- 1988 Monaco Grand Prix
Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Monaco
Grand Prix = Monaco
Official name = 46e Grand Prix de Monaco
Date = May 15
Year = 1988
Race_No = 3
Season_No = 16
Location =Circuit de Monaco ,Monte Carlo ,Monaco
Course = Street circuit
Course_mi = 2.068
Course_km = 3.328
Distance_laps = 78
Distance_mi = 161.298
Distance_km = 259.584
Weather = Warm and dry
Pole_Driver =Ayrton Senna
Pole_Team = McLaren-Honda
Pole_Time = 1:23.998
Pole_Country = Brazil
Fast_Driver =Ayrton Senna
Fast_Team = McLaren-Honda
Fast_Time = 1:26.321
Fast_L
Fast_Country = Brazil
First_Driver =Alain Prost
First_Team = McLaren-Honda
First_Country = France
Second_Driver =Gerhard Berger
Second_Team = Ferrari
Second_Country = Austria
Third_Driver =Michele Alboreto
Third_Team = Ferrari
Third_Country = ItalyThe 1988 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 15, 1988 at the
Circuit de Monaco ,Monte Carlo . It was the 3rd race of the1988 Formula One season .Race summary
The
McLaren team dominated the qualifying sessions, withAyrton Senna gaining pole by 1.4 seconds fromAlain Prost and 2.7 seconds on the third placed,Gerhard Berger on Ferrari. Senna led from the start, with Berger overtaking Prost when the French missed a gearchange. The first corner at St.Devote saw a variety of accidents:Alex Caffi hit the wall, and AGS'sPhilippe Streiff retired from a stunning 12th place on the grid when an accelerator cable broke, andNelson Piquet retired after colliding withEddie Cheever .The running order of Senna-Berger-Prost-Mansell-Alboreto-Nannini was maintained until lap 33 when Alboreto took Mansell off with a late passing manoeuvre. On lap 51, there were some dramatic moments when, at the
Mirabeau turn,Philippe Alliot in theLarrousse had a violent collision withRiccardo Patrese 's Williams. By lap 54 Prost had worn Berger down and took second place. He then started trading fastest laps with Senna. Assured by team managerRon Dennis that his lead was safe, Senna slowed down. This was to be his downfall, as on lap 67 he lost concentration and spun into the barrier at Portier meaning that the race was won, for the 4th time in 5 years, by Prost. The Ferraris took 2nd and 3rd withDerek Warwick putting in a fine drive to finish 4th after a race-long battle withJonathan Palmer . Patrese recovered from his collision to gain the final point by passing the other Larrousse ofYannick Dalmas on the last lap.Classification
Notes
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Stefano Modena was excluded for missing a weight check.References
* "Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1988/265/ |accessdate=2007-07-12
F1 race report
Name_of_race =Monaco Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1988
Previous_race_in_season =1988 San Marino Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1988 Mexican Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1987 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1989 Monaco Grand Prix
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