- Winner
- Ayrton Senna
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Thierry Boutsen
- Race date
- June 19, 1988
- Pole
- Ayrton Senna
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Classified drivers
- 31
- Circuit
- Detroit Street Circuit
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
Yannick Dalmas from P24 to P7 (+17), Alex Caffi from P21 to P8 (+13), and Julian Bailey from P22 to P9 (+13) 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 Spun off, 3 DNQ, 3 Engine, and 2 +2 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:44.836 on lap 4. 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.