1988 Detroit Grand Prix

Round

6/16

Date

Jun 19, 1988 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Detroit, United States of America

Circuit

Detroit Street Circuit

Circuit length

4.023 m (22 turns)

Race distance

253.449 km (63 laps)

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Senna

Winner

1:54:56.035

Winning time

Senna

Pole position

Prost

Fastest lap

1:44.836

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:54:56.035	1st	63	9
2	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	+38.713	4th	63	6
3	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	+1 lap	5th	62	4
4	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	+1 lap	12th	62	3
5	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	+1 lap	17th	62	2
6	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	+1 lap	16th	62	1
7	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	+2 laps	24th	61
8	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	+2 laps	21st	61
9	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	Spun off	22nd	59
DNF	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Gearbox	25th	54
DNF	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	Halfshaft	14th	46
DNF	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	Spun off	19th	46
DNF	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Collision	3rd	45
DNF	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	Overheating	20th	45
DNF	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	Engine	13th	34
DNF	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Electrical	10th	26
DNF	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	Spun off	8th	26
DNF	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	Gearbox	23rd	26
DNF	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	Spun off	9th	24
DNF	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	Engine	6th	18
DNF	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	Suspension	11th	15
DNF	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Suspension	7th	14
DNF	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Electrical	15th	14
DNF	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	Engine	26th	7
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Puncture	2nd	6
DNF	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	Overheating	18th	2
DNS	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	Injury
DNQ	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus
DNQ	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed
DNQ	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed
DNPQ	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:42.308
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:42.409	+0.101
3	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:43.167	+0.859
4	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:43.235	+0.927
5	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:44.791	+2.483
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:44.955	+2.647
7	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:45.224	+2.916
8	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:45.435	+3.127
9	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:45.479	+3.171
10	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:45.642	+3.334
11	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:45.844	+3.536
12	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:45.909	+3.601
13	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:46.040	+3.732
14	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:46.168	+3.860
15	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:46.751	+4.443
16	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:46.757	+4.449
17	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:47.515	+5.207
18	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:47.629	+5.321
19	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:48.145	+5.837
20	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:48.459	+6.151
21	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:49.030	+6.722
22	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:49.623	+7.315
23	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:49.791	+7.483
24	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:50.089	+7.781
25	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:50.224	+7.916
26	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:50.914	+8.606

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:40.606
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.464	+0.858
3	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:41.700	+1.094
4	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:42.019	+1.413
5	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:42.690	+2.084
6	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:42.897	+2.291
7	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:43.117	+2.511
8	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:43.314	+2.708
9	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.799	+3.193
10	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:43.810	+3.204
11	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:44.204	+3.598
12	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:44.216	+3.610
13	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:44.474	+3.868
14	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:44.590	+3.984
15	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:44.948	+4.342
16	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:45.048	+4.442
17	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:45.268	+4.662
18	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:45.275	+4.669
19	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:45.304	+4.698
20	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:45.437	+4.831
21	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:45.544	+4.938
22	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:45.750	+5.144
23	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:46.286	+5.680
24	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:46.390	+5.784
25	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:46.422	+5.816
26	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:46.593	+5.987
27	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:46.623	+6.017
28	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:47.243	+6.637
29	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:48.249	+7.643
30	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:48.925	+8.319

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.464
2	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:41.700	+0.236
3	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:41.719	+0.255
4	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:42.690	+1.226
5	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:42.897	+1.433
6	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:43.314	+1.850
7	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:43.420	+1.956
8	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.799	+2.335
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:44.216	+2.752
10	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:44.743	+3.279
11	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:44.948	+3.484
12	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:45.016	+3.552
13	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:45.048	+3.584
14	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:45.345	+3.881
15	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:45.622	+4.158
16	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:45.750	+4.286
17	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:46.447	+4.983
18	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:46.593	+5.129
19	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:47.135	+5.671
20	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:47.483	+6.019
21	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:47.801	+6.337
22	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:48.116	+6.652
23	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:48.249	+6.785
24	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:48.990	+7.526
25	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:49.353	+7.889
26	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:51.623	+10.159
27	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:53.243	+11.779
28	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	3:40.532	+1:59.068

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:40.606
2	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:42.019	+1.413
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:42.283	+1.677
4	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:43.117	+2.511
5	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:43.458	+2.852
6	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:43.718	+3.112
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:43.810	+3.204
8	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:43.925	+3.319
9	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:44.204	+3.598
10	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:44.352	+3.746
11	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:44.474	+3.868
12	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:44.590	+3.984
13	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:44.614	+4.008
14	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:45.159	+4.553
15	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:45.268	+4.662
16	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:45.275	+4.669
17	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:45.304	+4.698
18	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:45.437	+4.831
19	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:45.544	+4.938
20	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:45.866	+5.260
21	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:46.286	+5.680
22	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:46.390	+5.784
23	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:46.422	+5.816
24	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:46.623	+6.017
25	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:47.094	+6.488
26	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:47.243	+6.637
27	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:47.493	+6.887
28	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:48.186	+7.580
29	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:48.423	+7.817
30	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:48.925	+8.319

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:46.280
2	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:46.522	+0.242
3	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:46.650	+0.370
4	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:46.709	+0.429
5	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:47.312	+1.032

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:40.177
2	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:40.314	+0.137
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:40.589	+0.412
4	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:40.679	+0.502
5	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:41.126	+0.949
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.824	+1.647
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:42.135	+1.958
8	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:42.206	+2.029
9	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:42.378	+2.201
10	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:42.511	+2.334
11	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:42.520	+2.343
12	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:42.649	+2.472
13	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:42.961	+2.784
14	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:43.065	+2.888
15	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:43.308	+3.131
16	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:43.329	+3.152
17	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:43.402	+3.225
18	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:43.526	+3.349
19	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:43.620	+3.443
20	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:43.747	+3.570
21	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:43.913	+3.736
22	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:44.122	+3.945
23	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:44.163	+3.986
24	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:44.477	+4.300
25	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:44.942	+4.765
26	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:45.017	+4.840
27	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:45.644	+5.467
28	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:45.718	+5.541
29	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:45.910	+5.733
30	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:51.104	+10.927

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:41.410
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:42.207	+0.797
3	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:43.829	+2.419
4	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:43.903	+2.493
5	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:44.578	+3.168
6	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:44.783	+3.373
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:45.473	+4.063
8	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:45.743	+4.333
9	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:45.997	+4.587
10	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:46.002	+4.592
11	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:46.051	+4.641
12	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:46.280	+4.870
13	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:46.522	+5.112
14	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:46.610	+5.200
15	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:46.650	+5.240
16	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:46.709	+5.299
17	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:46.740	+5.330
18	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:46.824	+5.414
19	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:46.890	+5.480
20	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:46.940	+5.530
21	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:47.017	+5.607
22	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:47.121	+5.711
23	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:47.312	+5.902
24	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:47.486	+6.076
25	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:47.702	+6.292
26	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:48.228	+6.818
27	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:48.276	+6.866
28	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:49.038	+7.628
29	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:49.983	+8.573
30	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:55.416	+14.006
31	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	10:39.323	+8:57.913

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:44.836		4
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:44.992	+0.156	8
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:45.508	+0.672	3
4	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:45.714	+0.878	13
5	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:45.878	+1.042	4
6	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:46.044	+1.208	4
7	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:46.125	+1.289	6
8	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:46.632	+1.796	5
9	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:46.905	+2.069	4
10	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:47.030	+2.194	5
11	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:47.137	+2.301	4
12	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:47.326	+2.490	5
13	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:47.594	+2.758	4
14	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:47.739	+2.903	6
15	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:48.243	+3.407	9
16	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:48.951	+4.115	8
17	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:49.224	+4.388	18
18	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:49.236	+4.400	8
19	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:49.330	+4.494	7
20	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:49.554	+4.718	8
21	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:49.782	+4.946	17
22	#29 Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:49.946	+5.110	12
23	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:50.223	+5.387	37
24	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:50.260	+5.424	2
25	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:50.703	+5.867	7
26	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:51.855	+7.019	45

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	3	6	45
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	4	33	-12
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	0	3	18	-27
4	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	0	2	11	-34
5	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	0	2	11	-34
6	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	0	1	9	-36
7	Derek Warwick	Arrows	0	0	8	-37
8	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-40
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	0	0	3	-42
10	Ivan Capelli	March	0	0	2	-43
11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	0	0	1	-44
12	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	0	0	1	-44
13	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	0	0	1	-44
14	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	0	0	1	-44
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	0	0	1	-44

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Honda	6	10	78
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	4	27	-51
3	Lotus	Honda	0	2	12	-66
4	Benetton	Ford	0	2	12	-66
5	Arrows	Megatron	0	0	9	-69
6	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	5	-73
7	Rial	Ford	0	0	3	-75
8	March	Judd	0	0	2	-76
9	Williams	Judd	0	0	1	-77
10	Minardi	Ford	0	0	1	-77

More Detroit GP

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Fastest lap	Pole position
1987	#12 Ayrton Senna	Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	1:40.464 - Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell
1986	#12 Ayrton Senna	Jacques Laffite	Alain Prost	1:41.233 - Nelson Piquet	Ayrton Senna
1985	#6 Keke Rosberg	Stefan Johansson	Michele Alboreto	1:45.612 - Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna
1984	#1 Nelson Piquet	Elio de Angelis	Teo Fabi	1:46.221 - Derek Warwick	Nelson Piquet
1983	#3 Michele Alboreto	Keke Rosberg	John Watson	1:47.668 - John Watson	René Arnoux
1982	#7 John Watson	Eddie Cheever	Didier Pironi	1:50.438 - Alain Prost	Alain Prost

The 1988 Detroit Grand Prix started Jun 19, 1988 on Detroit Street Circuit in Detroit, United States of America. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Gerhard Berger next to him. Michele Alboreto started from third place.

In 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56 seconds Ayrton Senna finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Alain Prost in second and Thierry Boutsen in third place.

After the 1988 Detroit Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 45 points. Prost is 12 points ahead of Ayrton Senna.