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1988 Australia Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Adelaïde circuit. Full information

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1988 Australia Grand Prix

1988 Australia Grand Prix is 468th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Adelaïde circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position, Alain Prost won this race. Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 82 laps (310 km).

Previous race: 1988 Japan Grand Prix
Next race: 1989 Brazil Grand Prix
Race Start: 13th November 1988

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1988 Australia Grand Prix

70th victory for the McLaren team
35th victory for the Alain Prost
69th podium for the Alain Prost
36th podium for the Ayrton Senna
53rd podium for the Nelson Piquet

Alain Prost - Winner of the 1988 Australia Grand Prix

1988 Australia Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/4 #11 - 1988 Australia Grand Prix winner

1988 Australia Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/4, #11	9.00	1h 53m 14.676s ( 164.225 km/h )	82	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4/4, #12	6.00	1h 53m 51.463s ( +36.787s )	82	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Nelson Piquet	Lotus 100T, #1	4.00	1h 54m 02.222s ( +47.546s )	82	Camel Team Lotus Honda
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams FW12, #6	3.00	1h 54m 34.764s ( +1m 20.088s )	82	Canon Williams Team
5	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B188, #20	2.00		81	Benetton Formula Ltd
6	Ivan Capelli	March 881, #16	1.00		81	Leyton House March Racing Team
7	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M188, #23	0		80	Lois Minardi Team
8	Andrea De Cesaris	Rial ARC1, #22	0	Out of fuel	77	Rial Racing
9	Stefan Johansson	Ligier JS31, #26	0	Out of fuel	76	Ligier Loto
10	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC88, #30	0	Out of fuel	75	Larrousse & Calmels F1
11	Philippe Streiff	AGS JH23, #14	0	Ignition	73	AGS Racing
ab	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed 881, #9	0	Fuel pump	69	West Zakspeed Racing
ab	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW12, #5	0	Accident	65	Canon Williams Team
ab	Stefano Modena	Eurobrun ER188, #33	0	Drive shaft	63	Eurobrun Racing
ab	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B188, #19	0	Spin	63	Benetton Formula Ltd
ab	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10B, #17	0	Fuel injection	52	USF&G Arrows Megatron
ab	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10B, #18	0	Engine	51	USF&G Arrows Megatron
ab	Mauricio Gugelmin	March 881, #15	0	Collision	46	Leyton House March Racing Team
ab	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 100T, #2	0	Collision	45	Camel Team Lotus Honda
ab	Luis Perez Sala	Minardi M188, #24	0	Engine	41	Lois Minardi Team
ab	Alex Caffi	Dallara 188, #36	0	Clutch	32	BMS Scuderia Italia
ab	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F187/88C, #28	0	Collision	25	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	René Arnoux	Ligier JS31, #25	0	Collision	24	Ligier Loto
ab	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 017, #3	0	Transmission	16	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
ab	Oscar Larrauri	Eurobrun ER188, #32	0	Drive shaft	12	Eurobrun Racing
npq	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1L, #21	0			Osella Squadra Corse
nq	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed 881, #10	0			West Zakspeed Racing
ab	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F187/88C, #27	0	Collision	0	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
nq	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Lola LC88, #29	0			Larrousse & Calmels F1
nq	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell 017, #4	0			Tyrrell Racing Organisation
nq	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni FC188B, #31	0			Coloni SpA

Qualifying Results for the 1988 Australia Grand Prix on the Adelaïde circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4/4, #12	1'17''748	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/4, #11	1'17''880	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW12, #5	1'19''427	Canon Williams Team
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F187/88C, #28	1'19''517	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Nelson Piquet	Lotus 100T, #1	1'19''535	Camel Team Lotus Honda
6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams FW12, #6	1'19''925	Canon Williams Team
7	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10B, #17	1'20''086	USF&G Arrows Megatron
8	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B188, #19	1'20''182	Benetton Formula Ltd
9	Ivan Capelli	March 881, #16	1'20''459	Leyton House March Racing Team
10	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B188, #20	1'20''486	Benetton Formula Ltd
11	Alex Caffi	Dallara 188, #36	1'20''781	BMS Scuderia Italia
12	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F187/88C, #27	1'20''844	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
13	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 100T, #2	1'20''852	Camel Team Lotus Honda
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M188, #23	1'21''133	Lois Minardi Team
15	Andrea De Cesaris	Rial ARC1, #22	1'21''164	Rial Racing
16	Philippe Streiff	AGS JH23, #14	1'21''262	AGS Racing
17	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 017, #3	1'21''307	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10B, #18	1'21''393	USF&G Arrows Megatron
19	Mauricio Gugelmin	March 881, #15	1'21''554	Leyton House March Racing Team
20	Stefano Modena	Eurobrun ER188, #33	1'21''856	Eurobrun Racing
21	Luis Perez Sala	Minardi M188, #24	1'21''893	Lois Minardi Team
22	Stefan Johansson	Ligier JS31, #26	1'21''988	Ligier Loto
23	René Arnoux	Ligier JS31, #25	1'22''028	Ligier Loto
24	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC88, #30	1'22''211	Larrousse & Calmels F1
25	Oscar Larrauri	Eurobrun ER188, #32	1'22''213	Eurobrun Racing
26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed 881, #9	1'22''348	West Zakspeed Racing
27	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni FC188B, #31	1'22''393	Coloni SpA
28	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell 017, #4	1'22''529	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
29	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Lola LC88, #29	1'22''733	Larrousse & Calmels F1
30	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed 881, #10	1'23''025	West Zakspeed Racing
31	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1L, #21	1'28''440	Osella Squadra Corse