British Grand Prix
1988 Shell Oils British Grand Prix
Podium
MANWilliams
2
SENMcLaren
1
NANBenetton
3
Key facts
WinnerSEN1:33:16.367 from P3
PoleBER1:10.133
Fastest lapMAN1:23.308 on lap 48
Finishers19 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | ▲2 | 65 | 1:33:16.367 | 9 | 1:23.595 |
| 2 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 11 | ▲9 | 65 | +23.344s | 6 | 1:23.308 |
| 3 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | ▲5 | 65 | +51.214s | 4 | 1:24.176 |
| 4 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 5 | ▲1 | 65 | +71.378s | 3 | 1:23.823 |
| 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Lotus | 7 | ▲2 | 65 | +80.835s | 2 | 1:23.452 |
| 6 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | ▲3 | 64 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:23.588 |
| 7 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | ▲6 | 64 | +1 lap | 1:23.778 | |
| 8 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 15 | ▲7 | 64 | +1 lap | 1:23.783 | |
| 9 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | ▼8 | 64 | +1 lap | 1:24.242 | |
| 10 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 10 | – | 64 | +1 lap | 1:23.655 | |
| 11 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | ▲10 | 64 | +1 lap | 1:25.319 | |
| 12 | MODStefano Modena | EuroBrun | 20 | ▲8 | 64 | +1 lap | 1:24.920 | |
| 13 | DALYannick Dalmas | Lola | 23 | ▲10 | 63 | +2 laps | 1:24.780 | |
| 14 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 22 | ▲8 | 63 | +2 laps | 1:24.160 | |
| 15 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 19 | ▲4 | 63 | +2 laps | 1:24.370 | |
| 16 | BAIJulian Bailey | Tyrrell | 24 | ▲8 | 63 | +2 laps | 1:25.758 | |
| 17 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | ▼15 | 62 | +3 laps | 1:26.100 | |
| 18 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | ▲7 | 62 | +3 laps | 1:27.117 | |
| 19 | LARNicola Larini | Osella | 26 | ▲7 | 60 | +5 laps | 1:24.729 | |
| DNF | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 12 | 38 | Transmission | 1:25.301 | ||
| DNF | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 6 | 34 | Alternator | 1:26.752 | ||
| DNF | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 24 | Handling | 1:27.456 | ||
| DNF | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | 14 | Engine | 1:32.972 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Rial | 14 | 9 | Clutch | 1:31.101 | ||
| DNF | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | 8 | Broken wing | 1:31.315 | ||
| DNF | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 18 | 0 | Suspension | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:10.133 | |
| 2 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:10.332 | +0.199s |
| 3 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1:10.616 | +0.483s |
| 4 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:10.736 | +0.603s |
| 5 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 1:11.745 | +1.612s |
| 6 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 1:12.006 | +1.873s |
| 7 | PIQNelson Piquet | Lotus | 1:12.040 | +1.907s |
| 8 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:12.737 | +2.604s |
| 9 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 1:12.843 | +2.710s |
| 10 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:12.862 | +2.729s |
| 11 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:12.885 | +2.752s |
| 12 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:12.960 | +2.827s |
| 13 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:12.984 | +2.851s |
| 14 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Rial | 1:13.438 | +3.305s |
| 15 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:13.677 | +3.544s |
| 16 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 1:14.260 | +4.127s |
| 17 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:14.451 | +4.318s |
| 18 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1:14.643 | +4.510s |
| 19 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:14.732 | +4.599s |
| 20 | MODStefano Modena | EuroBrun | 1:14.888 | +4.755s |
| 21 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 1:14.924 | +4.791s |
| 22 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 1:14.992 | +4.859s |
| 23 | DALYannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:15.004 | +4.871s |
| 24 | BAIJulian Bailey | Tyrrell | 1:15.135 | +5.002s |
| 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:15.374 | +5.241s |
| 26 | LARNicola Larini | Osella | 1:15.527 | +5.394s |
| 27 | OLAOscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 1:16.026 | +5.893s |
| 28 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:16.043 | +5.910s |
| 29 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 1:16.110 | +5.977s |
| 30 | BSCBernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:18.010 | +7.877s |
Silverstone Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1987 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1985 | Alain Prost | McLaren |
| 1983 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 1981 | John Watson | McLaren |
| 1979 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams |
| 1977 | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 1975 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1973 | Peter Revson | McLaren |
| 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1969 | Jackie Stewart | Matra |
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