1988 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1988 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Île Notre-Dame Circuit on 4th June 1988. It was the fourth race in both the 1988 Drivers' Championship and the 1988 Constructors' Championship.
== Background ==
Five-time champion Stefan Van Damme returned to the sport for the first time since the end of the 1984 season. He was replacing Chuck Dingley, who had broken his wrist in the Monaco Grand Prix.
== Qualifying ==
Van Damme showed that he had lost none of his pace in his time away from Formula One and set the pace in practice before going on to take pole position by almost four tenths ahead of Eduardo Ventura.
== Race Summary ==
Polesitter Van Damme had a perfect start, fending off Ventura and Margheriti, before building a gap at the front. Further back, Gyozo Szel lost control through turn six and collided with Soren Vinter. This was the third race in a row that Vinter had retired from, all being caused by collisions with other drivers.
William O'Connor found his way past Jack Wilson on lap three, with Wilson struggling to find grip on the medium tyres. The remainder of the race was fairly processional, with Van Damme leading every lap, until lap 26 when Rhys Sheen span at the hairpin. Sheen was several laps behind and span into the path of Ventura, colliding with the Brazilian driver. Due to this Margheriti moved into second place. Van Damme won on his return, taking the fastest lap and a grand slam, with Margheriti second and Ventura third. O'Connor finished fourth, with Wilson and Takeda fifth and sixth. Due to Dingley's absence, Wilson took the lead of the championship.
== Classification ==
== Championship Standings ==
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Jack Wilson 	31
2 	William O'Conner	28
3 	Chuck Dingley 	27
4 	Eduardo Ventura 	25
5 	Hideki Takeda 	25
Pos	Constructor	Points
1 	Ferrari 	73
2 	McLaren 	49
3 	Lotus 	44
4 	Williams 	29
5 	Ligier 	22
==Lap Leaders==
Stefan Van Damme (Laps 1-29)
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