Gridpedia1988 Mexican Grand Prix
Alain Prost won the 1988 Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 29 May 1988 for McLaren, from 2nd on the grid; Ayrton Senna was second and Gerhard Berger third.
Prost led every one of the 67 laps. The fastest lap was Alain Prost's, 1:18.608. 16 of 31 starters were classified; 15 retired or were not classified. After the race Alain Prost led the championship with 33 points, 15 ahead of Gerhard Berger, with 12 rounds left.
- Date
- 29 May 1988
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Round
- 4 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 | 67 | 1:30:15.737 | 1:18.608 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 67 | +7.104 | 6 | |
| 3 | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 67 | +57.314 | 4 | |
| 4 | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | 66 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 66 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 7 | 66 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 20 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 11 | 64 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 29 | DALYannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 22 | 64 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 26 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 24 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 24 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 19 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 32 | LAROscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 31 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 21 | 62 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 9 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 18 | 61 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 10 | 61 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 4 | 58 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | 52 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 2 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 14 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SCHBernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 15 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 17 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | 13 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 36 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 15 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 16 | 10 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 30 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 13 | 0 | Suspension | 0 | |
| F | 23 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 3 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | LARNicola Larini | Osella | 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 | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 0 | 1 |