1988 Season - Round 5 - 1988-06-12
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (McLaren) and Thierry Boutsen (Benetton) home for McLaren.
Gabriele Tarquini (Coloni) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 15 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix, completing round 5 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 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nelson Piquet |
| Team Lotus |
| 6 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 14 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 19 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 17 | Electrical | 0 |
| 11 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 13 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 8 | Throttle | 0 |
| 21 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Electrical | 0 |
| 24 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 5 | Ignition | 0 |
| 25 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 24 | Chassis | 0 |
| 26 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 23 | Collision | 0 |