1988 F1 Championship Standings

1988 F1 Championship Standings
1988 F1 World Championship · 39 of 77

Drivers & Constructors Standings

Final standings · 16 rounds

8
Most GP driver wins
Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna
90pts
World Champion
Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna
3
Different GP winners
199pts
Constructors' Champion
McLaren McLaren
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Ayrton Senna clinched his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1988 with 90 points, taking eight wins, 11 podiums and 13 pole positions along the way. The Brazilian driver finished just three points clear of his teammate, two-time World Champion Alain Prost. The team of both drivers, McLaren, also took their fourth Constructors' Championship with 199 points and 15 race wins.

Senna wrapped up the title with one round to spare, at the Japanese Grand Prix (round 15 of 16), while his team McLaren had already secured the Constructors' crown four rounds earlier, at the Belgian Grand Prix (round 11 of 16).

See all 1988 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 1988 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

Drivers Standings

1988 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POSDriverPTS1988 Brazilian F1 GP1988 San Marino F1 GP1988 Monaco F1 GP1988 Mexican F1 GP1988 Canadian F1 GP1988 Detroit F1 GP1988 French F1 GP1988 British F1 GP1988 German F1 GP1988 Hungarian F1 GP1988 Belgian F1 GP1988 Italian F1 GP1988 Portuguese F1 GP1988 Spanish F1 GP1988 Japanese F1 GP1988 Australian F1 GP
1Ayrton SennaAyrtonSenna90 (94)DSQ1DNF*21*12111110641*2
2Alain ProstAlainProst87 (105)12*11*22*1*DNF22*2DNF11*21*
3AustriaGerhardBerger412*523DNFDNF4934DNF*1DNF*64DNF
4BelgiumThierryBoutsen27748833DNFDNF63DSQ63935
5ItalyMicheleAlboreto2451834DNFDNF3174DNFDNF2*5DNF11DNF
6Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquet2233DNFDNF4DNF55DNF84DNFDNF8DNF3
7ItalyIvanCapelli17DNFDNF10165DNS9DNF5DNF352DNFDNF6
8United KingdomDerekWarwick1749457DNFDNF67DNF544DNFDNFDNF
9Nigel MansellNigelMansell12DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF2*DNFDNF--DNF2DNFDNF
10ItalyAlessandroNannini12DNF6DNF7DNFDNF6318*DNFDSQ9DNF35DNF
11ItalyRiccardoPatrese8DNF136DNFDNFDNFDNF8DNF6DNF7DNF564
12United StatesEddieCheever687DNF6DNFDNF11710DNF63DNFDNFDNFDNF
13BrazilMaurícioGugelmin5DNF15DNFDNFDNFDNF8485DNF8DNF710DNF
14United KingdomJonathanPalmer5DNF145DNQ65DNFDNF11DNF12DNQDNFDNF12DNF
15ItalyAndreade Cesaris3DNFDNFDNFDNF9410DNF13DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF8
16JapanSatoruNakajima168DNQDNF11DNQ71097DNFDNFDNFDNF7DNF
17ItalyPierluigiMartini1-----61515DNQDNFDNQDNFDNFDNF137
18FranceYannickDalmas0DNF1279DNQ71313199DNFDNFDNF11--
19ItalyAlexCaffi0DNPQDNFDNFDNFDNPQ8121115DNF8DNF710DNFDNF
20United KingdomMartinBrundle0----------7-----
21FrancePhilippeStreiff0DNF10DNF12DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF10DNF9DNF811
22SpainLuisPerez-Sala0DNF11DNF1113DNFNCDNFDNQ10DNQDNF81215DNF
23ItalyGabrieleTarquini0DNFDNFDNF148DNQDNPQDNPQDNPQ13DNFDNQ11DNPQDNPQDNQ
24FrancePhilippeAlliot0DNF17DNFDNF10DNFDNF14DNF129DNFDNF14910
25SwedenStefanJohansson09DNQDNF10DNFDNFDNQDNQDNQDNF11DNQDNFDNFDNQ9
26United KingdomJulianBailey0DNQDNFDNQDNQDNF9DNQ16DNQDNQDNQ12DNQDNQ14DNQ
27ItalyNicolaLarini0DNQDSQ9DNQDNQDNFDNF19DNFDNPQDNFDNF12DNFDNFDNPQ
28FranceRenéArnoux0DNFDNQDNFDNFDNFDNFDNQ1817DNFDNF1310DNF17DNF
29ItalyStefanoModena0DNFNCEXCEXC12DNF1412DNF11DNQDNQDNQ13DNQDNF
30FranceJean-LouisSchlesser0-----------11----
31GermanyBerndSchneider0DNQ-DNQDNFDNQDNQDNFDNQ12DNQ13DNFDNQDNQDNFDNQ
32ArgentinaOscarLarrauri0DNFDNQDNF13DNFDNFDNFDNQ16DNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNQDNQDNF
33ItalyPiercarloGhinzani0DNQDNFDNF1514DNQEXCDNQ14DNQDNFDNFDNQDNQDNQDNF
34SpainAdriánCampos0DNF16DNQDNQDNQ-----------
35JapanAguriSuzuki0--------------16-
-FrancePierre-HenriRaphanel0---------------DNQ

Best 11 of 16 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.

1988 Drivers' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18P19P20P21P22P23P24P25P26P27P28P29P30P31P32P33P34P35P36SennaProstBergerBoutsenAlboretoPiquetCapelliWarwickMansellNanniniPatreseCheeverGugelminPalmerCesarisNakajimaMartiniDalmasCaffiBrundleStreiffPerez-SalaTarquiniAlliotJohanssonCamposBaileyLariniArnouxModenaSchlesserSchneiderLarrauriGhinzaniSuzukiRaphanel👑

1988 F1 Driver Statistics

POSDriverTeamGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLDNFPTS
1Ayrton SennaAyrtonSennaMcLaren1683011139883394
2Alain ProstAlainProstMcLaren1677014297372105
3AustriaGerhardBergerFerrari16122518003541
4BelgiumThierryBoutsenBenetton16005509420327
5ItalyMicheleAlboretoFerrari16012307831824
6Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquetTeam Lotus16003307660722
7United KingdomDerekWarwickUnited KingdomArrows16000008080617
8ItalyIvanCapelliUnited KingdomMarch16011206800717
9ItalyAlessandroNanniniBenetton16002207371812
10ItalyRiccardoPatreseWilliams1600000738088
11United StatesEddieCheeverUnited KingdomArrows1600110726086
12United KingdomJonathanPalmerUnited KingdomTyrrell16000005730105
13BrazilMaurícioGugelminUnited KingdomMarch1600000770085
14ItalyAndreade CesarisGermanyRial16000006090133
15JapanSatoruNakajimaTeam Lotus1600000631081
16ItalyNicolaLariniItalyOsella16000003470140
17FrancePhilippeAlliotFranceLarrousse16000007240100
18FranceRenéArnouxFranceLigier16000004600110
19ItalyGabrieleTarquiniItalyColoni16000003810120
20SpainLuisPerez-SalaItalyMinardi1600000703090
21FrancePhilippeStreiffFranceAGS16000005660110
22United KingdomJulianBaileyUnited KingdomTyrrell16000002680130
23ItalyPiercarloGhinzaniGermanyZakspeed16000003640140
24ItalyStefanoModenaItalyEuro Brun16000005450110
25ArgentinaOscarLarrauriItalyEuro Brun16000002290140
26SwedenStefanJohanssonFranceLigier16000003520140
27ItalyAlexCaffiItalyDallara1600000578090
28GermanyBerndSchneiderGermanyZakspeed15000001940140
29Nigel MansellNigelMansellWilliams140202056211212
30FranceYannickDalmasFranceLarrousse1400000662060
31ItalyPierluigiMartiniItalyMinardi1100000396061
32SpainAdriánCamposItalyMinardi50000062040
33FrancePierre-HenriRaphanelFranceLarrousse1000000010
34FranceJean-LouisSchlesserWilliams10000049000
35United KingdomMartinBrundleWilliams10000042000
36JapanAguriSuzukiFranceLarrousse10000048000
Constructors Standings

1988 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POSTeamCarPTS1988 Brazilian F1 GP1988 San Marino F1 GP1988 Monaco F1 GP1988 Mexican F1 GP1988 Canadian F1 GP1988 Detroit F1 GP1988 French F1 GP1988 British F1 GP1988 German F1 GP1988 Hungarian F1 GP1988 Belgian F1 GP1988 Italian F1 GP1988 Portuguese F1 GP1988 Spanish F1 GP1988 Japanese F1 GP1988 Australian F1 GP
1McLarenMcLaren MP4/4111991211221DNF222DNF1121
12DSQ1DNF21121111106412
2FerrariFerrari 87-88276551834DNFDNF3174DNFDNF25DNF11DNF
282523DNFDNF4934DNF1DNF64DNF
3BenettonBenetton B1881939DNF6DNF7DNFDNF6318DNFDSQ9DNF35DNF
20748833DNFDNF63DSQ63935
4Team LotusLotus 100T12333DNFDNF4DNF55DNF84DNFDNF8DNF3
268DNQDNF11DNQ71097DNFDNFDNFDNF7DNF
5United KingdomArrowsArrows A10B172349457DNFDNF67DNF544DNFDNFDNF
1887DNF6DNFDNF11710DNF63DNFDNFDNFDNF
6United KingdomMarchMarch 8811522DNF15DNFDNFDNFDNF8485DNF8DNF710DNF
16DNFDNF10165DNS9DNF5DNF352DNFDNF6
7WilliamsWilliams FW12520DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF2DNFDNF711DNF2DNFDNF
6DNF136DNFDNFDNFDNF8DNF6DNF7DNF564
8United KingdomTyrrellTyrrell 01735DNF145DNQ65DNFDNF11DNF12DNQDNFDNF12DNF
4DNQDNFDNQDNQDNF9DNQ16DNQDNQDNQ12DNQDNQ14DNQ
9GermanyRialRial ARC-01223DNFDNFDNFDNF9410DNF13DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF8
10ItalyMinardiMinardi M188231DNF16DNQDNQDNQ61515DNQDNFDNQDNFDNFDNF137
24DNF11DNF1113DNFNCDNFDNQ10DNQDNF81215DNF
11FranceLarrousseLola LC88290DNF1279DNQ71313199DNFDNFDNF1116DNQ
30DNF17DNFDNF10DNFDNF14DNF129DNFDNF14910
12ItalyDallaraDallara BMS-188360DNPQDNFDNFDNFDNPQ8121115DNF8DNF710DNFDNF
13FranceAGSAGS JH23140DNF10DNF12DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF10DNF9DNF811
14ItalyColoniColoni FC-188310DNFDNFDNF148DNQDNPQDNPQDNPQ13DNFDNQ11DNPQDNPQDNQ
15FranceLigierLigier JS31250DNFDNQDNFDNFDNFDNFDNQ1817DNFDNF1310DNF17DNF
269DNQDNF10DNFDNFDNQDNQDNQDNF11DNQDNFDNFDNQ9
16ItalyOsellaOsella FA1IOsella FA1L210DNQDSQ9DNQDNQDNFDNF19DNFDNPQDNFDNF12DNFDNFDNPQ
17ItalyEuro BrunEuro Brun ER-188320DNFDNQDNF13DNFDNFDNFDNQ16DNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNQDNQDNF
33DNFNCEXCEXC12DNF1412DNF11DNQDNQDNQ13DNQDNF
18GermanyZakspeedZakspeed 881B90DNQDNFDNF1514DNQEXCDNQ14DNQDNFDNFDNQDNQDNQDNF
10DNQ-DNQDNFDNQDNQDNFDNQ12DNQ13DNFDNQDNQDNFDNQ

1988 Constructors' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18McLarenFerrariBenettonTeam LotusArrowsMarchWilliamsTyrrellRialMinardiLarrousseDallaraAGSColoniLigierOsellaEuro BrunZakspeed👑
Race Results

1988 F1 Race-by-Race Results

1988 F1 World Championship
NOGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
11988 Brazilian F1 GP 1988 Brazilian F1 GPApril 3Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren6001:36:06.857
21988 San Marino F1 GP 1988 San Marino F1 GPMay 1Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren6001:32:41.264
31988 Monaco F1 GP 1988 Monaco F1 GPMay 15Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren7801:57:17.077
41988 Mexican F1 GP 1988 Mexican F1 GPMay 29Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren6701:30:15.737
51988 Canadian F1 GP 1988 Canadian F1 GPJune 12Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren6901:39:46.618
61988 Detroit F1 GP 1988 Detroit F1 GPJune 19Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren6301:54:56.035
71988 French F1 GP 1988 French F1 GPJuly 3Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren8001:37:37.328
81988 British F1 GP 1988 British F1 GPJuly 10Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren6501:33:16.367
91988 German F1 GP 1988 German F1 GPJuly 24Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren4401:32:54.188
101988 Hungarian F1 GP 1988 Hungarian F1 GPAugust 7Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren7601:57:47.081
111988 Belgian F1 GP 1988 Belgian F1 GPAugust 28Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren4301:28:00.549
121988 Italian F1 GP 1988 Italian F1 GPSeptember 11AustriaGerhard BergerFerrari5101:17:39.744
131988 Portuguese F1 GP 1988 Portuguese F1 GPSeptember 25Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren7001:37:40.958
141988 Spanish F1 GP 1988 Spanish F1 GPOctober 2Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren7201:48:43.851
151988 Japanese F1 GP 1988 Japanese F1 GPOctober 30Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaMcLaren5101:33:26.173
161988 Australian F1 GP 1988 Australian F1 GPNovember 13Alain ProstAlain ProstMcLaren8201:53:14.676

1988 points distribution: P1 = 9, P2 = 6, P3 = 4, P4 = 3, P5 = 2, P6 = 1 point.

  • Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
  • Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
  • DNQ = Did not qualify · DNS = Did not start · DNPQ = Did not pre-qualify · DNF = Did not finish · NC = Not classified · EXC = Excluded · DSQ = Disqualified

1988 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1988 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 90 points, finishing 3 points ahead of Alain Prost.

After which race was the 1988 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?

Ayrton Senna clinched the 1988 Drivers' Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, round 15 of 16, with one round to spare.

How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Ayrton Senna won by 1988?

The 1988 title was Ayrton Senna's first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship.

How many races did Ayrton Senna win in 1988?

Ayrton Senna won 8 of the 16 races in 1988, with 11 podiums and 13 pole positions.

Who finished runner-up in the 1988 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Two-time World Champion Alain Prost finished runner-up, 3 points behind Ayrton Senna.

Which team won the 1988 F1 Constructors' Championship?

McLaren won the 1988 Constructors' Championship with 199 points.

When did McLaren win the 1988 F1 Constructors' Championship?

McLaren secured the 1988 Constructors' Championship at the Belgian Grand Prix, round 11 of 16.

Did the 1988 F1 Drivers' champion also win the Constructors' Championship?

Yes. Ayrton Senna drove for McLaren, which also took the 1988 Constructors' Championship, a championship double.

How many races are in the 1988 F1 season?

The 1988 Formula 1 season featured 16 Grand Prix rounds.