San Marino Grand Prix
1988 · Round 2 · Imola, Italy · May 1, 1988Race summary
Senna won the race from 1st on the grid, 2.334s ahead of Prost. Palmer was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 14th. Alboreto lost the most ground, from 10th on the grid down to 18th (down 8 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 60 | 1:32:41.264 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 60 | +2.334 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 3 | 59 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 8 | 59 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 4 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 7 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 12 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 14 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 13 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 18 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 19 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 20 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | 22 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 15 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | 54 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 26 | 52 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 21 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 11 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 17 | 40 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 24 | 38 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 25 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | March | 9 | 2 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 16 | 1 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Nicola Larini | Osella | – | 0 | Excluded | 0 |