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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1988 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1988 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/453-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 Prêmio do Brasil 1988 · Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

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

1988 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:36:06.857 · 60 laps · honda	9
2	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:36:16.730 · 60 laps · ferrari	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:37:15.438 · 60 laps · honda	4
4	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:37:20.205 · 60 laps · megatron	3
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:37:21.413 · 60 laps · ferrari	2
6	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	Time not recorded · 59 laps · honda	1
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Time not recorded · 59 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	Time not recorded · 59 laps · megatron	Unknown / not applicable
9	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	Time not recorded · 57 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	Engine · Time not recorded · 53 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	Transmission · Time not recorded · 47 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	Chassis · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	Suspension · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	Suspension · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Philippe Streiff	AGS	Brakes · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Ligier	Clutch · Time not recorded · 23 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	Engine · Time not recorded · 20 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 18 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Engine · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	March	Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Adrián Campos	Minardi	Chassis · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	March	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	Electrical · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Illegal car change · Time not recorded · 31 laps · honda	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	Nicola Larini	Osella	Time not recorded · osella	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	Time not recorded · zakspeed	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Alex Caffi	Dallara	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	1:28.096 · honda
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.632 · judd
3	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:28.782 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:29.026 · ferrari
5	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:30.087 · honda
6	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:30.114 · ferrari
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:30.140 · ford
8	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.439 · judd
9	Ivan Capelli	March	1:30.929 · judd
10	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:31.280 · honda
11	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:31.723 · megatron
12	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.772 · ford
13	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:31.833 · judd
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:32.275 · ford
15	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:32.843 · megatron
16	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:32.933 · ford
17	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:33.408 · ford
18	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:34.474 · judd
19	Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:34.481 · ford
20	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:34.532 · ford
21	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:34.579 · judd
22	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:34.686 · ford
23	Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:34.886 · ford
24	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:34.910 · ford
25	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:35.407 · ford
26	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:35.711 · ford
27	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	1:36.137 · ford
28	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	1:37.621 · zakspeed
29	Nicola Larini	Osella	1:38.371 · osella
30	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	1:38.614 · zakspeed

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:28.096 · honda
2	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:28.632 · judd
3	Alain Prost	McLaren	1:28.782 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:29.026 · ferrari
5	Nelson Piquet	Lotus	1:30.087 · honda
6	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	1:30.114 · ferrari
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	1:30.140 · ford
8	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:30.439 · judd
9	Ivan Capelli	March	1:30.929 · judd
10	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus	1:31.280 · honda
11	Derek Warwick	Arrows	1:31.723 · megatron
12	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	1:31.772 · ford
13	Maurício Gugelmin	March	1:31.833 · judd
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	1:32.275 · ford
15	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	1:32.843 · megatron
16	Philippe Alliot	Lola	1:32.933 · ford
17	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	1:33.408 · ford
18	René Arnoux	Ligier	1:34.474 · judd
19	Philippe Streiff	AGS	1:34.481 · ford
20	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	1:34.532 · ford
21	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	1:34.579 · judd
22	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	1:34.686 · ford
23	Adrián Campos	Minardi	1:34.886 · ford
24	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	1:34.910 · ford
25	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	1:35.407 · ford
26	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	1:35.711 · 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	9
2	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
4	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
5	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
6	Satoru Nakajima	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	Alain Prost	1	1:31.234
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:31.761
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	3	1:31.987
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	4	1:32.609
freePractice1Results	Alessandro Nannini	5	1:32.887
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	6	1:33.137
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	7	1:33.276
freePractice1Results	Eddie Cheever	8	1:33.953
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	9	1:33.974
freePractice1Results	Nelson Piquet	10	1:34.177
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	11	1:35.146
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	12	1:35.346
freePractice1Results	Satoru Nakajima	13	1:35.357
freePractice1Results	Yannick Dalmas	14	1:36.585
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	15	1:36.871
freePractice1Results	René Arnoux	16	1:36.975
freePractice1Results	Adrián Campos	17	1:36.984
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	18	1:37.033
freePractice1Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	19	1:37.821
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	20	1:37.886
freePractice1Results	Oscar Larrauri	21	1:38.276
freePractice1Results	Stefan Johansson	22	1:38.520
freePractice1Results	Philippe Streiff	23	1:39.058
freePractice1Results	Jonathan Palmer	24	1:39.782
freePractice1Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	25	1:40.377
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	26	1:41.397
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	27	1:42.421
freePractice1Results	Julian Bailey	28	1:42.591
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	29	1:43.869
freePractice1Results	Alex Caffi	30	1:46.442
freePractice1Results	Bernd Schneider	31	10:35.816
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	1	1:29.521
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	2	1:30.568
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	3	1:30.675
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	4	1:31.118
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	5	1:31.381
freePractice2Results	Nelson Piquet	6	1:31.915
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	7	1:32.173
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	8	1:32.390
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	9	1:32.793
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	10	1:32.835
freePractice2Results	Satoru Nakajima	11	1:33.181
freePractice2Results	Eddie Cheever	12	1:33.756
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	13	1:33.761
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	14	1:34.027
freePractice2Results	Alessandro Nannini	15	1:34.215
freePractice2Results	Adrián Campos	16	1:35.162
freePractice2Results	Yannick Dalmas	17	1:35.397
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	18	1:35.408
freePractice2Results	Stefan Johansson	19	1:35.635
freePractice2Results	Luis Pérez-Sala	20	1:35.793
freePractice2Results	Philippe Streiff	21	1:35.875
freePractice2Results	Oscar Larrauri	22	1:36.244
freePractice2Results	René Arnoux	23	1:36.409
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	24	1:36.420
freePractice2Results	Jonathan Palmer	25	1:36.689
freePractice2Results	Piercarlo Ghinzani	26	1:37.907
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	27	1:38.352
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	28	1:38.443
freePractice2Results	Julian Bailey	29	1:38.677
freePractice2Results	Bernd Schneider	30	1:39.302
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:45.165
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	2	1:46.460
warmingUpResults	Alessandro Nannini	3	1:46.885
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	4	1:46.908
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	5	1:47.073
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	6	1:47.920
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	7	1:48.172
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	8	1:49.463
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	9	1:49.470
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	10	1:49.484
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	11	1:49.676
warmingUpResults	Satoru Nakajima	12	1:49.883
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	13	1:49.900
warmingUpResults	Nelson Piquet	14	1:50.486
warmingUpResults	Eddie Cheever	15	1:50.556
warmingUpResults	Stefan Johansson	16	1:51.062
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	17	1:51.285
warmingUpResults	Yannick Dalmas	18	1:51.673
warmingUpResults	René Arnoux	19	1:51.857
warmingUpResults	Adrián Campos	20	1:51.884
warmingUpResults	Jonathan Palmer	21	1:52.026
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	22	1:52.901
warmingUpResults	Oscar Larrauri	23	1:53.194
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	24	1:53.897
warmingUpResults	Luis Pérez-Sala	25	1:54.879
warmingUpResults	Philippe Streiff	26	1:55.128