1988 Monaco Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 15 May 1988 |
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| Circuit | Monte Carlo, 78 laps |
| Round | 3 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1988 Monaco Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Notes
- Ayrton Senna ended lap 66 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
- Stefano Modena was excluded from the Grand Prix for a missed weight check.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 3 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 4 |  Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 5 |  Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd |
| 9 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda |
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| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 15 |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth |
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| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Nicola Larini | Osella |
| 26 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:23.998 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:25.425 | 1.427 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:26.685 | 2.687 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:27.297 | 3.299 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:27.665 | 3.667 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.869 | 3.871 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:27.872 | 3.874 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:28.016 | 4.018 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:28.227 | 4.229 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.358 | 4.360 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:28.403 | 4.405 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.527 | 4.529 |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.536 | 4.538 |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:28.610 | 4.612 |
| 15 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.625 | 4.627 |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.640 | 4.642 |
| 17 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.075 | 5.077 |
| 18 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.093 | 5.095 |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.298 | 5.300 |
| 20 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:29.480 | 5.482 |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.601 | 5.603 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:29.603 | 5.605 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:30.121 | 6.123 |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.252 | 6.254 |
| 25 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:30.335 | 6.337 |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:30.505 | 6.507 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:30.611 | 6.613 |
| 28 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:30.613 | 6.615 |
| 29 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.793 | 6.795 |
| 30 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.816 | 6.818 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1988 Monaco Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 24 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | 14 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | 9 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 8 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 6 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | 6 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | 2 |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Alessandro Nannini | 1 |
| = | Riccardo Patrese | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-Honda | 33 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 20 |
| 3 | Lotus-Honda | 9 |
| 4 | Arrows-Megatron | 6 |
| 5 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 6 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
| 7 | Williams-Judd | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Oscar Larrauri (first Argentine driver to start a race since 1982)
- Wins
- 30th for Alain Prost (1st driver to win 30 races, 1st French driver)
- 58th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 58th for Alain Prost, 20th for Michele Alboreto (26th driver to score 20 podiums, 1st Italian driver), 7th for Gerhard Berger
- 314th & 315th for Ferrari, 150th for McLaren (3rd constructor to score 150 podiums)
- Poles
- 19th for Ayrton Senna
- 28th for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- 4th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 8th for Ayrton Senna (first for McLaren)
- 40th for McLaren (5th constructor to set 40 fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 40th for Alain Prost (6th driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 1st French driver), 25th for Ayrton Senna