The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 5

Canadian Grand Prix

1988  ·  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve  ·  12 June 1988  ·  69 laps

  1. 1st Ayrton Senna McLaren · 01:39:46.618
  2. 2nd Alain Prost McLaren · +5.934
  3. 3rd Thierry Boutsen Benetton · +51.409

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 15

Alessandro Nannini

Retirement Benetton  —  Ignition

03 Lap 22

Gerhard Berger

Retirement Ferrari  —  Electrical

04 Lap 33

Michele Alboreto

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

05 Lap 54

Maurício Gugelmin

Retirement March  —  Gearbox

06 On the Charge

Gabriele Tarquini

Coloni  —  P26 → P8

07 Victory

Ayrton Senna

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 69 01:39:46.618 9
2 Alain Prost McLaren 2 69 +5.934 6
3 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 7 69 +51.409 4
4 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 6 68 +1 Lap 3
5 Ivan Capelli March 14 68 +1 Lap 2
6 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 19 67 +2 Laps 1
7 Derek Warwick Arrows 16 67 +2 Laps
8 Gabriele Tarquini Coloni 26 67 +2 Laps
9 Andrea de Cesaris Rial 12 66 Out of fuel
10 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 17 66 Electrical
11 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 13 66 +3 Laps
12 Stefano Modena Euro Brun 15 66 +3 Laps
13 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 21 64 +5 Laps
14 Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 22 63 Engine
15 Maurício Gugelmin March 18 54 Gearbox
16 Philippe Streiff AGS 10 41 Suspension
17 René Arnoux Ligier 20 36 Transmission
18 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 4 33 Engine
19 Riccardo Patrese Williams 11 32 Engine
20 Eddie Cheever Arrows 8 31 Throttle
21 Nigel Mansell Williams 9 28 Engine
22 Stefan Johansson Ligier 25 24 Engine
23 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3 22 Electrical
24 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 5 15 Ignition
25 Oscar Larrauri Euro Brun 24 8 Chassis
26 Julian Bailey Tyrrell 23 0 Collision

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