Australia 1988
Round 16 • November 13, 1988
Circuit
Adelaide
In the scorching heat of Adelaide, the 1988 season finale becomes a battleground of endurance and strategy for Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. With the McLaren teammates locked in a fierce rivalry, tensions flare as mechanical gremlins threaten to upset the balance of power. As the sun sets on the championship showdown, every lap is a heart-pounding test of resilience and tactical brilliance.
| Pos | Driver | Time/Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 1:53:14.676 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | +36.787 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | +47.546 | 4 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | +1:20.088 | 3 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Ivan Capelli | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Pierluigi Martini | +2 laps | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea De Cesaris | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 9 | Stefan Johansson | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 10 | Philippe Alliot | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 11 | Philippe Streiff | Electrical | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | - | - | - |
| 2 | Alain Prost | - | - | - |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | - | - | - |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | - | - | - |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | - | - | - |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | - | - | - |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | - | - | - |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | - | - | - |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | - | - | - |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | - | - | - |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | - | - | - |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | - | - | - |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | - | - | - |
| 14 | Pierluigi Martini | - | - | - |
| 15 | Andrea De Cesaris | - | - | - |
| 16 | Philippe Streiff | - | - | - |
| 17 | Jonathan Palmer | - | - | - |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | - | - | - |
| 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | - | - | - |
| 20 | Stefano Modena | - | - | - |