German Grand Prix
1988 · Round 9 · Hockenheim, Germany · Jul 24, 1988Race summary
Victory went to Senna (from 1st on the grid), with a 13.6s margin. Palmer made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 11th (up 13 places). Nannini had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 18th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 44 | 1:32:54.188 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 2 | 44 | +13.609 | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | 44 | +52.095 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | 44 | +1:40.912 | 3 |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli | March | 7 | 44 | +1:49.606 | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 9 | 43 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 12 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 10 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 15 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 24 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 22 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | 23 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 19 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 17 | 41 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | 40 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 21 | 39 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | 38 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 13 | 34 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Nicola Larini | Osella | 18 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 11 | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 25 | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 20 | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 5 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |