1988 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 7 August 1988 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. It was the tenth race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship.
The 76-lap race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, with French teammate Alain Prost second and Belgian Thierry Boutsen third in a Benetton-Ford. The win, Senna’s sixth of the season, moved him level on points with Prost at the top of the Drivers’ Championship.
| 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 10 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 August 1988 | ||
| Official name | Pop 84 Magyar Nagydíj[1] | ||
| Location | Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.014 km (2.494 mi) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 305.064 km (189.558 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny and hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
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McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:27.635 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:30.639 on lap 51 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
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McLaren-Honda | |
| Second |
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McLaren-Honda | |
| Third |
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Benetton-Ford | |
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Lap leaders
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Classification
Pre-Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 |  Alex Caffi |
Dallara-Ford | 2:01.593 | — |
| 2 | 32 |  Oscar Larrauri |
EuroBrun-Ford | 2:03.343 | +1.750 |
| 3 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini |
Coloni-Ford | 2:03.371 | +1.778 |
| 4 | 33 | Stefano Modena |
EuroBrun-Ford | 2:04.168 | +2.575 |
| DNPQ | 21 | Nicola Larini |
Osella | 2:05.626 | +4.033 |
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 1:30.422 | 1:27.635 | — |
| 2 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Judd | 1:30.151 | 1:27.743 | +0.108 |
| 3 | 20 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Benetton-Ford | 1:30.780 | 1:27.970 | +0.335 |
| 4 | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
March-Judd | 1:32.675 | 1:28.350 | +0.715 |
| 5 | 19 | Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton-Ford | 1:29.779 | 1:28.493 | +0.858 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Judd | 1:30.382 | 1:28.569 | +0.934 |
| 7 | 11 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda | 1:29.589 | 1:28.778 | +1.143 |
| 8 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
March-Judd | 1:35.237 | 1:29.099 | +1.464 |
| 9 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 1:31.192 | 1:29.244 | +1.609 |
| 10 | 36 | Alex Caffi |
Dallara-Ford | 1:32.887 | 1:29.891 | +2.346 |
| 11 | 24 |  Luis Pérez-Sala |
Minardi-Ford | 1:33.494 | 1:30.103 | +2.468 |
| 12 | 17 | Derek Warwick |
Arrows-Megatron | 1:32.514 | 1:30.185 | +2.550 |
| 13 | 1 | Nelson Piquet |
Lotus-Honda | 1:35.346 | 1:30.405 | +2.770 |
| 14 | 18 |  Eddie Cheever |
Arrows-Megatron | 1:32.589 | 1:30.908 | +3.273 |
| 15 | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 1:32.304 | 1:31.052 | +3.417 |
| 16 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:33.597 | 1:31.123 | +3.488 |
| 17 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas |
Lola-Ford | 1:33.192 | 1:31.200 | +3.565 |
| 18 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Rial-Ford | 1:48.994 | 1:31.523 | +3.888 |
| 19 | 2 |  Satoru Nakajima |
Lotus-Honda | 1:34.194 | 1:31.646 | +4.011 |
| 20 | 30 | Philippe Alliot |
Lola-Ford | 1:33.132 | 1:31.719 | +4.084 |
| 21 | 3 | Jonathan Palmer |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.001 | 1:31.741 | +4.106 |
| 22 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini |
Coloni-Ford | 1:35.991 | 1:32.160 | +4.525 |
| 23 | 14 | Philippe Streiff |
AGS-Ford | 1:32.973 | 1:32.265 | +4.630 |
| 24 | 26 |  Stefan Johansson |
Ligier-Judd | 1:34.843 | 1:32.342 | +4.707 |
| 25 | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Judd | 1:35.685 | 1:32.477 | +4.842 |
| 26 | 33 | Stefano Modena |
EuroBrun-Ford | 1:35.389 | 1:32.614 | +4.979 |
| DNQ | 32 | Oscar Larrauri |
EuroBrun-Ford | 1:35.990 | 1:32.987 | +5.352 |
| DNQ | 10 |  Bernd Schneider |
Zakspeed | 1:36.716 | 1:33.357 | +5.722 |
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:35.693 | 1:33.694 | +6.059 |
| DNQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Zakspeed | 1:36.223 | 1:34.701 | +7.066 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda | 76 | 1:57:47.081 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda | 76 | + 0.529 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen |
Benetton-Ford | 76 | + 31.410 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 76 | + 1:28.670 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Maurício Gugelmin |
March-Judd | 75 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Judd | 75 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Satoru Nakajima |
Lotus-Honda | 73 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 1 | Nelson Piquet |
Lotus-Honda | 73 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 29 | Yannick Dalmas |
Lola-Ford | 73 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 10 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala |
Minardi-Ford | 72 | + 4 Laps | 11 | |
| 11 | 33 | Stefano Modena |
EuroBrun-Ford | 72 | + 4 Laps | 26 | |
| 12 | 30 | Philippe Alliot |
Lola-Ford | 72 | + 4 Laps | 20 | |
| 13 | 31 | Gabriele Tarquini |
Coloni-Ford | 71 | + 5 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Derek Warwick |
Arrows-Megatron | 65 | Brakes | 12 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Judd | 60 | Driver Unwell | 2 | |
| Ret | 18 | Eddie Cheever |
Arrows-Megatron | 55 | Brakes | 14 | |
| Ret | 27 | Michele Alboreto |
Ferrari | 40 | Electrical | 15 | |
| Ret | 25 | René Arnoux |
Ligier-Judd | 32 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Rial-Ford | 28 | Halfshaft | 18 | |
| Ret | 19 | Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton-Ford | 24 | Overheating | 5 | |
| Ret | 36 | Alex Caffi |
Dallara-Ford | 22 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 26 | Stefan Johansson |
Ligier-Judd | 19 | Throttle | 24 | |
| Ret | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 8 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Philippe Streiff |
AGS-Ford | 8 | Collision | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ivan Capelli |
March-Judd | 5 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jonathan Palmer |
Tyrrell-Ford | 3 | Engine | 21 | |
| DNQ | 32 | Oscar Larrauri |
EuroBrun-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Bernd Schneider |
Zakspeed | ||||
| DNQ | 4 | Julian Bailey |
Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Zakspeed | ||||
| DNPQ | 21 | Nicola Larini |
Osella | ||||
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Source: |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna |
66 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost |
66 | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger |
28 | |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen |
16 | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto |
16 | |
| Source: | |||
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Honda |
132 | |
| 2 | Ferrari |
44 | |
| 3 | Benetton-Ford |
22 | |
| 4 | Lotus-Honda |
16 | |
| 5 | Arrows-Megatron |
10 | |
| Source: | |||
References
| Previous race: 1988 German Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship 1988 season | Next race: 1988 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungarian Grand Prix | Next race: 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix |
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