Gridpedia1988 Detroit Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Detroit Grand Prix at Detroit Street Circuit on 19 Jun 1988 for McLaren, from pole position; Alain Prost was second and Thierry Boutsen third.
Senna led every one of the 63 laps. The fastest lap was Alain Prost's, 1:44.836. 9 of 31 starters were classified; 22 retired or were not classified. After the race Alain Prost led the championship with 45 points, 12 ahead of Ayrton Senna, with 10 rounds left.
- Date
- 19 Jun 1988
- Circuit
- Detroit Street Circuit, Detroit, USA
- Round
- 6 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 | 63 | 1:54:56.035 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | PROAlain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 63 | +38.713 | 1:44.836 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | 62 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | 62 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | PALJonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 29 | DALYannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 24 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 36 | CAFAlex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | BAIJulian Bailey | Tyrrell | 22 | 59 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 24 | PERLuis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | 54 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 14 | 46 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 33 | MODStefano Modena | Euro Brun | 19 | 46 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Ferrari | 3 | 45 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 25 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | 45 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 15 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 10 | 26 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 8 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 32 | LAROscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 23 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | WARDerek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 24 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | STRPhilippe Streiff | AGS | 11 | 15 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 19 | NANAlessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | 14 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 18 | CHEEddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | 14 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 21 | LARNicola Larini | Osella | 26 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 26 | JOHStefan Johansson | Ligier | 18 | 2 | Overheating | 0 | |
| W | 16 | CAPIvan Capelli | March | PL | 0 | Injured | 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 | 9 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 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 | 45 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | March | 0 | 2 |