1988 Mexican Grand Prix
456th World Championship race, 11th World Championship Mexican Grand Prix, 11th World Championship race at Mexico City
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 29 May 1988 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda |
| Pole position: |  Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda |
| Fastest lap: | Alain Prost McLaren-Honda |
| Circuit: | Mexico City, 67 laps |
| Round: | 4 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 67 | 1hr 30m 15.737s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 67 | +7.104s | 6 |
| 3 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 67 | +57.314s | 4 | |
| 4 | +1 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 66 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 66 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +1 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 66 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +1 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +3 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +13 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +14 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 63 | +4 laps | |
| 11 | +14 |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | +7 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +4 laps | |
| 13 | +13 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +4 laps | |
| 14 | +7 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 62 | +5 laps | |
| 15 | +3 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 61 | +6 laps | |
| 16 | -6 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 61 | +6 laps | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 58 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
| R |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 20 | DNF | ||
| R |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | |||||
- Stefano Modena was excluded from the grand prix for running an illegal rear wing on his car.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:17.468 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:18.097 | 0.629 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.120 | 0.652 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:18.946 | 1.478 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:19.626 | 2.158 |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:20.275 | 2.807 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:20.451 | 2.983 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.740 | 3.272 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:20.775 | 3.307 |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:21.952 | 4.484 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.029 | 4.561 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.245 | 4.777 |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.348 | 4.880 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:22.363 | 4.895 |
| 15 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:22.642 | 5.174 |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:22.801 | 5.333 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:22.972 | 5.504 |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:23.078 | 5.610 |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.191 | 5.723 |
| 20 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:23.287 | 5.819 |
| 21 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.603 | 6.135 |
| 22 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.606 | 6.138 |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.716 | 6.248 |
| 24 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:23.721 | 6.253 |
| 25 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.857 | 6.389 |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.032 | 6.564 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.390 | 6.922 |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:24.405 | 6.937 |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.231 | 7.763 |
| 30 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.058 | 8.590 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 33 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | 18 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 15 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 9 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | 8 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | 8 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | 2 |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Alessandro Nannini | 1 |
| = | Riccardo Patrese | 1 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Bernd Schneider
- Wins
- Driver: 31st for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 59th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 11th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 59th for Alain Prost, 27th for Ayrton Senna, 8th for Gerhard Berger
- Constructor: 316th for Ferrari, 151st & 152nd for McLaren
- Poles
- Driver: 20th for Ayrton Senna
- Constructor: 29th for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 5th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 22nd for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 41st for McLaren
- Front row starts
- Driver: 41st for Alain Prost, 26th for Ayrton Senna
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 14th for Alain Prost