Race · Round 5 of 16 ·
1988 Canadian Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. 12 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles-VilleneuveMontreal, Canada
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Ayrton Senna
- Entries
- 3114 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 | 1:21.681 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:21.863 | +0.182 | +0.182 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.719 | +1.038 | +0.856 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:23.296 | +1.615 | +0.577 |
| 5 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:23.968 | +2.287 | +0.672 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:23.995 | +2.314 | +0.027 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:24.115 | +2.434 | +0.120 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:24.679 | +2.998 | +0.564 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:24.844 | +3.163 | +0.165 |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:24.968 | +3.287 | +0.124 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:24.971 | +3.290 | +0.003 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:24.988 | +3.307 | +0.017 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:25.373 | +3.692 | +0.385 |
| 14 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:25.609 | +3.928 | +0.236 |
| 15 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:25.713 | +4.032 | +0.104 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:25.740 | +4.059 | +0.027 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:25.765 | +4.084 | +0.025 |
| 18 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:25.910 | +4.229 | +0.145 |
| 19 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:26.092 | +4.411 | +0.182 |
| 20 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:26.327 | +4.646 | +0.235 |
| 21 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:26.437 | +4.756 | +0.110 |
| 22 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:26.784 | +5.103 | +0.347 |
| 23 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:27.139 | +5.458 | +0.355 |
| 24 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:27.321 | +5.640 | +0.182 |
| 25 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.637 | +5.956 | +0.316 |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:27.665 | +5.984 | +0.028 |
| 27 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:27.885 | +6.204 | +0.220 |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:27.981 | +6.300 | +0.096 |
| 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:28.012 | +6.331 | +0.031 |
| 30 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:28.215 | +6.534 | +0.203 |
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 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:27.274 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:27.426 | +0.152 | +0.152 | — |
| 3 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:27.912 | +0.638 | +0.486 | — |
| 4 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:28.709 | +1.435 | +0.797 | — |
| 5 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:29.103 | +1.829 | +0.394 | — |
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 | 1:24.046 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:24.989 | +0.943 | +0.943 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:25.028 | +0.982 | +0.039 | — |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:25.318 | +1.272 | +0.290 | — |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:26.038 | +1.992 | +0.720 | — |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:26.149 | +2.103 | +0.111 | — |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:26.481 | +2.435 | +0.332 | — |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:26.776 | +2.730 | +0.295 | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:26.777 | +2.731 | +0.001 | — |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:27.133 | +3.087 | +0.356 | — |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:27.158 | +3.112 | +0.025 | — |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:27.274 | +3.228 | +0.116 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:27.326 | +3.280 | +0.052 | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:27.426 | +3.380 | +0.100 | — |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:27.461 | +3.415 | +0.035 | — |
| 16 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:27.550 | +3.504 | +0.089 | — |
| 17 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:27.845 | +3.799 | +0.295 | — |
| 18 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:27.912 | +3.866 | +0.067 | — |
| 19 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:27.995 | +3.949 | +0.083 | — |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:28.157 | +4.111 | +0.162 | — |
| 21 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:28.337 | +4.291 | +0.180 | — |
| 22 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:28.408 | +4.362 | +0.071 | — |
| 23 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:28.626 | +4.580 | +0.218 | — |
| 24 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:28.709 | +4.663 | +0.083 | — |
| 25 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:28.850 | +4.804 | +0.141 | — |
| 26 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:29.103 | +5.057 | +0.253 | — |
| 27 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:29.463 | +5.417 | +0.360 | — |
| 28 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:29.472 | +5.426 | +0.009 | — |
| 29 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:29.490 | +5.444 | +0.018 | — |
| 30 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:29.592 | +5.546 | +0.102 | — |
| 31 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:32.106 | +8.060 | +2.514 | — |
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 | 1:23.706 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:24.128 | +0.422 | +0.422 | — |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:24.588 | +0.882 | +0.460 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:24.625 | +0.919 | +0.037 | — |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:24.711 | +1.005 | +0.086 | — |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:24.886 | +1.180 | +0.175 | — |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:25.122 | +1.416 | +0.236 | — |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:25.430 | +1.724 | +0.308 | — |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:25.519 | +1.813 | +0.089 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:25.540 | +1.834 | +0.021 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:25.565 | +1.859 | +0.025 | — |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:25.628 | +1.922 | +0.063 | — |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:26.108 | +2.402 | +0.480 | — |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:26.131 | +2.425 | +0.023 | — |
| 15 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:26.147 | +2.441 | +0.016 | — |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:26.312 | +2.606 | +0.165 | — |
| 17 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:26.349 | +2.643 | +0.037 | — |
| 18 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 23 | 1:26.613 | +2.907 | +0.264 | — |
| 19 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:26.678 | +2.972 | +0.065 | — |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:26.783 | +3.077 | +0.105 | — |
| 21 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:26.886 | +3.180 | +0.103 | — |
| 22 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:26.896 | +3.190 | +0.010 | — |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.643 | +3.937 | +0.747 | — |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:27.663 | +3.957 | +0.020 | — |
| 25 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:27.727 | +4.021 | +0.064 | — |
| 26 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:27.782 | +4.076 | +0.055 | — |
| 27 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:27.968 | +4.262 | +0.186 | — |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:27.968 | +4.262 | +0.000 | — |
| 29 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:28.070 | +4.364 | +0.102 | — |
| 30 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:29.828 | +6.122 | +1.758 | — |
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 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:26.044 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:26.231 | +0.187 | +0.187 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:26.300 | +0.256 | +0.069 | — |
| 4 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:26.326 | +0.282 | +0.026 | — |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:26.381 | +0.337 | +0.055 | — |
| 6 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:26.645 | +0.601 | +0.264 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:26.767 | +0.723 | +0.122 | — |
| 8 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:27.353 | +1.309 | +0.586 | — |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:27.639 | +1.595 | +0.286 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:27.675 | +1.631 | +0.036 | — |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:27.712 | +1.668 | +0.037 | — |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:27.762 | +1.718 | +0.050 | — |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:27.763 | +1.719 | +0.001 | — |
| 14 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:27.817 | +1.773 | +0.054 | — |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:28.033 | +1.989 | +0.216 | — |
| 16 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:28.383 | +2.339 | +0.350 | — |
| 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:28.390 | +2.346 | +0.007 | — |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:28.694 | +2.650 | +0.304 | — |
| 19 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:28.733 | +2.689 | +0.039 | — |
| 20 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:28.867 | +2.823 | +0.134 | — |
| 21 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:29.128 | +3.084 | +0.261 | — |
| 22 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:29.186 | +3.142 | +0.058 | — |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:29.694 | +3.650 | +0.508 | — |
| 24 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:30.159 | +4.115 | +0.465 | — |
| 25 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:30.170 | +4.126 | +0.011 | — |
| 26 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:30.808 | +4.764 | +0.638 | — |
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
Benetton B188
Benetton B188 Goodwood FoS 2009 2 · Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
Lotus 100T
Sato Lotus 100T Suzuka 2010 · https://www.flickr.com/photos/temalive/ · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyrrell 017
EMS 2023, Essen (P1160461) · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
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 4.0A 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
Lola LC88
Larrousse Lola LC88-Cosworth of Philippe Alliot at the 2025 Adelaide Grand Final - 05 · Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.0
EuroBrun ER188
Eurobrun ER188 Italian Grand Prix 2025 · Eustace Bagge · CC BY 4.0
AGS JH23
Rétromobile 2017 - AGS JH23 - 1989 - 001 · Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ferrari F1/87
Ferrari F1-87 · Etienne (Li) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ligier JS31
Ligier JS31 - Rétromobile 2025 · Xavoun · CC BY-SA 4.0
Williams FW12
Williams FW12B (Mansell) front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 5 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- Canadian 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.