1988 German Grand Prix

The 1988 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 24th July 1988. It was the eighth race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.
==Qualifying==
Alexsandro Pinho took pole position ahead of championship leader Chuck Dingley and a resurgent Soren Vinter.
==Race Summary==
Pinho held the lead into turn one but ran deep into the corner and had a poor exit, allowing Dingley to power back past. Fabiano Margheriti pulled into Dingley slipstream and challenged him into the first chicane but outbraked himself and was forced to drive through the runoff chicane, resulting in a lack of speed on the resulting straight. Vinter capitalised on this and pulled into second, with Pinho following closely behind. Pinho pulled past Margheriti shortly before the Ost-kurve but misjudged his line into the tight chicane and collided with the wall, collecting Margheriti in the process. Both drivers retired immediately. Pinho suffered whiplash and a concussion in the collision whilst Margheriti broke a rib. Both drivers were cleared to race in Austria.
Williams continued to have a strong race and maintained their positions ahead of Jack Wilson. O'Connor eventually caught and passed Vinter but crashed out on lap five. Wilson pulled up to VInter due to his straight-line speed advantage and passed him but was forced to repeat the move after having a half-spin and dropping back. Wilson and Vinter battled for much of the race, with Wilson eventually winning out. Dingley took another dominant victory, with Wilson in second place. Vinter took his first Formula One podium, whilst Javier Navarro took his best finish of the season by finishing fourth.
==Classification==
==Championship Standings==
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Chuck Dingley 	84
2 	Jack Wilson 	65
3 	Fabiano Margheriti	61
4 	William O'Conner 	50
5 	Santiago Reyes 	37
Pos	Constructor	Points
1 	Ferrari 	164
2 	McLaren 	107
3 	Williams 	65
4 	Lotus 	54
5 	Ligier 	34
==Lap Leaders==
Chuck Dingley (Laps 1-22)
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