Race · Round 13 of 16 ·
1988 Portuguese Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for McLaren from pole at Autodromo do Estoril. 14 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 33 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Autodromo do EstorilEstoril, Portugal
- Winner
- Alain ProstMcLaren
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Gerhard Berger
- Entries
- 3112 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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:17.411 | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:17.869 | +0.458 | +0.458 |
| 3 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:18.812 | +1.401 | +0.943 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:18.903 | +1.492 | +0.091 |
| 5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:19.045 | +1.634 | +0.142 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:19.131 | +1.720 | +0.086 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:19.372 | +1.961 | +0.241 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:19.551 | +2.140 | +0.179 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:19.572 | +2.161 | +0.021 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:19.603 | +2.192 | +0.031 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:19.797 | +2.386 | +0.194 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:19.940 | +2.529 | +0.143 |
| 13 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:20.314 | +2.903 | +0.374 |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:20.741 | +3.330 | +0.427 |
| 15 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:20.748 | +3.337 | +0.007 |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:20.783 | +3.372 | +0.035 |
| 17 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:20.922 | +3.511 | +0.139 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:20.965 | +3.554 | +0.043 |
| 19 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:21.094 | +3.683 | +0.129 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:21.096 | +3.685 | +0.002 |
| 21 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:21.418 | +4.007 | +0.322 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:21.788 | +4.377 | +0.370 |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:21.790 | +4.379 | +0.002 |
| 24 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.035 | +4.624 | +0.245 |
| 25 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:22.119 | +4.708 | +0.084 |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:22.170 | +4.759 | +0.051 |
| 27 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:22.296 | +4.885 | +0.126 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:22.549 | +5.138 | +0.253 |
| 29 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:23.075 | +5.664 | +0.526 |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:23.300 | +5.889 | +0.225 |
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 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:21.468 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:23.051 | +1.583 | +1.583 | — |
| 3 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:23.807 | +2.339 | +0.756 | — |
| 4 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:24.076 | +2.608 | +0.269 | — |
| 5 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:25.146 | +3.678 | +1.070 | — |
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 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:18.537 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:18.999 | +0.462 | +0.462 | — |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:19.694 | +1.157 | +0.695 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:20.325 | +1.788 | +0.631 | — |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:20.839 | +2.302 | +0.514 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:20.854 | +2.317 | +0.015 | — |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:21.038 | +2.501 | +0.184 | — |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:21.166 | +2.629 | +0.128 | — |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:21.178 | +2.641 | +0.012 | — |
| 10 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:21.199 | +2.662 | +0.021 | — |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:21.434 | +2.897 | +0.235 | — |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:21.468 | +2.931 | +0.034 | — |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:21.493 | +2.956 | +0.025 | — |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:21.525 | +2.988 | +0.032 | — |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:21.975 | +3.438 | +0.450 | — |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:22.198 | +3.661 | +0.223 | — |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:22.276 | +3.739 | +0.078 | — |
| 18 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:22.473 | +3.936 | +0.197 | — |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:22.535 | +3.998 | +0.062 | — |
| 20 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:22.550 | +4.013 | +0.015 | — |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.749 | +4.212 | +0.199 | — |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:22.963 | +4.426 | +0.214 | — |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:23.048 | +4.511 | +0.085 | — |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:23.051 | +4.514 | +0.003 | — |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:23.700 | +5.163 | +0.649 | — |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:23.807 | +5.270 | +0.107 | — |
| 27 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:23.862 | +5.325 | +0.055 | — |
| 28 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:24.076 | +5.539 | +0.214 | — |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:24.231 | +5.694 | +0.155 | — |
| 30 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:25.146 | +6.609 | +0.915 | — |
| 31 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:25.263 | +6.726 | +0.117 | — |
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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:18.143 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:19.199 | +1.056 | +1.056 | — |
| 3 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:19.588 | +1.445 | +0.389 | — |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:19.764 | +1.621 | +0.176 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:19.864 | +1.721 | +0.100 | — |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:19.865 | +1.722 | +0.001 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:19.938 | +1.795 | +0.073 | — |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:20.194 | +2.051 | +0.256 | — |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:20.526 | +2.383 | +0.332 | — |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:20.580 | +2.437 | +0.054 | — |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:20.615 | +2.472 | +0.035 | — |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:21.130 | +2.987 | +0.515 | — |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:21.164 | +3.021 | +0.034 | — |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:21.252 | +3.109 | +0.088 | — |
| 15 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:21.376 | +3.233 | +0.124 | — |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:21.516 | +3.373 | +0.140 | — |
| 17 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:21.637 | +3.494 | +0.121 | — |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:21.654 | +3.511 | +0.017 | — |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:21.731 | +3.588 | +0.077 | — |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:21.784 | +3.641 | +0.053 | — |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:21.805 | +3.662 | +0.021 | — |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:22.287 | +4.144 | +0.482 | — |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:22.306 | +4.163 | +0.019 | — |
| 24 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.332 | +4.189 | +0.026 | — |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:22.341 | +4.198 | +0.009 | — |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:22.461 | +4.318 | +0.120 | — |
| 27 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:22.628 | +4.485 | +0.167 | — |
| 28 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:22.708 | +4.565 | +0.080 | — |
| 29 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:23.192 | +5.049 | +0.484 | — |
| 30 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:23.252 | +5.109 | +0.060 | — |
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 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:21.328 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:21.427 | +0.099 | +0.099 | — |
| 3 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:21.700 | +0.372 | +0.273 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:22.034 | +0.706 | +0.334 | — |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:22.265 | +0.937 | +0.231 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.367 | +1.039 | +0.102 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:22.524 | +1.196 | +0.157 | — |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:22.543 | +1.215 | +0.019 | — |
| 9 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:22.601 | +1.273 | +0.058 | — |
| 10 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:23.294 | +1.966 | +0.693 | — |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:23.340 | +2.012 | +0.046 | — |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:23.448 | +2.120 | +0.108 | — |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:23.544 | +2.216 | +0.096 | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:23.639 | +2.311 | +0.095 | — |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:23.752 | +2.424 | +0.113 | — |
| 16 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:23.755 | +2.427 | +0.003 | — |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:24.184 | +2.856 | +0.429 | — |
| 18 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:24.441 | +3.113 | +0.257 | — |
| 19 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:24.532 | +3.204 | +0.091 | — |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:24.649 | +3.321 | +0.117 | — |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:24.856 | +3.528 | +0.207 | — |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:24.865 | +3.537 | +0.009 | — |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:24.964 | +3.636 | +0.099 | — |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:25.024 | +3.696 | +0.060 | — |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:25.032 | +3.704 | +0.008 | — |
| 26 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:25.163 | +3.835 | +0.131 | — |
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
Benetton B188
Benetton B188 Goodwood FoS 2009 2 · Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
Arrows A10
Arrows A10 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed · Matthew Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ferrari F1/87
Ferrari F1-87 · Etienne (Li) · CC BY-SA 3.0
AGS JH23
Rétromobile 2017 - AGS JH23 - 1989 - 001 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ligier JS31
Ligier JS31 - Rétromobile 2025 · Xavoun · CC BY-SA 4.06 more photographs
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
Lotus 100T
Sato Lotus 100T Suzuka 2010 · https://www.flickr.com/photos/temalive/ · CC BY-SA 2.0
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
- 13 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- Portuguese 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.