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1988 Mexican Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMexico City, 67 laps
Round4 of 16
Race numbers

The 1988 Mexican Grand Prix was the:

  • 456th World Championship race
  • 11th World Championship Mexican Grand Prix
  • 11th World Championship race at Mexico City
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda671hr 30m 15.737s9
2-1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda67+7.104s6
3 (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari67+57.314s4
4+1(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari66+1 lap3
5+4(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron66+1 lap2
6+1(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron66+1 lap1
7+1(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
8+3(BEL) Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford Cosworth64+3 laps 
9+13(FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Ford Cosworth64+3 laps 
10+14(SWE) Stefan JohanssonLigier-Judd63+4 laps 
11+14(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth63+4 laps 
12+7(FRA) Philippe StreiffAGS-Ford Cosworth63+4 laps 
13+13(ARG) Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth63+4 laps 
14+7(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniColoni-Ford Cosworth62+5 laps 
15+3(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniZakspeed61+6 laps 
16-6(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd61+6 laps 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Honda58DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisRial-Ford Cosworth52DNF 
R (JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda27DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Judd20DNF 
R (DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed16DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Judd16DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Judd13DNF 
R (ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd10DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Stefano ModenaEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Stefano Modena was excluded from the Grand Prix for running an illegal rear wing on his car.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Honda
5(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari
6(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda
7(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron
8(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth
9(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron
10(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford Cosworth
12(ITA) Andrea de CesarisRial-Ford Cosworth
13(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Ford Cosworth
14(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Judd
15(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed
16(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd
17(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Judd
18(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniZakspeed
19(FRA) Philippe StreiffAGS-Ford Cosworth
20(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Judd
21(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniColoni-Ford Cosworth
22(FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Ford Cosworth
23(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth
24(SWE) Stefan JohanssonLigier-Judd
25(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
26(ARG) Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth

Notes

  • Philippe Alliot started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:17.468 
2(FRA) Alain ProstMcLaren-Honda1:18.0970.629
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:18.1200.652
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetLotus-Honda1:18.9461.478
5(ITA) Michele AlboretoFerrari1:19.6262.158
6(JPN) Satoru NakajimaLotus-Honda1:20.2752.807
7(USA) Eddie CheeverArrows-Megatron1:20.4512.983
8(ITA) Alessandro NanniniBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:20.7403.272
9(GBR) Derek WarwickArrows-Megatron1:20.7753.307
10(ITA) Ivan CapelliMarch-Judd1:21.9524.484
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:22.0294.561
12(ITA) Andrea de CesarisRial-Ford Cosworth1:22.2454.777
13(FRA) Philippe AlliotLola-Ford Cosworth1:22.3484.880
14(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Judd1:22.3634.895
15(DEU) Bernd SchneiderZakspeed1:22.6425.174
16(BRA) Mauricio GugelminMarch-Judd1:22.8015.333
17(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Judd1:22.9725.504
18(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniZakspeed1:23.0785.610
19(FRA) Philippe StreiffAGS-Ford Cosworth1:23.1915.723
20(FRA) Rene ArnouxLigier-Judd1:23.2875.819
21(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniColoni-Ford Cosworth1:23.6036.135
22(FRA) Yannick DalmasLola-Ford Cosworth1:23.6066.138
23(ITA) Alex CaffiDallara-Ford Cosworth1:23.7166.248
24(SWE) Stefan JohanssonLigier-Judd1:23.7216.253
25(ESP) Luis Perez-SalaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:23.8576.389
26(ARG) Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun-Ford Cosworth1:24.0326.564
Did not qualify
27(GBR) Jonathan PalmerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:24.3906.922
28(ITA) Nicola LariniOsella1:24.4056.937
29(GBR) Julian BaileyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:25.2317.763
30(ESP) Adrian CamposMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:26.0588.590

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost33
2(AUT) Gerhard Berger18
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna15
4(ITA) Michele Alboreto9
5(BRA) Nelson Piquet8
6(GBR) Derek Warwick8
7(BEL) Thierry Boutsen3
8(GBR) Jonathan Palmer2
9(JPN) Satoru Nakajima1
=(ITA) Alessandro Nannini1
=(ITA) Riccardo Patrese1
=(USA) Eddie Cheever1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Honda48
2Ferrari27
3Lotus-Honda9
4Arrows-Megatron9
5Benetton-Ford Cosworth4
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth2
7Williams-Judd1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Bernd Schneider
Milestone race start
50th for Minardi (25th constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
31st for Alain Prost
59th for McLaren
Race 1-2
11th for McLaren
Podiums
59th for Alain Prost
27th for Ayrton Senna
8th for Gerhard Berger
316th for Ferrari
151st & 152nd for McLaren
Poles
20th for Ayrton Senna (5th driver to take 20 pole positions, 2nd Brazilian driver)
29th for McLaren
1-2 start
5th for McLaren
Fastest laps
22nd for Alain Prost
41st for McLaren
Front row starts
41st for Alain Prost
26th for Ayrton Senna
Win & fastest lap
14th for Alain Prost