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Gran Premio de México 1988 · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Gran Premio de México 1988 · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/456-race

Original reference ↗

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

Gran Premio de México 1988 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

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

1988 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:30:15.737 · 67 laps · honda	9
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:30:22.841 · 67 laps · honda	6
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:31:13.051 · 67 laps · ferrari	4
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 66 laps · ferrari	3
5	Derek Warwick	Arrows	Time not recorded · 66 laps · megatron	2
6	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Time not recorded · 66 laps · megatron	1
7	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	Time not recorded · 63 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
11	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Time not recorded · 63 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Philippe Streiff	AGS	Time not recorded · 63 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · 63 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	Time not recorded · 62 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
15	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · 61 laps · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
16	Ivan Capelli	March	Time not recorded · 61 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 27 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 20 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Engine · Time not recorded · 16 laps · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 16 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Ligier	Accident · Time not recorded · 13 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alex Caffi	Dallara	Brakes · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	March	Electrical · Time not recorded · 10 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Suspension · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Nicola Larini	Osella	Time not recorded · osella	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Adrián Campos	Minardi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
EX	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	Illegal rear wing · 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	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.468 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:18.097 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:18.120 · ferrari
4	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:18.946 · honda
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:19.626 · ferrari
6	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.275 · honda
7	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:20.451 · megatron
8	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:20.740 · ford
9	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:20.775 · megatron
10	Ivan Capelli	March	1:21.952 · judd
11	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:22.029 · ford
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:22.245 · ford
13	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:22.348 · ford
14	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:22.363 · judd
15	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:22.642 · zakspeed
16	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:22.801 · judd
17	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.972 · judd
18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:23.078 · zakspeed
19	Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:23.191 · ford
20	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:23.287 · judd
21	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:23.603 · ford
22	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:23.606 · ford
23	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:23.716 · ford
24	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:23.721 · judd
25	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:23.857 · ford
26	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:24.032 · ford
27	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:24.390 · ford
28	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:24.405 · osella
29	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:25.231 · ford
30	Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:26.058 · ford
EX	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	Time not recorded · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:17.468 · honda
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:18.097 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:18.120 · ferrari
4	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:18.946 · honda
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:19.626 · ferrari
6	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:20.275 · honda
7	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:20.451 · megatron
8	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:20.740 · ford
9	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:20.775 · megatron
10	Ivan Capelli	March	1:21.952 · judd
11	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:22.029 · ford
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:22.245 · ford
13	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:22.348 · ford
14	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:22.363 · judd
15	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:22.642 · zakspeed
16	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:22.801 · judd
17	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:22.972 · judd
18	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:23.078 · zakspeed
19	Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:23.191 · ford
20	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:23.287 · judd
21	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:23.603 · ford
22	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:23.606 · ford
23	Alex Caffi	Dallara	1:23.716 · ford
24	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:23.721 · judd
25	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:23.857 · ford
26	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:24.032 · 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	33
2	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
3	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
4	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
5	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
6	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
7	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
8	Jonathan Palmer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
9	Satoru Nakajima	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
9	Alessandro Nannini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
9	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
9	Eddie Cheever	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	1:19.475
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	2	1:19.803
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:19.988
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	4	1:21.000
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	5	1:21.452
freePractice1Results	Eddie Cheever	6	1:22.237
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	7	1:22.388
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	8	1:22.824
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	9	1:22.827
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	10	1:23.527
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	11	1:23.947
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	12	1:24.720
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:24.803
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	14	1:24.853
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	15	1:25.129
freePractice1Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	16	1:25.269
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	17	1:25.346
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	18	1:25.891
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	19	1:25.897
freePractice1Results	Philippe Streiff	20	1:26.305
freePractice1Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	21	1:26.613
freePractice1Results	Bernd Schneider	22	1:26.686
freePractice1Results	Julian Bailey	23	1:27.092
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	24	1:27.331
freePractice1Results	Oscar Larrauri	25	1:27.523
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	26	1:27.548
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	27	1:27.803
freePractice1Results	Adrián Campos	28	1:27.973
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	29	1:28.498
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	30	1:31.473
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	31	Unknown
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	1	1:19.055
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:19.547
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	3	1:19.796
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	4	1:20.324
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	5	1:20.574
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	6	1:20.955
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	7	1:21.349
freePractice2Results	Eddie Cheever	8	1:21.584
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	9	1:21.675
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	10	1:21.770
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	11	1:22.320
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	12	1:22.386
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:22.826
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	14	1:23.273
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	15	1:23.282
freePractice2Results	Philippe Streiff	16	1:23.863
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	17	1:23.997
freePractice2Results	Oscar Larrauri	18	1:24.037
freePractice2Results	Bernd Schneider	19	1:24.221
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	20	1:24.519
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	21	1:24.880
freePractice2Results	Julian Bailey	22	1:24.951
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	23	1:25.016
freePractice2Results	Alex Caffi	24	1:25.210
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	25	1:25.346
freePractice2Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	26	1:25.395
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	27	1:25.687
freePractice2Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	28	1:25.763
freePractice2Results	Adrián Campos	29	1:25.938
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	30	2:56.569
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:20.121
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	2	1:20.416
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	3	1:21.369
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	4	1:22.228
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	5	1:22.685
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	6	1:23.087
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	7	1:23.322
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	8	1:23.328
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	9	1:23.549
warmingUpResults	Eddie Cheever	10	1:23.961
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	11	1:24.042
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	12	1:24.481
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	13	1:24.643
warmingUpResults	Yannick Dalmas	14	1:24.952
warmingUpResults	Oscar Larrauri	15	1:26.451
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	16	1:26.455
warmingUpResults	Luis Pérez-Sala	17	1:26.596
warmingUpResults	Piercarlo Ghinzani	18	1:26.797
warmingUpResults	Alex Caffi	19	1:26.909
warmingUpResults	René Arnoux	20	1:26.966
warmingUpResults	Bernd Schneider	21	1:27.019
warmingUpResults	Stefan Johansson	22	1:27.150
warmingUpResults	Philippe Streiff	23	1:27.173
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	24	1:30.863
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	25	2:23.326
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	26	6:56.049