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Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alain Prost and Thierry Boutsen at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Thierry Boutsen
Race date
August 7, 1988
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Thierry Boutsen 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Stefano Modena from P26 to P11 (+15), Satoru Nakajima from P19 to P7 (+12), and Gabriele Tarquini from P22 to P13 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 +3 laps, and 3 +4 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.639 on lap 51. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:57:47.0819
2Alain ProstMcLaren1:57:47.6106
3Thierry BoutsenBenetton1:58:18.4914
4Gerhard BergerFerrari1:59:15.7513
5Maurício GugelminMarch+1 lap2
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams+1 lap1
7Satoru NakajimaTeam Lotus+3 laps0
8Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus+3 laps0
9Yannick DalmasLola+3 laps0
10Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi+4 laps0
11Stefano ModenaEuroBrun+4 laps0
12Philippe AlliotLola+4 laps0
13Gabriele TarquiniColoni+5 laps0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsBrakes0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsUnwell0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsBrakes0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariElectrical0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisRialHalfshaft0
DNFAlessandro NanniniBenettonOverheating0