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1988 season/Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix 1988

  • Nelson Piquet
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • 3 April 1988
  • 60 laps
  • 301.9 km
  • 5.031 km a lap
  1. P1Alain ProstMcLaren1:36:06.857
  2. P2Gerhard BergerFerrari+9.873
  3. P3Nelson PiquetLotus+1:08.581

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Alain Prost11McLaren · Honda3601:36:06.8579
2Gerhard Bergerfastest lap28Ferrari460+9.8736
3Nelson Piquet1Lotus · Honda560+1:08.5814
4Derek Warwick17Arrows · Megatron1160+1:13.3483
5Michele Alboreto27Ferrari660+1:14.5562
6Satoru Nakajima2Lotus · Honda1059+1 lap1
7Thierry Boutsen20Benetton · Ford759+1 lap
8Eddie Cheever18Arrows · Megatron1559+1 lap
9Stefan Johansson26Ligier · Judd2157+3 laps
DNFAndrea de Cesaris22Rial · Ford1453Engine
DNFJonathan Palmer3Tyrrell · Ford2247Transmission
DNFLuis Pérez-Sala24Minardi · Ford2046Chassis
DNFPhilippe Alliot30Lola · Ford1640Suspension
DNFGabriele Tarquini31Coloni · Ford2535Suspension
DNFPhilippe Streiff14AGS · Ford1935Brakes
DNFYannick Dalmas29Lola · Ford1732Engine
DNFRené Arnoux25Ligier · Judd1823Clutch
DNFStefano Modena33EuroBrun · Ford2420Engine
DNFNigel Mansell5Williams · Judd218Engine
DNFAlessandro Nannini19Benetton · Ford127Engine
DNFRiccardo Patrese6Williams · Judd86Engine
DNFIvan Capelli16March · Judd96Engine
DNFAdrián Campos23Minardi · Ford235Chassis
DNFMaurício Gugelmin15March · Judd130Gearbox
DNFOscar Larrauri32EuroBrun · Ford260Electrical
DSQAyrton Senna12McLaren · Honda131Illegal car change
DNQJulian Bailey4Tyrrell · Ford–
DNQPiercarlo Ghinzani9Zakspeed–
DNQNicola Larini21Osella–
DNQBernd Schneider10Zakspeed–
DNPQAlex Caffi36Dallara · Ford–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:28.096
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:28.632+0.536
3Alain ProstMcLaren1:28.782+0.686
4Gerhard BergerFerrari1:29.026+0.930
5Nelson PiquetLotus1:30.087+1.991
6Michele AlboretoFerrari1:30.114+2.018
7Thierry BoutsenBenetton1:30.140+2.044
8Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:30.439+2.343
9Ivan CapelliMarch1:30.929+2.833
10Satoru NakajimaLotus1:31.280+3.184
11Derek WarwickArrows1:31.723+3.627
12Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:31.772+3.676
13Maurício GugelminMarch1:31.833+3.737
14Andrea de CesarisRial1:32.275+4.179
15Eddie CheeverArrows1:32.843+4.747
16Philippe AlliotLola1:32.933+4.837
17Yannick DalmasLola1:33.408+5.312
18René ArnouxLigier1:34.474+6.378
19Philippe StreiffAGS1:34.481+6.385
20Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi1:34.532+6.436
21Stefan JohanssonLigier1:34.579+6.483
22Jonathan PalmerTyrrell1:34.686+6.590
23Adrián CamposMinardi1:34.886+6.790
24Stefano ModenaEuroBrun1:34.910+6.814
25Gabriele TarquiniColoni1:35.407+7.311
26Oscar LarrauriEuroBrun1:35.711+7.615
27Julian BaileyTyrrell1:36.137+8.041
28Piercarlo GhinzaniZakspeed1:37.621+9.525
29Nicola LariniOsella1:38.371+10.275
30Bernd SchneiderZakspeed1:38.614+10.518

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Gerhard Berger451:32.943
2Michele Alboreto391:33.193+0.250
3Alain Prost571:33.540+0.597
4Nelson Piquet441:33.597+0.654
5Satoru Nakajima471:33.903+0.960
6Andrea de Cesaris441:34.440+1.497
7Thierry Boutsen311:34.457+1.514
8Eddie Cheever461:34.632+1.689
9Ayrton Senna131:34.657+1.714
10Yannick Dalmas321:35.003+2.060

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 1
PosDriverPointsChange
1Alain Prost9
2Gerhard Berger6
3Nelson Piquet4
4Derek Warwick3
5Michele Alboreto2
6Satoru Nakajima1
Constructors' championship after round 1
PosTeamPointsChange
1McLaren9
2Ferrari8
3Lotus5
4Arrows3