1988 Formula One World Championship

The 1988 Formula One season was the 39th of the championship. The champion was Ayrton Senna in a close battle.

Drivers & Constructors
The following drivers and constructors competed in the 1988 season

 Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No Driver  Camel Team Lotus Honda Lotus Lotus 100T Honda  1  Nelson Piquet 2  Satoru Nakajima  Tyrell Racing Organization Tyrrell Tyrrell 017 Ford Cosworth  3  Jonathan Palmer 4  Julian Bailey  Williams Grand Prix Engineering WilliamsF1 Williams FW12 Judd  5  Nigel Mansell  Martin Brundle  Jean-Louis Schlesser 6  Riccardo Patrese  Zakspeed Racing Zakspeed Zakspeed 881 Zakspeed  9  Piercarlo Ghinzani 10  Bernd Schneider  Marlboro McLaren International Honda McLaren McLaren MP4/4 Honda  11  Ayrton Senna 12  Alain Prost  Team AGS AGS AGS JH22AGS JH23 Ford Cosworth  14  Philippe Streiff  Leyton House March Racing Team March March 881 Judd  15  Mauricio Gugelmin 16  Ivan Capelli  Arrows Racing Team Arrows Arrows A10B Megatron  17  Derek Warwick 18  Eddie Cheever  Benetton Formula Benetton Benetton B188 Ford Cosworth  19  Alessandro Nannini 20  Thierry Boutsen  Osella Squadra Corse Osella Osella FA1IOsella FA1L Osella  21  Nicola Larini  Rial Racing Rial Rial ARC1 Ford Cosworth  22  Andrea de Cesaris  Minardi Team Minardi Minardi M188 Ford Cosworth  23  Adrian Campos  Pierluigi Martini 24  Luis Perez-Sala  Equipe Ligier Ligier Ligier JS31 Judd  25  René Arnoux 26  Stefan Johansson  Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari F187/88C Scuderia Ferrari  27  Michele Alboreto 28  Gerhard Berger  Larrousse & Calmels F1 Lola Lola LC88 Ford Cosworth  29  Yannick Dalmas  Pierre-Henri Raphanel  Aguri Suzuki 30  Philippe Alliot  Coloni Racing Coloni Coloni FC188Coloni FC188B Ford Cosworth  31  Gabriele Tarquini  Eurobrun Racing Euro Brun Euro Brun ER188 Ford Cosworth  32  Oscar Larrauri 33  Stefano Modena  Scuderia Italia Dallara Dallara 188 Ford Cosworth  36  Alex Caffi

Season review
 Rnd Grand Prix Date Location Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Constructor Report 1  Brazilian Grand Prix 3 April Jacarepaguá  Ayrton Senna  Gerhard Berger  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda Report 2  San Marino Grand Prix 1 May Imola  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 3  Monaco Grand Prix 15 May Monaco  Ayrton Senna  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda Report 4  Mexican Grand Prix 29 May Hermanos Rodríguez  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda Report 5  Canadian Grand Prix 12 June Circuit Gilles Villeneuve  Ayrton Senna  Ayrton Senna  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 6  Detroit Grand Prix 19 June Detroit  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 7  French Grand Prix 3 July Paul Ricard  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda Report 8  British Grand Prix 10 July Silverstone  Gerhard Berger  Nigel Mansell  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 9  German Grand Prix 24 July Hockenheimring  Ayrton Senna  Alessandro Nannini  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 10  Hungarian Grand Prix 7 August Hungaroring  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 11  Belgian Grand Prix 28 August Spa-Francorchamps  Ayrton Senna  Gerhard Berger  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 12  Italian Grand Prix 11 September Monza  Ayrton Senna  Michele Alboreto  Gerhard Berger  Ferrari Report 13  Portuguese Grand Prix 25 September Estoril  Alain Prost  Gerhard Berger  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda Report 14  Spanish Grand Prix 2 October Jerez  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda Report 15  Japanese Grand Prix 30 October Suzuka  Ayrton Senna  Ayrton Senna  Ayrton Senna  McLaren-Honda Report 16  Australian Grand Prix 13 November Adelaide  Ayrton Senna  Alain Prost  Alain Prost  McLaren-Honda Report

1988 Constructors Championship final standings
 Place Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles 1  McLaren-Honda MP4/4 Honda RA186E  199 15 25 15 2  Ferrari F1-87/88C Ferrari 033E  65 1 8 1 3  Benetton-Ford B188 Ford DFR  39 7 4  Arrows-Megatron A10B (BMW) Megatron M12/13  23 1 5  Lotus-Honda 100T Honda RA186E  23 3 6  March-Judd 881 Judd CV  22 2 7  Williams-Judd FW12 Judd CV  20 2 8  Tyrrell-Ford 017 Ford DFZ  5 9  Rial-Ford ARC1 Ford DFZ  3 10  Minardi-Ford M188 Ford DFZ  1 11  Zakspeed 881881B Zakspeed 1500/4  12  Coloni-Ford FC188FC188B Ford DFZ  13  Ligier-Judd JS31 Judd CV  14  Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1IFA1L Alfa Romeo 890T  15  Lola-Ford LC88 Ford DFZ  16  Dallara-Ford 3087F188 Ford DFVFord DFZ  17  AGS-Ford JH23 Ford DFZ  18  Euro Brun-Ford ER188 Ford DFZ 

1988 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos Driver BRA SMR MON MEX CAN USE FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS PointsOnly the best 11 results counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 1  Ayrton Senna DSQ 1 Ret 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 10 6 4 1 2 90 (94)* 2  Alain Prost 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 Ret 1 1 2 1 87 (105)* 3  Gerhard Berger 2 5 2 3 Ret Ret 4 9 3 4 Ret 1 Ret 6 4 Ret 41 4  Thierry Boutsen 7 4 8 8 3 3 Ret Ret 6 3 DSQ 6 3 9 3 5 27 5  Michele Alboreto 5 18 3 4 Ret Ret 3 17 4 Ret Ret 2 5 Ret 11 Ret 24 6  Nelson Piquet 3 3 Ret Ret 4 Ret 5 5 Ret 8 4 Ret Ret 8 Ret 3 22 7  Ivan Capelli Ret Ret 10 16 5 DNS 9 Ret 5 Ret 3 5 2 Ret Ret 6 17 8  Derek Warwick 4 9 4 5 7 Ret Ret 6 7 Ret 5 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 17 9  Nigel Mansell Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 12 10  Alessandro Nannini Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 3 18 Ret DSQ 9 Ret 3 5 Ret 12 11  Riccardo Patrese Ret 13 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 5 6 4 8 12  Eddie Cheever 8 7 Ret 6 Ret Ret 11 7 10 Ret 6 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 13  Mauricio Gugelmin Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 4 8 5 Ret 8 Ret 7 10 Ret 5 14  Jonathan Palmer Ret 14 5 DNQ 6 5 Ret Ret 11 Ret 12 DNQ Ret Ret 12 Ret 5 15  Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 4 10 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 3 16  Satoru Nakajima 6 8 DNQ Ret 11 DNQ 7 10 9 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 1 17  Pierluigi Martini 6 15 15 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 13 7 1 18  Yannick Dalmas Ret 12 7 9 DNQ 7 13 13 19 9 Ret Ret Ret 11 0 19  Alex Caffi DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 8 12 11 15 Ret 8 Ret 7 10 Ret Ret 0 20  Martin Brundle 7 0 21  Philippe Streiff Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret 8 11 0 22  Luis Perez-Sala Ret 11 Ret 11 13 Ret NC Ret DNQ 10 DNQ Ret 8 12 15 Ret 0 23  Gabriele Tarquini Ret Ret Ret 14 8 DNQ 13 Ret DNQ 11 DNQ 0 24  Philippe Alliot Ret 17 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 14 9 10 0 25  Stefan Johansson 9 DNQ Ret 10 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 9 0 26  Julian Bailey DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 9 DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ 0 27  Nicola Larini DNQ DSQ 9 DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret DNPQ 0 28  René Arnoux Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ 18 17 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 17 Ret 0 29  Stefano Modena Ret NC DSQ DSQ 12 Ret 14 12 Ret 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ Ret 0 30  Jean-Louis Schlesser 11 0 31  Bernd Schneider DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 12 DNQ 13 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 0 32  Oscar Larrauri Ret DNQ Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 33  Piercarlo Ghinzani DNQ Ret Ret 15 14 DNQ DSQ DNQ 14 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 34  Adrián Campos Ret 16 DNQ DNQ 0 35  Aguri Suzuki 16 0 —  Pierre-Henri Raphanel DNQ 0 Pos Driver BRA SMR MON MEX CAN USE FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS Points
 Only best 11 results counted toward the championship. Prost scored 105 points during the year, but only 87 points were counted toward the championship. Senna scored 94 points, with 90 points counted toward the championship. Thus, Senna became the World Champion, although he did not score most points over the course of the year.

 Place Driver Number Country Points Wins Podiums Poles 1  Ayrton Senna 12 Brazil 90 (94) 8 11 13 2  Alain Prost 11 France 87 (105) 7 14 2 3  Gerhard Berger 28 Austria 41 1 5 1 4  Thierry Boutsen 20 Belgium 27 5 5  Michele Alboreto 27 Italy 24 3 6  Nelson Piquet 1 Brazil 22 3 7  Ivan Capelli 16 Italy 17 2 8  Derek Warwick 17 Britain 17 9  Nigel Mansell 5 Britain 12 2 10  Alessandro Nannini 19 Italy 12 2 11  Riccardo Patrese 6 Italy 8 12  Eddie Cheever 18 USA 6 1 13  Mauricio Gugelmin 15 Brazil 5 14  Jonathan Palmer 3 Britain 5 15  Andrea de Cesaris 22 Italy 3 16  Satoru Nakajima 2 Japan 1 17  Pierluigi Martini 23 Italy 1 18  Yannick Dalmas 29 France 0 19  Alex Caffi 36 Italy 0 20  Martin Brundle 5 Britain 0 21  Philippe Streiff 14 France 0 22  Luis Perez-Sala 24 Spain 0 23  Gabriele Tarquini 31 Italy 0 24  Philippe Alliot 30 France 0 25  Stefan Johansson 26 Sweden 0 26  Julian Bailey 4 Britain 0 27  Nicola Larini 21 Italy 0 28  René Arnoux 25 France 0 29  Stefano Modena 33 Italy 0 30  Jean-Louis Schlesser 5 France 0 31  Bernd Schneider 10 Germany 0 32  Oscar Larrauri 32 Argentina 0 33  Piercarlo Ghinzani 9 Italy 0 34  Adrián Campos 23 Spain 0 35  Aguri Suzuki 29 Japan 0 —  Pierre-Henri Raphanel 29 France 0

References

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