Race · Round 9 of 16 ·
1988 German Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from pole at Hockenheimring. 7 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany
- Winner
- Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alessandro Nannini
- Entries
- 3119 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 | 1:44.596 | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:44.873 | +0.277 | +0.277 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:46.115 | +1.519 | +1.242 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:47.154 | +2.558 | +1.039 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:47.681 | +3.085 | +0.527 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:48.208 | +3.612 | +0.527 |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:48.703 | +4.107 | +0.495 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:48.781 | +4.185 | +0.078 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:48.837 | +4.241 | +0.056 |
| 10 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:49.511 | +4.915 | +0.674 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:49.880 | +5.284 | +0.369 |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:50.459 | +5.863 | +0.579 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:50.719 | +6.123 | +0.260 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:51.004 | +6.408 | +0.285 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:51.171 | +6.575 | +0.167 |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:51.642 | +7.046 | +0.471 |
| 17 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:52.080 | +7.484 | +0.438 |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:52.168 | +7.572 | +0.088 |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:52.277 | +7.681 | +0.109 |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:52.293 | +7.697 | +0.016 |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:52.436 | +7.840 | +0.143 |
| 22 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:52.664 | +8.068 | +0.228 |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:52.674 | +8.078 | +0.010 |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:52.908 | +8.312 | +0.234 |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:52.998 | +8.402 | +0.090 |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:53.043 | +8.447 | +0.045 |
| 27 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:53.356 | +8.760 | +0.313 |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:53.507 | +8.911 | +0.151 |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:53.576 | +8.980 | +0.069 |
| 30 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:53.596 | +9.000 | +0.020 |
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 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:52.321 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:53.031 | +0.710 | +0.710 | — |
| 3 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:54.184 | +1.863 | +1.153 | — |
| 4 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:54.317 | +1.996 | +0.133 | — |
| 5 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:54.358 | +2.037 | +0.041 | — |
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 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 12 | 1:45.615 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:47.047 | +1.432 | +1.432 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:47.839 | +2.224 | +0.792 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:47.919 | +2.304 | +0.080 | — |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:49.062 | +3.447 | +1.143 | — |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 1:49.814 | +4.199 | +0.752 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:50.065 | +4.450 | +0.251 | — |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:50.069 | +4.454 | +0.004 | — |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:50.499 | +4.884 | +0.430 | — |
| 10 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:50.929 | +5.314 | +0.430 | — |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:50.978 | +5.363 | +0.049 | — |
| 12 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:51.445 | +5.830 | +0.467 | — |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:51.635 | +6.020 | +0.190 | — |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:51.649 | +6.034 | +0.014 | — |
| 15 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:52.321 | +6.706 | +0.672 | — |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:52.343 | +6.728 | +0.022 | — |
| 17 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:53.031 | +7.416 | +0.688 | — |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:53.092 | +7.477 | +0.061 | — |
| 19 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:53.380 | +7.765 | +0.288 | — |
| 20 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:53.705 | +8.090 | +0.325 | — |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:54.055 | +8.440 | +0.350 | — |
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:54.091 | +8.476 | +0.036 | — |
| 23 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:54.184 | +8.569 | +0.093 | — |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:54.317 | +8.702 | +0.133 | — |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 31 | 1:54.358 | +8.743 | +0.041 | — |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:54.658 | +9.043 | +0.300 | — |
| 27 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:55.265 | +9.650 | +0.607 | — |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:55.303 | +9.688 | +0.038 | — |
| 29 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:55.358 | +9.743 | +0.055 | — |
| 30 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:55.570 | +9.955 | +0.212 | — |
| 31 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:56.488 | +10.873 | +0.918 | — |
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 | 1:45.990 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:46.062 | +0.072 | +0.072 | — |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:48.680 | +2.690 | +2.618 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:48.773 | +2.783 | +0.093 | — |
| 5 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:49.609 | +3.619 | +0.836 | — |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:49.841 | +3.851 | +0.232 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:49.984 | +3.994 | +0.143 | — |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:50.092 | +4.102 | +0.108 | — |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:50.712 | +4.722 | +0.620 | — |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:51.700 | +5.710 | +0.988 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:51.984 | +5.994 | +0.284 | — |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:51.994 | +6.004 | +0.010 | — |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:52.144 | +6.154 | +0.150 | — |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:52.218 | +6.228 | +0.074 | — |
| 15 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:52.297 | +6.307 | +0.079 | — |
| 16 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:52.365 | +6.375 | +0.068 | — |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:52.491 | +6.501 | +0.126 | — |
| 18 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:52.496 | +6.506 | +0.005 | — |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:52.896 | +6.906 | +0.400 | — |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:53.066 | +7.076 | +0.170 | — |
| 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:53.285 | +7.295 | +0.219 | — |
| 22 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:53.310 | +7.320 | +0.025 | — |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 23 | 1:53.430 | +7.440 | +0.120 | — |
| 24 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:53.491 | +7.501 | +0.061 | — |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:53.623 | +7.633 | +0.132 | — |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:53.841 | +7.851 | +0.218 | — |
| 27 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:54.232 | +8.242 | +0.391 | — |
| 28 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 24 | 1:54.971 | +8.981 | +0.739 | — |
| 29 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 1:54.989 | +8.999 | +0.018 | — |
| 30 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 2:10.884 | +24.894 | +15.895 | — |
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 | 1:48.674 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 11 | 1:49.294 | +0.620 | +0.620 | — |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 27 | 1:50.039 | +1.365 | +0.745 | — |
| 4 | Mauricio Gugelmin | March | 15 | 1:50.788 | +2.114 | +0.749 | — |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 1:51.746 | +3.072 | +0.958 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:51.868 | +3.194 | +0.122 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 20 | 1:52.036 | +3.362 | +0.168 | — |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:52.366 | +3.692 | +0.330 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:52.403 | +3.729 | +0.037 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:52.624 | +3.950 | +0.221 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 1:52.859 | +4.185 | +0.235 | — |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 21 | 1:52.912 | +4.238 | +0.053 | — |
| 13 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 10 | 1:52.976 | +4.302 | +0.064 | — |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:53.130 | +4.456 | +0.154 | — |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 1:53.241 | +4.567 | +0.111 | — |
| 16 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 36 | 1:53.328 | +4.654 | +0.087 | — |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 33 | 1:53.791 | +5.117 | +0.463 | — |
| 18 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 14 | 1:53.797 | +5.123 | +0.006 | — |
| 19 | Rene Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | 1:54.383 | +5.709 | +0.586 | — |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 22 | 1:54.639 | +5.965 | +0.256 | — |
| 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 9 | 1:54.804 | +6.130 | +0.165 | — |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 30 | 1:55.295 | +6.621 | +0.491 | — |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:55.830 | +7.156 | +0.535 | — |
| 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 29 | 1:55.980 | +7.306 | +0.150 | — |
| 25 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 32 | 1:56.702 | +8.028 | +0.722 | — |
| 26 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 19 | 6:47.619 | +4:58.945 | +4:50.917 | — |
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
Ferrari F1/87
Ferrari F1-87 · Etienne (Li) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Benetton B188
Benetton B188 Goodwood FoS 2009 2 · Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
Arrows A10
Arrows A10 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed · Matthew Lamb · CC BY-SA 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 · 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.
6 more photographs
Rial ARC1
F1 1988, Rial ARC1, Spa Francorchamps (55425564171) (cropped) · Original: Der Alf / Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY 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
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
Williams FW12
Williams FW12B (Mansell) front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 9 of 1988
- Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Forest circuit, Ostkurve chicane · 6.802 km · 16 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Honda
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.