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1988 Miami Champ Cars in CART at the Tamiami Park circuit. Full information

1988 Miami Champ Cars

1988 Miami Champ Cars is 140th CART race. Passed at the Tamiami Park circuit. Danny Sullivan won the pole position, Al Unser, Jr. won this race. Rick Mears and Didier Theys also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 112 laps (322 km).

Previous race: 1988 Monterey Grand Prix
Next race: 1989 Phoenix Champ Cars
Race Start: 6th November 1988

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1988 Miami Champ Cars

5th victory for the Galles Racing team
8th victory for the Al Unser, Jr.
26th podium for the Al Unser, Jr.
52nd podium for the Rick Mears
1st podium for the Didier Theys

March 88C - 1988 Miami Champ Cars winner

March 88C #3 - 1988 Miami Champ Cars winner

1988 Miami Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Al Unser, Jr.	March 88C, #3	21	1h 58m 8.832s	Galles Racing
2	Rick Mears	Penske PC17, #5	16	1h 59m 1.878s	Penske Racing
3	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #22	14	111 laps	Dick Simon Racing
4	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	12	110 laps	Machinists Union Racing
5	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC17, #9	11	108 laps	Penske Racing
6	Bernard Jourdain	March 86C, #69	8	108 laps	Monarch Sports Systems
7	Ludwig Heimrath jr	Lola T88/00, #71	6	106 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
8	Howdy Holmes	March 88C, #21	5	106 laps	Alex Foods Racing
9	Scott Atchison	March 86C, #55	4	105 laps	Machinists Union Racing
10	Randy Lewis	Lola T88/00, #24	3	105 laps	Leader Card Racers
11	Dennis Vitolo	Lola T87/00, #16	2	103 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
12	Dale Coyne	March 86C, #19	1	67 laps Engine	Dale Coyne Racing
13	Rocky Moran	March 88C, #56	0	56 laps Gearbox	Gohr Racing
14	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T88/00, #7	0	52 laps Spun	Dick Simon Racing
15	Mario Andretti	Lola T88/00, #6	0	43 laps Fuel system	Newman-Haas Racing
16	John Jones	March 88C, #12	0	31 laps Mechanical	Arciero Racing
17	Michael Andretti	Lola T88/00, #18	0	25 laps Clutch	Kraco Racing
18	Bobby Rahal	Lola T88/00, #1	0	20 laps Engine	Truesports
19	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T87/00, #23	0	8 laps Accident	Dick Simon Racing
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lola T87/00, #20	0	Accident	Patrick Racing
21	Teo Fabi	March 88C, #8	0	Accident	Porsche Motorsports
22	Raul Boesel	Lola T88/00, #30	0	Accident	Shierson Racing
23	Derek Daly	Lola T88/00, #10	0	Accident	Raynor Motorsports
24	Scott Brayton	Lola T88/00, #91	0	Accident	Hemelgarn Racing
25	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T88/00, #14	0	Accident	Gilmore Racing Team
26	Roberto Guerrero	Lola T88/00, #4	0	Accident	Vince Granatelli Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1988 Miami Champ Cars on the Tamiami Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC17, #9	55.062s	Penske Racing
2	Mario Andretti	Lola T88/00, #6	55.487s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Michael Andretti	Lola T88/00, #18	57.781s	Kraco Racing
4	Rick Mears	Penske PC17, #5	55.853s	Penske Racing
5	Al Unser, Jr.	March 88C, #3	55.966s	Galles Racing
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lola T87/00, #20	56.088s	Patrick Racing
7	Teo Fabi	March 88C, #8	56.214s	Porsche Motorsports
8	Raul Boesel	Lola T88/00, #30	56.259s	Shierson Racing
9	Bobby Rahal	Lola T88/00, #1	56.436s	Truesports
10	Derek Daly	Lola T88/00, #10	56.484s	Raynor Motorsports
11	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T88/00, #7	56.776s	Dick Simon Racing
12	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #22	56.79s	Dick Simon Racing
13	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	56.885s	Machinists Union Racing
14	John Jones	March 88C, #12	57.548s	Arciero Racing
15	Scott Brayton	Lola T88/00, #91	58.3s	Hemelgarn Racing
16	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T88/00, #14	58.328s	Gilmore Racing Team
17	Rocky Moran	March 88C, #56	58.485s	Gohr Racing
18	Ludwig Heimrath jr	Lola T88/00, #71	58.532s	Hemelgarn Racing
19	Roberto Guerrero	Lola T88/00, #4	58.586s	Vince Granatelli Racing
20	Howdy Holmes	March 88C, #21	58.608s	Alex Foods Racing
21	Randy Lewis	Lola T88/00, #24	58.652s	Leader Card Racers
22	Dennis Vitolo	Lola T87/00, #16	58.689s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
23	Bernard Jourdain	March 86C, #69	58.783s	Monarch Sports Systems
24	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T87/00, #23	59.344s	Dick Simon Racing
25	Scott Atchison	March 86C, #55	1m 0.066s	Machinists Union Racing
26	Dale Coyne	March 86C, #19	1m 3.136s	Dale Coyne Racing