The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 8

British Grand Prix

1988  ·  Silverstone Circuit  ·  10 July 1988  ·  65 laps

  1. 1st Ayrton Senna McLaren · 01:33:16.367
  2. 2nd Nigel Mansell Williams · +23.344
  3. 3rd Alessandro Nannini Benetton · +51.214

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Gerhard Berger

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 24

Alain Prost

Retirement McLaren  —  Handling

03 Lap 34

Ivan Capelli

Retirement March  —  Alternator

04 On the Charge

Alex Caffi

Dallara  —  P21 → P11

05 Victory

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 3 65 01:33:16.367 9
2 Nigel Mansell Williams 11 65 +23.344 6
3 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 8 65 +51.214 4
4 Maurício Gugelmin March 5 65 +1:11.378 3
5 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 7 65 +1:20.835 2
6 Derek Warwick Arrows 9 64 +1 Lap 1
7 Eddie Cheever Arrows 13 64 +1 Lap
8 Riccardo Patrese Williams 15 64 +1 Lap
9 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1 64 +1 Lap
10 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 10 64 +1 Lap
11 Alex Caffi Dallara 21 64 +1 Lap
12 Stefano Modena Euro Brun 20 64 +1 Lap
13 Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 23 63 +2 Laps
14 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 22 63 +2 Laps
15 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 19 63 +2 Laps
16 Julian Bailey Tyrrell 24 63 +2 Laps
17 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 2 62 Out of fuel
18 René Arnoux Ligier 25 62 +3 Laps
19 Nicola Larini Osella 26 60 Out of fuel
20 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 12 38 Transmission
21 Ivan Capelli March 6 34 Alternator
22 Alain Prost McLaren 4 24 Handling
23 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 17 14 Engine
24 Andrea de Cesaris Rial 14 9 Clutch
25 Philippe Streiff AGS 16 8 Broken wing
26 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 18 0 Suspension

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