1988 French Grand Prix

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Results from the 1988 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 3, 1988

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	80	37:37.3	1	9
2	12	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	80	31.752	2	6
3	27	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	80	+ 1:06.505	4	4
4	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	3	3
5	1	Nelson Piquet	Lotus-Honda	79	+ 1 Lap	7	2
6	19	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	6	1
7	2	Satoru Nakajima	Lotus-Honda	79	+ 1 Lap	8
8	15	Mauricio Gugelmin	March-Judd		+ 1 Lap
9	16	Ivan Capelli	March-Judd		+ 1 Lap
10	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial-Ford		+ 2 Laps
11	18	Eddie Cheever	Arrows-Megatron		+ 2 Laps
12	36	Alex Caffi	Dallara-Ford		+ 2 Laps
13	29	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse-Ford		+ 2 Laps
14	33	Stefano Modena	Euro Brun-Ford		+ 3 Laps
15	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford		+ 3 Laps
NC	24	Luis Perez-Sala	Minardi-Ford		Not Classified
Ret	32	Oscar Larrauri	Euro Brun-Ford		Clutch
Ret	21	Nicola Larini	Osella		Halfshaft
Ret	10	Bernd Schneider	Zakspeed		Gearbox
Ret	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Judd		Suspension
Ret	30	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Ford		Electrical
Ret	3	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell-Ford		Engine
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Judd		Brakes
Ret	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	28	Engine	5
Ret	14	Philippe Streiff	AGS-Ford	20	Fuel Leak	17
Ret	17	Derek Warwick	Arrows-Megatron	11	Spun Off	11
DSQ	9	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Zakspeed		Excluded
DNQ	25	René Arnoux	Ligier-Judd
DNQ	4	Julian Bailey	Tyrrell-Ford
DNQ	26	Stefan Johansson	Ligier-Judd

[edit] Race summary

The two McLarens lined up in their customary front row places ahead of the two Ferraris,the superbly-placed normally aspirated two Benettons and two Lotuses.For the first time this season there was a genuine battle for the lead-between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna,with Prost managing to maintain a 2 second cushion despite worries in the McLaren pit of fuel overconsumption.The Benetton challenge faltered with Thierry Boutsen's retirement due to electrical problems on lap 17.On lap 22 Gerhard Berger spun to let his teammate Michele Alboreto through to 3rd place.On lap 34 Senna pitted for tyres,followed 3 laps later by Prost whilst Riccardo Patrese's brakes failed.By lap 45 following traffic for Senna and a series of fastest laps,Prost had caught his teammate and on lap 60 took him in a superb manoeuvre at the daunting Signes corner.Senna eased off after suffering a spongy gear linkage to follow his teammate to the line.The Ferraris came home in 3rd and 4th-Berger had regained his 3rd place,but lost it again in the subsequent pit stop. Nelson Piquet maintained 5th place throughout the race,holding it in the last 15 laps despite having no 2nd gear,with Alessandro Nannini collecting the final point.Nigel Mansell's retirement from 8th with suspension problems promoted the March team to 8th and 9th-a superb achievement in the case of 9th place Ivan Capelli who was racing with a fractured left foot after his crash in Detroit.

[edit] Notes

Fastest Lap: Alain Prost 1'11.737

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