Australian Grand Prix
1988 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Podium
SENMcLaren
2
PROMcLaren
1
PIQLotus
3
Key facts
WinnerPRO1:53:14.676 from P2
PoleSEN1:17.748
Fastest lapPRO1:21.216 on lap 59
Finishers11 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 2 | ▲1 | 82 | 1:53:14.676 | 9 | 1:21.216 |
| 2 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | ▼1 | 82 | +36.787s | 6 | 1:21.668 |
| 3 | PIQNelson Piquet | Lotus | 5 | ▲2 | 82 | +47.546s | 4 | 1:21.502 |
| 4 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | ▲2 | 82 | +80.088s | 3 | 1:21.948 |
| 5 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | ▲5 | 81 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:21.793 |
| 6 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 9 | ▲3 | 81 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:21.526 |
| 7 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 14 | ▲7 | 80 | +2 laps | 1:22.888 | |
| 8 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Rial | 15 | ▲7 | 77 | +5 laps | 1:21.677 | |
| 9 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 22 | ▲13 | 76 | +6 laps | 1:22.433 | |
| 10 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 24 | ▲14 | 75 | +7 laps | 1:22.506 | |
| 11 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | ▲5 | 73 | +9 laps | 1:22.288 | |
| DNF | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 26 | 69 | Fuel system | 1:26.100 | ||
| DNF | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 65 | Spun off | 1:21.713 | ||
| DNF | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | 63 | Spun off | 1:22.467 | ||
| DNF | MODStefano Modena | EuroBrun | 20 | 63 | Halfshaft | 1:22.935 | ||
| DNF | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | 52 | Engine | 1:24.064 | ||
| DNF | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | 51 | Engine | 1:23.529 | ||
| DNF | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 19 | 46 | Collision | 1:23.727 | ||
| DNF | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 13 | 45 | Collision | 1:23.500 | ||
| DNF | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 21 | 41 | Engine | 1:23.195 | ||
| DNF | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 11 | 32 | Clutch | 1:23.847 | ||
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | 25 | Collision | 1:21.900 | ||
| DNF | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | 24 | Collision | 1:25.095 | ||
| DNF | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | 16 | Transmission | 1:24.726 | ||
| DNF | OLAOscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 25 | 12 | Halfshaft | 1:24.777 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | 0 | Collision | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1:17.748 | |
| 2 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:17.880 | +0.132s |
| 3 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:19.427 | +1.679s |
| 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:19.517 | +1.769s |
| 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Lotus | 1:19.535 | +1.787s |
| 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:19.925 | +2.177s |
| 7 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 1:20.086 | +2.338s |
| 8 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:20.182 | +2.434s |
| 9 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 1:20.459 | +2.711s |
| 10 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:20.486 | +2.738s |
| 11 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 1:20.781 | +3.033s |
| 12 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:20.844 | +3.096s |
| 13 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:20.852 | +3.104s |
| 14 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:21.133 | +3.385s |
| 15 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Rial | 1:21.164 | +3.416s |
| 16 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 1:21.262 | +3.514s |
| 17 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:21.307 | +3.559s |
| 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:21.393 | +3.645s |
| 19 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 1:21.554 | +3.806s |
| 20 | MODStefano Modena | EuroBrun | 1:21.856 | +4.108s |
| 21 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1:21.893 | +4.145s |
| 22 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 1:21.988 | +4.240s |
| 23 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:22.028 | +4.280s |
| 24 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 1:22.211 | +4.463s |
| 25 | OLAOscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 1:22.213 | +4.465s |
| 26 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:22.348 | +4.600s |
| 27 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 1:22.393 | +4.645s |
| 28 | BAIJulian Bailey | Tyrrell | 1:22.529 | +4.781s |
| 29 | PIEPIE | Lola | 1:22.733 | +4.985s |
| 30 | BSCBernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:23.025 | +5.277s |
Adelaide Street Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1987 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 1986 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1985 | Keke Rosberg | Williams |
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