1988 Season - Round 11 - 1988-08-28
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Belgian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (McLaren) and Ivan Capelli (March) home for McLaren.
Bernd Schneider (Zakspeed) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1988 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ivan Capelli | March | 14 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Team Lotus |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Williams | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 21 | Throttle | 0 |
| 13 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 6 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 7 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 16 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 22 | Steering | 0 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 24 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 21 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 26 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Injection | 0 |
| 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | Accident | 0 |