Williams-Judd | 49 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +14 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 49 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +11 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 49 | +2 laps | |
| R | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 14 | DNF | ||
| R |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Nicola Larini | Osella | 2 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:25.974 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:26.277 | 0.303 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:26.654 | 0.680 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:26.988 | 1.014 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:27.660 | 1.686 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:27.815 | 1.841 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:28.044 | 2.070 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.870 | 2.896 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.958 | 2.984 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:29.435 | 3.461 |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:29.513 | 3.539 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:29.541 | 3.567 |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:30.035 | 4.061 |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.125 | 4.151 |
| 15 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:30.161 | 4.187 |
| 16 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:30.476 | 4.502 |
| 17 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:30.481 | 4.507 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.560 | 4.586 |
| 19 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.698 | 4.724 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.962 | 4.988 |
| 21 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.989 | 5.015 |
| 22 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | Williams-Judd | 1:31.548 | 5.574 |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.676 | 5.702 |
| 24 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:32.049 | 6.075 |
| 25 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.164 | 6.190 |
| 26 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.290 | 6.316 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.405 | 6.431 |
| 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:32.438 | 6.464 |
| 29 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.829 | 6.855 |
| 30 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.226 | 7.252 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.044 | 8.070 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1988
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 75 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 72 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 37 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 22 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 18 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | 17 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 14 |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | 10 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 6 |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | 6 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 6 |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 5 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | 5 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | 3 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Pierluigi Martini | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jean-Louis Schlesser (only start)
- Wins
- Driver: 4th for Gerhard Berger
- Constructor: 94th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 39th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 22nd for Michele Alboreto, 10th for Gerhard Berger, 8th for Eddie Cheever
- Constructor: 319th & 320th for Ferrari, 6th for Arrows
- Poles
- Driver: 26th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 36th for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 10th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 5th and last for Michele Alboreto
- Constructor: 107th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 46th for Alain Prost, 33rd for Ayrton Senna