Race · Round 2 of 16 ·
1988 San Marino Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. 8 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Autodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariImola, Italy
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Entries
- 3118 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 | 1:27.148 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:27.919 | +0.771 | +0.771 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:30.500 | +3.352 | +2.581 |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:30.590 | +3.442 | +0.090 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:30.683 | +3.535 | +0.093 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:30.952 | +3.804 | +0.269 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:31.300 | +4.152 | +0.348 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:31.414 | +4.266 | +0.114 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:31.519 | +4.371 | +0.105 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:31.520 | +4.372 | +0.001 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:31.635 | +4.487 | +0.115 |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:31.647 | +4.499 | +0.012 |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:32.013 | +4.865 | +0.366 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:32.483 | +5.335 | +0.470 |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:32.712 | +5.564 | +0.229 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:33.037 | +5.889 | +0.325 |
| 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:33.236 | +6.088 | +0.199 |
| 18 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:33.239 | +6.091 | +0.003 |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:33.374 | +6.226 | +0.135 |
| 20 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:33.448 | +6.300 | +0.074 |
| 21 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:33.874 | +6.726 | +0.426 |
| 22 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:33.903 | +6.755 | +0.029 |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:33.972 | +6.824 | +0.069 |
| 24 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:34.204 | +7.056 | +0.232 |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:34.567 | +7.419 | +0.363 |
| 26 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:34.782 | +7.634 | +0.215 |
| 27 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:35.077 | +7.929 | +0.295 |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:35.654 | +8.506 | +0.577 |
| 29 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:36.123 | +8.975 | +0.469 |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:36.218 | +9.070 | +0.095 |
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 Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:46.453 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:46.828 | +0.375 | +0.375 | — |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:47.265 | +0.812 | +0.437 | — |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:47.772 | +1.319 | +0.507 | — |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:48.049 | +1.596 | +0.277 | — |
| 6 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:48.128 | +1.675 | +0.079 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:48.169 | +1.716 | +0.041 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:48.526 | +2.073 | +0.357 | — |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:49.541 | +3.088 | +1.015 | — |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:49.604 | +3.151 | +0.063 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:50.162 | +3.709 | +0.558 | — |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:51.659 | +5.206 | +1.497 | — |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:51.790 | +5.337 | +0.131 | — |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:52.010 | +5.557 | +0.220 | — |
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:52.011 | +5.558 | +0.001 | — |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:52.070 | +5.617 | +0.059 | — |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:52.523 | +6.070 | +0.453 | — |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:52.554 | +6.101 | +0.031 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:52.849 | +6.396 | +0.295 | — |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:52.881 | +6.428 | +0.032 | — |
| 21 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:52.931 | +6.478 | +0.050 | — |
| 22 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:53.231 | +6.778 | +0.300 | — |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:54.028 | +7.575 | +0.797 | — |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:54.299 | +7.846 | +0.271 | — |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:55.076 | +8.623 | +0.777 | — |
| 26 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:55.151 | +8.698 | +0.075 | — |
| 27 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:55.415 | +8.962 | +0.264 | — |
| 28 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:56.129 | +9.676 | +0.714 | — |
| 29 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:57.156 | +10.703 | +1.027 | — |
| 30 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 2:14.657 | +28.204 | +17.501 | — |
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 | 1:29.272 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:31.137 | +1.865 | +1.865 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:31.146 | +1.874 | +0.009 | — |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:31.701 | +2.429 | +0.555 | — |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:31.734 | +2.462 | +0.033 | — |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:31.985 | +2.713 | +0.251 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:32.088 | +2.816 | +0.103 | — |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:32.106 | +2.834 | +0.018 | — |
| 9 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:32.839 | +3.567 | +0.733 | — |
| 10 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:33.076 | +3.804 | +0.237 | — |
| 11 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:33.182 | +3.910 | +0.106 | — |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:33.205 | +3.933 | +0.023 | — |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:33.228 | +3.956 | +0.023 | — |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:33.587 | +4.315 | +0.359 | — |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:33.628 | +4.356 | +0.041 | — |
| 16 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:33.638 | +4.366 | +0.010 | — |
| 17 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:33.949 | +4.677 | +0.311 | — |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:34.015 | +4.743 | +0.066 | — |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:34.337 | +5.065 | +0.322 | — |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:34.408 | +5.136 | +0.071 | — |
| 21 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:34.422 | +5.150 | +0.014 | — |
| 22 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:34.453 | +5.181 | +0.031 | — |
| 23 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:34.457 | +5.185 | +0.004 | — |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:35.143 | +5.871 | +0.686 | — |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:35.282 | +6.010 | +0.139 | — |
| 26 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:35.541 | +6.269 | +0.259 | — |
| 27 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:35.751 | +6.479 | +0.210 | — |
| 28 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:36.971 | +7.699 | +1.220 | — |
| 29 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:37.158 | +7.886 | +0.187 | — |
| 30 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:37.301 | +8.029 | +0.143 | — |
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 | 1:32.027 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:32.544 | +0.517 | +0.517 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:33.308 | +1.281 | +0.764 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:33.338 | +1.311 | +0.030 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:33.368 | +1.341 | +0.030 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:33.902 | +1.875 | +0.534 | — |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:33.943 | +1.916 | +0.041 | — |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:34.156 | +2.129 | +0.213 | — |
| 9 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:34.444 | +2.417 | +0.288 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:34.454 | +2.427 | +0.010 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:35.011 | +2.984 | +0.557 | — |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:35.056 | +3.029 | +0.045 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:35.080 | +3.053 | +0.024 | — |
| 14 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:35.135 | +3.108 | +0.055 | — |
| 15 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:35.153 | +3.126 | +0.018 | — |
| 16 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:35.573 | +3.546 | +0.420 | — |
| 17 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:35.796 | +3.769 | +0.223 | — |
| 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:36.268 | +4.241 | +0.472 | — |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:36.468 | +4.441 | +0.200 | — |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:36.627 | +4.600 | +0.159 | — |
| 21 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:36.633 | +4.606 | +0.006 | — |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:36.873 | +4.846 | +0.240 | — |
| 23 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:37.279 | +5.252 | +0.406 | — |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:37.533 | +5.506 | +0.254 | — |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:41.994 | +9.967 | +4.461 | — |
| 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:50.061 | +18.034 | +8.067 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
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The cars in this race
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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
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
Arrows A10
Arrows A10 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed · Matthew Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0
AGS JH23
Rétromobile 2017 - AGS JH23 - 1989 - 001 · Thesupermat · 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
Williams FW12
Williams FW12B (Mansell) front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyrrell 017
EMS 2023, Essen (P1160461) · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
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
Rial ARC1
F1 1988, Rial ARC1, Spa Francorchamps (55425564171) (cropped) · Original: Der Alf / Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY 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
- 2 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- San Marino 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.