The 1988 Mexican Grand Prix started May 29th, 1988 at 02:00 on Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Ayrton Senna started from pole position with Alain Prost next to him. Gerhard Berger started from third place.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 15 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ayrton Senna in second and Gerhard Berger in third place.
After the 1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 33 points. Prost is 15 points ahead of Gerhard Berger.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 15 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ayrton Senna in second and Gerhard Berger in third place.
After the 1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 33 points. Prost is 15 points ahead of Gerhard Berger.
Circuit
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Date
May 29th, 1988 at 02:00
Round
4/16
Winner
Alain Prost
Winning time
1:30:15.737
Pole position
Ayrton Senna
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #11 Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:30:15.737 | 2 | 67 | 9 |
| 2 1 | #12 Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +7.104 | 1 | 67 | 6 |
| 3 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +57.314 | 3 | 67 | 4 |
| 4 1 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 5 | 66 | 3 |
| 5 4 | #17 Derek Warwick | Arrows | +1 Lap | 9 | 66 | 2 |
| 6 1 | #18 Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1 Lap | 7 | 66 | 1 |
| 7 1 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +2 Laps | 8 | 65 | 0 |
| 8 3 | #20 Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +3 Laps | 11 | 64 | 0 |
| 9 13 | #29 Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | +3 Laps | 22 | 64 | 0 |
| 10 14 | #26 Stefan Johansson | Ligier | +4 Laps | 24 | 63 | 0 |
| 11 14 | #24 Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | +4 Laps | 25 | 63 | 0 |
| 12 7 | #14 Philippe Streiff | AGS | +4 Laps | 19 | 63 | 0 |
| 13 13 | #32 Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | +4 Laps | 26 | 63 | 0 |
| 14 7 | #31 Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | +5 Laps | 21 | 62 | 0 |
| 15 3 | #9 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | +6 Laps | 18 | 61 | 0 |
| 16 6 | #16 Ivan Capelli | March | +6 Laps | 10 | 61 | 0 |
| - | #1 Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 4 | 58 | 0 |
| - | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | DNF (Gearbox) | 12 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #2 Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| - | #5 Nigel Mansell | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 14 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #10 Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | DNF (Engine) | 15 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #25 René Arnoux | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #36 Alex Caffi | Dallara | DNF (Brakes) | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #15 Maurício Gugelmin | March | DNF (Electrical) | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #30 Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | DNF (Suspension) | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #23 Adrián Campos | Minardi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #3 Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #21 Nicola Larini | Osella | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #4 Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #33 Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | Excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 3 | 4 | 33 | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 18 | -15 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 2 | 15 | -18 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1 | 9 | -24 | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 2 | 8 | -25 | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 8 | -25 | ||
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 3 | -30 | ||
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 2 | -31 | ||
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1 | -32 | ||
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1 | -32 | ||
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 1 | -32 | ||
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1 | -32 | ||
| 13 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 0 | -33 | ||
| 14 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 0 | -33 | ||
| 15 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 0 | -33 | ||
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 0 | -33 | ||
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 0 | -33 | ||
| 18 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 0 | -33 | ||
| 19 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 0 | -33 | ||
| 20 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 0 | -33 | ||
| 21 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 0 | -33 | ||
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 0 | -33 | ||
| 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 0 | -33 | ||
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 0 | -33 | ||
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 0 | -33 | ||
| 26 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | -33 | ||
| 27 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 0 | -33 | ||
| 28 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 0 | -33 | ||
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 0 | -33 | ||
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 0 | -33 | ||
| 31 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 0 | -33 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 4 | 6 | 48 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 27 | -21 | |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 2 | 9 | -39 | |
| 4 | Arrows | 9 | -39 | ||
| 5 | Benetton | 4 | -44 | ||
| 6 | Tyrrell | 2 | -46 | ||
| 7 | Williams | 1 | -47 | ||
| 8 | Larrousse | 0 | -48 | ||
| 9 | Ligier | 0 | -48 | ||
| 10 | Osella | 0 | -48 | ||
| 11 | AGS | 0 | -48 | ||
| 12 | March | 0 | -48 | ||
| 13 | Minardi | 0 | -48 | ||
| 14 | Euro Brun | 0 | -48 | ||
| 15 | Coloni | 0 | -48 | ||
| 16 | Zakspeed | 0 | -48 | ||
| 17 | Rial | 0 | -48 | ||
| 18 | Dallara | 0 | -48 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | 1:19.232 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #33 Max Verstappen | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.741 - Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo |
| 2017 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.785 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:21.134 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:20.521 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Michele Alboreto | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #20 Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1970 | #3 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Denny Hulme | Clay Regazzoni | |
| 1969 | #5 Denny Hulme | Jacky Ickx | Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham | |
| 1968 | #10 Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Jackie Oliver | Jo Siffert | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #7 John Surtees | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | John Surtees | |
| 1965 | #11 Richie Ginther | Dan Gurney | Mike Spence | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #6 Dan Gurney | John Surtees | Lorenzo Bandini | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #8 Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark |