- 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.