Round 16 · 13 November 1988
Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit · Adelaide, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
35 drivers
After Round 15
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
87
pts
2
Alain Prost
McLaren
84
pts
3
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
41
pts
4
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
25
pts
5
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
24
pts
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6
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
18
pts
7
Derek Warwick
Arrows
17
pts
8
Ivan Capelli
March
16
pts
9
Nigel Mansell
Williams
12
pts
10
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
12
pts
11
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
6
pts
12
Maurício Gugelmin
March
5
pts
13
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
5
pts
14
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
5
pts
15
Andrea de Cesaris
Rial
3
pts
16
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
1
pts
17
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
1
pts
-
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Alex Caffi
Dallara
0
pts
-
Martin Brundle
Williams
0
pts
-
Philippe Streiff
AGS
0
pts
-
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
0
pts
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Coloni
0
pts
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
0
pts
-
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
0
pts
-
Julian Bailey
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Ligier
0
pts
-
Stefano Modena
Euro Brun
0
pts
-
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Williams
0
pts
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed
0
pts
-
Adrián Campos
Minardi
0
pts
-
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
0
pts
After the race
35 drivers
After Round 16
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
—
90
+3
2
Alain Prost
McLaren
—
87
+3
3
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
—
41
+0
4
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
—
27
+2
5
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
—
24
+0
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6
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
—
22
+4
7
Ivan Capelli
March
↑1
17
+1
8
Derek Warwick
Arrows
↓1
17
+0
9
Nigel Mansell
Williams
—
12
+0
10
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
—
12
+0
11
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
↑3
8
+3
12
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
↓1
6
+0
13
Maurício Gugelmin
March
↓1
5
+0
14
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
↓1
5
+0
15
Andrea de Cesaris
Rial
—
3
+0
16
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
—
1
+0
17
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
—
1
+0
-
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Alex Caffi
Dallara
—
0
+0
-
Martin Brundle
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Streiff
AGS
—
0
+0
-
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Gabriele Tarquini
Coloni
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
—
0
+0
-
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Julian Bailey
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Nicola Larini
Osella
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Stefano Modena
Euro Brun
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed
—
0
+0
-
Adrián Campos
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
—
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRO Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 1:53:14.676 | 9 |
| 2 | SEN Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | +36.387 | 6 |
| 3 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | +47.546 | 4 |
| 4 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | +1:20.088 | 3 |
| 5 | BOU Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 10 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | CAP Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | MAR Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 15 | 5L | 0 |
| 9 | JOH Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 22 | 6L | 0 |
| 10 | ALL Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 24 | 7L | 0 |
| 11 | STR Philippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | 9L | 0 |
| R | GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 26 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | NAN Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | MOD Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Arrows | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | CHE Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | GUG Maurício Gugelmin | March | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | NAK Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | PÉR Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | CAF Alex Caffi | Dallara | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | BER Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Ligier | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | PAL Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | LAR Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | ALB Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 12 | — | 0 |