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1988 Season
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1988 French GP
1987 British GP

1988 British GP

1988 German GP
1989 British GP
 XLI  Shell Oils British Grand Prix

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

Details
DateSunday 10 July 1988
Start time14:00
Event British GP
Circuit Silverstone
Event FormatRace of 65 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#8 of 16 in 1988
#460 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps65
Circuit Perimeter4778 m
Race Distance4778 × 65 = 310.570 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Cold, Rain
Participants
Entries31
Qualifiers26
Finishers19
DebutantsNone
MilestonesAgip – 50th Pole Position (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Canon Williams Team – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Judd – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most Consecutive 15th Place Finishes Pierluigi Martini (2)
Records Extended 1. Most 5th Place Finishes Lotus (58),
2. Most 10th Place Finishes Lotus (34),
3. Most Races Led Ferrari (235),
4. Most Laps Led Ferrari (6514),
5. Most Race Entries Lotus (1124),
6. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (105),
7. Most 26th Place Qualifications Osella (27)

World Championship standings
1  Alain Prost 54 
2  Ayrton Senna 48 
3  Gerhard Berger 21 
4  Nélson Piquet 15 
5  Michele Alboreto 13 up
6  Thierry Boutsen 11 
7  Derek Warwick 9 
8  Nigel Mansell 6 
9  Alessandro Nannini 6 up
10  Jonathan Palmer 5 up
11  Mauricio Gugelmin 3 
  Andrea de Cesaris 3 up
13  Ivan Capelli 2 up
14  Pierluigi Martini 1 up
  Satoru Nakajima 1 up
  Eddie Cheever 1 up
  Riccardo Patrese 1 up
1  McLaren / Honda 102 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 34 
3  Benetton / Ford 17 up
4  Lotus / Honda 16 up
5  Arrows / Megatron 10 
6  Williams / Judd 7 up
7  March / Judd 5 up
8  Tyrrell / Ford 5 up
9  Rial / Ford 3 up
10  Minardi / Ford 1 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 12Car 28Car 5
EntrantHonda Marlboro McLarenScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACCanon Williams Team
Driver Ayrton Senna Gerhard Berger Nigel Mansell
Car McLaren MP4/4 Ferrari F1-87/88C Williams FW12
EngineHonda 1.5 V6TFerrari 1.5 V6TJudd 3.5 V8
Time1:33'16.3671'10.1331'23.308
Speed199.782 km/h245.260 km/h206.472 km/h