1988 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix, officially advertised as the IV POP 84 Magyar Nagydíj, was the tenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hungaroring near Budapest on the 7 August 1988.'Hungarian GP, 1988', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr462.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019) The race would see Ayrton Senna claim his sixth victory of the season and the lead in the Championship, as teammate Alain Prost battled through the field.
Indeed, Senna had had a perfect start to the weekend, once again claiming pole position as teammate Prost only managed to claim seventh on the grid. Senna's closest challenger was a slight surprise, being in the form of Nigel Mansell and the #5 , with non-turbo cars dominating the top ten on the tight, narrow circuit.
Off the line it was Mansell who made the best initial getaway, briefly launching ahead of Senna before the Brazilian's Honda engine catapulted him back ahead into the first corner. Mansell briefly entertained a challenge around the outside of the hairpin, although Senna was able to power away again and establish his lead.
With that the battle for the lead was over, although Mansell remained tucked in behind the McLaren as his teammate Riccardo Patrese watched on. Elsewhere, Prost had made a miserable getaway and dropped out of the top ten, although the Frenchman was able to battle back up to ninth before the end of the opening tour.
Mansell's hopes of victory were ended with a spin on lap twelve, the Brit having lost downforce when running too close to the back of Senna through turn seven. Patrese took over the charge only for his pace to falter with an engine issue, while Mansell rejoined behind a now fourth placed Prost.
Indeed, Prost would move through to second over the following laps, spending most of the second half of the race chasing teammate Senna. A series of fastest laps would carry the Frenchman onto the Brazilian's tail, with a daring move past Senna while lapping Yannick Dalmas and Gabriele Tarquini almost getting him into the lead.
That, however, was as close as Prost would come to taking victory, with a worsening vibration causing him to ease off in the closing stages. That allowed Thierry Boutsen to briefly challenge for second before the Frenchman managed to overcome the issue and ease clear.
With that the race was run, with Senna cruising home half a second clear of Prost to claim victory and the Championship lead. Boutsen was a lonely third, a minute clear of Berger, while Maurício Gugelmin and Riccardo Patrese claimed the remaining points.
==Background==
Alain Prost had been left with a three point Championship lead at the end of the German Grand Prix, second place in Germany having moved the Frenchman onto 60 points. Ayrton Senna was, however, the man in form, with his fifth victory of the campaign having moved him onto 57 points and a major threat for the crown. Best of the rest was still Gerhard Berger in third, although he had slipped 32 points behind Senna in the hunt for the title.
The Constructors' Championship, meanwhile, was effectively over in Germany, with having left Germany with a 76 point lead. Indeed, their tally of 117 was almost three times that of second placed , who were instead focusing on finishing the season as close to the Anglo-Japanese squad as possible, rather than truly challenging. They were, however, a safe second heading into the second half of the season, with and having lost more ground behind.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Nelson Piquet 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	 	100T 	 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	
2 	Satoru Nakajima 	Camel Team Lotus Honda 	 	100T 	 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	
3 	Jonathan Palmer 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	017 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
4 	Julian Bailey 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	017 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
5 	Nigel Mansell 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW12 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
6 	Riccardo Patrese 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW12 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
9 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	881 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
10 	Bernd Schneider 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	881 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
11 	Alain Prost 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/4 	 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	
12 	Ayrton Senna 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/4 	 	RA168E 1.5 V6t 	
14 	Philippe Streiff 	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives 	 	JH23 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	Leyton House March Racing Team 	 	881 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
16 	Ivan Capelli 	Leyton House March Racing Team 	 	881 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
17 	Derek Warwick 	USF&G Arrows Megatron 	 	A10B 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
18 	Eddie Cheever 	USF&G Arrows Megatron 	 	A10B 	 	M12/13 1.5 L4t 	
19 	Alessandro Nannini 	Benetton Formula 	 	B188 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
20 	Thierry Boutsen 	Benetton Formula 	 	B188 	 	DFR 3.5 V8 	
21 	Nicola Larini 	Osella Squadra Corse 	 	FA1L 	 	890T 1.5 V8t 	
22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Rial Racing 	 	ARC1 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
23 	Pierluigi Martini 	Lois Minardi Team SpA 	 	M188 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	Lois Minardi Team SpA 	 	M188 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
25 	René Arnoux 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS31 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
26 	Stefan Johansson 	Ligier Loto 	 	JS31 	 	CV 3.5 V8 	
27 	Michele Alboreto 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	F1/87/88C 	 	033E 1.5 V6t 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	F1/87/88C 	 	033E 1.5 V6t 	
29 	Yannick Dalmas 	Larrousse Camels 	 	LC88 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
30 	Philippe Alliot 	Larrousse Camels 	 	LC88 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
31 	Gabriele Tarquini 	Coloni SpA 	 	FC188 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
32 	Oscar Larrauri 	EuroBrun Racing 	 	ER188 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
33 	Stefano Modena 	EuroBrun Racing 	 	ER188 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
36 	Alex Caffi 	BMS Scuderia Italia 	 	F188 	 	DFZ 3.5 V8 	
Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)	Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)	Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)	Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)	Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)	Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)	Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)	Source:'Germany 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 10/04/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:30.422 	1:27.635 	—
2 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:30.151 	1:27.743 	+0.108s
3 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:30.780 	1:27.970 	+0.335s
4 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:32.675 	1:28.493 	+0.715s
5 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:29.779 	1:28.493 	+0.858s
6 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:30.382 	1:28.569 	+0.934s
7 	11 	Alain Prost 	 	1:29.589 	1:28.778 	+1.143s
8 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	1:35.237 	1:29.099 	+1.464s
9 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:31.192 	1:29.244 	+1.609s
10 	36 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:32.887 	1:29.891 	+2.346s
11 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	1:33.494 	1:30.103 	+2.468s
12 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:32.514 	1:30.185 	+2.550s
13 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:35.346 	1:30.405 	+2.770s
14 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:32.589 	1:30.908 	+3.273s
15 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:32.304 	1:31.052 	+3.417s
16 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:33.597 	1:31.123 	+3.488s
17 	29 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:33.192 	1:31.200 	+3.565s
18 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:48.994 	1:31.523 	+3.888s
19 	2 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:34.194 	1:31.646 	+4.011s
20 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:33.132 	1:31.719 	+4.084s
21 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:34.001 	1:31.741 	+4.106s
22 	31 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:35.991 	1:32.160 	+4.525s
23 	14 	Philippe Streiff 	 	1:32.973 	1:32.265 	+4.630s
24 	26 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:34.843 	1:32.342 	+4.707s
25 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:35.685 	1:32.477 	+4.842s
26 	33 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:35.389 	1:32.614 	+4.979s
DNQ 	32 	Oscar Larrauri 	 	1:35.990 	1:32.987 	+5.352s
DNQ 	10 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:36.716 	1:33.357 	+5.722s
DNQ 	4 	Julian Bailey 	 	1:35.693 	1:33.694 	+6.059s
DNQ 	9 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:36.223 	1:34.701 	+7.066s
DNPQ 	21 	Nicola Larini 	 	2:05.626 	2:05.626 	2:05.626
Source:'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Hungary 1988: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Hungary 1988: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Hungary 1988: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Hungary 1988: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Hungary 1988: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Hungary 1988: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1988/races/536/hungary/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 11/04/2019)'Hungary 1988: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	76 	1:57:47.081 	1 	9
2 	11 	Alain Prost 	 	76 	+0.529s 	7 	6
3 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	76 	+31.410s 	3 	4
4 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	76 	1:28.670 	9 	3
5 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	75 	+1 Lap 	8 	2
6 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	75 	+1 Lap 	6 	1
7 	2 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	73 	+3 Laps 	19 	
8 	1 	Alain Prost 	 	73 	+3 Laps 	13 	
9 	29 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	73 	+3 Laps 	17 	
10 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	72 	+4 Laps 	11 	
11 	33 	Stefano Modena 	 	72 	+4 Laps 	26 	
12 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	72 	+4 Laps 	20 	
13 	31 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	71 	+5 Laps 	22 	
Ret 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	65 	Brakes 	12 	
Ret 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	60 	Illness 	2 	
Ret 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	55 	Brakes 	14 	
Ret 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	40 	Electrical 	15 	
Ret 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	32 	Engine 	25 	
Ret 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	28 	Halfshaft 	18 	
Ret 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	24 	Overheating 	5 	
Ret 	36 	Alex Caffi 	 	22 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	26 	Stefan Johansson 	 	19 	Throttle 	24 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	8 	Collision 	16 	
Ret 	14 	Philippe Streiff 	 	8 	Collision 	23 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	5 	Engine 	4 	
Ret 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	3 	Engine 	21 	
DNQ 	32 	Oscar Larrauri 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	10 	Bernd Schneider 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	4 	Julian Bailey 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	9 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	21 	Nicola Larini 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* Tenth Grand Prix entry for Julian Bailey, Maurício Gugelmin, Luis Pérez-Sala and Bernd Schneider.'1988 Hungarian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1988&gp=Hungarian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 11/04/2019)
* Ayrton Senna recorded the 30th pole position for a engine.'10. Hungary 1988', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/hongrie.aspx, (Accessed 11/04/2019)
* Twelfth career victory for Senna.
* secured their 65th win as a constructor.
** Honda claimed their 37th win as an engine supplier.
* Alain Prost recorded his 25th fastest lap.
** This was also the 25th fastest lap recorded by a car with #11 as its race number.
==Standings==
Ayrton Senna moved into the lead of the Championship for the first time all season, having matched Alain Prost's 66 point tally. Indeed, the Brazilian was technically ahead of his teammate on count-back, holding six wins to the Frenchman's four after ten races, with both set to take dropped scores later on in the campaign. Best of the rest was still Gerhard Berger in third, although with a 38 point gap between himself and the leaders the Austrian was resigned to finishing there.
In the Constructors' Championship, meanwhile, the Hungarian Grand Prix had been another benefit, with their seventh one-two of the season leaving them on 132 points. That, in turn, meant that the Anglo-Japanese alliance had moved 88 points clear of second placed , and hence meant that McLaren-Honda could claim the crown with five races to go at the following race Belgium. Indeed, the Scuderia would have to take a one-two, with McLaren failing to finish sixth or higher, just to keep the title "fight" alive beyond the trip to Spa.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Ayrton Senna 	66 	1
2 	Alain Prost 	66 	1
3 	Gerhard Berger 	28 	
4 	Thierry Boutsen 	16 	2
5 	Michele Alboreto 	16 	1
6 	Nelson Piquet 	15 	1
7 	Derek Warwick 	9 	
8 	Nigel Mansell 	6 	
9 	Alessandro Nannini 	6 	
10 	Maurício Gugelmin 	5 	2
11 	Jonathan Palmer 	5 	1
12 	Ivan Capelli 	4 	1
13 	Andrea de Cesaris 	3 	
14 	Riccardo Patrese 	2 	2
15 	Eddie Cheever 	1 	1
16 	Satoru Nakajima 	1 	1
17 	Pierluigi Martini 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	132 	
2 	 	44 	
3 	 	22 	
4 	 	16 	
5 	 	10 	
6 	 	9 	1
7 	 	8 	1
8 	 	5 	
9 	 	3 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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