The 1988 Detroit Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1988 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Detroit in Michigan, United States on Sunday, 19 June 1988. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the McLaren Honda and was the race winner.
1988 Enichem Grand Prix Of USA Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 63 | 1:54:56.035 | 1:54:56.035 | - | - | 1:44.992 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost | France | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 63 | +38.713 | 1:55:34.748 | +38.713 | +38.713 | 1:44.836 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:45.714 | 13 | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Rial Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:47.594 | 4 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:46.905 | 4 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:49.236 | 8 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:49.946 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 8 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Italy | Dallara Ford | Goodyear | 61 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:48.951 | 8 | 21 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Julian Bailey | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | Spun Off | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:49.330 | 7 | 22 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Luis Perez-Sala | Spain | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 54 | Gearbox | 9 laps | 5 laps | 1:51.855 | 45 | 25 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Philippe Alliot | France | Lola Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Halfshaft | 17 laps | 8 laps | 1:50.223 | 37 | 14 | ||
| DNF | 33 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Spun off | 17 laps | 1:48.243 | 9 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 45 | Collision | 18 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.878 | 4 | 3 | ||
| DNF | 25 | René Arnoux | France | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 45 | Overheating | 18 laps | 1:49.554 | 8 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | March Judd | Goodyear | 34 | Engine | 29 laps | 11 laps | 1:49.224 | 18 | 13 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 37 laps | 8 laps | 1:46.632 | 5 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | 26 | Spun Off | 37 laps | 1:47.137 | 4 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Argentina | Euro Brun Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Gearbox | 37 laps | 1:49.782 | 17 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 24 | Spun Off | 39 laps | 2 laps | 1:47.030 | 5 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Judd | Goodyear | 18 | Engine | 45 laps | 6 laps | 1:46.044 | 4 | 6 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Philippe Streiff | France | AGS Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Suspension | 48 laps | 3 laps | 1:47.326 | 5 | 11 | ||
| DNF | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Suspension | 49 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.125 | 6 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 18 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Arrows Megatron | Goodyear | 14 | Electrical | 49 laps | 1:47.739 | 6 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Osella | Goodyear | 7 | Engine | 56 laps | 7 laps | 1:50.703 | 7 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 6 | Puncture | 57 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.508 | 3 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Sweden | Ligier Judd | Goodyear | 2 | Overheating | 61 laps | 4 laps | 1:50.260 | 2 | 18 | ||
| DNS | 16 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | March Judd | Goodyear | 0 | Accident | 63 laps | 2 laps | |||||
| DNQ | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Japan | Lotus Honda | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Germany | Zakspeed | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Zakspeed | Goodyear | |||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Coloni Ford | Goodyear |