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1988 Canada Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Montréal circuit. Full information

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1988 Canada Grand Prix

1988 Canada Grand Prix is 457th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Montréal circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position and this race. Alain Prost and Thierry Boutsen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 69 laps (303 km).

Previous race: 1988 Mexico Grand Prix
Next race: 1988 USA Grand Prix
Race Start: 12th June 1988

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1988 Canada Grand Prix

60th victory for the McLaren team
8th victory for the Ayrton Senna
28th podium for the Ayrton Senna
60th podium for the Alain Prost
3rd podium for the Thierry Boutsen

Ayrton Senna - Winner of the 1988 Canada Grand Prix

1988 Canada Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/4 #12 - 1988 Canada Grand Prix winner

1988 Canada Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4/4, #12	9.00	1h 39m 46.618s ( 182.152 km/h )	69	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/4, #11	6.00	1h 39m 52.552s ( +05.934s )	69	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B188, #20	4.00	1h 40m 38.027s ( +51.409s )	69	Benetton Formula Ltd
4	Nelson Piquet	Lotus 100T, #1	3.00		68	Camel Team Lotus Honda
5	Ivan Capelli	March 881, #16	2.00		68	Leyton House March Racing Team
6	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 017, #3	1.00		67	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
7	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10B, #17	0		67	USF&G Arrows Megatron
8	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni FC188, #31	0		67	Coloni SpA
9	Andrea De Cesaris	Rial ARC1, #22	0	Out of fuel	66	Rial Racing
10	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC88, #30	0	Electronics	66	Larrousse & Calmels F1
11	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 100T, #2	0		66	Camel Team Lotus Honda
12	Stefano Modena	Eurobrun ER188, #33	0		66	Eurobrun Racing
13	Luis Perez Sala	Minardi M188, #24	0		64	Lois Minardi Team
14	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed 881, #9	0	Engine	63	West Zakspeed Racing
ab	Mauricio Gugelmin	March 881, #15	0	Gearbox	54	Leyton House March Racing Team
ab	Philippe Streiff	AGS JH23, #14	0	Suspension	41	AGS Racing
ab	René Arnoux	Ligier JS31, #25	0	Transmission	36	Ligier Loto
ab	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F187/88C, #27	0	Radiator	33	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Riccardo Patrese	Williams FW12, #6	0	Engine	32	Canon Williams Team
ab	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10B, #18	0	Throttle	31	USF&G Arrows Megatron
ab	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW12, #5	0	Engine	28	Canon Williams Team
ab	Stefan Johansson	Ligier JS31, #26	0	Engine	24	Ligier Loto
ab	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F187/88C, #28	0	Electronics	22	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B188, #19	0	Water line	15	Benetton Formula Ltd
ab	Oscar Larrauri	Eurobrun ER188, #32	0	Collision	8	Eurobrun Racing
nq	Adrian Campos	Minardi M188, #23	0			Lois Minardi Team
nq	Yannick Dalmas	Lola LC88, #29	0			Larrousse & Calmels F1
nq	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1L, #21	0			Osella Squadra Corse
nq	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed 881, #10	0			West Zakspeed Racing
ab	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell 017, #4	0	Collision	0	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
npq	Alex Caffi	Dallara 188, #36	0			BMS Scuderia Italia

Qualifying Results for the 1988 Canada Grand Prix on the Montréal circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4/4, #12	1'21''681	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/4, #11	1'21''863	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F187/88C, #28	1'22''719	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F187/88C, #27	1'23''296	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B188, #19	1'23''968	Benetton Formula Ltd
6	Nelson Piquet	Lotus 100T, #1	1'23''995	Camel Team Lotus Honda
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B188, #20	1'24''115	Benetton Formula Ltd
8	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10B, #18	1'24''679	USF&G Arrows Megatron
9	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW12, #5	1'24''844	Canon Williams Team
10	Philippe Streiff	AGS JH23, #14	1'24''968	AGS Racing
11	Riccardo Patrese	Williams FW12, #6	1'24''971	Canon Williams Team
12	Andrea De Cesaris	Rial ARC1, #22	1'24''988	Rial Racing
13	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 100T, #2	1'25''373	Camel Team Lotus Honda
14	Ivan Capelli	March 881, #16	1'25''609	Leyton House March Racing Team
15	Stefano Modena	Eurobrun ER188, #33	1'25''713	Eurobrun Racing
16	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10B, #17	1'25''740	USF&G Arrows Megatron
17	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC88, #30	1'25''765	Larrousse & Calmels F1
18	Mauricio Gugelmin	March 881, #15	1'25''910	Leyton House March Racing Team
19	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 017, #3	1'26''092	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
20	René Arnoux	Ligier JS31, #25	1'26''327	Ligier Loto
21	Luis Perez Sala	Minardi M188, #24	1'26''437	Lois Minardi Team
22	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed 881, #9	1'26''784	West Zakspeed Racing
23	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell 017, #4	1'27''139	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
24	Oscar Larrauri	Eurobrun ER188, #32	1'27''321	Eurobrun Racing
25	Stefan Johansson	Ligier JS31, #26	1'27''637	Ligier Loto
26	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni FC188, #31	1'27''665	Coloni SpA
27	Adrian Campos	Minardi M188, #23	1'27''885	Lois Minardi Team
28	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1L, #21	1'27''981	Osella Squadra Corse
29	Yannick Dalmas	Lola LC88, #29	1'28''012	Larrousse & Calmels F1
30	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed 881, #10	1'28''215	West Zakspeed Racing
31	Alex Caffi	Dallara 188, #36	1'29''103	BMS Scuderia Italia