1988 Portuguese Grand Prix
465th World Championship race, 8th World Championship Portuguese Grand Prix, 5th World Championship race at Estoril
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 25 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda |
| Pole position: | Alain Prost McLaren-Honda |
| Fastest lap: |  Gerhard Berger  Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Estoril, 70 laps |
| Round: | 13 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 70 | 1hr 37m 40.958s | 9 | |
| 2 | +1 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 70 | +9.553s | 6 |
| 3 | +10 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +44.619s | 4 |
| 4 | +6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 70 | +1m 07.419s | 3 |
| 5 | +2 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 70 | +1m 11.884s | 2 |
| 6 | -4 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 70 | +1m 18.269s | 1 |
| 7 | +10 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +11 |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +12 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +13 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 68 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +15 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +5 laps | |
| 12 | +13 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 63 | +7 laps | |
| R | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 54 | DNF | ||
| R | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
| R | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
| R |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 4 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:17.411 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:17.869 | 0.458 |
| 3 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:18.812 | 1.401 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.903 | 1.492 |
| 5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:19.045 | 1.634 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:19.131 | 1.720 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:19.372 | 1.961 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:19.551 | 2.140 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.572 | 2.161 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:19.603 | 2.192 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:19.797 | 2.386 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.940 | 2.529 |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.314 | 2.903 |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.741 | 3.330 |
| 15 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.748 | 3.337 |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:20.783 | 3.372 |
| 17 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.922 | 3.511 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:20.965 | 3.554 |
| 19 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.094 | 3.683 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.096 | 3.685 |
| 21 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.418 | 4.007 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.788 | 4.377 |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:21.790 | 4.379 |
| 24 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:22.035 | 4.624 |
| 25 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:22.119 | 4.708 |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.170 | 4.759 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.296 | 4.885 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:22.549 | 5.138 |
| 29 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.075 | 5.664 |
| 30 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:23.300 | 5.889 |
| Did not pre-qualify | ||||
| 31 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.075 | 5.664 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1988
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 81 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 76 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 37 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | 24 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | 21 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 18 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 17 |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | 16 |
| 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
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Philippe Streiff
- Wins
- Driver: 33rd for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 67th for McLaren
- Podiums
- Driver: 66th for Alain Prost, 6th for Thierry Boutsen, 2nd for Ivan Capelli
- Constructor: 166th for McLaren, 20th for March, 9th for Benetton
- Poles
- Driver: 18th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 37th for McLaren
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 11th for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 8th for Gerhard Berger
- Constructor: 108th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 47th for Alain Prost, 34th for Ayrton Senna
- Pole & win
- Driver: 11th for Alain Prost