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Alain Prost won the 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Ivan Capelli and Thierry Boutsen at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Ivan Capelli, and Thierry Boutsen
Race date
September 25, 1988
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Ivan Capelli is listed 2 for March, with Thierry Boutsen 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Gabriele Tarquini from P26 to P11 (+15), René Arnoux from P23 to P10 (+13), and Nicola Larini from P25 to P12 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 3 +2 laps, and 3 Spun off. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.961 on lap 31. 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
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:37:40.9589
2Ivan CapelliMarch1:37:50.5116
3Thierry BoutsenBenetton1:38:25.5774
4Derek WarwickArrows1:38:48.3773
5Michele AlboretoFerrari1:38:52.8422
6Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:38:59.2271
7Alex CaffiDallara+1 lap0
8Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi+2 laps0
9Philippe StreiffAGS+2 laps0
10René ArnouxLigier+2 laps0
11Gabriele TarquiniColoni+5 laps0
12Nicola LariniOsella+7 laps0
DNFMaurício GugelminMarchEngine0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsSpun off0
DNFJonathan PalmerTyrrellOverheating0
DNFAlessandro NanniniBenettonHandling0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariSpun off0
DNFNelson PiquetTeam LotusClutch0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsRadiator0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiEngine0