- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, and Alessandro Nannini
- Race date
- October 2, 1988
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Classified drivers
- 31
- Circuit
- Circuito de Jerez
The decisive result
Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Williams, with Alessandro Nannini 3 for Benetton.
Grid to finish
Stefano Modena from P26 to P13 (+13), Luis Pérez-Sala from P24 to P12 (+12), and Alex Caffi from P18 to P10 (+8) 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 9 Finished, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 3 Chassis, and 2 +1 lap. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.845 on lap 60. 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.