1988 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 3 Jul 1988
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 80 | 1:37:37.328 | 1:11.737 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | 80 | +31.752 | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | 80 | +1:06.505 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 7 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 10 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 36 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 14 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 19 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 33 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 22 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | 70 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | 64 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | 56 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | 55 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | 48 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | 46 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 15 | 35 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 17 | 20 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | 11 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 25 | René Arnoux | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 4 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 26 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| E | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | PL | 0 | Excluded | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | 54 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 0 | 11 |
| 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 |