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Seasons/16 races

1988 season

  • Dropped scores
  • Title decided in round 15

‹ 19871989 ›

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 15: Japanese Grand Prix on 30 Oct 1988.

Points progression

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Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.
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Championship points after each round
Driver12345678910111213141516
Ayrton Senna09915243339485766757576798790
Alain Prost9152433394554546066727281848487
Gerhard Berger681418181821212528283737384141
Thierry Boutsen033371111111216161721212527
Michele Alboreto22699913131616162224242424
Nelson Piquet4888111113151515181818181822
Ivan Capelli000022224481016161617
Derek Warwick3368888999111417171717
Nigel Mansell0000000666666121212
Alessandro Nannini0111112666666101212
Riccardo Patrese0011111112222458
Eddie Cheever0001111111266666
Maurício Gugelmin0000000335555555
Jonathan Palmer0022355555555555
Andrea de Cesaris0000033333333333
Pierluigi Martini0000011111111111
Satoru Nakajima1111111111111111
The constructors' championship, round by round
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Constructors' championship standings after each round.
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Championship points after each round
Team12345678910111213141516
McLaren9243348637893102117132147147157169184199
Ferrari8102027272734344144445961626565
Benetton044481213171822222327313739
Lotus5999121214161616191919191923
Arrows3369999101010132023232323
March0000222579131521212122
Williams0011111778888161720
Tyrrell0022355555555555
Rial0000033333333333
Minardi0000011111111111

Standings

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1988
Driver12345678910111213141516Pts
SEN (Ayrton Senna)RetP1PRetPF2P1PF1P211P1P1P10P64P1PF2P90
PRO (Alain Prost)12F11F22F1PFRet22F2Ret1P1F21F87
BER (Gerhard Berger)2F523RetRet49P34RetF1RetF64Ret41
BOU (Thierry Boutsen)748833RetRet63Ret6393527
ALB (Michele Alboreto)51834RetRet3174RetRet2F5Ret11Ret24
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)33RetRet4Ret55Ret84RetRet8Ret322
CAP (Ivan Capelli)RetRet10165DNS9Ret5Ret352RetRet617
WAR (Derek Warwick)49457RetRet67Ret544RetRetRet17
MAN (Nigel Mansell)RetRetRetRetRetRetRet2FRetRetRet2RetRet12
NAN (Alessandro Nannini)Ret6Ret7RetRet6318FRetRet9Ret35Ret12
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)Ret136RetRetRetRet8Ret6Ret7Ret5648
CHE (Eddie Cheever)87Ret6RetRet11710Ret63RetRetRetRet6
GUG (Maurício Gugelmin)Ret15RetRetRetRet8485Ret8Ret710Ret5
PAL (Jonathan Palmer)Ret145DNQ65RetRet11Ret12DNQRetRet12Ret5
DEC (Andrea de Cesaris)RetRetRetRet9410Ret13RetRetRetRetRetRet83
MAR (Pierluigi Martini)61515DNQRetDNQRetRetRet1371
NAK (Satoru Nakajima)68DNQRet11DNQ71097RetRetRetRet7Ret1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

ConstructorEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers
AGSAGSJH23Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearPhilippe Streiff
ArrowsArrows Grand Prix InternationalA10BMegatron M12/13 1.5 L4 TGoodyearDerek Warwick, Eddie Cheever
BenettonBenetton FormulaB188Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8GoodyearAlessandro Nannini, Thierry Boutsen
ColoniColoniFC188, FC188BFord Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearGabriele Tarquini
DallaraBMS Scuderia Italia3087, F188Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearAlex Caffi
EuroBrunEuroBrun RacingER188Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearOscar Larrauri, Stefano Modena
FerrariScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACF1/87/88CFerrari 033E 1.5 V6 TGoodyearGerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto
LigierLigier LotoJS31Judd CV 3.5 V8GoodyearRené Arnoux, Stefan Johansson
LolaLarrousse CalmelsLC88Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearAguri Suzuki, Philippe Alliot, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Yannick Dalmas
LotusCamel Team Lotus Honda100THonda RA168E 1.5 V6 TGoodyearNelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima
MarchLeyton House March Racing Team881Judd CV 3.5 V8GoodyearIvan Capelli, Maurício Gugelmin
McLarenHonda Marlboro McLarenMP4/4Honda RA168E 1.5 V6 TGoodyearAlain Prost, Ayrton Senna
MinardiLois Minardi TeamM188Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearAdrián Campos, Luis Pérez-Sala, Pierluigi Martini
OsellaOsella Squadra CorseFA1I, FA1LOsella 890T 1.5 V8 TGoodyearNicola Larini
RialRial RacingARC1Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearAndrea de Cesaris
TyrrellTyrrell Racing Organisation017Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8GoodyearJonathan Palmer, Julian Bailey
WilliamsCanon Williams TeamFW12Judd CV 3.5 V8GoodyearJean-Louis Schlesser, Martin Brundle, Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese
ZakspeedWest Zakspeed Racing881Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 TGoodyearBernd Schneider, Piercarlo Ghinzani

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Alain Prost instead of Ayrton Senna.

PosDriverPointsOfficial pointsOfficial position
1Alain Prost30187P2
2Ayrton Senna27590P1
3Gerhard Berger14741P3
4Thierry Boutsen12927P4
5Nelson Piquet9722P6
6Michele Alboreto9224P5
7Derek Warwick9017P8
8Ivan Capelli7417P7
9Alessandro Nannini6412P10
10Riccardo Patrese568P11
11Eddie Cheever486P12
12Maurício Gugelmin415P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.