1988 Brazilian Grand Prix

Round

1/16

Date

Apr 3, 1988 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Circuit

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

Circuit length

5.031 m (11 turns)

Race distance

301.86 km (60 laps)

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Prost

Winner

1:36:06.857

Winning time

Senna

Pole position

Berger

Fastest lap

1:32.943

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:36:06.857	3rd	60	9
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	+9.873	4th	60	6
3	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	+1:08.581	5th	60	4
4	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	+1:13.348	11th	60	3
5	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	+1:14.556	6th	60	2
6	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	+1 lap	10th	59	1
7	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	+1 lap	7th	59
8	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	+1 lap	15th	59
9	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	+3 laps	21st	57
DNF	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	Engine	14th	53
DNF	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Transmission	22nd	47
DNF	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Chassis	20th	46
DNF	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	Suspension	16th	40
DNF	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	Suspension	25th	35
DNF	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	Brakes	19th	35
DNF	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	Engine	17th	32
DNF	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	Clutch	18th	23
DNF	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	Engine	24th	20
DNF	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	Engine	2nd	18
DNF	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Engine	12th	7
DNF	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Engine	8th	6
DNF	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	Engine	9th	6
DNF	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	Chassis	23rd	5
DNF	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	Gearbox	13th	0
DNF	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	Electrical	26th	0
DSQ	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Illegal car change	1st	31
DNQ	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell
DNQ	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed
DNQ	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella
DNQ	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed
DNPQ	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:45.165
2	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:46.460	+1.295
3	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:46.885	+1.720
4	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:46.908	+1.743
5	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:47.073	+1.908
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:47.920	+2.755
7	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:48.172	+3.007
8	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:49.463	+4.298
9	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:49.470	+4.305
10	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:49.484	+4.319
11	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:49.676	+4.511
12	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:49.883	+4.718
13	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:49.900	+4.735
14	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:50.486	+5.321
15	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:50.556	+5.391
16	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:51.062	+5.897
17	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:51.285	+6.120
18	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:51.673	+6.508
19	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:51.857	+6.692
20	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:51.884	+6.719
21	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:52.026	+6.861
22	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:52.901	+7.736
23	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:53.194	+8.029
24	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:53.897	+8.732
25	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:54.879	+9.714
26	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:55.128	+9.963

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:28.096
2	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.632	+0.536
3	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:28.782	+0.686
4	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:29.026	+0.930
5	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:30.087	+1.991
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:30.114	+2.018
7	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:30.140	+2.044
8	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.439	+2.343
9	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:30.929	+2.833
10	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:31.280	+3.184
11	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:31.723	+3.627
12	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.772	+3.676
13	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:31.833	+3.737
14	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:32.275	+4.179
15	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:32.843	+4.747
16	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:32.933	+4.837
17	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:33.408	+5.312
18	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:34.474	+6.378
19	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:34.481	+6.385
20	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:34.532	+6.436
21	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:34.579	+6.483
22	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:34.686	+6.590
23	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:34.886	+6.790
24	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:34.910	+6.814
25	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:35.407	+7.311
26	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:35.711	+7.615
27	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:36.137	+8.041
28	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:37.621	+9.525
29	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:38.371	+10.275
30	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:38.614	+10.518

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:28.096
2	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.632	+0.536
3	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:28.782	+0.686
4	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:29.026	+0.930
5	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:30.087	+1.991
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:30.114	+2.018
7	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:30.140	+2.044
8	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.439	+2.343
9	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:30.929	+2.833
10	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:31.280	+3.184
11	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:31.723	+3.627
12	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:31.833	+3.737
13	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:32.275	+4.179
14	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:32.748	+4.652
15	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:32.843	+4.747
16	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:32.933	+4.837
17	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:33.408	+5.312
18	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:34.474	+6.378
19	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:34.481	+6.385
20	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:34.532	+6.436
21	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:34.579	+6.483
22	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:34.686	+6.590
23	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:34.886	+6.790
24	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:34.910	+6.814
25	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:35.407	+7.311
26	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:35.711	+7.615
27	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:36.137	+8.041
28	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:37.621	+9.525
29	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:38.371	+10.275
30	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:38.614	+10.518

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:30.218
2	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:30.928	+0.710
3	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.772	+1.554
4	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:31.975	+1.757
5	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:32.060	+1.842
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:32.123	+1.905
7	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:32.523	+2.305
8	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:32.888	+2.670
9	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:33.293	+3.075
10	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:33.546	+3.328
11	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:33.787	+3.569
12	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:34.037	+3.819
13	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:34.070	+3.852
14	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:34.323	+4.105
15	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:34.988	+4.770
16	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:35.930	+5.712
17	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:36.382	+6.164
18	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:36.593	+6.375
19	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:37.164	+6.946
20	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:37.274	+7.056
21	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:37.454	+7.236
22	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:37.506	+7.288
23	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:37.601	+7.383
24	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:38.347	+8.129
25	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:38.628	+8.410
26	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:38.927	+8.709
27	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:39.771	+9.553
28	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:40.431	+10.213
29	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:41.149	+10.931
30	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:45.540	+15.322

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:37.033
2	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:37.886	+0.853
3	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:38.276	+1.243
4	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:43.869	+6.836
5	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:46.442	+9.409

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:29.521
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:30.568	+1.047
3	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:30.675	+1.154
4	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:31.118	+1.597
5	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:31.381	+1.860
6	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:31.915	+2.394
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:32.173	+2.652
8	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:32.390	+2.869
9	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:32.793	+3.272
10	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:32.835	+3.314
11	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:33.181	+3.660
12	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:33.756	+4.235
13	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:33.761	+4.240
14	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:34.027	+4.506
15	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:34.215	+4.694
16	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:35.162	+5.641
17	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:35.397	+5.876
18	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:35.408	+5.887
19	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:35.635	+6.114
20	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:35.793	+6.272
21	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:35.875	+6.354
22	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:36.244	+6.723
23	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:36.409	+6.888
24	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:36.420	+6.899
25	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:36.689	+7.168
26	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:37.907	+8.386
27	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:38.352	+8.831
28	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:38.443	+8.922
29	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:38.677	+9.156
30	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:39.302	+9.781

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:31.234
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:31.761	+0.527
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:31.987	+0.753
4	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:32.609	+1.375
5	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:32.887	+1.653
6	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:33.137	+1.903
7	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:33.276	+2.042
8	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:33.953	+2.719
9	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:33.974	+2.740
10	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:34.177	+2.943
11	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:35.146	+3.912
12	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:35.346	+4.112
13	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:35.357	+4.123
14	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:36.585	+5.351
15	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:36.871	+5.637
16	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:36.975	+5.741
17	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:36.984	+5.750
18	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:37.033	+5.799
19	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:37.821	+6.587
20	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:37.886	+6.652
21	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:38.276	+7.042
22	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:38.520	+7.286
23	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:39.058	+7.824
24	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:39.782	+8.548
25	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:40.377	+9.143
26	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:41.397	+10.163
27	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:42.421	+11.187
28	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:42.591	+11.357
29	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:43.869	+12.635
30	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:46.442	+15.208
31	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	10:35.816	+9:04.582

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:32.943		45
2	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:33.193	+0.250	39
3	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:33.540	+0.597	57
4	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:33.597	+0.654	44
5	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:33.903	+0.960	47
6	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:34.440	+1.497	44
7	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:34.457	+1.514	31
8	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:34.632	+1.689	46
9	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:34.657	+1.714	13
10	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:35.003	+2.060	32
11	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:35.020	+2.077	44
12	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:35.346	+2.403	10
13	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:36.429	+3.486	44
14	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:36.451	+3.508	34
15	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:36.613	+3.670	31
16	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:36.616	+3.673	3
17	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:36.758	+3.815	38
18	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:36.929	+3.986	43
19	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:37.003	+4.060	3
20	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:37.024	+4.081	6
21	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:37.112	+4.169	34
22	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:38.401	+5.458	15
23	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:38.556	+5.613	21
24	#23 Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:41.641	+8.698	3

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1	1	9
2	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	0	1	6	-3
3	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	0	1	4	-5
4	Derek Warwick	Arrows	0	0	3	-6
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	0	0	2	-7
6	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	0	0	1	-8

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Honda	1	1	9
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	1	8	-1
3	Lotus	Honda	0	1	5	-4
4	Arrows	Megatron	0	0	3	-6

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1974	#5 Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni	Jacky Ickx	2:36.050 - Clay Regazzoni	Emerson Fittipaldi
1973	#1 Emerson Fittipaldi	Jackie Stewart	Denny Hulme	2:35.000 - Emerson Fittipaldi	Ronnie Peterson

The 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix started Apr 3, 1988 on Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Nigel Mansell next to him. Alain Prost started from third place.

In 1 hour, 36 minutes and 06 seconds Alain Prost finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Gerhard Berger in second and Nelson Piquet in third place.

After the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Prost is 3 points ahead of Gerhard Berger.