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1988 Season - Overview



Ayrton Senna was disqualified in his first outing for McLaren at the 1988 season-opening GP at his home race in Brazil due to starting illegally in the team's spare car |  The 1988 season saw only three race winners - Prost, Senna and Berger |  McLaren dominated the 1988 season with their two drivers Prost and Senna winning 15 of the 16 races |  Senna beat Prost by 3 points to win his first ever World Title in 1988

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 18
No. of Drivers: 36
No. of Races: 16
No. of Race Winners: 3
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Alain Prost - 7 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
McLaren
McLaren
   
 
 199
2 Ferrari
65
3 Benetton
39
4 Lotus
23
5 Arrows
23
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1988 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
Apr 03
Brazil
 A.Prost
 McLaren


3
May 15
Monaco
 A.Prost
 McLaren

4
May 29
Mexico
 A.Prost
 McLaren

5
Jun 12
Canada
 A.Senna
 McLaren


7
Jul 03
France
 A.Prost
 McLaren


9
Jul 24
Germany
 A.Senna
 McLaren

10
Aug 07
Hungary
 A.Senna
 McLaren

11
Aug 28
Belgium
 A.Senna
 McLaren

12
Sep 11
Italy
 G.Berger
 Ferrari

13
Sep 25
Portugal
 A.Prost
 McLaren

14
Oct 02
Spain
 A.Prost
 McLaren

15
Oct 30
Japan
 A.Senna
 McLaren

16
Nov 13
Australia
 A.Prost
 McLaren

1988 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

AGS
Philippe Streiff
Arrows
Derek Warwick
Eddie Cheever
Benetton
Alessandro Nannini
Thierry Boutsen
Coloni
Gabriele Tarquini
Dallara
Alex Caffi
Euro Brun
Oscar Larrauri
Stefano Modena
Ferrari
Gerhard Berger
Michele Alboreto
Ligier
Rene Alexandre Arnoux
Stefan Johansson
Lola
Aguri Suzuki
Philippe Alliot
Yannick Dalmas
Lotus
Nelson Piquet
Satoru Nakajima
March
Ivan Capelli
Mauricio Gugelmin
McLaren
Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna
Minardi
Adrian Campos
Luis Perez-Sala
Pierluigi Martini
Osella
Nicola Larini
Rial
Andrea de Cesaris
Tyrrell
Jonathan Palmer
Julian Bailey
Williams
Jo Schlesser
Martin Brundle
Nigel Mansell
Riccardo Patrese
Zakspeed
Bernd Schneider
Piercarlo Ghinzani
  

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1988

According to stats...

  • Ayrton Senna was disqualified in his first outing for McLaren at the 1988 season-opening GP at his home race in Brazil due to starting illegally in the team's spare car
  • The 1988 season saw only three race winners - Prost, Senna and Berger
  • McLaren dominated the 1988 season with their two drivers Prost and Senna winning 15 of the 16 races
  • Senna beat Prost by 3 points to win his first ever World Title in 1988

DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1988 season.
Nigel Mansell
Nigel
Mansell (12)
Andrea de Cesaris
Andrea de
Cesaris (11)
Philippe Streiff
Philippe
Streiff (9)
Rene Alexandre Arnoux
Rene Alexandre
Arnoux (9)
Alessandro Nannini
Alessandro
Nannini (8)
Eddie Cheever
Eddie
Cheever (8)