1988 Spanish Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One season. | ||
| Date | October 2, 1988 | |
| Official name | XXX Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España | |
| Location | Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.620 mi / 4.218 km |
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| Distance | 72 laps, 188.708 mi / 303.696 km | |
| Weather | Sunny and hot | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:24.067 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:27.845 on lap 60 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda |
| Second |  Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Judd |
| Third |  Alessandro Nannini |
Benetton-Ford |
The 1988 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 2, 1988 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera. It was the fourteenth race of the 1988 Formula One season.
[edit] Race summary
From the 10th all-McLaren front row of the year, Alain Prost made a good start, with the Williams of Nigel Mansell drafting past Ayrton Senna into 2nd. Ivan Capelli and Thierry Boutsen tangled, damaging the Benetton's nosecone. On lap 2, Senna passed Mansell but ran wide, allowing the Englishman to retake the lead. On lap 16, Michele Alboreto retired with engine problems on his Ferrari. For the first 28 laps there was no change amongst the top 7: Prost (cautiously conserving tyres and fuel, after the problems experienced in Portugal) led Mansell by a mere half second. Senna had to defend his 3rd place from Riccardo Patrese and Capelli, who in turn was being challenged by Alessandro Nannini and Gerhard Berger.
Around lap 30, Nannini, Berger and Piquet all pitted for new tyres. Finally Capelli managed to pass Patrese to gain 4th place on lap 36 and then three laps later at exactly the same corner he passed Senna's McLaren. Sadly on lap 46 his engine starting smoking and the March driver retired after another outstanding drive.
On lap 47 Mansell pitted but a sticking wheel nut delayed him and enabled Prost to pull ahead. Meanwhile, Nannini was going fast on his new tyres, passing both Patrese and Senna in one lap. On lap 51 Senna pitted for new tyres and dropped out of the points. He passed Gugelmin and Berger before finally overtaking Patrese on lap 65, who drove the entire race on one set of tyres.
Prost sealed his 34th career victory with a fastest lap record and Mansell gaining his 2nd second-place of the year from just two finishes. Nannini collected another podium finish ahead of Senna (troubled with fuel readout problems again), Patrese and Berger (almost out of fuel) in 6th.
[edit] Classification
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[edit] References
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1988 season |
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