1988 Canadian Grand Prix

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1988 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 5 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (88-93).svg
Race details
Date12 June 1988
Official name XXVI Molson Grand Prix du Canada
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 4.390 km (2.728 miles)
Distance 69 laps, 302.910 km (188.220 miles)
Weather Sunny and hot with temperatures up to 29 °C (84 °F); wind speeds up to 19 kilometres per hour (12 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Honda
Time 1:21.681
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda
Time 1:24.973 on lap 53
Podium
First McLaren-Honda
Second McLaren-Honda
Third Benetton-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1988 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1988 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 June 1988 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal. It was the fifth race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship. The 69-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.

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Report

Qualifying

The Canadian Grand Prix returned to the Formula One calendar after a year's absence. In the meantime, major changes had been made to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: the start-finish line, pit lane and facilities had been moved from the top end of the track to the bottom end, necessitating the removal of two turns, while other turns had been re-profiled slightly.

The McLarens once again dominated qualifying, with Ayrton Senna taking his fifth consecutive pole position by just under 0.2 seconds from Alain Prost. The Ferraris of Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto filled the second row, while the Benetton of Alessandro Nannini was the fastest of the naturally-aspirated cars in fifth, just under 2.3 seconds behind Senna. Nelson Piquet was sixth in his Lotus, followed by Thierry Boutsen in the second Benetton, Eddie Cheever in the Arrows and Nigel Mansell in the Williams, while Philippe Streiff put in a strong performance to take tenth, which would turn out to be the best-ever grid position for the AGS team. Also achieving its best-ever grid placing was EuroBrun, as Stefano Modena took 15th.

The Saturday session saw Derek Warwick suffer a big accident in his Arrows. Turning into the chicane into the new start-finish straight, Warwick slid on dirt kicked up moments before by Streiff's AGS. The Arrows spun onto the inside kerb and became airborne, then bounced several times before hitting what is now known as the "Wall of Champions" at unabated speed. Warwick was briefly knocked unconscious and hurt his back; he received aid from fellow Briton Mansell, who had suffered a similar crash at Suzuka the previous year. However, Warwick was declared fit to race and took up his 16th position on the grid.

During qualifying, Williams team owner Frank Williams announced that he had concluded a deal with Renault that would see the team have exclusive use of the French company's V10 engines from the 1989 season onwards. Williams said that "for better or worse you need an association with a major manufacturer to be successful in Formula One".

Race

At the start, Prost led away from Senna, the Ferraris and the Benettons. After ten laps, Berger began having issues with the fuel system of his Ferrari. On lap 19, Senna passed Prost at the L'Epingle hairpin as they came up to traffic, the Brazilian driver thus taking a lead he would not lose. Nannini retired from fourth position on lap 15 with electrical trouble, while Berger retired with similar problems on lap 23. Meanwhile, Mansell passed his old rival Piquet in the Lotus, before his Judd engine failed on lap 29; teammate Riccardo Patrese suffered the same fate four laps later.

On lap 34, Alboreto retired with an engine failure, promoting Boutsen to third. With many of the front runners out, minor teams had a clear chance of scoring points. By the middle of the race Philippe Streiff had brought his AGS up to fifth place, ahead of Andrea de Cesaris' Rial in sixth. However, Streiff retired on lap 41 with a rear suspension failure, while de Cesaris ran out of fuel with three laps to go. This promoted Ivan Capelli in the March to fifth and Jonathan Palmer in the Tyrrell to sixth.

Senna finished just under six seconds ahead of Prost, with Boutsen a further 45 seconds back. Piquet was fourth in the Lotus, albeit a lap down on Senna, with Capelli and Palmer completing the top six. Warwick, despite his injury, finished just outside the points in seventh, having battled with teammate Cheever until the American retired on lap 31 with a broken throttle cable.

Senna set the fastest lap of the race on lap 53 with a time of 1:24.973. Boutsen's third place marked the first time since the 1983 Dutch Grand Prix that a naturally-aspirated car had legally finished on a Formula One podium.

Classification

Ayrton Senna took pole position and the race win for McLaren. Ayrton Senna 1988 Canada.jpg
Ayrton Senna took pole position and the race win for McLaren.
Alain Prost finished just under six seconds behind his team-mate. Alain Prost 1988 Canada.jpg
Alain Prost finished just under six seconds behind his team-mate.
Thierry Boutsen took the final podium position for Benetton. Thierry Boutsen 1988 Canada 2.jpg
Thierry Boutsen took the final podium position for Benetton.
Gerhard Berger retired his Ferrari with electrical problems on lap 23. Gerhard Berger 1988 Canada.jpg
Gerhard Berger retired his Ferrari with electrical problems on lap 23.

Pre-qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
133 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford 1:27.274
222 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford 1:27.426+0.152
332 Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford 1:27.912+0.638
431 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford 1:28.709+1.435
DNPQ36 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford 1:29.103+1.829

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:22.3921:21.681
211 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 1:22.4991:21.863+0.182
328 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:22.7191:22.785+1.038
427 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 1:23.9761:23.296+1.615
519 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 1:25.5611:23.968+2.287
61 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 1:24.1661:23.995+2.314
720 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford 1:25.1731:24.115+2.434
818 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron 1:24.6791:25.068+2.998
95 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd 1:24.8441:25.251+3.163
1014 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford 1:25.8781:24.968+3.287
116 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd 1:24.9711:25.471+3.290
1222 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford 1:26.0391:24.988+3.307
132 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 1:25.3731:26.650+3.692
1416 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli March-Judd 1:25.6091:26.815+3.928
1533 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford 1:26.6521:25.713+4.032
1617 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron 1:26.0521:25.740+4.059
1730 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford 1:27.5431:25.765+4.084
1815 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 1:25.9101:25.982+4.229
193 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.2301:26.092+4.411
2025 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Judd 1:26.7161:26.327+4.646
2124 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 1:26.8221:26.437+4.756
229 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 1:28.4001:26.786+5.105
234 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 1:28.7371:27.139+5.458
2432 Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford 1:27.6761:27.321+5.640
2526 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd 1:28.6141:27.637+5.956
2631 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford no time1:27.655+5.974
DNQ23 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Campos Minardi-Ford 1:27.8851:27.979+6.204
DNQ21 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella 1:39.7821:27.981+6.300
DNQ29 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford no time1:28.012+6.331
DNQ10 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Zakspeed 1:29.1101:28.215+6.534

Race

The top 3 drivers of the race: Prost (2nd), Senna (winner), Boutsen (3rd) Senna Prost and Boutsen Montreal 1988.jpg
The top 3 drivers of the race: Prost (2nd), Senna (winner), Boutsen (3rd)
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 691:39:46.61819
211 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 69+ 5.93426
320 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Benetton-Ford 69+ 51.40974
41 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Lotus-Honda 68+ 1 Lap63
516 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli March-Judd 68+ 1 Lap142
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell-Ford 67+ 2 Laps191
717 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Arrows-Megatron 67+ 2 Laps16 
831 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Coloni-Ford 67+ 2 Laps26 
922 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Rial-Ford 66Out of Fuel12 
1030 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Lola-Ford 66Electrical17 
112 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Satoru Nakajima Lotus-Honda 66+ 3 Laps13 
1233 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena EuroBrun-Ford 66+ 3 Laps15 
1324 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala Minardi-Ford 64+ 5 Laps21 
149 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed 63Engine22 
Ret15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Maurício Gugelmin March-Judd 54Gearbox18 
Ret14 Flag of France.svg Philippe Streiff AGS-Ford 41Suspension10 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ligier-Judd 36Transmission20 
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Ferrari 33Engine4 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Judd 32Engine11 
Ret18 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Arrows-Megatron 31Throttle8 
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Judd 28Engine9 
Ret26 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Ligier-Judd 24Engine25 
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 22Electrical3 
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Nannini Benetton-Ford 15Ignition5 
Ret32 Flag of Argentina.svg Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun-Ford 8Chassis24 
Ret4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey Tyrrell-Ford 0Collision23 
DNQ23 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Campos Minardi-Ford   
DNQ21 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Larini Osella   
DNQ29 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Lola-Ford   
DNQ10 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider Zakspeed   
DNPQ36 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Caffi Dallara-Ford
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the race

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