Race · Round 12 of 16 · 11 September 1988

1988 Italian Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won for Ferrari from 3rd on the grid at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. 13 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 24 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

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Circuit: Autodromo Nazionale MonzaMonza, Italy
Winner: Gerhard BergerFerrari
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Michele Alboreto
Entries: 3113 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	F1/87/88C	3	51	Finished	9
2	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	F1/87/88C	4	51	Finished	6	fastest lap
3	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	A10B	5	51	Finished	4
4	Derek Warwick	Arrows	A10B	6	51	Finished	3
5	Ivan Capelli	March	881	11	51	Finished	2
6	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	B188	8	51	Finished	1
7	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	FW12	10	51	Finished	0
8	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	881	13	51	Finished	0
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	B188	9	50	Finished	0
10	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/4	1	49	Collision	0
11	Jean-Louis Schlesser	Williams	FW12	22	49	Finished	0
12	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	15	26	49	Finished	0
13	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	JS31	24	49	Finished	0
DNF	Alain Prost	McLaren	MP4/4	2	34	Engine	0
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Lola	LC88	20	33	Engine	0
DNF	Philippe Streiff	AGS	JH23	23	31	Clutch	0
DNF	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	881	15	28	Engine	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	ARC1	18	27	Chassis	0
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	881	16	25	Engine	0
DNF	Alex Caffi	Dallara	—	21	24	Engine	0
DNF	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	LC88	25	17	Radiator	0
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	M188	14	15	Engine	0
DNF	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	100T	12	14	Engine	0
DNF	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	M188	19	12	Gearbox	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	100T	7	11	Clutch	0
DNF	Nicola Larini	Osella	—	17	2	Engine	0
DNQ	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	15	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	JS31	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	ER188	—	—	DNQ	0
DNPQ	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	ER188	—	—	DNPQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout monza-6 · 5.8 km · 10 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Gerhard Berger	3	1	51
Michele Alboreto	4	2	51
Eddie Cheever	5	3	51
Derek Warwick	6	4	51
Ivan Capelli	11	5	51
Thierry Boutsen	8	6	51
Riccardo Patrese	10	7	51
Mauricio Gugelmin	13	8	51
Alessandro Nannini	9	9	50
Ayrton Senna	1	10	49
Jean-Louis Schlesser	22	11	49
Julian Bailey	26	12	49
Rene Arnoux	24	13	49
Alain Prost	2	DNF	34
Philippe Alliot	20	DNF	33
Philippe Streiff	23	DNF	31
Bernd Schneider	15	DNF	28
Andrea de Cesaris	18	DNF	27
Piercarlo Ghinzani	16	DNF	25
Alex Caffi	21	DNF	24
Yannick Dalmas	25	DNF	17
Pierluigi Martini	14	DNF	15
Satoru Nakajima	12	DNF	14
Luis Pérez-Sala	19	DNF	12
Nelson Piquet	7	DNF	11
Nicola Larini	17	DNF	2

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	12	1:25.974	—	0 m	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	11	1:26.277	+0.303	20 m	+0.303
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:26.654	+0.680	46 m	+0.377
4	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:26.988	+1.014	68 m	+0.334
5	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	18	1:27.660	+1.686	114 m	+0.672
6	Derek Warwick	Arrows	17	1:27.815	+1.841	124 m	+0.155
7	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	1	1:28.044	+2.070	140 m	+0.229
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	20	1:28.870	+2.896	195 m	+0.826
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:28.958	+2.984	201 m	+0.088
10	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:29.435	+3.461	233 m	+0.477
11	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:29.513	+3.539	239 m	+0.078
12	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	2	1:29.541	+3.567	241 m	+0.028
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:30.035	+4.061	274 m	+0.494
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:30.125	+4.151	280 m	+0.090
15	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	10	1:30.161	+4.187	282 m	+0.036
16	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	9	1:30.476	+4.502	304 m	+0.315
17	Nicola Larini	Osella	21	1:30.481	+4.507	304 m	+0.005
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	22	1:30.560	+4.586	309 m	+0.079
19	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:30.698	+4.724	319 m	+0.138
20	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:30.962	+4.988	337 m	+0.264
21	Alex Caffi	Dallara	36	1:30.989	+5.015	338 m	+0.027
22	Jean-Louis Schlesser	Williams	5	1:31.548	+5.574	376 m	+0.559
23	Philippe Streiff	AGS	14	1:31.676	+5.702	385 m	+0.128
24	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:32.049	+6.075	410 m	+0.373
25	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	29	1:32.164	+6.190	418 m	+0.115
26	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	4	1:32.290	+6.316	426 m	+0.126
27	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:32.405	+6.431	434 m	+0.115
28	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	26	1:32.438	+6.464	436 m	+0.033
29	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	31	1:32.829	+6.855	462 m	+0.391
30	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	33	1:33.226	+7.252	489 m	+0.397

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Pre-qualifying · Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Pre-qualifying

Pre-qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Alex Caffi	Dallara	36	1:30.877	—	0 m	—	—
2	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	31	1:32.860	+1.983	127 m	+1.983	—
3	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	33	1:33.292	+2.415	154 m	+0.432	—
4	Nicola Larini	Osella	21	1:33.738	+2.861	183 m	+0.446	—
5	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	32	1:34.044	+3.167	202 m	+0.306	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	12	1:27.100	—	0 m	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	11	1:27.999	+0.899	60 m	+0.899	—
3	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:28.404	+1.304	87 m	+0.405	—
4	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	18	1:28.473	+1.373	91 m	+0.069	—
5	Derek Warwick	Arrows	17	1:28.668	+1.568	104 m	+0.195	—
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:28.886	+1.786	119 m	+0.218	—
7	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	1	1:29.370	+2.270	151 m	+0.484	—
8	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	20	1:29.596	+2.496	166 m	+0.226	—
9	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:29.791	+2.691	179 m	+0.195	—
10	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:29.799	+2.699	180 m	+0.008	—
11	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:30.561	+3.461	230 m	+0.762	—
12	Alex Caffi	Dallara	36	1:30.877	+3.777	252 m	+0.316	—
13	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:31.417	+4.317	287 m	+0.540	—
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	22	1:31.562	+4.462	297 m	+0.145	—
15	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:31.600	+4.500	300 m	+0.038	—
16	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	9	1:31.657	+4.557	303 m	+0.057	—
17	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:31.741	+4.641	309 m	+0.084	—
18	Jean-Louis Schlesser	Williams	5	1:31.816	+4.716	314 m	+0.075	—
19	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	10	1:31.864	+4.764	317 m	+0.048	—
20	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:31.873	+4.773	318 m	+0.009	—
21	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	2	1:31.889	+4.789	319 m	+0.016	—
22	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	29	1:32.064	+4.964	331 m	+0.175	—
23	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	31	1:32.860	+5.760	384 m	+0.796	—
24	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	33	1:33.292	+6.192	412 m	+0.432	—
25	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:33.365	+6.265	417 m	+0.073	—
26	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	26	1:33.674	+6.574	438 m	+0.309	—
27	Nicola Larini	Osella	21	1:33.738	+6.638	442 m	+0.064	—
28	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	4	1:33.862	+6.762	450 m	+0.124	—
29	Oscar Larrauri	EuroBrun	32	1:34.044	+6.944	462 m	+0.182	—
30	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:34.097	+6.997	466 m	+0.053	—
31	Philippe Streiff	AGS	14	1:35.069	+7.969	531 m	+0.972	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	12	1:25.733	—	0 m	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	11	1:26.262	+0.529	36 m	+0.529	—
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:28.621	+2.888	195 m	+2.359	—
4	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	1	1:28.686	+2.953	200 m	+0.065	—
5	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:29.192	+3.459	234 m	+0.506	—
6	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	18	1:29.207	+3.474	235 m	+0.015	—
7	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:30.090	+4.357	295 m	+0.883	—
8	Alex Caffi	Dallara	36	1:30.149	+4.416	299 m	+0.059	—
9	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	2	1:30.360	+4.627	313 m	+0.211	—
10	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	10	1:30.481	+4.748	321 m	+0.121	—
11	Derek Warwick	Arrows	17	1:30.670	+4.937	334 m	+0.189	—
12	Nicola Larini	Osella	21	1:30.699	+4.966	336 m	+0.029	—
13	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	20	1:30.858	+5.125	347 m	+0.159	—
14	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:30.929	+5.196	352 m	+0.071	—
15	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:31.199	+5.466	370 m	+0.270	—
16	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:31.423	+5.690	385 m	+0.224	—
17	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	9	1:31.475	+5.742	388 m	+0.052	—
18	Jean-Louis Schlesser	Williams	5	1:31.550	+5.817	394 m	+0.075	—
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	22	1:31.845	+6.112	413 m	+0.295	—
20	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:31.993	+6.260	424 m	+0.148	—
21	Philippe Streiff	AGS	14	1:32.021	+6.288	425 m	+0.028	—
22	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	29	1:32.152	+6.419	434 m	+0.131	—
23	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:32.177	+6.444	436 m	+0.025	—
24	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:32.840	+7.107	481 m	+0.663	—
25	Stefan Johansson	Ligier	26	1:32.863	+7.130	482 m	+0.023	—
26	Stefano Modena	EuroBrun	33	1:33.035	+7.302	494 m	+0.172	—
27	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	4	1:33.048	+7.315	495 m	+0.013	—
28	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:33.191	+7.458	505 m	+0.143	—
29	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni	31	1:33.227	+7.494	507 m	+0.036	—
30	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell	3	1:33.597	+7.864	532 m	+0.370	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	12	1:29.820	—	0 m	—	—
2	Alain Prost	McLaren	11	1:29.828	+0.008	1 m	+0.008	—
3	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	27	1:30.784	+0.964	62 m	+0.956	—
4	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:30.867	+1.047	68 m	+0.083	—
5	Eddie Cheever	Arrows	18	1:31.258	+1.438	93 m	+0.391	—
6	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	19	1:31.282	+1.462	94 m	+0.024	—
7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	20	1:31.903	+2.083	135 m	+0.621	—
8	Nelson Piquet	Team Lotus	1	1:31.947	+2.127	137 m	+0.044	—
9	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed	10	1:32.282	+2.462	159 m	+0.335	—
10	Satoru Nakajima	Team Lotus	2	1:32.374	+2.554	165 m	+0.092	—
11	Ivan Capelli	March	16	1:32.689	+2.869	185 m	+0.315	—
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial	22	1:33.072	+3.252	210 m	+0.383	—
13	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:33.129	+3.309	214 m	+0.057	—
14	Derek Warwick	Arrows	17	1:33.201	+3.381	218 m	+0.072	—
15	Alex Caffi	Dallara	36	1:33.304	+3.484	225 m	+0.103	—
16	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi	24	1:33.319	+3.499	226 m	+0.015	—
17	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed	9	1:33.512	+3.692	238 m	+0.193	—
18	Rene Arnoux	Ligier	25	1:33.761	+3.941	254 m	+0.249	—
19	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	6	1:33.939	+4.119	266 m	+0.178	—
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	March	15	1:34.334	+4.514	291 m	+0.395	—
21	Nicola Larini	Osella	21	1:34.403	+4.583	296 m	+0.069	—
22	Yannick Dalmas	Lola	29	1:34.492	+4.672	302 m	+0.089	—
23	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell	4	1:34.610	+4.790	309 m	+0.118	—
24	Jean-Louis Schlesser	Williams	5	1:35.412	+5.592	361 m	+0.802	—
25	Philippe Streiff	AGS	14	1:37.336	+7.516	485 m	+1.924	—
26	Philippe Alliot	Lola	30	1:40.130	+10.310	666 m	+2.794	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

6 more photographs

Where this comes from

Round: 12 of 1988
Grand Prix: Italian Grand Prix
Dates: 11 Sep 1988
Layout raced: Revised chicanes · 5.8 km
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.