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.
Luis PĂ©rez-Sala (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P16 at the flag â a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
27 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 |