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Grande Prémio de Portugal 1988 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Grande Prémio de Portugal 1988 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/465-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Grande Prémio de Portugal 1988 · Autódromo do Estoril

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1988 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:37:40.958 · 70 laps · honda	9
2	Ivan Capelli	March	1:37:50.511 · 70 laps · judd	6
3	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:38:25.577 · 70 laps · ford	4
4	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:38:48.377 · 70 laps · megatron	3
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:38:52.842 · 70 laps · ferrari	2
6	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38:59.227 · 70 laps · honda	1
7	Alex Caffi	Dallara	Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Philippe Streiff	AGS	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	René Arnoux	Ligier	Time not recorded · 68 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
11	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nicola Larini	Osella	Time not recorded · 63 laps · osella	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 59 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Spun off · Time not recorded · 54 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Overheating · Time not recorded · 53 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Handling · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Spun off · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	Clutch · Time not recorded · 34 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Radiator · Time not recorded · 29 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Engine · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	Alternator · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Spun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 11 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Turbo · Time not recorded · 10 laps · megatron	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 4 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:17.411 · honda
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.869 · honda
3	Ivan Capelli	March	1:18.812 · judd
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:18.903 · ferrari
5	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:19.045 · judd
6	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:19.131 · judd
7	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:19.372 · ferrari
8	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:19.551 · honda
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:19.572 · ford
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:19.603 · megatron
11	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:19.797 · judd
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:19.940 · ford
13	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:20.314 · ford
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:20.741 · ford
15	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:20.748 · ford
16	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.783 · honda
17	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:20.922 · ford
18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:20.965 · megatron
19	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:21.094 · ford
20	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:21.096 · ford
21	Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:21.418 · ford
22	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:21.788 · ford
23	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:21.790 · judd
24	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:22.035 · judd
25	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:22.119 · osella
26	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:22.170 · ford
27	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:22.296 · ford
28	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:22.549 · zakspeed
29	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:23.075 · ford
30	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:23.300 · zakspeed

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:17.411 · honda
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.869 · honda
3	Ivan Capelli	March	1:18.812 · judd
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:18.903 · ferrari
5	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:19.045 · judd
6	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:19.131 · judd
7	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:19.372 · ferrari
8	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:19.551 · honda
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:19.572 · ford
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:19.603 · megatron
11	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:19.797 · judd
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:19.940 · ford
13	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:20.314 · ford
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:20.741 · ford
15	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:20.748 · ford
16	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.783 · honda
17	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:20.922 · ford
18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:20.965 · megatron
19	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:21.094 · ford
20	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:21.096 · ford
21	Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:21.418 · ford
22	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:21.788 · ford
23	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:21.790 · judd
24	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:22.035 · judd
25	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:22.119 · osella
26	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:22.170 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	81
2	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	76
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	37
4	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	24
5	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
6	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
7	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
8	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
9	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
10	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
10	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
12	Maurício Gugelmin	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
13	Jonathan Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:18.537
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	2	1:18.999
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:19.694
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	4	1:20.325
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	5	1:20.839
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	6	1:20.854
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	7	1:21.038
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	8	1:21.166
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	9	1:21.178
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	10	1:21.199
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	11	1:21.434
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	12	1:21.468
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	13	1:21.493
freePractice1Results	Eddie Cheever	14	1:21.525
freePractice1Results	Philippe Streiff	15	1:21.975
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	16	1:22.198
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	17	1:22.276
freePractice1Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	18	1:22.473
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	19	1:22.535
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	20	1:22.550
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	21	1:22.749
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	22	1:22.963
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	23	1:23.048
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	24	1:23.051
freePractice1Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	25	1:23.700
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	26	1:23.807
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	27	1:23.862
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	28	1:24.076
freePractice1Results	Julian Bailey	29	1:24.231
freePractice1Results	Oscar Larrauri	30	1:25.146
freePractice1Results	Bernd Schneider	31	1:25.263
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	1	1:18.143
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:19.199
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	3	1:19.588
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	4	1:19.764
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	5	1:19.864
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	6	1:19.865
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	7	1:19.938
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	8	1:20.194
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	9	1:20.526
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	10	1:20.580
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	11	1:20.615
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	12	1:21.130
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:21.164
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	14	1:21.252
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	15	1:21.376
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	16	1:21.516
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	17	1:21.637
freePractice2Results	Eddie Cheever	18	1:21.654
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	19	1:21.731
freePractice2Results	Philippe Streiff	20	1:21.784
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	21	1:21.805
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	22	1:22.287
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	23	1:22.306
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	24	1:22.332
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	25	1:22.341
freePractice2Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	26	1:22.461
freePractice2Results	Julian Bailey	27	1:22.628
freePractice2Results	Bernd Schneider	28	1:22.708
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	29	1:23.192
freePractice2Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	30	1:23.252
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	1	1:21.328
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	2	1:21.427
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	3	1:21.700
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	4	1:22.034
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	5	1:22.265
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	6	1:22.367
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	7	1:22.524
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	8	1:22.543
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	9	1:22.601
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	10	1:23.294
warmingUpResults	Eddie Cheever	11	1:23.340
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	12	1:23.448
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	13	1:23.544
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	14	1:23.639
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	15	1:23.752
warmingUpResults	Yannick Dalmas	16	1:23.755
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	17	1:24.184
warmingUpResults	Luis Pérez-Sala	18	1:24.441
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	19	1:24.532
warmingUpResults	Philippe Streiff	20	1:24.649
warmingUpResults	Stefan Johansson	21	1:24.856
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	22	1:24.865
warmingUpResults	Jonathan Palmer	23	1:24.964
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	24	1:25.024
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	25	1:25.032
warmingUpResults	René Arnoux	26	1:25.163