Mexican Grand Prix
Gran Premio de México 1988
Podium
SENMcLaren
2
PROMcLaren
1
BERFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerPRO1:30:15.737 from P2
PoleSEN1:17.468
Fastest lapPRO1:18.608 on lap 52
Finishers16 / 27classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 2 | ▲1 | 67 | 1:30:15.737 | 9 | 1:18.608 |
| 2 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | ▼1 | 67 | +7.104s | 6 | 1:18.776 |
| 3 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | – | 67 | +57.314s | 4 | 1:20.160 |
| 4 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | ▲1 | 66 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:20.186 |
| 5 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | ▲4 | 66 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:21.068 |
| 6 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 7 | ▲1 | 66 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:21.056 |
| 7 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | ▲1 | 65 | +2 laps | 1:22.483 | |
| 8 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 11 | ▲3 | 64 | +3 laps | 1:22.822 | |
| 9 | DALYannick Dalmas | Lola | 22 | ▲13 | 64 | +3 laps | 1:23.409 | |
| 10 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 24 | ▲14 | 63 | +4 laps | 1:23.553 | |
| 11 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | ▲14 | 63 | +4 laps | 1:24.369 | |
| 12 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 19 | ▲7 | 63 | +4 laps | 1:22.703 | |
| 13 | OLAOscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 26 | ▲13 | 63 | +4 laps | 1:25.057 | |
| 14 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 21 | ▲7 | 62 | +5 laps | 1:25.072 | |
| 15 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 18 | ▲3 | 61 | +6 laps | 1:24.660 | |
| 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 10 | ▼6 | 61 | +6 laps | 1:22.375 | |
| DNF | PIQNelson Piquet | Lotus | 4 | 58 | Engine | 1:20.124 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Rial | 12 | 52 | Gearbox | 1:23.118 | ||
| DNF | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 6 | 27 | Engine | 1:22.477 | ||
| DNF | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 14 | 20 | Engine | 1:26.061 | ||
| DNF | BSCBernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 15 | 16 | Engine | 1:24.704 | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 17 | 16 | Engine | 1:25.697 | ||
| DNF | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | 13 | Accident | 1:27.524 | ||
| DNF | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 1:27.076 | ||
| DNF | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 16 | 10 | Electrical | 1:25.246 | ||
| DNF | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 13 | 0 | Suspension | – | ||
| EX | MODStefano Modena | EuroBrun | – | 0 | Illegal rear wing | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1:17.468 | |
| 2 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 1:18.097 | +0.629s |
| 3 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.120 | +0.652s |
| 4 | PIQNelson Piquet | Lotus | 1:18.946 | +1.478s |
| 5 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:19.626 | +2.158s |
| 6 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:20.275 | +2.807s |
| 7 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:20.451 | +2.983s |
| 8 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:20.740 | +3.272s |
| 9 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 1:20.775 | +3.307s |
| 10 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 1:21.952 | +4.484s |
| 11 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:22.029 | +4.561s |
| 12 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Rial | 1:22.245 | +4.777s |
| 13 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Lola | 1:22.348 | +4.880s |
| 14 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:22.363 | +4.895s |
| 15 | BSCBernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:22.642 | +5.174s |
| 16 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 1:22.801 | +5.333s |
| 17 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:22.972 | +5.504s |
| 18 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:23.078 | +5.610s |
| 19 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 1:23.191 | +5.723s |
| 20 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 1:23.287 | +5.819s |
| 21 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 1:23.603 | +6.135s |
| 22 | DALYannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:23.606 | +6.138s |
| 23 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 1:23.716 | +6.248s |
| 24 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 1:23.721 | +6.253s |
| 25 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1:23.857 | +6.389s |
| 26 | OLAOscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 1:24.032 | +6.564s |
| 27 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:24.390 | +6.922s |
| 28 | LARNicola Larini | Osella | 1:24.405 | +6.937s |
| 29 | BAIJulian Bailey | Tyrrell | 1:25.231 | +7.763s |
| 30 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | 1:26.058 | +8.590s |
| 31 | MODStefano Modena | EuroBrun | – |
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Previous winners here
| 1987 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1986 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton |
| 1970 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 1969 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 1968 | Graham Hill | Lotus |
| 1967 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1966 | John Surtees | Cooper |
| 1965 | Richie Ginther | Honda |
| 1964 | Dan Gurney | Brabham |
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
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