1988 Season - Round 3 - 1988-05-15
Alain Prost won the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, with Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) second and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Nicola Larini (Osella) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Derek Warwick |
| Arrows |
| 7 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | March | 22 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 13 | Collision | 0 |
| 13 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 15 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 18 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 24 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 12 | Throttle | 0 |
| 31 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 0 | Excluded | 0 |