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1988 Hungarian GP
1987 Belgian GP

1988 Belgian GP

1988 Italian GP
1989 Belgian GP
 XLVI  Grand Prix de Belgique

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 28 August 1988
Start time14:00
Event Belgian GP
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps
Event FormatRace of 43 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#11 of 16 in 1988
#463 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps43
Circuit Perimeter6940 m
Race Distance6940 × 43 = 298.420 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherCloudy, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries31
Qualifiers26
Finishers13
DebutantsNone
MilestonesOsella Squadra Corse – 200th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Osella – 200th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most 21st Place Qualifications Jonathan Palmer (9)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Lotus (487),
2. Most Retirements Riccardo Patrese (104),
3. Most Podium Finishes Alain Prost (65),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Alain Prost (79),
5. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Alain Prost (79),
6. Most Consecutive Race Wins McLaren (11),
7. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (108),
8. Most Race Entries Lotus (1130),
9. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Alain Prost (29),
10. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (108),
11. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (104),
12. Most 26th Place Qualifications Osella (28)

World Championship standings
1  Ayrton Senna 75 
2  Alain Prost 72 
3  Gerhard Berger 28 
4  Nélson Piquet 18 up
5  Thierry Boutsen 16 up
6  Michele Alboreto 16 up
7  Derek Warwick 11 
8  Ivan Capelli 8 up
9  Nigel Mansell 6 up
10  Alessandro Nannini 6 up
11  Mauricio Gugelmin 5 up
12  Jonathan Palmer 5 up
13  Andrea de Cesaris 3 
14  Riccardo Patrese 2 
  Eddie Cheever 2 up
16  Pierluigi Martini 1 up
  Satoru Nakajima 1 up
1  McLaren / Honda 147 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 44 
3  Benetton / Ford 22 
4  Lotus / Honda 19 
5  March / Judd 13 up
6  Arrows / Megatron 13 up
7  Williams / Judd 8 
8  Tyrrell / Ford 5 
9  Rial / Ford 3 
10  Minardi / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 12Car 12Car 28
EntrantHonda Marlboro McLarenHonda Marlboro McLarenScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Driver Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Gerhard Berger
Car McLaren MP4/4 McLaren MP4/4 Ferrari F1-87/88C
EngineHonda 1.5 V6THonda 1.5 V6TFerrari 1.5 V6T
Time1:28'00.5491'53.7182'00.772
Speed203.447 km/h219.701 km/h206.869 km/h