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Alain Prost won the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Gerhard Berger, and Michele Alboreto
Race date
May 15, 1988
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Ayrton Senna
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Michele Alboreto 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Nicola Larini from P25 to P9 (+16), Yannick Dalmas from P21 to P7 (+14), and Ivan Capelli from P22 to P10 (+12) 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 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 3 Collision, and 3 Finished. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.321 on lap 59. 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 ProstMcLaren1:57:17.0779
2Gerhard BergerFerrari1:57:37.5306
3Michele AlboretoFerrari1:57:58.3064
4Derek WarwickArrows+1 lap3
5Jonathan PalmerTyrrell+1 lap2
6Riccardo PatreseWilliams+1 lap1
7Yannick DalmasLola+1 lap0
8Thierry BoutsenBenetton+2 laps0
9Nicola LariniOsella+3 laps0
10Ivan CapelliMarch+6 laps0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenAccident0
DNFPhilippe AlliotLolaCollision0
DNFMaurício GugelminMarchFuel system0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniZakspeedGearbox0
DNFAlessandro NanniniBenettonGearbox0
DNFLuis Pérez-SalaMinardiHalfshaft0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsCollision0
DNFAndrea de CesarisRialEngine0
DNFRené ArnouxLigierEngine0
DNFOscar LarrauriEuroBrunBrakes0