1988 Season - Round 8 - 1988-07-10
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 British Grand Prix for McLaren, with Nigel Mansell (Williams) second and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Alex Caffi (Dallara) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P11 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1988 British Grand Prix, completing round 8 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 | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 11 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| MaurĂcio Gugelmin |
| March |
| 5 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 26 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 12 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 6 | Alternator | 0 |
| 22 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | Handling | 0 |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | Clutch | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 18 | Suspension | 0 |