F1 Championship 1988

For 1988 Ayton Senna joined Alain Prost at McLaren now powered by a Honda engine rather than the old TAG-Porsche engine. The drivers championship was won by Ayrton Senna despite Alain Prost scoring more points, but the scroing system only counted the best 11 of the 16 races. With its two drivers dominating the championship, McLaren easily won the constructors title.

Drivers Championship


Championship position: 1

Driver: Ayrton Senna
Team: McLaren
Points: 90
Race wins: 8
Pole positions: 12

Championship position: 2

Driver: Alain Prost
Team: McLaren
Points: 87
Race wins: 6
Pole positions: 2

Championship position: 3
Driver: Gerhard Berger
Team: Ferrari
Points: 41
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 1

Championship position: 4
Driver: Thierry Boutsen
Team: Benetton
Points: 27
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 5
Driver: Michele Alboreto
Team: Ferrari
Points: 24
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 6
Driver: Nelson Piquet
Team: Lotus
Points: 22
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 7
Driver: Ivan Capelli
Team: March
Points: 17
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 8
Driver: Derek Warwick
Team: Arrows
Points: 17
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 9
Driver: Nigel Mansell
Team: Williams
Points: 12
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 10
Driver: Alessandro Nannini
Team: Benetton
Points: 12
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Constructors Championship


Championship position: 1

Team: McLaren
Points: 199
Race wins: 15

Championship position: 2

Team: Ferrari
Points: 65
Race wins: 1

Championship position: 3
Team: Benetton
Points: 39
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 4
Team: Arrows
Points: 23
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 5
Team: Lotus
Points: 23
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 6
Team: March
Points: 22
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 7
Team: Williams
Points: 20
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 8
Team: Tyrrell
Points: 8
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 9
Team: Rial
Points: 3
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 10
Team: Minardi
Points: 1
Race wins: 0