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1988 Germany Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Hockenheim circuit. Full information

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1988 Germany Grand Prix

1988 Germany Grand Prix is 461st Formula 1 race. Passed at the Hockenheim circuit. Ayrton Senna won the pole position and this race. Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 44 laps (299 km).

Previous race: 1988 Britain Grand Prix
Next race: 1988 Hungary Grand Prix
Race Start: 24th July 1988

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1988 Germany Grand Prix

64th victory for the McLaren team
11th victory for the Ayrton Senna
32nd podium for the Ayrton Senna
63rd podium for the Alain Prost
9th podium for the Gerhard Berger

Ayrton Senna - Winner of the 1988 Germany Grand Prix

1988 Germany Grand Prix

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

1988 Germany Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4/4, #12	9.00	1h 32m 54.188s ( 193.148 km/h )	44	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/4, #11	6.00	1h 33m 07.797s ( +13.609s )	44	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F187/88C, #28	4.00	1h 33m 46.283s ( +52.095s )	44	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F187/88C, #27	3.00	1h 34m 35.100s ( +1m 40.912s )	44	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Ivan Capelli	March 881, #16	2.00	1h 35m 43.794s ( +2m 49.606s )	44	Leyton House March Racing Team
6	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B188, #20	1.00		43	Benetton Formula Ltd
7	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10B, #17	0		43	USF&G Arrows Megatron
8	Mauricio Gugelmin	March 881, #15	0		43	Leyton House March Racing Team
9	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 100T, #2	0		43	Camel Team Lotus Honda
10	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10B, #18	0		43	USF&G Arrows Megatron
11	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 017, #3	0		43	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
12	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed 881, #10	0		43	West Zakspeed Racing
13	Andrea De Cesaris	Rial ARC1, #22	0		42	Rial Racing
14	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed 881, #9	0		42	West Zakspeed Racing
15	Alex Caffi	Dallara 188, #36	0		42	BMS Scuderia Italia
16	Oscar Larrauri	Eurobrun ER188, #32	0		42	Eurobrun Racing
17	René Arnoux	Ligier JS31, #25	0		41	Ligier Loto
18	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B188, #19	0		40	Benetton Formula Ltd
19	Yannick Dalmas	Lola LC88, #29	0		39	Larrousse & Calmels F1
ab	Philippe Streiff	AGS JH23, #14	0	Throttle	38	AGS Racing
ab	Riccardo Patrese	Williams FW12, #6	0	Accident	34	Canon Williams Team
ab	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1L, #21	0	Electronics	27	Osella Squadra Corse
ab	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW12, #5	0	Spin	16	Canon Williams Team
ab	Stefano Modena	Eurobrun ER188, #33	0	Ignition	15	Eurobrun Racing
ab	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC88, #30	0	Accident	8	Larrousse & Calmels F1
ab	Nelson Piquet	Lotus 100T, #1	0	Accident	1	Camel Team Lotus Honda
nq	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M188, #23	0			Lois Minardi Team
nq	Luis Perez Sala	Minardi M188, #24	0			Lois Minardi Team
nq	Stefan Johansson	Ligier JS31, #26	0			Ligier Loto
nq	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell 017, #4	0			Tyrrell Racing Organisation
npq	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni FC188, #31	0			Coloni SpA

Qualifying Results for the 1988 Germany Grand Prix on the Hockenheim circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4/4, #12	1'44''596	Honda Marlboro McLaren
2	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4/4, #11	1'44''873	Honda Marlboro McLaren
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari F187/88C, #28	1'46''115	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F187/88C, #27	1'47''154	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Nelson Piquet	Lotus 100T, #1	1'47''681	Camel Team Lotus Honda
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B188, #19	1'48''208	Benetton Formula Ltd
7	Ivan Capelli	March 881, #16	1'48''703	Leyton House March Racing Team
8	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus 100T, #2	1'48''781	Camel Team Lotus Honda
9	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton B188, #20	1'48''837	Benetton Formula Ltd
10	Mauricio Gugelmin	March 881, #15	1'49''511	Leyton House March Racing Team
11	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW12, #5	1'49''880	Canon Williams Team
12	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10B, #17	1'50''459	USF&G Arrows Megatron
13	Riccardo Patrese	Williams FW12, #6	1'50''719	Canon Williams Team
14	Andrea De Cesaris	Rial ARC1, #22	1'51''004	Rial Racing
15	Eddie Cheever	Arrows A10B, #18	1'51''171	USF&G Arrows Megatron
16	Philippe Streiff	AGS JH23, #14	1'51''642	AGS Racing
17	René Arnoux	Ligier JS31, #25	1'52''080	Ligier Loto
18	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1L, #21	1'52''168	Osella Squadra Corse
19	Alex Caffi	Dallara 188, #36	1'52''277	BMS Scuderia Italia
20	Philippe Alliot	Lola LC88, #30	1'52''293	Larrousse & Calmels F1
21	Yannick Dalmas	Lola LC88, #29	1'52''436	Larrousse & Calmels F1
22	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed 881, #10	1'52''664	West Zakspeed Racing
23	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed 881, #9	1'52''674	West Zakspeed Racing
24	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 017, #3	1'52''908	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
25	Stefano Modena	Eurobrun ER188, #33	1'52''998	Eurobrun Racing
26	Oscar Larrauri	Eurobrun ER188, #32	1'53''043	Eurobrun Racing
27	Luis Perez Sala	Minardi M188, #24	1'53''356	Lois Minardi Team
28	Stefan Johansson	Ligier JS31, #26	1'53''507	Ligier Loto
29	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell 017, #4	1'53''576	Tyrrell Racing Organisation
30	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M188, #23	1'53''596	Lois Minardi Team
31	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni FC188, #31	1'54''358	Coloni SpA