Race · Round 1 of 16 ·
1988 Brazilian Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for McLaren from 3rd on the grid at Jacarepagua. 17 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 29 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- JacarepaguaRio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Winner
- Alain ProstMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Gerhard Berger
- Entries
- 319 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:28.096 | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:28.632 | +0.536 | +0.536 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:28.782 | +0.686 | +0.150 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:29.026 | +0.930 | +0.244 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:30.087 | +1.991 | +1.061 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:30.114 | +2.018 | +0.027 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:30.140 | +2.044 | +0.026 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:30.439 | +2.343 | +0.299 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:30.929 | +2.833 | +0.490 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:31.280 | +3.184 | +0.351 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:31.723 | +3.627 | +0.443 |
| 12 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:31.772 | +3.676 | +0.049 |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:31.833 | +3.737 | +0.061 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:32.275 | +4.179 | +0.442 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:32.843 | +4.747 | +0.568 |
| 16 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:32.933 | +4.837 | +0.090 |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:33.408 | +5.312 | +0.475 |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:34.474 | +6.378 | +1.066 |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:34.481 | +6.385 | +0.007 |
| 20 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:34.532 | +6.436 | +0.051 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:34.579 | +6.483 | +0.047 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:34.686 | +6.590 | +0.107 |
| 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:34.886 | +6.790 | +0.200 |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:34.910 | +6.814 | +0.024 |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:35.407 | +7.311 | +0.497 |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:35.711 | +7.615 | +0.304 |
| 27 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:36.137 | +8.041 | +0.426 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:37.621 | +9.525 | +1.484 |
| 29 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:38.371 | +10.275 | +0.750 |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:38.614 | +10.518 | +0.243 |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Pre-qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:37.033 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:37.886 | +0.853 | +0.853 | — |
| 3 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:38.276 | +1.243 | +0.390 | — |
| 4 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:43.869 | +6.836 | +5.593 | — |
| 5 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:46.442 | +9.409 | +2.573 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:31.234 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:31.761 | +0.527 | +0.527 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:31.987 | +0.753 | +0.226 | — |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:32.609 | +1.375 | +0.622 | — |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:32.887 | +1.653 | +0.278 | — |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:33.137 | +1.903 | +0.250 | — |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:33.276 | +2.042 | +0.139 | — |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:33.953 | +2.719 | +0.677 | — |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:33.974 | +2.740 | +0.021 | — |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:34.177 | +2.943 | +0.203 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:35.146 | +3.912 | +0.969 | — |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:35.346 | +4.112 | +0.200 | — |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:35.357 | +4.123 | +0.011 | — |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:36.585 | +5.351 | +1.228 | — |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:36.871 | +5.637 | +0.286 | — |
| 16 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:36.975 | +5.741 | +0.104 | — |
| 17 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:36.984 | +5.750 | +0.009 | — |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:37.033 | +5.799 | +0.049 | — |
| 19 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:37.821 | +6.587 | +0.788 | — |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:37.886 | +6.652 | +0.065 | — |
| 21 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:38.276 | +7.042 | +0.390 | — |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:38.520 | +7.286 | +0.244 | — |
| 23 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:39.058 | +7.824 | +0.538 | — |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:39.782 | +8.548 | +0.724 | — |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:40.377 | +9.143 | +0.595 | — |
| 26 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:41.397 | +10.163 | +1.020 | — |
| 27 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:42.421 | +11.187 | +1.024 | — |
| 28 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:42.591 | +11.357 | +0.170 | — |
| 29 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:43.869 | +12.635 | +1.278 | — |
| 30 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:46.442 | +15.208 | +2.573 | — |
| 31 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 10:35.816 | +9:04.582 | +8:49.374 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:29.521 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:30.568 | +1.047 | +1.047 | — |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:30.675 | +1.154 | +0.107 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:31.118 | +1.597 | +0.443 | — |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:31.381 | +1.860 | +0.263 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:31.915 | +2.394 | +0.534 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:32.173 | +2.652 | +0.258 | — |
| 8 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:32.390 | +2.869 | +0.217 | — |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:32.793 | +3.272 | +0.403 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:32.835 | +3.314 | +0.042 | — |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:33.181 | +3.660 | +0.346 | — |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:33.756 | +4.235 | +0.575 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:33.761 | +4.240 | +0.005 | — |
| 14 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:34.027 | +4.506 | +0.266 | — |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:34.215 | +4.694 | +0.188 | — |
| 16 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:35.162 | +5.641 | +0.947 | — |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:35.397 | +5.876 | +0.235 | — |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:35.408 | +5.887 | +0.011 | — |
| 19 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:35.635 | +6.114 | +0.227 | — |
| 20 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:35.793 | +6.272 | +0.158 | — |
| 21 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:35.875 | +6.354 | +0.082 | — |
| 22 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:36.244 | +6.723 | +0.369 | — |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:36.409 | +6.888 | +0.165 | — |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:36.420 | +6.899 | +0.011 | — |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:36.689 | +7.168 | +0.269 | — |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:37.907 | +8.386 | +1.218 | — |
| 27 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:38.352 | +8.831 | +0.445 | — |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:38.443 | +8.922 | +0.091 | — |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:38.677 | +9.156 | +0.234 | — |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:39.302 | +9.781 | +0.625 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:45.165 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:46.460 | +1.295 | +1.295 | — |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:46.885 | +1.720 | +0.425 | — |
| 4 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:46.908 | +1.743 | +0.023 | — |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:47.073 | +1.908 | +0.165 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:47.920 | +2.755 | +0.847 | — |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:48.172 | +3.007 | +0.252 | — |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:49.463 | +4.298 | +1.291 | — |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:49.470 | +4.305 | +0.007 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:49.484 | +4.319 | +0.014 | — |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:49.676 | +4.511 | +0.192 | — |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:49.883 | +4.718 | +0.207 | — |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:49.900 | +4.735 | +0.017 | — |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:50.486 | +5.321 | +0.586 | — |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:50.556 | +5.391 | +0.070 | — |
| 16 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:51.062 | +5.897 | +0.506 | — |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:51.285 | +6.120 | +0.223 | — |
| 18 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:51.673 | +6.508 | +0.388 | — |
| 19 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:51.857 | +6.692 | +0.184 | — |
| 20 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:51.884 | +6.719 | +0.027 | — |
| 21 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:52.026 | +6.861 | +0.142 | — |
| 22 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:52.901 | +7.736 | +0.875 | — |
| 23 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:53.194 | +8.029 | +0.293 | — |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:53.897 | +8.732 | +0.703 | — |
| 25 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:54.879 | +9.714 | +0.982 | — |
| 26 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:55.128 | +9.963 | +0.249 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
McLaren MP4/4
McLaren MP4-4 front-right Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferrari F1/87
Ferrari F1-87 · Etienne (Li) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lotus 100T
Sato Lotus 100T Suzuka 2010 · https://www.flickr.com/photos/temalive/ · CC BY-SA 2.0
Arrows A10
Arrows A10 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed · Matthew Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Benetton B188
Benetton B188 Goodwood FoS 2009 2 · Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
Ligier JS31
Ligier JS31 - Rétromobile 2025 · Xavoun · CC BY-SA 4.06 more photographs
AGS JH23
Rétromobile 2017 - AGS JH23 - 1989 - 001 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
EuroBrun ER188
Eurobrun ER188 Italian Grand Prix 2025 · Eustace Bagge · CC BY 4.0
Lola LC88
Larrousse Lola LC88-Cosworth of Philippe Alliot at the 2025 Adelaide Grand Final - 05 · Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rial ARC1
F1 1988, Rial ARC1, Spa Francorchamps (55425564171) (cropped) · Original: Der Alf / Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY 4.0
Tyrrell 017
EMS 2023, Essen (P1160461) · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Williams FW12
Williams FW12B (Mansell) front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
Where this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- Brazilian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Honda
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.