1988 Grand Prix of Australia
13 November - Adelaide: 309.960km (3.780km x 82 laps)
Pole Position: Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4, 1:17.748
Results
1. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:53:14.676 (164.225 km/h)
2. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 36.787
3. Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 47.546
4. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 1:20.088
5. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 1 lap
6. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 1 lap
7. Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188 - 2 laps
8. Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 5 laps (Out of fuel)
9. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 - 6 laps (Out of fuel)
10. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 7 laps (Out of fuel)
11. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 9 laps (Electrics)
Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:21.216 (167.553 km/h on lap 59)
Retirements
Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 13 laps (Fuel system)
Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 - 17 laps (Brakes/Spun)
Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 19 laps (Halfshaft)
Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 19 laps (Spun)
Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 30 laps (Throttle)
Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 31 laps (Engine)
Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 36 laps (Accident)
Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 37 laps (Accident)
Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 - 41 laps (Electrics)
Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 50 laps (Clutch)
Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 57 laps (Accident)
René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 58 laps (Accident)
Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 66 laps (Transmission)
Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 70 laps (Halfshaft/Accident)
Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 82 laps (Accident)
Did Not Qualify
Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188B
Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017
Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lola-Ford LC88
Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881
Did Not Pre-qualify
Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L
Race leaders:
Alain Prost 1-13 (13 laps = 49.140 km)
Gerhard Berger 14-25 (12 laps = 45.360 km)
Alain Prost 26-82 (57 laps = 215.460 km)
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Starting Grid
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:17.748 (175.027 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 0.132
3. Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 - 1.679
4. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 1.769
5. Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 1.787
6. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 2.177
7. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 2.338
8. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 2.434
9. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 2.711
10. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 2.738
11. Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 3.033
12. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 3.096
13. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 3.104
14. Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188 - 3.385
15. Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 3.416
16. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 3.514
17. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 3.559
18. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 3.645
19. Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 3.806
20. Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 4.108
21. Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 - 4.145
22. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 - 4.240
23. René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 4.280
24. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 4.463
25. Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 4.465
26. Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 4.600
Did Not Qualify
27. Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188B - 4.645
28. Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 4.781
29. Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lola-Ford LC88 - 4.985
30. Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 5.277
Did Not Pre-qualify
31. Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 10.692