 the 1988 italian grand prix was a formula one race held on september 11, 1988 at the autodromo nazionale monza, monza. it was the twelfth race of the  season. it is often remembered for the 1-2 finish for the ferrari team, and the only race of the 1988 season that mclaren-honda failed to win. == report == ===qualifying=== qualifying at monza went as expected with the mclaren's of ayrton senna and alain prost heading the field, senna the only driver to lap the 5.80&nbsp;km (3.603&nbsp;mi) under 1:26. in the first italian grand prix since the death of ferrari founder enzo ferrari; his beloved scarlet cars were 3rd and 4th on the grid, gerhard berger in front of michele alboreto. berger and alboreto also had cause for optimism before the race as changes to the v6 turbo had seen improved fuel consumption. the third row of the grid was a surprise, even at this power circuit. ever since the item was made compulsory for turbo powered cars at the start of the 1987 season, the arrows team had been experiencing problems with the fia pop-off valve on their megatron turbo engines, the problem being that the valve was cutting in too early and the drivers weren't able to exploit the full available power. in 1987 this meant that drivers derek warwick and eddie cheever struggled to keep up with their turbocharged rivals. in 1988 it meant they were often only as fast as the leading atmos, and often they were in fact slower, even on noted power circuits such as silverstone and hockenheim which should have suited their turbo power. the team's engine guru heini mader had finally solved the
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