Race · Round 14 of 16 ·
1988 Spanish Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for McLaren from 2nd on the grid at Circuito de Jerez. 11 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 34 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Circuito de JerezJerez de la Frontera, Spain
- Winner
- Alain ProstMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Entries
- 3115 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 | 1:24.067 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:24.134 | +0.067 | +0.067 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:24.269 | +0.202 | +0.135 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:24.904 | +0.837 | +0.635 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:25.032 | +0.965 | +0.128 |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:25.115 | +1.048 | +0.083 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:25.217 | +1.150 | +0.102 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:25.466 | +1.399 | +0.249 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:25.648 | +1.581 | +0.182 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:26.447 | +2.380 | +0.799 |
| 11 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:26.578 | +2.511 | +0.131 |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:26.832 | +2.765 | +0.254 |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:26.971 | +2.904 | +0.139 |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:27.012 | +2.945 | +0.041 |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:27.171 | +3.104 | +0.159 |
| 16 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:27.187 | +3.120 | +0.016 |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:27.240 | +3.173 | +0.053 |
| 18 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:27.350 | +3.283 | +0.110 |
| 19 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:27.351 | +3.284 | +0.001 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:27.407 | +3.340 | +0.056 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.474 | +3.407 | +0.067 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:27.548 | +3.481 | +0.074 |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:27.798 | +3.731 | +0.250 |
| 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:27.833 | +3.766 | +0.035 |
| 25 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:27.859 | +3.792 | +0.026 |
| 26 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:27.977 | +3.910 | +0.118 |
| 27 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:28.194 | +4.127 | +0.217 |
| 28 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:28.664 | +4.597 | +0.470 |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:29.066 | +4.999 | +0.402 |
| 30 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:29.503 | +5.436 | +0.437 |
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 | 1:28.378 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:29.293 | +0.915 | +0.915 | — |
| 3 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:30.003 | +1.625 | +0.710 | — |
| 4 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:30.419 | +2.041 | +0.416 | — |
| 5 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:30.459 | +2.081 | +0.040 | — |
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 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:24.722 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:26.201 | +1.479 | +1.479 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:26.983 | +2.261 | +0.782 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:27.223 | +2.501 | +0.240 | — |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:27.277 | +2.555 | +0.054 | — |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:27.588 | +2.866 | +0.311 | — |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:27.734 | +3.012 | +0.146 | — |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:27.766 | +3.044 | +0.032 | — |
| 9 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:28.074 | +3.352 | +0.308 | — |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:28.310 | +3.588 | +0.236 | — |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:28.378 | +3.656 | +0.068 | — |
| 12 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:28.385 | +3.663 | +0.007 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:28.441 | +3.719 | +0.056 | — |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:28.544 | +3.822 | +0.103 | — |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:28.879 | +4.157 | +0.335 | — |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:28.912 | +4.190 | +0.033 | — |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:29.143 | +4.421 | +0.231 | — |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:29.293 | +4.571 | +0.150 | — |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:29.310 | +4.588 | +0.017 | — |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:29.374 | +4.652 | +0.064 | — |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:29.653 | +4.931 | +0.279 | — |
| 22 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:29.932 | +5.210 | +0.279 | — |
| 23 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:30.003 | +5.281 | +0.071 | — |
| 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:30.021 | +5.299 | +0.018 | — |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:30.419 | +5.697 | +0.398 | — |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:30.459 | +5.737 | +0.040 | — |
| 27 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:30.646 | +5.924 | +0.187 | — |
| 28 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:30.659 | +5.937 | +0.013 | — |
| 29 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:31.773 | +7.051 | +1.114 | — |
| 30 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:31.911 | +7.189 | +0.138 | — |
| 31 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:32.395 | +7.673 | +0.484 | — |
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 | 1:24.772 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:24.983 | +0.211 | +0.211 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:25.040 | +0.268 | +0.057 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:25.366 | +0.594 | +0.326 | — |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:25.753 | +0.981 | +0.387 | — |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:26.043 | +1.271 | +0.290 | — |
| 7 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:26.241 | +1.469 | +0.198 | — |
| 8 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:26.323 | +1.551 | +0.082 | — |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:26.425 | +1.653 | +0.102 | — |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:26.678 | +1.906 | +0.253 | — |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:26.966 | +2.194 | +0.288 | — |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.299 | +2.527 | +0.333 | — |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:27.368 | +2.596 | +0.069 | — |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:27.371 | +2.599 | +0.003 | — |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:27.579 | +2.807 | +0.208 | — |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:27.609 | +2.837 | +0.030 | — |
| 17 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:27.714 | +2.942 | +0.105 | — |
| 18 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:27.791 | +3.019 | +0.077 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:27.850 | +3.078 | +0.059 | — |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:27.877 | +3.105 | +0.027 | — |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:28.103 | +3.331 | +0.226 | — |
| 22 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:28.309 | +3.537 | +0.206 | — |
| 23 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:28.474 | +3.702 | +0.165 | — |
| 24 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:28.600 | +3.828 | +0.126 | — |
| 25 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:28.936 | +4.164 | +0.336 | — |
| 26 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:29.171 | +4.399 | +0.235 | — |
| 27 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:29.193 | +4.421 | +0.022 | — |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:29.700 | +4.928 | +0.507 | — |
| 29 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:29.837 | +5.065 | +0.137 | — |
| 30 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:29.857 | +5.085 | +0.020 | — |
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 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:27.756 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:28.745 | +0.989 | +0.989 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:28.873 | +1.117 | +0.128 | — |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:29.221 | +1.465 | +0.348 | — |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:29.299 | +1.543 | +0.078 | — |
| 6 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:29.462 | +1.706 | +0.163 | — |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:29.470 | +1.714 | +0.008 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:29.755 | +1.999 | +0.285 | — |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:29.781 | +2.025 | +0.026 | — |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:29.933 | +2.177 | +0.152 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:29.979 | +2.223 | +0.046 | — |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:30.057 | +2.301 | +0.078 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:30.370 | +2.614 | +0.313 | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:30.480 | +2.724 | +0.110 | — |
| 15 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:30.543 | +2.787 | +0.063 | — |
| 16 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:30.718 | +2.962 | +0.175 | — |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:30.840 | +3.084 | +0.122 | — |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:31.112 | +3.356 | +0.272 | — |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:31.335 | +3.579 | +0.223 | — |
| 20 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:31.468 | +3.712 | +0.133 | — |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:31.718 | +3.962 | +0.250 | — |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:31.782 | +4.026 | +0.064 | — |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:31.985 | +4.229 | +0.203 | — |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:32.438 | +4.682 | +0.453 | — |
| 25 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:32.790 | +5.034 | +0.352 | — |
| 26 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:38.788 | +11.032 | +5.998 | — |
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
Williams FW12
Williams FW12B (Mansell) front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Benetton B188
Benetton B188 Goodwood FoS 2009 2 · Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
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
Lola LC88
Larrousse Lola LC88-Cosworth of Philippe Alliot at the 2025 Adelaide Grand Final - 05 · Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.06 more photographs
EuroBrun ER188
Eurobrun ER188 Italian Grand Prix 2025 · Eustace Bagge · CC BY 4.0
Ligier JS31
Ligier JS31 - Rétromobile 2025 · Xavoun · CC BY-SA 4.0
AGS JH23
Rétromobile 2017 - AGS JH23 - 1989 - 001 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arrows A10
Arrows A10 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed · Matthew Lamb · 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 · uncheckedA 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
- 14 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- Spanish 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.