1988 Grand Prix of Mexico
29 May - Mexico City: 296.207km (4.421km x 67 laps)
Pole Position: Ayrton Senna, McLaren-Honda MP4/4, 1:17.468
Results
1. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:30:15.737 (196.898 km/h)
2. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 - 7.104
3. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C - 57.314
4. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C - 1 lap
5. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B - 1 lap
6. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B - 1 lap
7. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 - 2 laps
8. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 - 3 laps
9. Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC88 - 3 laps
10. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 - 4 laps
11. Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 - 4 laps
12. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 - 4 laps
13. Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 - 4 laps
14. Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188 - 5 laps
15. Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 - 6 laps
16. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 - 6 laps
Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:18.608 (202.468 km/h on lap 52)
Retirements
Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T - 9 laps (Engine)
Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 - 15 laps (Clutch)
Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T - 40 laps (Turbo)
Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 - 47 laps (Engine)
Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 - 51 laps (Engine)
Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 - 51 laps (Engine)
Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 - 54 laps (Brakes)
René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 - 54 laps (Accident)
Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 - 57 laps (Electrics)
Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 - 67 laps (Rear suspension)
Did Not Qualify
Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017
Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L
Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017
Adrian Campos Minardi-Ford M188
Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford ER188 Excluded (Illegal rear wing)
Race leaders:
Alain Prost 1-67 (67 laps = 296.207 km)
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Starting Grid
1. Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:17.468 (205.447 km/h)
2. Alain Prost McLaren-Honda MP4/4 1:18.097 -0.629
3. Gerhard Berger Ferrari F187/88C 1:18.120 0.652
4. Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 100T 1:18.946 1.478
5. Michele Alboreto Ferrari F187/88C 1:19.626 2.158
6. Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 100T 1:20.275 2.807
7. Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron A10B 1:20.451 2.983
8. Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford B188 1:20.740 3.272
9. Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron A10B 1:20.775 3.307
10. Ivan Capelli March-Judd 881 1:21.952 4.484
11. Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford B188 1:22.029 4.561
12. Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford ARC1 1:22.245 4.777
13. Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford LC88 1:22.348 4.880
14. Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd FW12 1:22.363 4.895
15. Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 881 1:22.642 5.174
16. Mauricio Gugelmin March-Judd 881 1:22.801 5.333
17. Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd FW12 1:22.972 5.504
18. Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 881 1:23.078 5.610
19. Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford JH23 1:23.191 5.723
20. René Arnoux Ligier-Judd JS31 1:23.287 5.819
21. Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford FC188 1:23.603 6.135
22. Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford LC88 1:23.606 6.138
23. Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 188 1:23.716 6.248
24. Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd JS31 1:23.721 6.253
25. Luis Perez-Sala Minardi-Ford M188 1:23.857 6.389
26. Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford ER188 1:24.031 6.564
Did Not Qualify
27. Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 017 1:24.390 6.922
28. Nicola Larini Osella-Alfa Romeo FA1L 1:24.405 6.937
29. Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 017 1:25.231 7.763
30. Adrian Campos Minardi-Ford M188 1:26.058 8.590