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1988 Monterey Grand Prix in CART at the Laguna Seca circuit. Full information

1988 Monterey Grand Prix

1988 Monterey Grand Prix is 139th CART race. Passed at the Laguna Seca circuit. Danny Sullivan won the pole position and this race. Michael Andretti and Mario Andretti also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 84 laps (299 km).

Previous race: 1988 Nazareth Champ Cars
Next race: 1988 Miami Champ Cars
Race Start: 16th October 1988

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1988 Monterey Grand Prix

42nd victory for the Penske Racing team
11th victory for the Danny Sullivan
26th podium for the Danny Sullivan
24th podium for the Michael Andretti
47th podium for the Mario Andretti

Penske PC17 - 1988 Monterey Grand Prix winner

Penske PC17 #9 - 1988 Monterey Grand Prix winner

1988 Monterey Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC17, #9	22	1h 58m 35.66s	Penske Racing
2	Michael Andretti	Lola T88/00, #18	16	1h 58m 38.444s	Kraco Racing
3	Mario Andretti	Lola T88/00, #6	14	84 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Bobby Rahal	Lola T88/00, #1	12	84 laps	Truesports
5	Rick Mears	Penske PC17, #5	10	84 laps	Penske Racing
6	Al Unser, Jr.	March 88C, #3	8	84 laps	Galles Racing
7	Derek Daly	Lola T88/00, #10	6	84 laps	Raynor Motorsports
8	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #22	5	83 laps	Dick Simon Racing
9	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	4	82 laps	Machinists Union Racing
10	Teo Fabi	March 88C, #8	3	79 laps	Porsche Motorsports
11	John Jones	March 88C, #12	2	77 laps Engine	Arciero Racing
12	Ken Johnson	Lola T88/00, #71	1	77 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
13	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T87/00, #23	0	76 laps	Dick Simon Racing
14	Roberto Guerrero	March 87C, #4	0	67 laps Spun	Vince Granatelli Racing
15	Randy Lewis	Lola T88/00, #24	0	55 laps Fuel system	Leader Card Racers
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lola T87/00, #20	0	46 laps Gearbox	Patrick Racing
17	Steve Bren	March 87C, #43	0	42 laps Engine	BDR Racing
18	Dominic Dobson	Lola T87/00, #17	0	39 laps Engine	Dobson Motorsports
19	Darin Brassfield	Lola T88/00, #88	0	31 laps Gearbox	Darin Brassfield
20	Bernard Jourdain	March 86C, #69	0	29 laps Suspension	Monarch Sports Systems
21	Raul Boesel	Lola T88/00, #30	0	26 laps Cv joint	Shierson Racing
22	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T88/00, #7	0	25 laps Gearbox	Dick Simon Racing
23	Howdy Holmes	March 88C, #21	0	21 laps Gearbox	Alex Foods Racing
24	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T88/00, #14	0	17 laps Gearbox	Gilmore Racing Team
25	Scott Atchison	March 87C, #55	0	9 laps Clutch	Machinists Union Racing
26	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Lola T87/00, #16	0	5 laps Suspension	Bettenhausen Motorsports
27	Dale Coyne	March 86C, #19	0	5 laps Accident	Dale Coyne Racing
28	Rocky Moran	March 88C, #56	0	1 laps Engine	Gohr Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1988 Monterey Grand Prix on the Laguna Seca circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC17, #9	1m 14.293s	Penske Racing
2	Mario Andretti	Lola T88/00, #6	1m 15.3s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Al Unser, Jr.	March 88C, #3	1m 15.349s	Galles Racing
4	Bobby Rahal	Lola T88/00, #1	1m 15.373s	Truesports
5	Michael Andretti	Lola T88/00, #18	1m 15.466s	Kraco Racing
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lola T87/00, #20	1m 15.765s	Patrick Racing
7	Rick Mears	Penske PC17, #5	1m 15.776s	Penske Racing
8	Teo Fabi	March 88C, #8	1m 15.898s	Porsche Motorsports
9	Derek Daly	Lola T88/00, #10	1m 15.915s	Raynor Motorsports
10	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	1m 16.174s	Machinists Union Racing
11	Raul Boesel	Lola T88/00, #30	1m 16.506s	Shierson Racing
12	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T88/00, #7	1m 16.845s	Dick Simon Racing
13	Roberto Guerrero	March 87C, #4	1m 17.734s	Vince Granatelli Racing
14	Dominic Dobson	Lola T87/00, #17	1m 17.852s	Dobson Motorsports
15	John Jones	March 88C, #12	1m 17.857s	Arciero Racing
16	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #22	1m 18.075s	Dick Simon Racing
17	Scott Atchison	March 87C, #55	1m 18.144s	Machinists Union Racing
18	Ken Johnson	Lola T88/00, #71	1m 18.605s	Hemelgarn Racing
19	Rocky Moran	March 88C, #56	1m 18.666s	Gohr Racing
20	Howdy Holmes	March 88C, #21	1m 18.774s	Alex Foods Racing
21	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T88/00, #14	1m 19.057s	Gilmore Racing Team
22	Randy Lewis	Lola T88/00, #24	1m 19.059s	Leader Card Racers
23	Darin Brassfield	Lola T88/00, #88	1m 19.198s	Darin Brassfield
24	Bernard Jourdain	March 86C, #69	1m 19.807s	Monarch Sports Systems
25	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Lola T87/00, #16	1m 20.35s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
26	Steve Bren	March 87C, #43	1m 20.503s	BDR Racing
27	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T87/00, #23	1m 20.524s	Dick Simon Racing
28	Dale Coyne	March 86C, #19	1m 22.905s	Dale Coyne Racing