1988 Formula One World Championship

The 1988 Formula One season was the 39th of the championship. The champion was Ayrton Senna in a close battle.

Drivers & Constructors

The following drivers and constructors competed in the 1988 season

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No	Driver
Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus	Lotus 100T	Honda	G	1	Nelson Piquet
Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus	Lotus 100T	Honda	G	2	Satoru Nakajima
Tyrell Racing Organization	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 017	Ford Cosworth	G	3	Jonathan Palmer
Tyrell Racing Organization	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 017	Ford Cosworth	G	4	Julian Bailey
Williams Grand Prix Engineering	WilliamsF1	Williams FW12	Judd	G	5	Nigel Mansell
						Martin Brundle
						Jean-Louis Schlesser
					6	Riccardo Patrese
Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed	Zakspeed 881	Zakspeed	G	9	Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed Racing	Zakspeed	Zakspeed 881	Zakspeed	G	10	Bernd Schneider
Marlboro McLaren International Honda	McLaren	McLaren MP4/4	Honda	G	11	Ayrton Senna
Marlboro McLaren International Honda	McLaren	McLaren MP4/4	Honda	G	12	Alain Prost
Team AGS	AGS	AGS JH22 AGS JH23	Ford Cosworth	G	14	Philippe Streiff
Leyton House March Racing Team	March	March 881	Judd	G	15	Mauricio Gugelmin
Leyton House March Racing Team	March	March 881	Judd	G	16	Ivan Capelli
Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	Arrows A10B	Megatron	G	17	Derek Warwick
Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	Arrows A10B	Megatron	G	18	Eddie Cheever
Benetton Formula	Benetton	Benetton B188	Ford Cosworth	G	19	Alessandro Nannini
Benetton Formula	Benetton	Benetton B188	Ford Cosworth	G	20	Thierry Boutsen
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	Osella FA1I Osella FA1L	Osella	G	21	Nicola Larini
Rial Racing	Rial	Rial ARC1	Ford Cosworth	G	22	Andrea de Cesaris
Minardi Team	Minardi	Minardi M188	Ford Cosworth	G	23	Adrian Campos
					23	Pierluigi Martini
					24	Luis Perez-Sala
Equipe Ligier	Ligier	Ligier JS31	Judd	G	25	René Arnoux
Equipe Ligier	Ligier	Ligier JS31	Judd	G	26	Stefan Johansson
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari F187/88C	Scuderia Ferrari	G	27	Michele Alboreto
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari F187/88C	Scuderia Ferrari	G	28	Gerhard Berger
Larrousse & Calmels F1	Lola	Lola LC88	Ford Cosworth	G	29	Yannick Dalmas
						Pierre-Henri Raphanel
						Aguri Suzuki
					30	Philippe Alliot
Coloni Racing	Coloni	Coloni FC188 Coloni FC188B	Ford Cosworth	G	31	Gabriele Tarquini
Eurobrun Racing	Euro Brun	Euro Brun ER188	Ford Cosworth	G	32	Oscar Larrauri
Eurobrun Racing	Euro Brun	Euro Brun ER188	Ford Cosworth	G	33	Stefano Modena
Scuderia Italia	Dallara	Dallara 188	Ford Cosworth	G	36	Alex Caffi

Season review

Rnd	Grand Prix	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Constructor	Report
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	3 April	Jacarepaguá	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
2	San Marino Grand Prix	1 May	Imola	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
3	Monaco Grand Prix	15 May	Monaco	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
4	Mexican Grand Prix	29 May	Hermanos Rodríguez	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
5	Canadian Grand Prix	12 June	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
6	Detroit Grand Prix	19 June	Detroit	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
7	French Grand Prix	3 July	Paul Ricard	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
8	British Grand Prix	10 July	Silverstone	Gerhard Berger	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
9	German Grand Prix	24 July	Hockenheimring	Ayrton Senna	Alessandro Nannini	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	7 August	Hungaroring	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
11	Belgian Grand Prix	28 August	Spa-Francorchamps	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
12	Italian Grand Prix	11 September	Monza	Ayrton Senna	Michele Alboreto	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Report
13	Portuguese Grand Prix	25 September	Estoril	Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
14	Spanish Grand Prix	2 October	Jerez	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report
15	Japanese Grand Prix	30 October	Suzuka	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
16	Australian Grand Prix	13 November	Adelaide	Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Report

1988 Constructors Championship final standings

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	McLaren-Honda	MP4/4	Honda RA186E	G	199	15	25	15
2	Ferrari	F1-87/88C	Ferrari 033E	G	65	1	8	1
3	Benetton-Ford	B188	Ford DFR	G	39		7
4	Arrows-Megatron	A10B	(BMW) Megatron M12/13	G	23		1
5	Lotus-Honda	100T	Honda RA186E	G	23		3
6	March-Judd	881	Judd CV	G	22		2
7	Williams-Judd	FW12	Judd CV	G	20		2
8	Tyrrell-Ford	017	Ford DFZ	G	5
9	Rial-Ford	ARC1	Ford DFZ	G	3
10	Minardi-Ford	M188	Ford DFZ	G	1
11	Zakspeed	881 881B	Zakspeed 1500/4	G
12	Coloni-Ford	FC188 FC188B	Ford DFZ	G
13	Ligier-Judd	JS31	Judd CV	G
14	Osella-Alfa Romeo	FA1I FA1L	Alfa Romeo 890T	G
15	Lola-Ford	LC88	Ford DFZ	G
16	Dallara-Ford	3087 F188	Ford DFV Ford DFZ	G
17	AGS-Ford	JH23	Ford DFZ	G
18	Euro Brun-Ford	ER188	Ford DFZ	G

1988 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos	Driver	BRA	SMR	MON	MEX	CAN	USE	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points^[1]
1	Ayrton Senna	DSQ	1	Ret	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	10	6	4	1	2	90 (94)*
2	Alain Prost	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	Ret	2	2	2	Ret	1	1	2	1	87 (105)*
3	Gerhard Berger	2	5	2	3	Ret	Ret	4	9	3	4	Ret	1	Ret	6	4	Ret	41
4	Thierry Boutsen	7	4	8	8	3	3	Ret	Ret	6	3	DSQ	6	3	9	3	5	27
5	Michele Alboreto	5	18	3	4	Ret	Ret	3	17	4	Ret	Ret	2	5	Ret	11	Ret	24
6	Nelson Piquet	3	3	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	5	5	Ret	8	4	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	3	22
7	Ivan Capelli	Ret	Ret	10	16	5	DNS	9	Ret	5	Ret	3	5	2	Ret	Ret	6	17
8	Derek Warwick	4	9	4	5	7	Ret	Ret	6	7	Ret	5	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	17
9	Nigel Mansell	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret			Ret	2	Ret	Ret	12
10	Alessandro Nannini	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	6	3	18	Ret	DSQ	9	Ret	3	5	Ret	12
11	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	13	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	5	6	4	8
12	Eddie Cheever	8	7	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	11	7	10	Ret	6	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	4	8	5	Ret	8	Ret	7	10	Ret	5
14	Jonathan Palmer	Ret	14	5	DNQ	6	5	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	12	DNQ	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	5
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	10	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	3
16	Satoru Nakajima	6	8	DNQ	Ret	11	DNQ	7	10	9	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	1
17	Pierluigi Martini						6	15	15	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	7	1
18	Yannick Dalmas	Ret	12	7	9	DNQ	7	13	13	19	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	11			0
19	Alex Caffi	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret		8	12	11	15	Ret	8	Ret	7	10	Ret	Ret	0
20	Martin Brundle											7						0
21	Philippe Streiff	Ret	10	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	8	11	0
22	Luis Perez-Sala	Ret	11	Ret	11	13	Ret	NC	Ret	DNQ	10	DNQ	Ret	8	12	15	Ret	0
23	Gabriele Tarquini	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	8	DNQ				13	Ret	DNQ	11			DNQ	0
24	Philippe Alliot	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	12	9	Ret	Ret	14	9	10	0
25	Stefan Johansson	9	DNQ	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	11	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	9	0
26	Julian Bailey	DNQ	Ret		DNQ	Ret	9	DNQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12	DNQ	DNQ	14	DNQ	0
27	Nicola Larini	DNQ	DSQ	9	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	19	Ret		Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	0
28	René Arnoux	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	18	17	Ret	Ret	13	10	Ret	17	Ret	0
29	Stefano Modena	Ret	NC	DSQ	DSQ	12	Ret	14	12	Ret	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	13	DNQ	Ret	0
30	Jean-Louis Schlesser												11					0
31	Bernd Schneider	DNQ		DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	12	DNQ	13	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
32	Oscar Larrauri	Ret	DNQ	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16	DNQ				DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
33	Piercarlo Ghinzani	DNQ	Ret	Ret	15	14	DNQ	DSQ	DNQ	14	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
34	Adrián Campos	Ret	16	DNQ		DNQ												0
35	Aguri Suzuki															16		0
—	Pierre-Henri Raphanel																DNQ	0
Pos	Driver	BRA	SMR	MON	MEX	CAN	USE	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Purple	Not classified (NC)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Withdrew (WD)
Blank	Did not participate
	Injured (INJ)
	Excluded (EX)

Only best 11 results counted toward the championship. Prost scored 105 points during the year, but only 87 points were counted toward the championship. Senna scored 94 points, with 90 points counted toward the championship. Thus, Senna became the World Champion, although he did not score most points over the course of the year.

Place	Driver	Number	Country	Points^[1]	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Ayrton Senna	12	Brazil	90 (94)	8	11	13
2	Alain Prost	11	France	87 (105)	7	14	2
3	Gerhard Berger	28	Austria	41	1	5	1
4	Thierry Boutsen	20	Belgium	27		5
5	Michele Alboreto	27	Italy	24		3
6	Nelson Piquet	1	Brazil	22		3
7	Ivan Capelli	16	Italy	17		2
8	Derek Warwick	17	Britain	17
9	Nigel Mansell	5	Britain	12		2
10	Alessandro Nannini	19	Italy	12		2
11	Riccardo Patrese	6	Italy	8
12	Eddie Cheever	18	USA	6		1
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	15	Brazil	5
14	Jonathan Palmer	3	Britain	5
15	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Italy	3
16	Satoru Nakajima	2	Japan	1
17	Pierluigi Martini	23	Italy	1
18	Yannick Dalmas	29	France	0
19	Alex Caffi	36	Italy	0
20	Martin Brundle	5	Britain	0
21	Philippe Streiff	14	France	0
22	Luis Perez-Sala	24	Spain	0
23	Gabriele Tarquini	31	Italy	0
24	Philippe Alliot	30	France	0
25	Stefan Johansson	26	Sweden	0
26	Julian Bailey	4	Britain	0
27	Nicola Larini	21	Italy	0
28	René Arnoux	25	France	0
29	Stefano Modena	33	Italy	0
30	Jean-Louis Schlesser	5	France	0
31	Bernd Schneider	10	Germany	0
32	Oscar Larrauri	32	Argentina	0
33	Piercarlo Ghinzani	9	Italy	0
34	Adrián Campos	23	Spain	0
35	Aguri Suzuki	29	Japan	0
—	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	29	France	0

1988 Formula One World Championship Media

Ayrton Senna won the first of his three Drivers' Championships in 1988, in his first year with McLaren
Ayrton Senna won eight races in his McLaren-Honda en route to first Drivers' Championship.
Alain Prost was narrowly beaten by McLaren teammate Senna, having won seven races.
Gerhard Berger finished third in the Drivers' Championship, and Ferrari were runners-up in the Constructors' Championship, but both were a long way behind McLaren and its drivers.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Only the best 11 results counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

[points-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Only the best 11 results counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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