Gridpedia1988 Monaco Grand Prix
Alain Prost won the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on 15 May 1988 for McLaren, from 2nd on the grid; Gerhard Berger was second and Michele Alboreto third.
Prost took the lead for good on lap 67 of 78, from Ayrton Senna; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. The fastest lap was Ayrton Senna's, 1:26.321. 10 of 31 starters were classified; 21 retired or were not classified. After the race Alain Prost led the championship with 24 points, 10 ahead of Gerhard Berger, with 13 rounds left.
- Date
- 15 May 1988
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 78 | 1:57:17.077 | 9 | |
| 2 | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 78 | +20.453 | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | 78 | +41.229 | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | 77 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 10 | 77 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | 77 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 29 | DALYannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | 77 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 20 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 16 | 76 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | LARNicola Larini | Osella | 25 | 75 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 22 | 72 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 66 | Spun off | 1:26.321 | 0 |
| R | 30 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 13 | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 14 | 45 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 9 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 23 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 24 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | 36 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 32 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Rial | 19 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 32 | LAROscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 18 | 14 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 9 | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 31 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 24 | 5 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 36 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 17 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 12 | 0 | Throttle | 0 | |
| F | 2 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | SCHBernd Schneider | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 23 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 4 | BAIJulian Bailey | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| E | 33 | MODStefano Modena | Euro Brun | PL | 0 | Excluded | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 0 | 1 |