The Mexican Grand Prix 1988 was the 4th round of the 1988 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 29th.

Alain Prost won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Ayrton Senna, who originally had the pole position, and Gerhard Berger completing the podium.

Final results

1
1
Alain Prost
McLaren
1:30:15.737
Finished
2
1
Ayrton Senna
McLaren
+7.104
Finished
3
-
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
+57.314
Finished
4
1
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
+1 Lap
5
4
Derek Warwick
Arrows
+1 Lap
6
1
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
+1 Lap
7
1
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
+2 Laps
8
3
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
+3 Laps
9
13
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse
+3 Laps
10
14
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
+4 Laps
11
14
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
+4 Laps
12
7
Philippe Streiff
AGS
+4 Laps
13
13
Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun
+4 Laps
14
7
Gabriele Tarquini
Coloni
+5 Laps
15
3
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed
+6 Laps
16
6
Ivan Capelli
March
+6 Laps
17
13
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
Engine
18
6
Andrea de Cesaris
Rial
Gearbox
19
13
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
Engine
20
6
Nigel Mansell
Williams
Engine
21
6
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
Engine
22
5
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
Engine
23
3
René Arnoux
Ligier
Accident
24
1
Alex Caffi
Dallara
Brakes
25
9
Maurício Gugelmin
March
Electrical
26
13
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
Suspension
27
27
Adrián Campos
Minardi
Did not qualify
28
28
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
Did not qualify
29
29
Nicola Larini
Osella
Did not qualify
30
30
Julian Bailey
Tyrrell
Did not qualify
31
31
Stefano Modena
Euro Brun
Excluded
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 18 drivers out of the original 31 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima, Nigel Mansell, Bernd Schneider, and Riccardo Patrese, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Andrea de Cesaris, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 52, René Arnoux, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 13, Alex Caffi, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 13, Maurício Gugelmin, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 10, Philippe Alliot, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 0, and Stefano Modena, who was excluded on lap 0.

Engine

  • Nelson Piquet
    Lap 58
  • Satoru Nakajima
    Lap 27
  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 20
  • Bernd Schneider
    Lap 16
  • Riccardo Patrese
    Lap 16

Gearbox

  • Andrea de Cesaris
    Lap 52

Accident

  • René Arnoux
    Lap 13

Brakes

  • Alex Caffi
    Lap 13

Electrical

  • Maurício Gugelmin
    Lap 10

Suspension

  • Philippe Alliot
    Lap 0

Excluded

  • Stefano Modena
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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