- Winner
- Ayrton Senna
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Thierry Boutsen
- Race date
- June 12, 1988
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Ayrton Senna
- Classified drivers
- 31
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The decisive result
Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for McLaren, with Thierry Boutsen 3 for Benetton.
Grid to finish
Gabriele Tarquini from P26 to P8 (+18), Jonathan Palmer from P19 to P6 (+13), and Ivan Capelli from P14 to P5 (+9) 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 5 Engine, 4 DNQ, 3 +2 laps, 3 Finished, and 2 +1 lap. Ayrton Senna holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:24.973 on lap 53. 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.