F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | BRA | SMR | MCO | MEX | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren) | DSQ | 1 | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10R | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 90 (94) |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost (McLaren) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | R | 2 | 2 | 2 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 87 (105) |
| 3 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | R | R | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | R | 1 | R | 6 | 4 | R | 41 |
| 4 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (Benetton) | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | R | R | 6 | 3 | DSQ | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) | 5 | 18R | 3 | 4 | R | R | 3 | 17R | 4 | R | R | 2 | 5 | R | 11 | R | 24 |
| 6 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Lotus) | 3 | 3 | R | R | 4 | R | 5 | 5 | R | 8 | 4 | R | R | 8 | R | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (March) | R | R | 10 | 16 | 5 | DNS | 9 | R | 5 | R | 3 | 5 | 2 | R | R | 6 | 17 |
| = | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows) | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | R | R | 6 | 7 | R | 5 | 4 | 4 | R | R | R | 17 |
| 9 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams) | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 2 | R | R | R | 2 | R | R | 12 | ||
| = | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) | R | 6 | R | 7 | R | R | 6 | 3 | 18 | R | DSQ | 9 | R | 3 | 5 | R | 12 |
| 11 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams) | R | 13 | 6 | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | 6 | R | 7 | R | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | (USA) Eddie Cheever (Arrows) | 8 | 7 | R | 6 | R | R | 11 | 7 | 10 | R | 6 | 3 | R | R | R | R | 6 |
| 13 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (March) | R | 15 | R | R | R | R | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | R | 8 | R | 7 | 10 | R | 5 |
| = | (GBR) Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell) | R | 14 | 5 | DNQ | 6 | 5 | R | R | 11 | R | 12R | DNQ | R | R | 12 | R | 5 |
| 15 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Rial) | R | R | R | R | 9R | 4 | 10 | R | 13 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 8R | 3 |
| 16 | (JPN) Satoru Nakajima (Lotus) | 6 | 8 | DNQ | R | 11 | DNQ | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | R | R | R | R | 7 | R | 1 |
| = | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi) | 6 | 15 | 15 | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | R | R | 13 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| (FRA) Yannick Dalmas (Lola) | R | 12 | 7 | 9 | DNQ | 7 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 9 | R | R | R | 11 | ||||
| (ITA) Alex Caffi (Dallara) | DNPQ | R | R | R | DNPQ | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 | R | 8 | R | 7 | 10 | R | R | ||
| (GBR) Martin Brundle (Williams) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Philippe Streiff (AGS) | R | 10 | DNS | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | R | 9 | R | 8 | 11R | ||
| (ESP) Luis Perez-Sala (Minardi) | R | 11 | R | 11 | 13 | R | NC | R | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | R | 8 | 12 | 15 | R | ||
| (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (Coloni) | R | R | R | 14 | 8 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | 13 | NC | DNQ | 11 | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | ||
| (FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola) | R | 17 | R | R | 10R | R | R | 14 | R | 12 | 9 | R | R | 14 | 9 | 10R | ||
| (SWE) Stefan Johansson (Ligier) | 9 | DNQ | R | 10 | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | 11R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | 9R | ||
| (GBR) Julian Bailey (Tyrrell) | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | 9R | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | ||
| (ITA) Nicola Larini (Osella) | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | 19R | R | DNPQ | R | R | 12 | R | R | DNPQ | |||
| (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ligier) | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | DNQ | 18 | 17 | R | R | 13 | 10 | R | 17 | R | ||
| (ITA) Stefano Modena (EuroBrun) | R | NC | 12 | R | 14 | 12 | R | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | R | ||||
| (FRA) Jean-Louis Schlesser (Williams) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| (DEU) Bernd Schneider (Zakspeed) | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 13R | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | ||
| (ARG) Oscar Larrauri (EuroBrun) | DNS | DNQ | R | 13 | R | R | R | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | ||
| (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Zakspeed) | DNQ | R | R | 15 | 14R | DNQ | DNS | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | ||
| (ESP) Adrian Campos (Minardi) | R | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Lola) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| (FRA) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (Lola) | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| # | Driver | BRA | SMR | MCO | MEX | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | ESP | JPN | AUS | Points |
Table key, points system and championship rules
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DNQ: Did not qualify
- DNPQ: Did not pre-qualify
- NC: Not classified
- DSQ: Disqualified
- DNS: Did not start
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (9)
- 2nd (6)
- 3rd (4)
- 4th (3)
- 5th (2)
- 6th (1)
Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1988. Reigning world champion Nelson Piquet, who finished 6th, is also shown.
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