World Drivers' Championship

1988

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Cumulative championship points for each driver after every round.

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Season guide

1988 Formula One World Championship

Ayrton Senna won the 1988 World Drivers' Championship for McLaren with 90 points, 3 ahead of Alain Prost (McLaren).

Senna won 8 of the 16 races. McLaren won the most races (15 of 16). Three different drivers won a race.

Final standings

PosDriverWinsPodiumsPts
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren81190
2Alain ProstMcLaren71487
3Gerhard BergerFerrari1541
4Thierry BoutsenBenetton0527
5Michele AlboretoFerrari0324
6Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus0322
7Ivan CapelliMarch0217
8Derek WarwickArrows0017
9Nigel MansellWilliams0212
10Alessandro NanniniBenetton0212
11Riccardo PatreseWilliams008
12Eddie CheeverArrows016
13Maurício GugelminMarch005
14Jonathan PalmerTyrrell005
15Andrea de CesarisRial003
16Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus001
17Pierluigi MartiniMinardi001

Only a driver's best results counted towards the title this season, so totals can be lower than the points scored.

Races

RdGrand PrixDateWinnerPoleFastest lap
1Brazilian Grand Prix3 Apr 1988Alain ProstMcLarenAyrton SennaGerhard Berger
2San Marino Grand Prix1 May 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAlain Prost
3Monaco Grand Prix15 May 1988Alain ProstMcLarenAyrton SennaAyrton Senna
4Mexican Grand Prix29 May 1988Alain ProstMcLarenAyrton SennaAlain Prost
5Canadian Grand Prix12 Jun 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAyrton Senna
6Detroit Grand Prix19 Jun 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAlain Prost
7French Grand Prix3 Jul 1988Alain ProstMcLarenAlain ProstAlain Prost
8British Grand Prix10 Jul 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenGerhard BergerNigel Mansell
9German Grand Prix24 Jul 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAlessandro Nannini
10Hungarian Grand Prix7 Aug 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAlain Prost
11Belgian Grand Prix28 Aug 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaGerhard Berger
12Italian Grand Prix11 Sep 1988Gerhard BergerFerrariAyrton SennaMichele Alboreto
13Portuguese Grand Prix25 Sep 1988Alain ProstMcLarenAlain ProstGerhard Berger
14Spanish Grand Prix2 Oct 1988Alain ProstMcLarenAyrton SennaAlain Prost
15Japanese Grand Prix30 Oct 1988Ayrton SennaMcLarenAyrton SennaAyrton Senna
16Australian Grand Prix13 Nov 1988Alain ProstMcLarenAyrton SennaAlain Prost

Race by race

Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

3 Apr 1988 · Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Alain Prost won for McLaren from P3, 9.873s ahead of Gerhard Berger.
  • Polesitter Ayrton Senna was disqualified.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 3 points from Gerhard Berger with 15 rounds to go.
Round 2

San Marino Grand Prix

1 May 1988 · Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole, 2.334s ahead of Alain Prost.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 6 points from Ayrton Senna with 14 rounds to go.
Round 3

Monaco Grand Prix

15 May 1988 · Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco

  • Alain Prost won for McLaren from P2, 20.453s ahead of Gerhard Berger.
  • Polesitter Ayrton Senna retired (spun off).
  • Alain Prost's 2nd win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 10 points from Gerhard Berger with 13 rounds to go.
Round 4

Mexican Grand Prix

29 May 1988 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico

  • Alain Prost won for McLaren from P2, 7.104s ahead of Ayrton Senna.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • Alain Prost's 3rd win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 15 points from Gerhard Berger with 12 rounds to go.
Round 5

Canadian Grand Prix

12 Jun 1988 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole, 5.934s ahead of Alain Prost.
  • A hat-trick for Ayrton Senna: pole, victory and fastest lap.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • Ayrton Senna's 2nd win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 15 points from Ayrton Senna with 11 rounds to go.
Round 6

Detroit Grand Prix

19 Jun 1988 · Detroit Street Circuit, Detroit, USA

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole, 38.713s ahead of Alain Prost.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • Ayrton Senna's 3rd win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 12 points from Ayrton Senna with 10 rounds to go.
Round 7

French Grand Prix

3 Jul 1988 · Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France

  • Alain Prost won for McLaren from pole, 31.752s ahead of Ayrton Senna.
  • A home win for Alain Prost.
  • A hat-trick for Alain Prost: pole, victory and fastest lap.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • Alain Prost's 4th win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 15 points from Ayrton Senna with 9 rounds to go.
Round 8

British Grand Prix

10 Jul 1988 · Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from P3, 23.344s ahead of Nigel Mansell.
  • Championship leader Alain Prost retired (handling).
  • Ayrton Senna's 10th career win.
  • First career podium for Alessandro Nannini.
  • Ayrton Senna's 4th win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 6 points from Ayrton Senna with 8 rounds to go.
Round 9

German Grand Prix

24 Jul 1988 · Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole, 13.609s ahead of Alain Prost.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • Ayrton Senna's 5th win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 3 points from Ayrton Senna with 7 rounds to go.
Round 10

Hungarian Grand Prix

7 Aug 1988 · Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole, 0.529s ahead of Alain Prost.
  • Ayrton Senna took the championship lead from Alain Prost.
  • Ayrton Senna's 3rd consecutive win.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
Round 11

Belgian Grand Prix

28 Aug 1988 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole, 30.470s ahead of Alain Prost.
  • Ayrton Senna's 4th consecutive win.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • First career podium for Ivan Capelli.
  • Ayrton Senna leads the championship by 3 points from Alain Prost with 5 rounds to go.
Round 12

Italian Grand Prix

11 Sep 1988 · Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy

  • Gerhard Berger won for Ferrari from P3, 0.502s ahead of Michele Alboreto.
  • Championship leader Ayrton Senna retired (collision).
  • A one-two finish for Ferrari.
  • Polesitter Ayrton Senna retired (collision).
  • Ayrton Senna leads the championship by 3 points from Alain Prost with 4 rounds to go.
Round 13

Portuguese Grand Prix

25 Sep 1988 · Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal

  • Alain Prost won for McLaren from pole, 9.553s ahead of Ivan Capelli.
  • Alain Prost took the championship lead from Ayrton Senna.
  • Alain Prost's 5th win of 1988.
Round 14

Spanish Grand Prix

2 Oct 1988 · Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

  • Alain Prost won for McLaren from P2, 26.232s ahead of Nigel Mansell.
  • Alain Prost's 6th win of 1988.
  • Alain Prost leads the championship by 5 points from Ayrton Senna with 2 rounds to go.
Round 15

Japanese Grand Prix

30 Oct 1988 · Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

  • Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole, 13.363s ahead of Alain Prost.
  • Ayrton Senna's 8th win of 1988, a single-season record.
  • Ayrton Senna took the championship lead from Alain Prost.
  • A hat-trick for Ayrton Senna: pole, victory and fastest lap.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
Round 16

Australian Grand Prix

13 Nov 1988 · Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide, Australia

  • Alain Prost won for McLaren from P2, 36.387s ahead of Ayrton Senna.
  • Ayrton Senna finished as champion, 3 points ahead of Alain Prost.
  • A one-two finish for McLaren.
  • Alain Prost's 7th win of 1988.