1988 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

15/16

Date

Oct 30, 1988 at 00:00 CET

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.859 m (18 turns)

Race distance

298.809 km (51 laps)

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Senna

Winner

1:33:26.173

Winning time

Senna

Pole position

Senna

Fastest lap

1:46.326

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:33:26.173	1st	51	9
2	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	+13.363	2nd	51	6
3	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	+36.109	10th	51	4
4	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	+1:26.714	3rd	51	3
5	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	+1:30.603	12th	51	2
6	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	+1:37.615	11th	51	1
7	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	+1 lap	6th	50
8	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	+1 lap	18th	50
9	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	+1 lap	19th	50
10	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	+1 lap	13th	50
11	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	+1 lap	9th	50
12	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	+1 lap	16th	50
13	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	+2 laps	17th	49
14	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	+2 laps	26th	49
15	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	+2 laps	22nd	49
16	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	+3 laps	20th	48
17	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	+3 laps	23rd	48
DNF	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	Overheating	14th	36
DNF	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Ignition	15th	35
DNF	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	Brakes	24th	34
DNF	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	Unwell	5th	34
DNF	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	Collision	8th	24
DNF	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	Spun off	21st	22
DNF	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	Electrical	4th	19
DNF	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	Spun off	7th	16
DNF	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Unfit	25th	14
DNQ	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier
DNQ	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun
DNQ	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed
DNQ	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun
DNPQ	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:46.372
2	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:46.745	+0.373
3	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:46.885	+0.513
4	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:47.063	+0.691
5	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:47.147	+0.775
6	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:47.453	+1.081
7	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:47.549	+1.177
8	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:47.591	+1.219
9	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:48.125	+1.753
10	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:48.199	+1.827
11	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:48.515	+2.143
12	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:48.849	+2.477
13	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:49.574	+3.202
14	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:49.650	+3.278
15	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:49.712	+3.340
16	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:49.865	+3.493
17	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:50.428	+4.056
18	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:50.500	+4.128
19	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:50.600	+4.228
20	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:50.684	+4.312
21	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:51.066	+4.694
22	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:51.399	+5.027
23	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:52.838	+6.466
24	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:55.085	+8.713
25	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:55.601	+9.229
26	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	8:07.970	+6:21.598

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:41.853
2	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:42.177	+0.324
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:43.353	+1.500
4	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:43.605	+1.752
5	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:43.693	+1.840
6	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:43.693	+1.840
7	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.816	+1.963
8	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:43.893	+2.040
9	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:43.972	+2.119
10	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:44.499	+2.646
11	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:44.555	+2.702
12	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:44.611	+2.758
13	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:45.138	+3.285
14	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:45.558	+3.705
15	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:45.845	+3.992
16	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:45.916	+4.063
17	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:46.449	+4.596
18	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:46.486	+4.633
19	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:46.521	+4.668
20	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:46.920	+5.067
21	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:46.982	+5.129
22	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:47.134	+5.281
23	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:47.193	+5.340
24	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:47.547	+5.694
25	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:47.599	+5.746
26	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:48.589	+6.736
27	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:48.716	+6.863
28	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:49.265	+7.412
29	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:49.706	+7.853
30	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:49.810	+7.957

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:41.853
2	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:42.177	+0.324
3	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:43.353	+1.500
4	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:43.605	+1.752
5	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:43.693	+1.840
6	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:43.693	+1.840
7	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:43.816	+1.963
8	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:43.893	+2.040
9	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:43.972	+2.119
10	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:44.499	+2.646
11	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:44.555	+2.702
12	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:44.611	+2.758
13	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:45.156	+3.303
14	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:45.558	+3.705
15	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:45.916	+4.063
16	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:46.189	+4.336
17	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:46.449	+4.596
18	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:46.486	+4.633
19	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:46.521	+4.668
20	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:46.920	+5.067
21	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:46.982	+5.129
22	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:47.134	+5.281
23	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:47.193	+5.340
24	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:47.547	+5.694
25	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:47.599	+5.746
26	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:48.589	+6.736
27	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:48.716	+6.863
28	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:49.265	+7.412
29	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:50.047	+8.194
30	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:50.550	+8.697

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:42.157
2	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:43.548	+1.391
3	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:43.806	+1.649
4	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:44.448	+2.291
5	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:44.583	+2.426
6	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:44.882	+2.725
7	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:44.909	+2.752
8	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:45.047	+2.890
9	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:45.138	+2.981
10	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:45.156	+2.999
11	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:45.171	+3.014
12	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:45.510	+3.353
13	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:45.845	+3.688
14	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:46.915	+4.758
15	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:47.057	+4.900
16	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:47.583	+5.426
17	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:47.638	+5.481
18	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:47.813	+5.656
19	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:47.828	+5.671
20	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:48.393	+6.236
21	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:48.448	+6.291
22	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:48.706	+6.549
23	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:48.769	+6.612
24	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:49.127	+6.970
25	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:49.165	+7.008
26	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:49.420	+7.263
27	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:49.706	+7.549
28	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:49.810	+7.653
29	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:49.897	+7.740
30	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:50.224	+8.067

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:49.099
2	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:50.288	+1.189
3	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:50.942	+1.843
4	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:51.141	+2.042
5	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:52.234	+3.135

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:44.290
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:44.543	+0.253
3	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:44.668	+0.378
4	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:44.694	+0.404
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:44.930	+0.640
6	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:44.945	+0.655
7	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:45.233	+0.943
8	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:45.731	+1.441
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:46.092	+1.802
10	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:46.193	+1.903
11	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:46.279	+1.989
12	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:46.853	+2.563
13	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:47.094	+2.804
14	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:47.349	+3.059
15	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:47.428	+3.138
16	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:47.521	+3.231
17	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:47.601	+3.311
18	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:47.649	+3.359
19	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:47.733	+3.443
20	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:47.921	+3.631
21	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:48.036	+3.746
22	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:48.551	+4.261
23	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:48.663	+4.373
24	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:48.725	+4.435
25	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:48.807	+4.517
26	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:49.053	+4.763
27	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:49.548	+5.258
28	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:49.569	+5.279
29	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:49.576	+5.286
30	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:50.418	+6.128

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:44.620
2	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:44.848	+0.228
3	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:45.706	+1.086
4	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:45.803	+1.183
5	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:46.152	+1.532
6	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:46.532	+1.912
7	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:46.553	+1.933
8	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:46.975	+2.355
9	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:47.149	+2.529
10	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:47.180	+2.560
11	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:47.200	+2.580
12	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:47.694	+3.074
13	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:47.767	+3.147
14	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:47.797	+3.177
15	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:48.547	+3.927
16	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:48.847	+4.227
17	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:49.099	+4.479
18	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:49.525	+4.905
19	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:49.587	+4.967
20	#9 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:49.989	+5.369
21	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:50.281	+5.661
22	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:50.288	+5.668
23	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:50.564	+5.944
24	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:50.862	+6.242
25	#32 Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:50.942	+6.322
26	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:51.097	+6.477
27	#33 Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:51.141	+6.521
28	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:51.196	+6.576
29	#26 Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:51.536	+6.916
30	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:51.600	+6.980
31	#31 Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:52.234	+7.614

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#12 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:46.326		33
2	#11 Alain Prost	McLaren	1:46.482	+0.156	44
3	#20 Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:47.161	+0.835	22
4	#16 Ivan Capelli	March	1:47.375	+1.049	11
5	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:47.991	+1.665	34
6	#3 Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:48.138	+1.812	41
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:48.289	+1.963	32
8	#5 Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:48.317	+1.991	23
9	#1 Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:48.402	+2.076	23
10	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:48.655	+2.329	25
11	#2 Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:48.660	+2.334	26
12	#18 Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:48.734	+2.408	24
13	#15 Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:48.780	+2.454	32
14	#30 Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:48.913	+2.587	35
15	#27 Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:49.014	+2.688	35
16	#14 Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:49.218	+2.892	30
17	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:49.478	+3.152	24
18	#23 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:50.483	+4.157	34
19	#24 Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:50.553	+4.227	30
20	#17 Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:50.583	+4.257	9
21	#29 Aguri Suzuki	Lola	1:50.642	+4.316	31
22	#36 Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:50.762	+4.436	22
23	#10 Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:51.435	+5.109	12
24	#21 Nicola Larini	Osella	1:51.570	+5.244	27
25	#4 Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:51.638	+5.312	40
26	#25 René Arnoux	Ligier	1:52.062	+5.736	30

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	8	10	87
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	6	13	84	-3
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1	5	41	-46
4	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	0	5	25	-62
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	0	3	24	-63
6	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	0	2	18	-69
7	Derek Warwick	Arrows	0	0	17	-70
8	Ivan Capelli	March	0	2	16	-71
9	Nigel Mansell	Williams	0	2	12	-75
10	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	0	2	12	-75
11	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	0	1	6	-81
12	Maurício Gugelmin	March	0	0	5	-82
13	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-82
14	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	0	0	5	-82
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	0	0	3	-84
16	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	0	0	1	-86
17	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	0	0	1	-86

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Honda	14	23	184
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	8	65	-119
3	Benetton	Ford	0	7	37	-147
4	Arrows	Megatron	0	1	23	-161
5	March	Judd	0	2	21	-163
6	Lotus	Honda	0	2	19	-165
7	Williams	Judd	0	2	17	-167
8	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	5	-179
9	Rial	Ford	0	0	3	-181
10	Minardi	Ford	0	0	1	-183

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1989	#19 Alessandro Nannini	Riccardo Patrese	Thierry Boutsen	1:43.506 - Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
1987	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Stefan Johansson	1:43.844 - Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger
1977	#1 James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	Patrick Depailler	1:14.300 - Jody Scheckter	Mario Andretti
1976	#5 Mario Andretti	Patrick Depailler	James Hunt	1:19.970 - Jacques Laffite	Mario Andretti

The 1988 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 30, 1988 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Gerhard Berger started from third place.

In 1 hour, 33 minutes and 26 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 Japanese Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 87 points. Senna is 3 points ahead of Alain Prost.