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Formula 1 1988 season
The 1988 Formula 1 season ran 16 races and ended with the title going to Ayrton Senna, driving for McLaren. Below, every GP with circuit and winner, plus the drivers championship top 10.
The 16 races of 1988
| GP | Circuit | Country | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| San Marino Grand Prix | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Italy | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | Monaco | Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Mexican Grand Prix | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Mexico | Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Detroit Grand Prix | Detroit Street Circuit | USA | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| French Grand Prix | Circuit Paul Ricard | France | Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | UK | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Germany | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | Hungary | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Italy | Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) |
| Portuguese Grand Prix | Autódromo do Estoril | Portugal | Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Spanish Grand Prix | Circuito de Jerez | Spain | Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit | Japan | Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Australian Grand Prix | Adelaide Street Circuit | Australia | Alain Prost (McLaren) |
1988 championship top 10
| # | Driver | Team | Wins | Points scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 7 | 105 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna (champion) | McLaren | 8 | 94 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | March | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 0 | 12 |
The year in numbers
The season packed 16 races across 15 countries, with 3 different winners over 1988: Ayrton Senna (8), Alain Prost (7), Gerhard Berger (1). Ayrton Senna won more than anyone, 8 of the 16 races. The title went to Ayrton Senna (Brazil), driving for McLaren, the first of the driver's career. On the raw sums of the table, Alain Prost closed the year on 105 points, 11 more than Ayrton Senna. A note for anyone checking official records: until 1990 the rules dropped each driver's worst results, so the raw sums in the table can differ from the official 1988 scores.
To follow the championship thread, see the 1987 season and the 1989 season, or the full list of Formula 1 world champions.
Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.
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