The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

1988  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  3 April 1988  ·  60 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:36:06.857
  2. 2nd Gerhard Berger Ferrari · +9.873
  3. 3rd Nelson Piquet Team Lotus · +1:08.591

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 18

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Williams  —  Engine

03 Lap 31

Ayrton Senna

Retirement McLaren  —  Disqualified

04 Lap 46

Luis Pérez-Sala

Retirement Minardi  —  Chassis

05 Lap 47

Jonathan Palmer

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Transmission

06 Lap 53

Andrea de Cesaris

Retirement Rial  —  Engine

07 On the Charge

Stefan Johansson

Ligier  —  P21 → P9

08 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 3 60 01:36:06.857 9
2 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 4 60 +9.873 6
3 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 5 60 +1:08.591 4
4 Derek Warwick Arrows 11 60 +1:13.348 3
5 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 6 60 +1:14.556 2
6 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 10 59 +1 Lap 1
7 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 7 59 +1 Lap
8 Eddie Cheever Arrows 15 59 +1 Lap
9 Stefan Johansson Ligier 21 57 +3 Laps
10 Andrea de Cesaris Rial 14 53 Engine
11 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 22 47 Transmission
12 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 20 46 Chassis
13 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 16 40 Suspension
14 Gabriele Tarquini Coloni 25 35 Suspension
15 Philippe Streiff AGS 19 35 Brakes
16 Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 17 32 Engine
17 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 31 Disqualified
18 René Arnoux Ligier 18 23 Clutch
19 Stefano Modena Euro Brun 24 20 Engine
20 Nigel Mansell Williams 2 18 Engine
21 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 12 7 Engine
22 Riccardo Patrese Williams 8 6 Engine
23 Ivan Capelli March 9 6 Engine
24 Adrián Campos Minardi 23 5 Chassis
25 Maurício Gugelmin March 13 0 Gearbox
26 Oscar Larrauri Euro Brun 26 0 Electrical

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