In the 1988 Formula 1 season Nelson Piquet drove a total of 16 races for Team Lotus. From the total of 16 races, Nelson managed to finish on the podium 3 times. With the best result a 3rd place during the Brazilian Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Piquet didn't finish, this happend in 7 occasions.
Nelson Piquet finished the season on 6th place in the driver championship with a total of 22 points.
Piquet vs. Nakajima Team Lotus 1988
8
Race
3
1988 races
Brazilian GP
Apr 3rd, 1988
3rd
San Marino GP
May 1st, 1988
3rd
Monaco GP
May 15th, 1988
DNF
Mexican GP
May 29th, 1988
DNF
Canadian GP
Jun 12th, 1988
4th
Detroit GP
Jun 19th, 1988
DNF
French GP
Jul 3rd, 1988
5th
British GP
Jul 10th, 1988
5th
German GP
Jul 24th, 1988
DNF
Hungarian GP
Aug 7th, 1988
8th
Belgian GP
Aug 28th, 1988
4th
Italian GP
Sep 11th, 1988
DNF
Portuguese GP
Sep 25th, 1988
DNF
Spanish GP
Oct 2nd, 1988
8th
Japanese GP
Oct 30th, 1988
DNF
Australian GP
Nov 13th, 1988
3rd
1988 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
3
Finishes in top 5
7
Finishes in points
7
Position
6th
High/low position
3rd/6th
Points
22
DNF's
7
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
3rd/26th
Average finish result
11.94
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
2
Top 5 streak
2
Points streak
2
Finish streak
2
1988 Standings progression
1988 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazilian GP | 3rd | +1:08.591 | 5th | |||
| 2 | San Marino GP | 3rd | +1 Lap | 3rd | |||
| 3 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 11th | |||
| 4 | Mexican GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 4th | |||
| 5 | Canadian GP | 4th | +1 Lap | 6th | |||
| 6 | Detroit GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 8th | |||
| 7 | French GP | 5th | +1 Lap | 7th | |||
| 8 | British GP | 5th | +1:20.835 | 7th | |||
| 9 | German GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 5th | |||
| 10 | Hungarian GP | 8th | +3 Laps | 13th | |||
| 11 | Belgian GP | 4th | +1:23.628 | 9th | |||
| 12 | Italian GP | DNF | DNF (Clutch) | 7th | |||
| 13 | Portuguese GP | DNF | DNF (Clutch) | 8th | |||
| 14 | Spanish GP | 8th | +1:17.309 | 9th | |||
| 15 | Japanese GP | DNF | DNF (Driver unwell) | 5th | |||
| 16 | Australian GP | 3rd | +47.546 | 5th |