Race · Round 3 of 16 ·
1988 Monaco Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for McLaren from 2nd on the grid at Circuit de Monaco. 16 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 30 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Circuit de MonacoMonte Carlo, Monaco
- Winner
- Alain ProstMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Ayrton Senna
- Entries
- 3110 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 | 1:23.998 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:25.425 | +1.427 | +1.427 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:26.685 | +2.687 | +1.260 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:27.297 | +3.299 | +0.612 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:27.665 | +3.667 | +0.368 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:27.869 | +3.871 | +0.204 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:27.872 | +3.874 | +0.003 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:28.016 | +4.018 | +0.144 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:28.227 | +4.229 | +0.211 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:28.358 | +4.360 | +0.131 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:28.403 | +4.405 | +0.045 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:28.527 | +4.529 | +0.124 |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:28.536 | +4.538 | +0.009 |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:28.610 | +4.612 | +0.074 |
| 15 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:28.625 | +4.627 | +0.015 |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:28.640 | +4.642 | +0.015 |
| 17 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:29.075 | +5.077 | +0.435 |
| 18 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:29.093 | +5.095 | +0.018 |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:29.298 | +5.300 | +0.205 |
| 20 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:29.480 | +5.482 | +0.182 |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:29.601 | +5.603 | +0.121 |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:29.603 | +5.605 | +0.002 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:30.121 | +6.123 | +0.518 |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:30.252 | +6.254 | +0.131 |
| 25 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:30.335 | +6.337 | +0.083 |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:30.505 | +6.507 | +0.170 |
| 27 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:30.611 | +6.613 | +0.106 |
| 28 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:30.613 | +6.615 | +0.002 |
| 29 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:30.793 | +6.795 | +0.180 |
| 30 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:30.816 | +6.818 | +0.023 |
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 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:45.985 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:49.196 | +3.211 | +3.211 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:49.559 | +3.574 | +0.363 | — |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:50.200 | +4.215 | +0.641 | — |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:50.702 | +4.717 | +0.502 | — |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:50.877 | +4.892 | +0.175 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:51.710 | +5.725 | +0.833 | — |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:52.873 | +6.888 | +1.163 | — |
| 9 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:53.051 | +7.066 | +0.178 | — |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:53.278 | +7.293 | +0.227 | — |
| 11 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:53.283 | +7.298 | +0.005 | — |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:53.534 | +7.549 | +0.251 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:53.776 | +7.791 | +0.242 | — |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:53.855 | +7.870 | +0.079 | — |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:54.008 | +8.023 | +0.153 | — |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:54.634 | +8.649 | +0.626 | — |
| 17 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:55.026 | +9.041 | +0.392 | — |
| 18 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:55.111 | +9.126 | +0.085 | — |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:55.146 | +9.161 | +0.035 | — |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:55.186 | +9.201 | +0.040 | — |
| 21 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:55.673 | +9.688 | +0.487 | — |
| 22 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:56.890 | +10.905 | +1.217 | — |
| 23 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:57.118 | +11.133 | +0.228 | — |
| 24 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:57.156 | +11.171 | +0.038 | — |
| 25 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:57.335 | +11.350 | +0.179 | — |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:58.772 | +12.787 | +1.437 | — |
| 27 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:59.908 | +13.923 | +1.136 | — |
| 28 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:59.993 | +14.008 | +0.085 | — |
| 29 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 2:00.911 | +14.926 | +0.918 | — |
| 30 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 1:25.385 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:26.363 | +0.978 | +0.978 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:27.710 | +2.325 | +1.347 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:27.724 | +2.339 | +0.014 | — |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:28.348 | +2.963 | +0.624 | — |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:28.784 | +3.399 | +0.436 | — |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:28.999 | +3.614 | +0.215 | — |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:29.215 | +3.830 | +0.216 | — |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:29.298 | +3.913 | +0.083 | — |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:29.584 | +4.199 | +0.286 | — |
| 11 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:29.749 | +4.364 | +0.165 | — |
| 12 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:29.767 | +4.382 | +0.018 | — |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:29.970 | +4.585 | +0.203 | — |
| 14 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:30.091 | +4.706 | +0.121 | — |
| 15 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:30.191 | +4.806 | +0.100 | — |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:30.332 | +4.947 | +0.141 | — |
| 17 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:30.402 | +5.017 | +0.070 | — |
| 18 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:30.403 | +5.018 | +0.001 | — |
| 19 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:30.591 | +5.206 | +0.188 | — |
| 20 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:30.658 | +5.273 | +0.067 | — |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:30.813 | +5.428 | +0.155 | — |
| 22 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:30.866 | +5.481 | +0.053 | — |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:30.920 | +5.535 | +0.054 | — |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:31.016 | +5.631 | +0.096 | — |
| 25 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:31.080 | +5.695 | +0.064 | — |
| 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:31.266 | +5.881 | +0.186 | — |
| 27 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:31.564 | +6.179 | +0.298 | — |
| 28 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:32.125 | +6.740 | +0.561 | — |
| 29 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:32.928 | +7.543 | +0.803 | — |
| 30 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 4:31.578 | +3:06.193 | +2:58.650 | — |
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 | 1:44.159 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:44.977 | +0.818 | +0.818 | — |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:45.128 | +0.969 | +0.151 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:45.822 | +1.663 | +0.694 | — |
| 5 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:46.666 | +2.507 | +0.844 | — |
| 6 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:47.258 | +3.099 | +0.592 | — |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:47.467 | +3.308 | +0.209 | — |
| 8 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:47.640 | +3.481 | +0.173 | — |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:48.136 | +3.977 | +0.496 | — |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:48.373 | +4.214 | +0.237 | — |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:48.378 | +4.219 | +0.005 | — |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:48.428 | +4.269 | +0.050 | — |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:48.911 | +4.752 | +0.483 | — |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:49.140 | +4.981 | +0.229 | — |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:49.170 | +5.011 | +0.030 | — |
| 16 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:49.377 | +5.218 | +0.207 | — |
| 17 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:50.301 | +6.142 | +0.924 | — |
| 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:50.856 | +6.697 | +0.555 | — |
| 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:51.330 | +7.171 | +0.474 | — |
| 20 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:52.051 | +7.892 | +0.721 | — |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:53.253 | +9.094 | +1.202 | — |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:55.888 | +11.729 | +2.635 | — |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:56.514 | +12.355 | +0.626 | — |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:59.873 | +15.714 | +3.359 | — |
| 25 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 2:02.361 | +18.202 | +2.488 | — |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 2:06.646 | +22.487 | +4.285 | — |
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
Arrows A10
Arrows A10 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed · Matthew Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0
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 4.0
Lola LC88
Larrousse Lola LC88-Cosworth of Philippe Alliot at the 2025 Adelaide Grand Final - 05 · Yu Chu Chin · 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.
6 more photographs
Benetton B188
Benetton B188 Goodwood FoS 2009 2 · Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
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
Ligier JS31
Ligier JS31 - Rétromobile 2025 · Xavoun · 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 4.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 3 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- Monaco 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.