1988 Spanish Grand Prix

The XXX Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España, otherwise known as the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix, was the fourteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez, Spain, on the 2 October 1988.'Spanish GP, 1988', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr466.html, (Accessed 12/04/2019) The race would see Alain Prost claim victory to maintain his lead in the Championship, as teammate Ayrton Senna battled against a misreading fuel metre.
Qualifying had seen Senna secure pole position as usual, beating teammate Prost by 0.067s. Best of the rest was Nigel Mansell in the , while his teammate was handed a $10,000 fine for brake testing Julian Bailey after the Brit spoiled one of his flying laps.
Prost made the best getaway at the start, sprinting clear as teammate Senna bogged down and battled turbo-lag. The Brazilian was hence beaten into the first corner by Mansell, while Ivan Capelli and Thierry Boutsen clashed just behind.
Senna would battle with Mansell throughout the early stages of the race, briefly passing the Williams only to run wide and let the Brit back through. Yet, there would be no changes to the order during the opening phase of the race, barring the disappearance of Michele Alboreto on lap 16 with an engine failure.
Indeed, it was only when Senna began to obey the commands of his fuel metre that the order changed, with the Brazilian slipping into the sights of Patrese and Capelli. Senna's pace ultimately proved so poor that Alessandro Nannini and Gerhard Berger could join the fight, with Capelli passing Patrese soon after.
Three laps later and Capelli had passed Senna and claimed third, only for an engine failure to end his race shortly after half-distance. Out front, meanwhile, Prost would keep himself just out of the reach of Mansell through to the pit stops, with the Brit ultimately dropping away after a poor switch to fresh tyres.
That effectively brought an end to the race, with Prost able to stop and rejoin without losing the lead. He duly charged across the line to claim victory for the sixth time in 1988, 26 seconds clear of Mansell in second.
Behind them would come Nannini, who would jump Senna during their pitstops to leave the Brazilian title pretender in fourth. The final points hence went to Patrese and Berger, who had also briefly got ahead of Senna before being passed by the McLaren late on.
==Background==
Alain Prost had returned to the top of the Championship with his fifth victory of the season last time out, opening out a five point lead over teammate Ayrton Senna. However, the Frenchman had reached the eleven race limit for scoring points, meaning he would be losing dropped scores for the rest of the season. Senna, meanwhile, had one race's grace before he began losing potential points, a small advantage heading into the final three races.
 had added to their Constructors' Championship winning tally in Portugal, ending the weekend on 157 points. were now a race away from securing second, having opened out a 34 point gap back to in third. The young British squad were instead set to spend the final three races trying to hold onto said position, with , and all within a win's worth of points.
===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 	 	881B 	 	1500/4 1.5 L4t 	
10 	Bernd Schneider 	West Zakspeed Racing 	 	881B 	 	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 	 	FC188B 	 	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:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 12/04/2019)
==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 	 	1:24.775 	1:24.067 	—
2 	11 	Alain Prost 	 	1:26.735 	1:24.134 	+0.067s
3 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:25.898 	1:24.269 	+0.202s
4* 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	— 	1:24.904 	+0.837s
5 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	1:26.673 	1:25.032 	+0.965s
6 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	1:26.221 	1:25.115 	+1.048s
7 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:27.504 	1:25.217 	+1.150s
8 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:27.796 	1:25.466 	+1.399s
9 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:28.015 	1:25.648 	+1.581s
10 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:29.034 	1:26.447 	+2.380s
11 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	1:27.414 	1:26.578 	+2.511s
12 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:27.927 	1:26.832 	+2.765s
13 	14 	Philippe Streiff 	 	1:28.099 	1:26.971 	+2.904s
14 	21 	Nicola Larini 	 	1:28.417 	1:27.012 	+2.945s
15 	2 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	1:28.840 	1:27.171 	+3.104s
16 	29 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:29.688 	1:27.187 	+3.120s
17 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:28.473 	1:27.240 	+3.173s
18 	36 	Alex Caffi 	 	1:27.907 	1:27.350 	+3.283s
19 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	1:29.157 	1:27.351 	+3.284s
20 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:27.826 	1:27.407 	+3.340s
21 	26 	Stefan Johansson 	 	1:28.009 	1:27.474 	+3.407s
22 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	1:27.582 	1:27.548 	+3.481s
23 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:28.315 	1:27.798 	+3.731s
24 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	1:28.694 	1:27.833 	+3.816s
25 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:29.305 	1:27.859 	+3.792s
26 	33 	Stefano Modena 	 	1:30.759 	1:27.977 	+3.910s
DNQ 	10 	Bernd Schneider 	 	1:31.144 	1:28.194 	+4.127s
DNQ 	32 	Oscar Larrauri 	 	1:31.366 	1:28.664 	+4.597s
DNQ 	4 	Julian Bailey 	 	1:30.125 	1:29.066 	+4.999s
DNQ 	9 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	1:29.824 	1:29.503 	+5.436s
DNPQ 	31 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	1:30.459 	1:30.459 	1:30.459
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*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.
** Boutsen had his first qualifying times deleted for using an illegal front wing.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	11 	Alain Prost 	 	72 	1:48:43.851 	2 	9
2 	5 	Nigel Mansell 	 	72 	+26.232s 	3 	6
3 	19 	Alessandro Nannini 	 	72 	+35.446s 	5 	4
4 	12 	Ayrton Senna 	 	72 	+46.710s 	1 	3
5 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	72 	+47.430s 	7 	2
6 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	72 	+51.813s 	8 	1
7 	15 	Maurício Gugelmin 	 	72 	+1:15.964 	11 	
8 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	72 	+1:17.309 	9 	
9 	20 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	72 	+1:17.655 	4 	
10 	36 	Alex Caffi 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	18 	
11 	29 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	16 	
12 	24 	Luis Pérez-Sala 	 	70 	+2 Laps 	24 	
13 	33 	Stefano Modena 	 	70 	+2 Laps 	26 	
14 	30 	Philippe Alliot 	 	69 	+3 Laps 	12 	
Ret 	26 	Stefan Johansson 	 	62 	Wheel 	21 	
Ret 	18 	Eddie Cheever 	 	60 	Chassis 	25 	
Ret 	16 	Ivan Capelli 	 	45 	Engine 	6 	
Ret 	17 	Derek Warwick 	 	41 	Chassis 	17 	
Ret 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	37 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	14 	Philippe Streiff 	 	16 	Engine 	13 	
Ret 	27 	Michele Alboreto 	 	15 	Engine 	10 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	15 	Gearbox 	20 	
Ret 	2 	Satoru Nakajima 	 	14 	Spin 	15 	
Ret 	21 	Nicola Larini 	 	9 	Suspension 	14 	
Ret 	3 	Jonathan Palmer 	 	4 	Chassis 	22 	
Ret 	25 	René Arnoux 	 	0 	Throttle 	19 	
DNQ 	10 	Bernd Schneider 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	32 	Oscar Larrauri 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	4 	Julian Bailey 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	9 	Piercarlo Ghinzani 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ 	31 	Gabriele Tarquini 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)	Source:'Spain 1988: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1988/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* 100th Grand Prix entry for as a constructor and engine supplier.'1988 Spanish GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1987&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 13/04/2019)
* set a new record for most pole positions in a single season - 13.
* Alain Prost claimed his 34th career victory.'14. Spain 1988', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1987/espagne.aspx, (Accessed 13/04/2019)
* McLaren secured their 68th win as a constructor.
** This was also a record thirteenth win of the season.
** 40th win for as an engine supplier.
* Alessandro Nannini secured 's tenth podium as a constructor.
* Gabriele Tarquini set a new record for most failures to pre-qualify - 5.
==Standings==
Surprisingly there had been no change in the situation at the head of the Championship after the Spanish Grand Prix, with dropped scores coming into play. As such, Alain Prost only gained three points for his sixth victory of the season, by virtue of losing a second place worth six points from earlier in the campaign. That meant that Ayrton Senna, who would also begin losing old scores in Japan, had effectively lost no ground in Spain, in spite of finishing fourth.
In the Constructors' Championship, meanwhile, it had been yet another strong weekend for , with the Anglo-Japanese alliance moving 107 points clear. Indeed, had all but secured second in Spain in spite of the colossal gap to the leaders, moving 24 points clear with 30 left to fight for. were the only team capable of beating them to the runner-up spot, with an eighteen point gap separating them from in fourth.
 
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	84 (90) 	
2 	Ayrton Senna 	79 	
3 	Gerhard Berger 	38 	
4 	Michele Alboreto 	24 	
5 	Thierry Boutsen 	21 	
6 	Nelson Piquet 	18 	
7 	Derek Warwick 	17 	
8 	Ivan Capelli 	16 	
9 	Nigel Mansell 	12 	
10 	Alessandro Nannini 	10 	1
11 	Eddie Cheever 	6 	1
12 	Maurício Gugelmin 	5 	
13 	Jonathan Palmer 	5 	
14 	Riccardo Patrese 	4 	1
15 	Andrea de Cesaris 	3 	1
16 	Satoru Nakajima 	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 	 	169 	
2 	 	62 	
3 	 	31 	
4 	 	23 	
5 	 	21 	
6 	 	19 	
7 	 	16 	
8 	 	5 	
9 	 	3 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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