1988 Grand Prix of Germany
24 July - Hockenheim: 299.068km (6.797km x 44 laps)
Pole Position: Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4, 1:44.596
Results
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:32:54.188 (193.148 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 13.609
3. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 52.095
4. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 1:40.912
5. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 1:49.606
6. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 1 lap
7. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 1 lap
8. Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 1 lap
9. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 1 lap
10. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 1 lap
11. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 1 lap
12. Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 1 lap
13. Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 2 laps
14. Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 2 laps
15. Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 2 laps
16. Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 2 laps
17. René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 3 laps
18. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 4 laps
19. Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC88 - 5 laps (Clutch)
Fastest lap: Alessandro Nannini, 2:03.032 (198.885 km/h on lap 40)
Retirements
Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 6 laps (Throttle)
Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 10 laps (Spun)
Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 17 laps (Electrics)
Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 - 28 laps (Spun)
Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 29 laps (Electrics)
Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 36 laps (Spun)
Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 43 laps (Spun)
Did Not Qualify
Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188
Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31
Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017
Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188
Did Not Pre-qualify
Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188
Race leaders:
Ayrton Senna 1-44 (44 laps = 299.068 km)
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Starting Grid
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:44.596 (233.940 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 0.277
3. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 1.519
4. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 2.558
5. Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 3.085
6. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 3.612
7. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 4.107
8. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 4.185
9. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 4.241
10. Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 4.915
11. Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 - 5.284
12. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 5.863
13. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 6.123
14. Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 6.408
15. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 6.575
16. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 7.046
17. René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 7.484
18. Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 7.572
19. Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 7.681
20. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 7.697
21. Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC88 - 7.840
22. Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 8.068
23. Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 8.078
24. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 8.312
25. Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 8.402
26. Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 8.447
Did Not Qualify
27. Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 - 8.760
28. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 - 8.911
29. Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 8.980
30. Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188 - 9.000
Did Not Pre-qualify
31. Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188 - 9.762