1988 Grand Prix of Belgium
28 August - Spa-Francorchamps: 298.420km (6.940km x 43 laps)
Pole Position: Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4, 1:53.718
Results
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:28:00.549 (203.447 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 30.470
Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 59.681 (Disqualified/Irregular fuel)
Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 1:08.594 (Disqualified/Irregular fuel)
3. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 1:15.768
4. Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 1:23.628
5. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 1:25.355
6. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 1 lap
7. Martin Brundle Williams-Judd FW12 - 1 lap
8. Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 1 lap
9. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 1 lap
10. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 1 lap
11. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 - 4 laps (Transmission)
12. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 4 laps (Throttle linkage)
13. Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 5 laps (Gearbox)
Fastest lap: Gerhard Berger, 2:00.772 (206.869 km/h on lap 10)
Retirements
Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188 - 7 laps (Steering)
Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 8 laps (Engine)
Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 13 laps (Engine)
Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 14 laps (Clutch/Spun)
Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 18 laps (Oil leak)
Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 21 laps (Engine)
Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 29 laps (Fuel system)
Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 32 laps (Injection)
Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC88 - 34 laps (Engine)
René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 41 laps (Accident)
Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 41 laps (Accident)
Did Not Qualify
Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188
Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188
Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188
Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017
Did Not Pre-qualify
Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188
Race leaders:
Ayrton Senna 1-43 (43 laps = 298.420 km)
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Starting Grid
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:53.718 (219.701 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 0.410
3. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 0.863
4. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 1.947
5. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 3.420
6. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 3.737
7. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 3.817
8. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 3.898
9. Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 4.103
10. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 4.207
11. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 4.262
12. Martin Brundle Williams-Judd FW12 - 4.488
13. Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 4.643
14. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 5.721
15. Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 6.058
16. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 6.188
17. René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 6.319
18. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 6.692
19. Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 6.803
20. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 - 7.139
21. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 7.360
22. Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188 - 7.641
23. Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC88 - 7.749
24. Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 8.181
25. Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 8.220
26. Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L - 8.311
Did Not Qualify
27. Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 - 8.411
28. Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford M188 - 8.596
29. Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 8.604
30. Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017 - 8.801
Did Not Prequalify
31. Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 10.490