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1988 Belgium Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Full information

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1988 Belgium Grand Prix

1988 Belgium Grand Prix is 463rd Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position and this race. This was his 13th victory. Alain Prost and Ivan Capelli also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 43 laps (298 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1988 Hungary Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1988 Italy Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1988 Belgium Grand Prix

66th victory for the McLaren team
13th victory for the Ayrton Senna
34th podium for the Ayrton Senna
65th podium for the Alain Prost
1st podium for the Ivan Capelli

Ayrton Senna - Winner of the 1988 Belgium Grand Prix

1988 Belgium Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/4 - 1988 Belgium Grand Prix winner

1988 Belgium Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	9.00	1h 28m 00.549s ( 203.447 km/h )	43	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	6.00	1h 28m 31.019s ( +30.470s )	43	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Ivan Capelli	4.00	1h 29m 16.317s ( +1m 15.768s )	43	Leyton House March Racing Team
4	Nelson Piquet	3.00	1h 29m 24.177s ( +1m 23.628s )	43	Camel Team Lotus Honda
5	Derek Warwick	2.00	1h 29m 25.904s ( +1m 25.355s )	43	USF&G Arrows Megatron
6	Eddie Cheever	1.00		42	USF&G Arrows Megatron
7	Martin Brundle	0		42	Canon Williams Team
8	Alex Caffi	0		42	BMS Scuderia Italia
9	Philippe Alliot	0		42	Larrousse & Calmels F1
10	Philippe Streiff	0		42	AGS Racing
11	Stefan Johansson	0	Wheel bearing	39	Ligier Loto
12	Jonathan Palmer	0	Throttle	39	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
13	Bernd Schneider	0	Gearbox	38	West Zakspeed Racing
dsq	Alessandro Nannini	0	fuel infringement 1h 29m 09.143s ( +1m 08.594s )	43	Benetton Formula Ltd
dsq	Thierry Boutsen	0	fuel infringement 1h 29m 00.230s ( +59.681s )	43	Benetton Formula Ltd
nc	Gabriele Tarquini	0		36	Coloni SpA
ab	Michele Alboreto	0	Engine	35	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Engine	30	Canon Williams Team
ab	Mauricio Gugelmin	0	Spin	29	Leyton House March Racing Team
ab	Piercarlo Ghinzani	0	Oil leak	25	West Zakspeed Racing
ab	Satoru Nakajima	0	Engine	22	Camel Team Lotus Honda
ab	Nicola Larini	0	Fuel pump	14	Osella Squadra Corse
ab	Gerhard Berger	0	Electronics	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Yannick Dalmas	0	Engine	9	Larrousse & Calmels F1
ab	Andrea De Cesaris	0	Collision	2	Rial Racing
ab	René Arnoux	0	Collision	2	Ligier Loto
nq	Julian Bailey	0			Tyrrell Racing Organisation
nq	Pierluigi Martini	0			Lois Minardi Team
nq	Luis Perez-Sala	0			Lois Minardi Team
npq	Oscar Larrauri	0			Eurobrun Racing
nq	Stefano Modena	0			Eurobrun Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1988 Belgium Grand Prix on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	1'53''718	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	1'54''128	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Gerhard Berger	1'54''581	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Michele Alboreto	1'55''665	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Riccardo Patrese	1'57''138	Canon Williams Team
6	Thierry Boutsen	1'57''455	Benetton Formula Ltd
7	Alessandro Nannini	1'57''535	Benetton Formula Ltd
8	Satoru Nakajima	1'57''616	Camel Team Lotus Honda
9	Nelson Piquet	1'57''821	Camel Team Lotus Honda
10	Derek Warwick	1'57''925	USF&G Arrows Megatron
11	Eddie Cheever	1'57''980	USF&G Arrows Megatron
12	Martin Brundle	1'58''206	Canon Williams Team
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	1'58''361	Leyton House March Racing Team
14	Ivan Capelli	1'59''439	Leyton House March Racing Team
15	Alex Caffi	1'59''776	BMS Scuderia Italia
16	Philippe Alliot	1'59''906	Larrousse & Calmels F1
17	René Arnoux	2'00''037	Ligier Loto
18	Philippe Streiff	2'00''410	AGS Racing
19	Andrea De Cesaris	2'00''521	Rial Racing
20	Stefan Johansson	2'00''857	Ligier Loto
21	Jonathan Palmer	2'01''078	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
22	Gabriele Tarquini	2'01''359	Coloni SpA
23	Yannick Dalmas	2'01''467	Larrousse & Calmels F1
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	2'01''899	West Zakspeed Racing
25	Bernd Schneider	2'01''938	West Zakspeed Racing
26	Nicola Larini	2'02''029	Osella Squadra Corse
27	Luis Perez-Sala	2'02''129	Lois Minardi Team
28	Pierluigi Martini	2'02''314	Lois Minardi Team
29	Stefano Modena	2'02''322	Eurobrun Racing
30	Julian Bailey	2'02''519	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
31	Oscar Larrauri	2'04''208	Eurobrun Racing