Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked • Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked •
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1988 Formula 1 Season

16 races · Champion: Ayrton Senna

Driver Standings

PosDriverTeamPtsWins
1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 90 8
2 Alain Prost McLaren 87 7
3 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 41 1
4 Thierry Boutsen Benetton 27 0
5 Michele Alboreto Ferrari 24 0
6 Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 22 0
7 Ivan Capelli March 17 0
8 Derek Warwick Arrows 17 0
9 Nigel Mansell Williams 12 0
10 Alessandro Nannini Benetton 12 0
11 Riccardo Patrese Williams 8 0
12 Eddie Cheever Arrows 6 0
13 Maurício Gugelmin March 5 0
14 Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 5 0
15 Andrea de Cesaris Rial 3 0
16 Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 1 0
17 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1 0
Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 0 0
Alex Caffi Dallara 0 0
Martin Brundle Williams 0 0
Philippe Streiff AGS 0 0
Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 0 0
Gabriele Tarquini Coloni 0 0
Philippe Alliot Larrousse 0 0
Stefan Johansson Ligier 0 0
Julian Bailey Tyrrell 0 0
Nicola Larini Osella 0 0
René Arnoux Ligier 0 0
Stefano Modena Euro Brun 0 0
Jean-Louis Schlesser Williams 0 0
Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 0 0
Oscar Larrauri Euro Brun 0 0
Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 0 0
Adrián Campos Minardi 0 0
Aguri Suzuki Larrousse 0 0

Constructor Standings

PosConstructorPtsWins
1 McLaren 199 15
2 Ferrari 65 1
3 Benetton 39 0
4 Team Lotus 23 0
5 Arrows 23 0
6 March 22 0
7 Williams 20 0
8 Tyrrell 5 0
9 Rial 3 0
10 Minardi 1 0
Larrousse 0 0
Dallara 0 0
AGS 0 0
Coloni 0 0
Ligier 0 0
Osella 0 0
Euro Brun 0 0
Zakspeed 0 0

Races

R11988-04-03
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Alain Prost
R21988-05-01
San Marino Grand Prix
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Ayrton Senna
R31988-05-15
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Alain Prost
R41988-05-29
Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Alain Prost
R51988-06-12
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Ayrton Senna
R61988-06-19
Detroit Grand Prix
Detroit Street Circuit
Ayrton Senna
R71988-07-03
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
Alain Prost
R81988-07-10
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Ayrton Senna
R91988-07-24
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
Ayrton Senna
R101988-08-07
Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
Ayrton Senna
R111988-08-28
Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Ayrton Senna
R121988-09-11
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Gerhard Berger
R131988-09-25
Portuguese Grand Prix
Autódromo do Estoril
Alain Prost
R141988-10-02
Spanish Grand Prix
Circuito de Jerez
Alain Prost
R151988-10-30
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
Ayrton Senna
R161988-11-13
Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit
Alain Prost

The 1988 Season

1988 was the year of McLaren-Honda total domination, the MP4/4 winning fifteen of the sixteen races. New signing Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost formed the most formidable and combustible partnership in the sport, fighting only each other for the crown.

Senna claimed his first World Championship, taking eight wins to Prost's seven and prevailing under the system that counted only the best results. The Brazilian's mesmerizing qualifying pace and intensity set the tone for a legendary rivalry to come.