1988 San Marino Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 1 May 1988 |
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| Circuit | Imola, 60 laps |
| Round | 2 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1988 San Marino Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 60 | 1hr 32m 41.264s | 9 | |
| 2 |  Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 60 | +2.334s | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 59 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 4 | +4 |  Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 59 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | -2 |  Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 |  Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 59 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | +4 |  Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +5 |  Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +3 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +7 |  Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +7 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | -7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +9 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +6 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +3 laps | |
| 17 | -2 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | -8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 54 | DNF | |
| NC | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +8 laps | ||
| R | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Nicola Larini | Osella | |||||
Notes
- Michele Alboreto ended lap 54 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
- Nicola Larini was excluded from the Grand Prix for an illegal car part change.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
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| 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd |
| 21 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed |
| 26 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | |
Notes
- Michele Alboreto started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 1:27.148 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | 1:27.919 | 0.771 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus-Honda | 1:30.500 | 3.352 |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.590 | 3.442 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:30.683 | 3.535 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Judd | 1:30.952 | 3.804 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows-Megatron | 1:31.300 | 4.152 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.414 | 4.266 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March-Judd | 1:31.519 | 4.371 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:31.520 | 4.372 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Judd | 1:31.635 | 4.487 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus-Honda | 1:31.647 | 4.499 |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.013 | 4.865 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Arrows-Megatron | 1:32.483 | 5.335 |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.712 | 5.564 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.037 | 5.889 |
| 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.236 | 6.088 |
| 18 | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.239 | 6.091 |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.374 | 6.226 |
| 20 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March-Judd | 1:33.448 | 6.300 |
| 21 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.874 | 6.726 |
| 22 | Adrian Campos | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.903 | 6.755 |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.972 | 6.824 |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.204 | 7.056 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:34.567 | 7.419 |
| 26 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.782 | 7.634 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.077 | 7.929 |
| 28 |  Stefan Johansson | Ligier-Judd | 1:35.654 | 8.506 |
| 29 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier-Judd | 1:36.123 | 8.975 |
| 30 |  Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:36.218 | 9.070 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Alain Prost | 15 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 9 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 8 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | 8 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | 3 |
| = | Thierry Boutsen | 3 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | 2 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | 1 |
| = | Alessandro Nannini | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Julian Bailey
- Dallara
- Last start
- Adrian Campos
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Philippe Alliot (68th driver to start 50 races, 12th French driver)
- 300th for McLaren (4th constructor to start 300 races)
- Wins
- 7th for Ayrton Senna (first for McLaren)
- 57th for McLaren
- Race 1-2
- 10th for McLaren (3rd constructor to finish 1-2 in ten races)
- Podiums
- 57th for Alain Prost
- 52nd for Nelson Piquet
- 26th for Ayrton Senna (first for McLaren)
- 171st for Lotus
- 148th & 149th for McLaren
- Poles
- 18th for Ayrton Senna
- 27th for McLaren
- 1-2 start
- 3rd for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 21st for Alain Prost
- 39th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 39th for Alain Prost
- 24th for Ayrton Senna (first for McLaren)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Alessandro Nannini (232nd different point scorer, 35th Italian driver)
- Pole & win
- 4th for Ayrton Senna (first since 1986; first for McLaren)