1988 Season

16 rounds. Senna won the title by 3 points over Prost; McLaren won the constructors' championship by 134.

1988 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Brazilian Grand Prix3 AprAlain ProstMcLaren601:36:06.857
2San Marino Grand Prix1 MayAyrton SennaMcLaren601:32:41.264
3Monaco Grand Prix15 MayAlain ProstMcLaren781:57:17.077
4Mexican Grand Prix29 MayAlain ProstMcLaren671:30:15.737
5Canadian Grand Prix12 JunAyrton SennaMcLaren691:39:46.618
6Detroit Grand Prix19 JunAyrton SennaMcLaren631:54:56.035
7French Grand Prix3 JulAlain ProstMcLaren801:37:37.328
8British Grand Prix10 JulAyrton SennaMcLaren651:33:16.367
9German Grand Prix24 JulAyrton SennaMcLaren441:32:54.188
10Hungarian Grand Prix7 AugAyrton SennaMcLaren761:57:47.081
11Belgian Grand Prix28 AugAyrton SennaMcLaren431:28:00.549
12Italian Grand Prix11 SepGerhard BergerFerrari511:17:39.744
13Portuguese Grand Prix25 SepAlain ProstMcLaren701:37:40.958
14Spanish Grand Prix2 OctAlain ProstMcLaren721:48:43.851
15Japanese Grand Prix30 OctAyrton SennaMcLaren511:33:26.173
16Australian Grand Prix13 NovAlain ProstMcLaren821:53:14.676
1988 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1Ayrton SennaBrazilianMcLaren90
2Alain ProstFrenchMcLaren87−3
3Gerhard BergerAustrianFerrari41−49
4Thierry BoutsenBelgianBenetton27−63
5Michele AlboretoItalianFerrari24−66
6Nelson PiquetBrazilianTeam Lotus22−68
7Ivan CapelliItalianMarch17−73
8Derek WarwickBritishArrows17−73
9Nigel MansellBritishWilliams12−78
10Alessandro NanniniItalianBenetton12−78
11Riccardo PatreseItalianWilliams8−82
12Eddie CheeverAmericanArrows6−84
13Maurício GugelminBrazilianMarch5−85
14Jonathan PalmerBritishTyrrell5−85
15Andrea de CesarisItalianRial3−87
16Satoru NakajimaJapaneseTeam Lotus1−89
17Pierluigi MartiniItalianMinardi1−89
18Yannick DalmasFrenchLarrousse0−90
19Alex CaffiItalianDallara0−90
20Martin BrundleBritishWilliams0−90
21Philippe StreiffFrenchAGS0−90
22Luis Pérez-SalaSpanishMinardi0−90
23Gabriele TarquiniItalianColoni0−90
24Philippe AlliotFrenchLarrousse0−90
25Stefan JohanssonSwedishLigier0−90
26Julian BaileyBritishTyrrell0−90
27Nicola LariniItalianOsella0−90
28René ArnouxFrenchLigier0−90
29Stefano ModenaItalianEuro Brun0−90
30Jean-Louis SchlesserFrenchWilliams0−90
31Bernd SchneiderGermanZakspeed0−90
32Oscar LarrauriArgentineEuro Brun0−90
33Piercarlo GhinzaniItalianZakspeed0−90
34Adrián CamposSpanishMinardi0−90
35Aguri SuzukiJapaneseLarrousse0−90
36Pierre-Henri RaphanelFrenchLarrousse0−90
1988 constructors' championship standings
PosTeamPtsGap
1McLaren199
2Ferrari65−134
3Benetton39−160
4Team Lotus23−176
5Arrows23−176
6March22−177
7Williams20−179
8Tyrrell5−194
9Rial3−196
10Minardi1−198
11Larrousse0−199
12Dallara0−199
13AGS0−199
14Coloni0−199
15Ligier0−199
16Osella0−199
17Euro Brun0−199
18Zakspeed0−199