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Alain Prost won the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Alessandro Nannini at Circuito de Jerez.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:48:43.8519
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:49:10.0836
3Alessandro NanniniBenetton1:49:19.2974
4Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:49:30.5613
5Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:49:31.2812
6Gerhard BergerFerrari1:49:35.6641
7Maurício GugelminMarch1:49:59.8150
8Nelson PiquetTeam Lotus1:50:01.1600
9Thierry BoutsenBenetton1:50:01.5060
10Alex CaffiDallara+1 lap0
11Yannick DalmasLola+1 lap0
12Luis Pérez-SalaMinardi+2 laps0
13Stefano ModenaEuroBrun+2 laps0
14Philippe AlliotLola+3 laps0
DNFStefan JohanssonLigierWheel0
DNFEddie CheeverArrowsChassis0
DNFIvan CapelliMarchEngine0
DNFDerek WarwickArrowsChassis0
DNFAndrea de CesarisRialEngine0
DNFPhilippe StreiffAGSEngine0