1988 Australian Grand Prix

The 1988 Australian Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Adelaide, Australia on Sunday, 13 November 1988. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and his team-mate Alain Prost was the race winner.

1988 Foster's Australian Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapStartedPoints
111Alain ProstFranceMcLaren HondaGoodyear821:53:14.6761:53:14.676--1:21.2165929
212Ayrton SennaBrazilMcLaren HondaGoodyear82+36.7871:53:51.063+36.387+36.3871:21.6683916
31Nelson PiquetBrazilLotus HondaGoodyear82+47.5461:54:02.222+47.546+11.1591:21.5026254
46Riccardo PatreseItalyWilliams JuddGoodyear82+1:20.0881:54:34.764+1:20.088+32.5421:21.9486263
520Thierry BoutsenBelgiumBenetton FordGoodyear81+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:21.79377102
616Ivan CapelliItalyMarch JuddGoodyear81+1 lap1 lap1:21.5266991
723Pierluigi MartiniItalyMinardi FordGoodyear80+2 laps2 laps1 lap1:22.8885314
822Andrea de CesarisItalyRial FordGoodyear77Out of Fuel5 laps3 laps1:21.6777715
926Stefan JohanssonSwedenLigier JuddGoodyear76Out of Fuel6 laps1 lap1:22.4337322
1030Philippe AlliotFranceLola FordGoodyear75Out of Fuel7 laps1 lap1:22.5066224
1114Philippe StreiffFranceAGS FordGoodyear73Electrical9 laps2 laps1:22.2885616
DNF9Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyZakspeedGoodyear69Fuel System13 laps4 laps1:26.100826
DNF5Nigel MansellGreat BritainWilliams JuddGoodyear65Spun Off17 laps4 laps1:21.713553
DNF19Alessandro NanniniItalyBenetton FordGoodyear63Spun Off19 laps2 laps1:22.467618
DNF33Stefano ModenaItalyEuro Brun FordGoodyear63Halfshaft19 laps1:22.9354020
DNF17Derek WarwickGreat BritainArrows MegatronGoodyear52Engine30 laps11 laps1:24.064107
DNF18Eddie CheeverUnited StatesArrows MegatronGoodyear51Engine31 laps1 lap1:23.5294118
DNF15Maurício GugelminBrazilMarch JuddGoodyear46Collision36 laps5 laps1:23.7273119
DNF2Satoru NakajimaJapanLotus HondaGoodyear45Collision37 laps1 lap1:23.5001213
DNF24Luis Perez-SalaSpainMinardi FordGoodyear41Engine41 laps4 laps1:23.1954021
DNF36Alex CaffiItalyDallara FordGoodyear32Clutch50 laps9 laps1:23.8471011
DNF28Gerhard BergerAustriaFerrariGoodyear25Collision57 laps7 laps1:21.900214
DNF25René ArnouxFranceLigier JuddGoodyear24Collision58 laps1 lap1:25.095523
DNF3Jonathan PalmerGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear16Transmission66 laps8 laps1:24.7261517
DNF32Oscar LarrauriArgentinaEuro Brun FordGoodyear12Halfshaft70 laps4 laps1:24.7771125
DNF27Michele AlboretoItalyFerrariGoodyearCollision82 laps12 laps12
DNQ31Gabriele TarquiniItalyColoni FordGoodyear82 laps
DNQ4Julian BaileyGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear82 laps
DNQ29Pierre-Henri RaphanelFranceLola FordGoodyear82 laps
DNQ10Bernd SchneiderGermanyZakspeedGoodyear82 laps
DNPQ21Nicola LariniItalyOsellaGoodyear82 laps

1988 Australian Grand Prix