# 1988 Formula 1 season

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World Champion: **Ayrton Senna** (McLaren, Brazil).

## Specs and regulations
- Engine: 1.5 L turbo (boost capped) or 3.5 L naturally aspirated
- Points: 9 points for a win (9-6-4-3-2-1)
- Races: 16

## Calendar and winners
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Circuit | Winner | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1988-04-03 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 2 | San Marino Grand Prix | 1988-05-01 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 3 | Monaco Grand Prix | 1988-05-15 | Circuit de Monaco | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 4 | Mexican Grand Prix | 1988-05-29 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 5 | Canadian Grand Prix | 1988-06-12 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 6 | Detroit Grand Prix | 1988-06-19 | Detroit Street Circuit | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 7 | French Grand Prix | 1988-07-03 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 8 | British Grand Prix | 1988-07-10 | Silverstone Circuit | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 9 | German Grand Prix | 1988-07-24 | Hockenheimring | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 10 | Hungarian Grand Prix | 1988-08-07 | Hungaroring | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 11 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1988-08-28 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 12 | Italian Grand Prix | 1988-09-11 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 13 | Portuguese Grand Prix | 1988-09-25 | Autódromo do Estoril | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 14 | Spanish Grand Prix | 1988-10-02 | Circuito de Jerez | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 15 | Japanese Grand Prix | 1988-10-30 | Suzuka Circuit | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 16 | Australian Grand Prix | 1988-11-13 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Alain Prost | McLaren |

## Drivers' standings (final)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Ayrton Senna](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/senna.md) | McLaren | 90 | 8 |
| 2 | [Alain Prost](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/prost.md) | McLaren | 87 | 7 |
| 3 | [Gerhard Berger](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/berger.md) | Ferrari | 41 | 1 |
| 4 | [Thierry Boutsen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/boutsen.md) | Benetton | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | [Michele Alboreto](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/alboreto.md) | Ferrari | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | [Nelson Piquet](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/piquet.md) | Team Lotus | 22 | 0 |
| 7 | [Ivan Capelli](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/capelli.md) | March | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | [Derek Warwick](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/warwick.md) | Arrows | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | [Nigel Mansell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mansell.md) | Williams | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | [Alessandro Nannini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/nannini.md) | Benetton | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | [Riccardo Patrese](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/patrese.md) | Williams | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | [Eddie Cheever](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/cheever.md) | Arrows | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | [Maurício Gugelmin](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/gugelmin.md) | March | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | [Jonathan Palmer](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/palmer.md) | Tyrrell | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | [Andrea de Cesaris](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/cesaris.md) | Rial | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | [Satoru Nakajima](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/satoru-nakajima.md) | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | [Pierluigi Martini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/martini.md) | Minardi | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Yannick Dalmas](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/dalmas.md) | Larrousse | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alex Caffi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/caffi.md) | Dallara | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Martin Brundle](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brundle.md) | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Philippe Streiff](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/streiff.md) | AGS | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Luis Pérez-Sala](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/sala.md) | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Gabriele Tarquini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/tarquini.md) | Coloni | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Philippe Alliot](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/alliot.md) | Larrousse | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Stefan Johansson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/johansson.md) | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Julian Bailey](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/bailey.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Nicola Larini](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/larini.md) | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| - | [René Arnoux](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/arnoux.md) | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Stefano Modena](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/modena.md) | Euro Brun | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jean-Louis Schlesser](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/schlesser.md) | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Bernd Schneider](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/schneider.md) | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Oscar Larrauri](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/larrauri.md) | Euro Brun | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Piercarlo Ghinzani](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ghinzani.md) | Zakspeed | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Adrián Campos](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/campos.md) | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Aguri Suzuki](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/suzuki.md) | Larrousse | 0 | 0 |

## Constructors' standings (final)
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [McLaren](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mclaren.md) | 199 | 15 |
| 2 | [Ferrari](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ferrari.md) | 65 | 1 |
| 3 | [Benetton](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/benetton.md) | 39 | 0 |
| 4 | [Team Lotus](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/team-lotus.md) | 23 | 0 |
| 5 | [Arrows](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/arrows.md) | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | [March](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/march.md) | 22 | 0 |
| 7 | [Williams](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/williams.md) | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | [Tyrrell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/tyrrell.md) | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | [Rial](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/rial.md) | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | [Minardi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/minardi.md) | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Larrousse](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/larrousse.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Dallara](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/dallara.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [AGS](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ags.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Coloni](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/coloni.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Ligier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ligier.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Osella](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/osella.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Euro Brun](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/eurobrun.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Zakspeed](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/zakspeed.md) | 0 | 0 |

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