1988 Season - Round 7 - 1988-07-03
Alain Prost won the 1988 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading Ayrton Senna (McLaren) and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) home for McLaren.
MaurĂcio Gugelmin (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
15 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1988 French Grand Prix, completing round 7 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 | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gerhard Berger |
| Ferrari |
| 3 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | MaurĂcio Gugelmin | March | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | Not classified | 0 |
| 17 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | Clutch | 0 |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 19 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 15 | Brakes | 0 |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 17 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 26 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 0 | Excluded | 0 |