The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 7

French Grand Prix

1988  ·  Circuit Paul Ricard  ·  3 July 1988  ·  80 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost McLaren · 01:37:37.328
  2. 2nd Ayrton Senna McLaren · +31.752
  3. 3rd Michele Alboreto Ferrari · +1:06.505

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Pole position

02 Lap 28

Thierry Boutsen

Retirement Benetton  —  Engine

03 Lap 56

Nicola Larini

Retirement Osella  —  Halfshaft

04 Lap 64

Oscar Larrauri

Retirement Euro Brun  —  Clutch

05 Lap 70

Luis Pérez-Sala

Retirement Minardi  —  Not classified

06 On the Charge

Maurício Gugelmin

March  —  P16 → P8

07 Victory

Alain Prost

McLaren  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost McLaren 1 80 01:37:37.328 9
2 Ayrton Senna McLaren 2 80 +31.752 6
3 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 4 80 +1:06.505 4
4 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 3 79 +1 Lap 3
5 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 7 79 +1 Lap 2
6 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 6 79 +1 Lap 1
7 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 8 79 +1 Lap
8 Maurício Gugelmin March 16 79 +1 Lap
9 Ivan Capelli March 10 79 +1 Lap
10 Andrea de Cesaris Rial 12 78 +2 Laps
11 Eddie Cheever Arrows 13 78 +2 Laps
12 Alex Caffi Dallara 14 78 +2 Laps
13 Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 19 78 +2 Laps
14 Stefano Modena Euro Brun 20 77 +3 Laps
15 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 22 77 +3 Laps
16 Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 25 70 Not classified
17 Oscar Larrauri Euro Brun 26 64 Clutch
18 Nicola Larini Osella 24 56 Halfshaft
19 Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 21 55 Gearbox
20 Nigel Mansell Williams 9 48 Suspension
21 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 18 46 Electrical
22 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 23 40 Engine
23 Riccardo Patrese Williams 15 35 Brakes
24 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 5 28 Engine
25 Philippe Streiff AGS 17 20 Fuel leak
26 Derek Warwick Arrows 11 11 Spun off
31 Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 0 Excluded

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