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Gerhard Berger won the 1988 Italian Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won the 1988 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Michele Alboreto and Eddie Cheever at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Gerhard Berger
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Gerhard Berger, Michele Alboreto, and Eddie Cheever
Race date
September 11, 1988
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Michele Alboreto
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Gerhard Berger finished first for Ferrari. Michele Alboreto is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Eddie Cheever 3 for Arrows.

Grid to finish

Julian Bailey from P26 to P12 (+14), Jean-Louis Schlesser from P22 to P11 (+11), and René Arnoux from P24 to P13 (+11) 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 8 Engine, 8 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 +2 laps, and 2 Clutch. Michele Alboreto holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.070 on lap 44. 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
1Gerhard BergerFerrari1:17:39.7449
2Michele AlboretoFerrari1:17:40.2466
3Eddie CheeverArrows1:18:15.2764
4Derek WarwickArrows1:18:15.8583
5Ivan CapelliMarch1:18:32.2662
6Thierry BoutsenBenetton1:18:39.6221
7Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:18:54.4870
8Maurício GugelminMarch1:19:12.3100
9Alessandro NanniniBenetton+1 lap0
10Ayrton SennaMcLarenCollision0
11Jean-Louis SchlesserWilliams+2 laps0
12Julian BaileyTyrrell+2 laps0
13René ArnouxLigier+2 laps0
DNFAlain ProstMcLarenEngine0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLolaEngine0
DNFPhilippe StreiffAGSClutch0
DNFBernd SchneiderZakspeedEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisRialChassis0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniZakspeedEngine0
DNFAlex CaffiDallaraEngine0