1988 Belgian Grand Prix

 1988 Belgian Grand Prix

Racing data
11th of 16 races in the 1988 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Champion Belgian Grand Prix
Date:	August 28, 1988
Place:	spa
Course:	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Length:	298.42 km in 43 laps of 6.94 km
Weather:	cloudy but dry
Pole position
Driver:	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda
Time:	1: 53.718 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Time:	2: 00.772 min
Podium
First:	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda
Second:	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda
Third:	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd

The 1988 Belgian Grand Prix took place on August 28th at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near Spa and was the eleventh race of the 1988 Formula 1 World Championship .

Reports

background

A few days after Enzo Ferrari's death , Formula 1 competed in Belgium for the eleventh World Championship round of the year. Nigel Mansell was absent due to illness and was represented by Martin Brundle .

training

Once again the McLaren drivers Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were the fastest in practice and formed the front row in front of the two Ferrari drivers Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto . Riccardo Patrese followed in fifth place in front of the two Benetton team- mates Thierry Boutsen and Alessandro Nannini .

Due to less favorable weather conditions on Saturday, none of the participants in the second qualification training could undercut the best time set on Friday.

run

Senna and Prost had agreed in the run-up to the race that whoever would be first to reach the tight La Source hairpin after the start would not have to fear any resistance from their team mate in order to avoid a collision. Accordingly, Senna gave way to the better started Prost there. On the long straight behind the Eau Rouge curve, however, the Brazilian overtook out of the slipstream and defended the top position from then on to the finish. Prost came in second.

Due to technical problems, Berger was eliminated after a few laps. On lap 36, his team-mate Alboreto also had to retire due to an engine failure. Boutsen was third ahead of Nannini. Ivan Capelli crossed the finish line in fifth ahead of Nelson Piquet .

After the race, illegal fuel was found in the tanks of the two Benettons. Both drivers were disqualified. The two Arrows pilots Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever therefore moved up into the points.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Camel Team Lotus Honda	1	Nelson Piquet	Lotus 100T	Honda RA168E 1.5 V6 t	G
	2	Satoru Nakajima
Tyrrell Racing Organization	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell 017	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G
	4th	Julian Bailey
Canon Williams team	5	Martin Brundle	Williams FW12	Judd CV 3.5 V8	G
	6th	Riccardo Patrese
West Zakspeed Racing	9	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed 881	Zakspeed 1500/4 1.5 L4 t	G
	10	Bernd Schneider
Honda Marlboro McLaren	11	Alain Prost	McLaren MP4 / 4	Honda RA168E 1.5 V6 t	G
	12	Ayrton Senna
AGS Racing	14th	Philippe Streiff	AGS JH23	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G
Leyton House March Racing Team	15th	Maurício Gugelmin	March 881	Judd CV 3.5 V8	G
	16	Ivan Capelli
USF & G Arrows Megatron	17th	Derek Warwick	Arrows A10B	Megatron M12 / 13 1.5 L4 t	G
	18th	Eddie Cheever
Benetton Formula Ltd	19th	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton B188	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	G
	20th	Thierry Boutsen
Osella Squadra Corse	21st	Nicola Larini	Osella FA1L	Osella 890T 1.5 V8 t	G
Rial Racing	22nd	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial ARC1	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G
Lois Minardi team	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi M188		G
	24	Luis Pérez-Sala
Ligier Loto	25th	René Arnoux	Ligier JS31	Judd CV 3.5 V8	G
	26th	Stefan Johansson
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari F1-87 / 88C	Ferrari 033E 1.5 V6 t	G
	28	Gerhard Berger
Larrousse Calmels	29	Yannick Dalmas	Lola LC88	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G
	30th	Philippe Alliot
Coloni SpA	31	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni FC188		G
EuroBrun Racing	32	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun ER188		G
	33	Stefano Modena
BMS Scuderia Italia	36	Alex Caffi	Dallara F188		G

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Pre-qualification		1. Qualification training		2. Qualification training		begin
			time	Ø speed	time	Ø speed	time	Ø speed
01	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	-	-	1: 53.718	219.701 km / h	2: 15.196	184.798 km / h	01
02	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda	-	-	1: 54.128	218.912 km / h	-	-	02
03	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	-	-	1: 54.581	218.047 km / h	2: 17.115	182.212 km / h	03
04th	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	-	-	1: 55.665	216.003 km / h	2: 15.677	184.143 km / h	04th
05	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Judd	-	-	1: 57.138	213.287 km / h	2: 15.358	184.577 km / h	05
06th	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	-	-	1: 57.455	212.711 km / h	2: 15.236	184.744 km / h	06th
07th	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	-	-	1: 57.535	212.566 km / h	2: 17.077	182.263 km / h	07th
08th	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus Honda	-	-	1: 57.616	212.420 km / h	2: 14.739	185.425 km / h	08th
09	Nelson Piquet	Lotus Honda	-	-	1: 57.821	212.050 km / h	2: 15.027	185.030 km / h	09
10	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Megatron	-	-	1: 57.925	211.863 km / h	2: 16.770	182.672 km / h	10
11	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Megatron	-	-	1: 57.980	211.765 km / h	2: 19.908	178.574 km / h	11
12	Martin Brundle	Williams-Judd	-	-	1: 58.206	211.360 km / h	2: 14.517	185.731 km / h	12
13	Maurício Gugelmin	March-Judd	-	-	1: 58.361	211.083 km / h	-	-	13
14th	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	-	-	1: 59.439	209.178 km / h	2: 22.821	174.932 km / h	14th
15th	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford	2: 01.068	206.363 km / h	1: 59.776	208.589 km / h	2: 18.052	180.975 km / h	15th
16	Philippe Alliot	Lola Ford	-	-	1: 59.906	208.363 km / h	2: 21.219	176.917 km / h	16
17th	René Arnoux	Ligier-Judd	-	-	2: 00.037	208.136 km / h	2: 19.260	179.405 km / h	17th
18th	Philippe Streiff	AGS-Ford	-	-	2: 00.410	207.491 km / h	2: 23.953	173.557 km / h	18th
19th	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial Ford	-	-	2: 00.521	207.300 km / h	2: 17.028	182.328 km / h	19th
20th	Stefan Johansson	Ligier-Judd	-	-	2: 00.857	206.724 km / h	-	-	20th
21st	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	-	-	2: 01.078	206.346 km / h	2: 20.594	177.703 km / h	21st
22nd	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni-Ford	2: 02.101	204.617 km / h	2: 01.359	205.869 km / h	2: 19.939	178.535 km / h	22nd
23	Yannick Dalmas	Lola Ford	-	-	2: 01.467	205.685 km / h	2: 19.909	178.573 km / h	23
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	-	-	2: 01.899	204.957 km / h	2: 22.064	175.864 km / h	24
25th	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	-	-	2: 01.938	204.891 km / h	2: 19.825	178.680 km / h	25th
26th	Nicola Larini	Osella	2: 02.347	204.206 km / h	2: 02.029	204.738 km / h	2: 17.127	182.196 km / h	26th
DNQ	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi-Ford	-	-	2: 02.129	204.571 km / h	-	-	-
DNQ	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	-	-	2: 02.314	204.261 km / h	-	-	-
DNQ	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun-Ford	2: 02.933	203.233 km / h	2: 02.322	204.248 km / h	2: 19.880	178.610 km / h	-
DNQ	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell-Ford	-	-	2: 02.519	203.919 km / h	-	-	-
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun-Ford	2: 04.208	201.146 km / h	-	-	-	-	-

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap	Failure reason
01	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	43	0	1: 28: 00,549	01	2: 01.061
02	Alain Prost	McLaren Honda	43	0	+ 30.470	02	2: 01.702
-	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	43	0	DSQ	06th	2: 02.849	disqualified
-	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	43	0	DSQ	07th	2: 02.298	disqualified
05 (3)	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd	43	0	+1: 15.768	14th	2: 02,302
06 (4)	Nelson Piquet	Lotus Honda	43	0	+1: 23.628	09	2: 02.598
07 (5)	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Megatron	43	0	+1: 25.355	10	2: 03.002
08 (6)	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Megatron	42	0	+ 1 lap	11	2: 03.653
09 (7)	Martin Brundle	Williams-Judd	42	0	+ 1 lap	12	2: 04.088
10 (8)	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford	42	0	+ 1 lap	15th	2: 04.475
11 (9)	Philippe Alliot	Lola Ford	42	0	+ 1 lap	16	2: 05.083
12 (10)	Philippe Streiff	AGS-Ford	42	0	+ 1 lap	18th	2: 05.028
13 (11)	Stefan Johansson	Ligier-Judd	39	0	DNF	20th	2: 05.681	defective wheel bearing
14 (12)	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford	39	0	DNF	21st	2: 05.525	Electrical defect
15 (13)	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	38	0	DNF	25th	2: 06.810	Gearbox damage
-	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni-Ford	36	0	NC	22nd	2: 04.589	Unrated
-	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	35	0	DNF	04th	2: 01.924	Engine failure
-	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Judd	30th	0	DNF	05	2: 03.220	Engine failure
-	Maurício Gugelmin	March-Judd	29	0	DNF	13	2: 02.255	Clutch damage
-	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	25th	0	DNF	24	2: 06.653	Oil leak
-	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus Honda	22nd	0	DNF	08th	2: 03.448	Engine failure
-	Nicola Larini	Osella	14th	0	DNF	26th	2: 06.514	defective fuel pump
-	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	11	0	DNF	03	2: 00.772	Electrical damage
-	Yannick Dalmas	Lola Ford	09	0	DNF	23	2: 07.497	Engine failure
-	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial Ford	02	0	DNF	19th	2: 08.821	collision
-	René Arnoux	Ligier-Judd	02	0	DNF	17th	2: 07.978	collision

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Ayrton Senna McLaren Honda 75 02  Alain Prost McLaren Honda 72 03  Gerhard Berger Ferrari 28 04th  Nelson Piquet Lotus Honda 18th 05  Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford 16 06th  Michele Alboreto Ferrari 16 07th  Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron 11 08th  Ivan Capelli March-Judd 8th 09  Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd 6th

Item driver constructor Points 10  Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 6th 11  Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 5 12  Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 5 13  Andrea de Cesaris Rial Ford 3 14th  Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron 2 15th  Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd 2 16  Satoru Nakajima Lotus Honda 1 17th  Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  McLaren Honda 147 02  Ferrari 44 03  Benetton-Ford 22nd 04th  Lotus Honda 19th 05  Arrows-Megatron 13

Item constructor Points 06th  March-Judd 13 07th  Williams-Judd 8th 08th  Tyrrell-Ford 5 09  Rial Ford 3 10  Minardi-Ford 1

Web links

• Race result on the official Formula 1 website
• Race result on "Motorsportarchiv.de"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Training" ( memento of the original from April 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 7, 2013)  
2. ^ "Report" (accessed on September 7, 2013)
3. ↑ “World Cup stands” ( memento of the original from April 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 7, 2013)