Mexican Grand Prix
1988 · Round 4 · Mexico City, Mexico · May 29, 1988Race summary
Prost won the race from 2nd on the grid, 7.104s ahead of Senna. Johansson was the standout mover, climbing from 24th to 10th. Capelli lost the most ground, from 10th on the grid down to 16th (down 6 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 67 | 1:30:15.737 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 67 | +7.104 | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 67 | +57.314 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 5 | 66 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | 66 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 7 | 66 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 11 | 64 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 22 | 64 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | 24 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 19 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | 63 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | 21 | 62 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 18 | 61 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | 10 | 61 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 4 | 58 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | 52 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 6 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 14 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 15 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 17 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ligier | 20 | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 23 | 13 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 16 | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 13 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | – | 0 | Excluded | 0 |