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Mobil 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1988
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 24 Jul 1988
- Name
- Mobil 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1988
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/461
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.
Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
Mobil 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1988 · Hockenheimring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1988 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:32:54.188 · 44 laps · honda | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:33:07.797 · 44 laps · honda | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:33:46.283 · 44 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:34:35.100 · 44 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:34:43.794 · 44 laps · judd | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | Time not recorded · 43 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | Time not recorded · 43 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Time not recorded · 43 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | Time not recorded · 43 laps · megatron | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · 43 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | Time not recorded · 42 laps · zakspeed | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | Time not recorded · 41 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Streiff | AGS | Throttle · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Spun off · Time not recorded · 34 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nicola Larini | Osella | Engine · Time not recorded · 27 laps · osella | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Spun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | Engine · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Spun off · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | Spun off · Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | Time not recorded · judd | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:44.596 · honda | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:44.873 · honda | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:46.115 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:47.154 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 1:47.681 · honda | |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:48.208 · ford | |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:48.703 · judd | |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:48.781 · honda | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:48.837 · ford | |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 1:49.511 · judd | |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:49.880 · judd | |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:50.459 · megatron | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:50.719 · judd | |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 1:51.004 · ford | |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:51.171 · megatron | |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 1:51.642 · ford | |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:52.080 · judd | |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:52.168 · osella | |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 1:52.277 · ford | |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:52.293 · ford | |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:52.436 · ford | |
| 22 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:52.664 · zakspeed | |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:52.674 · zakspeed | |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:52.908 · ford | |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 1:52.998 · ford | |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 1:53.043 · ford | |
| 27 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 1:53.356 · ford | |
| 28 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 1:53.507 · judd | |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 1:53.576 · ford | |
| 30 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:53.596 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:44.596 · honda | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:44.873 · honda | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:46.115 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 1:47.154 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | 1:47.681 · honda | |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 1:48.208 · ford | |
| 7 | Ivan Capelli | March | 1:48.703 · judd | |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | 1:48.781 · honda | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 1:48.837 · ford | |
| 10 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 1:49.511 · judd | |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:49.880 · judd | |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 1:50.459 · megatron | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:50.719 · judd | |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 1:51.004 · ford | |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 1:51.171 · megatron | |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 1:51.642 · ford | |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 1:52.080 · judd | |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 1:52.168 · osella | |
| 19 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 1:52.277 · ford | |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | 1:52.293 · ford | |
| 21 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | 1:52.436 · ford | |
| 22 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 1:52.664 · zakspeed | |
| 23 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 1:52.674 · zakspeed | |
| 24 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 1:52.908 · ford | |
| 25 | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | 1:52.998 · ford | |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | 1:53.043 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 60 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 57 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 9 | Alessandro Nannini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Jonathan Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 11 | Ivan Capelli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 12 | Maurício Gugelmin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Satoru Nakajima | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | 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 | 1:45.615 |
| freePractice1Results | Alain Prost | 2 | 1:47.047 |
| freePractice1Results | Gerhard Berger | 3 | 1:47.839 |
| freePractice1Results | Nelson Piquet | 4 | 1:47.919 |
| freePractice1Results | Michele Alboreto | 5 | 1:49.062 |
| freePractice1Results | Alessandro Nannini | 6 | 1:49.814 |
| freePractice1Results | Nigel Mansell | 7 | 1:50.065 |
| freePractice1Results | Thierry Boutsen | 8 | 1:50.069 |
| freePractice1Results | Ivan Capelli | 9 | 1:50.499 |
| freePractice1Results | Maurício Gugelmin | 10 | 1:50.929 |
| freePractice1Results | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 1:50.978 |
| freePractice1Results | Satoru Nakajima | 12 | 1:51.445 |
| freePractice1Results | Derek Warwick | 13 | 1:51.635 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Cheever | 14 | 1:51.649 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicola Larini | 15 | 1:52.321 |
| freePractice1Results | Philippe Streiff | 16 | 1:52.343 |
| freePractice1Results | Alex Caffi | 17 | 1:53.031 |
| freePractice1Results | Andrea de Cesaris | 18 | 1:53.092 |
| freePractice1Results | Julian Bailey | 19 | 1:53.380 |
| freePractice1Results | Yannick Dalmas | 20 | 1:53.705 |
| freePractice1Results | Philippe Alliot | 21 | 1:54.055 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierluigi Martini | 22 | 1:54.091 |
| freePractice1Results | Oscar Larrauri | 23 | 1:54.184 |
| freePractice1Results | Stefano Modena | 24 | 1:54.317 |
| freePractice1Results | Gabriele Tarquini | 25 | 1:54.358 |
| freePractice1Results | Luis Pérez-Sala | 26 | 1:54.658 |
| freePractice1Results | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 27 | 1:55.265 |
| freePractice1Results | Stefan Johansson | 28 | 1:55.303 |
| freePractice1Results | René Arnoux | 29 | 1:55.358 |
| freePractice1Results | Jonathan Palmer | 30 | 1:55.570 |
| freePractice1Results | Bernd Schneider | 31 | 1:56.488 |
| freePractice2Results | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1:45.990 |
| freePractice2Results | Alain Prost | 2 | 1:46.062 |
| freePractice2Results | Michele Alboreto | 3 | 1:48.680 |
| freePractice2Results | Nelson Piquet | 4 | 1:48.773 |
| freePractice2Results | Maurício Gugelmin | 5 | 1:49.609 |
| freePractice2Results | Ivan Capelli | 6 | 1:49.841 |
| freePractice2Results | Nigel Mansell | 7 | 1:49.984 |
| freePractice2Results | Satoru Nakajima | 8 | 1:50.092 |
| freePractice2Results | Gerhard Berger | 9 | 1:50.712 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Cheever | 10 | 1:51.700 |
| freePractice2Results | Derek Warwick | 11 | 1:51.984 |
| freePractice2Results | Philippe Streiff | 12 | 1:51.994 |
| freePractice2Results | Andrea de Cesaris | 13 | 1:52.144 |
| freePractice2Results | Philippe Alliot | 14 | 1:52.218 |
| freePractice2Results | René Arnoux | 15 | 1:52.297 |
| freePractice2Results | Thierry Boutsen | 16 | 1:52.365 |
| freePractice2Results | Riccardo Patrese | 17 | 1:52.491 |
| freePractice2Results | Bernd Schneider | 18 | 1:52.496 |
| freePractice2Results | Alex Caffi | 19 | 1:52.896 |
| freePractice2Results | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 20 | 1:53.066 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicola Larini | 21 | 1:53.285 |
| freePractice2Results | Yannick Dalmas | 22 | 1:53.310 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierluigi Martini | 23 | 1:53.430 |
| freePractice2Results | Julian Bailey | 24 | 1:53.491 |
| freePractice2Results | Stefano Modena | 25 | 1:53.623 |
| freePractice2Results | Oscar Larrauri | 26 | 1:53.841 |
| freePractice2Results | Jonathan Palmer | 27 | 1:54.232 |
| freePractice2Results | Luis Pérez-Sala | 28 | 1:54.971 |
| freePractice2Results | Stefan Johansson | 29 | 1:54.989 |
| freePractice2Results | Alessandro Nannini | 30 | 2:10.884 |
| warmingUpResults | Ayrton Senna | 1 | 1:48.674 |
| warmingUpResults | Alain Prost | 2 | 1:49.294 |
| warmingUpResults | Michele Alboreto | 3 | 1:50.039 |
| warmingUpResults | Maurício Gugelmin | 4 | 1:50.788 |
| warmingUpResults | Ivan Capelli | 5 | 1:51.746 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 6 | 1:51.868 |
| warmingUpResults | Thierry Boutsen | 7 | 1:52.036 |
| warmingUpResults | Nigel Mansell | 8 | 1:52.366 |
| warmingUpResults | Nelson Piquet | 9 | 1:52.403 |
| warmingUpResults | Riccardo Patrese | 10 | 1:52.624 |
| warmingUpResults | Derek Warwick | 11 | 1:52.859 |
| warmingUpResults | Nicola Larini | 12 | 1:52.912 |
| warmingUpResults | Bernd Schneider | 13 | 1:52.976 |
| warmingUpResults | Satoru Nakajima | 14 | 1:53.130 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Cheever | 15 | 1:53.241 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Caffi | 16 | 1:53.328 |
| warmingUpResults | Stefano Modena | 17 | 1:53.791 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Streiff | 18 | 1:53.797 |
| warmingUpResults | René Arnoux | 19 | 1:54.383 |
| warmingUpResults | Andrea de Cesaris | 20 | 1:54.639 |
| warmingUpResults | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 21 | 1:54.804 |
| warmingUpResults | Philippe Alliot | 22 | 1:55.295 |
| warmingUpResults | Jonathan Palmer | 23 | 1:55.830 |
| warmingUpResults | Yannick Dalmas | 24 | 1:55.980 |
| warmingUpResults | Oscar Larrauri | 25 | 1:56.702 |
| warmingUpResults | Alessandro Nannini | 26 | 6:47.619 |