Gridpedia1988 Canadian Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 12 Jun 1988 for McLaren, from pole position; Alain Prost was second and Thierry Boutsen third.
Senna took the lead for good on lap 19 of 69, from Alain Prost; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. The fastest lap was Ayrton Senna's, 1:24.973. 14 of 31 starters were classified; 17 retired or were not classified. After the race Alain Prost led the championship with 39 points, 15 ahead of Ayrton Senna, with 11 rounds left.
- Date
- 12 Jun 1988
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
- Round
- 5 of 16
- Winner
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 69 | 1:39:46.618 | 1:24.973 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 69 | +5.934 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | 69 | +51.409 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 6 | 68 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | 14 | 68 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | 67 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 16 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 31 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 26 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 10 | 30 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 17 | 66 | Electrical | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | NAKSatoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 13 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 33 | MODStefano Modena | Euro Brun | 15 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 24 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 21 | 64 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 22 | 63 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 18 | 54 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 14 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 10 | 41 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | 36 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 8 | 31 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 25 | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 22 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 19 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 5 | 15 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 32 | LAROscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 24 | 8 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BAIJulian Bailey | Tyrrell | 23 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 23 | CAMAdrián Campos | Minardi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | LARNicola Larini | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 29 | DALYannick Dalmas | Larrousse | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | SCHBernd Schneider | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
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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 | 39 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 0 | 1 |