1988 Season - Round 9 - 1988-07-24
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading Alain Prost (McLaren) and Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) home for McLaren.
Jonathan Palmer (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P11 at the flag â a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1988 German Grand Prix, completing round 9 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 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Michele Alboreto |
| Ferrari |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | MaurĂcio Gugelmin | March | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | Clutch | 0 |
| 20 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | Throttle | 0 |
| 21 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | Spun off | 0 |