Formula One history, told through data
← 1988 season

Round 1 · 3 April 1988

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

R1
Winner Alain Prost McLaren
Pole position Ayrton Senna McLaren
Fastest lap —
Finishers 9/26 17 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

26 drivers
1
Alain Prost McLaren
NEW
9 +9
2
Gerhard Berger Ferrari
NEW
6 +6
3
Nelson Piquet Team Lotus
NEW
4 +4
4
Derek Warwick Arrows
NEW
3 +3
5
Michele Alboreto Ferrari
NEW
2 +2
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6
Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus
NEW
1 +1
-
Thierry Boutsen Benetton
NEW
0 +0
-
Eddie Cheever Arrows
NEW
0 +0
-
Stefan Johansson Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
Andrea de Cesaris Rial
NEW
0 +0
-
Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
-
Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Philippe Alliot Larrousse
NEW
0 +0
-
Gabriele Tarquini Coloni
NEW
0 +0
-
Philippe Streiff AGS
NEW
0 +0
-
Yannick Dalmas Larrousse
NEW
0 +0
-
Ayrton Senna McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
René Arnoux Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
Stefano Modena Euro Brun
NEW
0 +0
-
Nigel Mansell Williams
NEW
0 +0
-
Alessandro Nannini Benetton
NEW
0 +0
-
Riccardo Patrese Williams
NEW
0 +0
-
Ivan Capelli March
NEW
0 +0
-
Adrián Campos Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Maurício Gugelmin March
NEW
0 +0
-
Oscar Larrauri Euro Brun
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

26 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 PRO Alain Prost McLaren 3 1:36:06.857 9
2 BER Gerhard Berger Ferrari 4 +9.873 6
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Team Lotus 5 +1:08.591 4
4 WAR Derek Warwick Arrows 11 +1:13.348 3
5 ALB Michele Alboreto Ferrari 6 +1:14.556 2
6 NAK Satoru Nakajima Team Lotus 10 1L 1
7 BOU Thierry Boutsen Benetton 7 1L 0
8 CHE Eddie Cheever Arrows 15 1L 0
9 JOH Stefan Johansson Ligier 21 3L 0
R DE Andrea de Cesaris Rial 14 — 0
R PAL Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell 22 — 0
R PÉR Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi 20 — 0
R ALL Philippe Alliot Larrousse 16 — 0
R TAR Gabriele Tarquini Coloni 25 — 0
R STR Philippe Streiff AGS 19 — 0
R DAL Yannick Dalmas Larrousse 17 — 0
D SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1 — 0
R ARN René Arnoux Ligier 18 — 0
R MOD Stefano Modena Euro Brun 24 — 0
R MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 2 — 0
R NAN Alessandro Nannini Benetton 12 — 0
R PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 8 — 0
R CAP Ivan Capelli March 9 — 0
R CAM Adrián Campos Minardi 23 — 0
R GUG Maurício Gugelmin March 13 — 0
R LAR Oscar Larrauri Euro Brun 26 — 0