Race · Round 16 of 16 ·
1988 Australian Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for McLaren from 2nd on the grid at Adelaide Street Circuit. 15 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 35 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, Australia
- Winner
- Alain ProstMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Entries
- 3111 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 | 1:17.748 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:17.880 | +0.132 | +0.132 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:19.427 | +1.679 | +1.547 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:19.517 | +1.769 | +0.090 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:19.535 | +1.787 | +0.018 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:19.925 | +2.177 | +0.390 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:20.086 | +2.338 | +0.161 |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:20.182 | +2.434 | +0.096 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:20.459 | +2.711 | +0.277 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:20.486 | +2.738 | +0.027 |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:20.781 | +3.033 | +0.295 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:20.844 | +3.096 | +0.063 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:20.852 | +3.104 | +0.008 |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:21.133 | +3.385 | +0.281 |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:21.164 | +3.416 | +0.031 |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:21.262 | +3.514 | +0.098 |
| 17 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:21.307 | +3.559 | +0.045 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:21.393 | +3.645 | +0.086 |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:21.554 | +3.806 | +0.161 |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:21.856 | +4.108 | +0.302 |
| 21 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:21.893 | +4.145 | +0.037 |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:21.988 | +4.240 | +0.095 |
| 23 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:22.028 | +4.280 | +0.040 |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:22.211 | +4.463 | +0.183 |
| 25 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:22.213 | +4.465 | +0.002 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:22.348 | +4.600 | +0.135 |
| 27 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:22.393 | +4.645 | +0.045 |
| 28 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:22.529 | +4.781 | +0.136 |
| 29 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola | 29 | 1:22.733 | +4.985 | +0.204 |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:23.025 | +5.277 | +0.292 |
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 | 1:21.519 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:21.901 | +0.382 | +0.382 | — |
| 3 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:22.022 | +0.503 | +0.121 | — |
| 4 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:24.634 | +3.115 | +2.612 | — |
| 5 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:28.440 | +6.921 | +3.806 | — |
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 | 1:19.676 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:19.973 | +0.297 | +0.297 | — |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:20.013 | +0.337 | +0.040 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:20.689 | +1.013 | +0.676 | — |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:20.711 | +1.035 | +0.022 | — |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:20.722 | +1.046 | +0.011 | — |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:20.941 | +1.265 | +0.219 | — |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:21.158 | +1.482 | +0.217 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:21.316 | +1.640 | +0.158 | — |
| 10 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:21.441 | +1.765 | +0.125 | — |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:21.519 | +1.843 | +0.078 | — |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:21.592 | +1.916 | +0.073 | — |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:21.730 | +2.054 | +0.138 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:21.901 | +2.225 | +0.171 | — |
| 15 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:21.965 | +2.289 | +0.064 | — |
| 16 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:22.022 | +2.346 | +0.057 | — |
| 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:22.455 | +2.779 | +0.433 | — |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:22.529 | +2.853 | +0.074 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:22.642 | +2.966 | +0.113 | — |
| 20 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.642 | +2.966 | +0.000 | — |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:22.649 | +2.973 | +0.007 | — |
| 22 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:22.726 | +3.050 | +0.077 | — |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:22.732 | +3.056 | +0.006 | — |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:22.783 | +3.107 | +0.051 | — |
| 25 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:22.840 | +3.164 | +0.057 | — |
| 26 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.288 | +3.612 | +0.448 | — |
| 27 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:23.502 | +3.826 | +0.214 | — |
| 28 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola | 29 | 1:23.980 | +4.304 | +0.478 | — |
| 29 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:24.634 | +4.958 | +0.654 | — |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:27.262 | +7.586 | +2.628 | — |
| 31 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:28.440 | +8.764 | +1.178 | — |
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 | 1:18.414 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:18.519 | +0.105 | +0.105 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:20.088 | +1.674 | +1.569 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:20.466 | +2.052 | +0.378 | — |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:20.663 | +2.249 | +0.197 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:20.671 | +2.257 | +0.008 | — |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:20.796 | +2.382 | +0.125 | — |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:20.998 | +2.584 | +0.202 | — |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:21.129 | +2.715 | +0.131 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:21.230 | +2.816 | +0.101 | — |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:21.296 | +2.882 | +0.066 | — |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:21.410 | +2.996 | +0.114 | — |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:21.478 | +3.064 | +0.068 | — |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:21.481 | +3.067 | +0.003 | — |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:21.579 | +3.165 | +0.098 | — |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:21.629 | +3.215 | +0.050 | — |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:21.786 | +3.372 | +0.157 | — |
| 18 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:21.915 | +3.501 | +0.129 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:21.930 | +3.516 | +0.015 | — |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:21.941 | +3.527 | +0.011 | — |
| 21 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:22.008 | +3.594 | +0.067 | — |
| 22 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:22.011 | +3.597 | +0.003 | — |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:22.012 | +3.598 | +0.001 | — |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:22.486 | +4.072 | +0.474 | — |
| 25 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:22.517 | +4.103 | +0.031 | — |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:22.582 | +4.168 | +0.065 | — |
| 27 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:22.808 | +4.394 | +0.226 | — |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.869 | +4.455 | +0.061 | — |
| 29 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Lola | 29 | 1:22.929 | +4.515 | +0.060 | — |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:24.099 | +5.685 | +1.170 | — |
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 | 1:20.835 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:21.011 | +0.176 | +0.176 | — |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:22.075 | +1.240 | +1.064 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.097 | +1.262 | +0.022 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:22.458 | +1.623 | +0.361 | — |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:22.460 | +1.625 | +0.002 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:22.596 | +1.761 | +0.136 | — |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:22.687 | +1.852 | +0.091 | — |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:22.773 | +1.938 | +0.086 | — |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:22.817 | +1.982 | +0.044 | — |
| 11 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:22.866 | +2.031 | +0.049 | — |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:23.276 | +2.441 | +0.410 | — |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:23.286 | +2.451 | +0.010 | — |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:23.327 | +2.492 | +0.041 | — |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:23.387 | +2.552 | +0.060 | — |
| 16 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:23.489 | +2.654 | +0.102 | — |
| 17 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:23.501 | +2.666 | +0.012 | — |
| 18 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:23.808 | +2.973 | +0.307 | — |
| 19 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.823 | +2.988 | +0.015 | — |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:23.879 | +3.044 | +0.056 | — |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:24.233 | +3.398 | +0.354 | — |
| 22 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:24.292 | +3.457 | +0.059 | — |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:24.316 | +3.481 | +0.024 | — |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:24.316 | +3.481 | +0.000 | — |
| 25 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:24.397 | +3.562 | +0.081 | — |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:25.299 | +4.464 | +0.902 | — |
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
Lotus 100T
Sato Lotus 100T Suzuka 2010 · https://www.flickr.com/photos/temalive/ · CC BY-SA 2.0
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
Rial ARC1
F1 1988, Rial ARC1, Spa Francorchamps (55425564171) (cropped) · Original: Der Alf / Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY 4.0
Ligier JS31
Ligier JS31 - Rétromobile 2025 · Xavoun · CC BY-SA 4.06 more photographs
Lola LC88
Larrousse Lola LC88-Cosworth of Philippe Alliot at the 2025 Adelaide Grand Final - 05 · Yu Chu Chin · 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
EuroBrun ER188
Eurobrun ER188 Italian Grand Prix 2025 · Eustace Bagge · CC BY 4.0
Ferrari F1/87
Ferrari F1-87 · Etienne (Li) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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
- 16 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- Australian 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.