1988 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1988 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 28 August 1988 | ||
| Official name | XLVI Champion Belgian Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.940 km (4.312 miles) | ||
| Distance | 43 laps, 298.420 km (185.429 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm, dry and overcast | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:53.718 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:00.772 on lap 10 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third | March-Judd | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1988 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the XLVI Champion Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 28 August 1988. It was the eleventh race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship.
The 43-lap race was won from pole position by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda. Senna's French teammate Alain Prost was second, with Italy's Ivan Capelli third in a March-Judd after the Benetton-Fords of local driver Thierry Boutsen and Alessandro Nannini were disqualified for fuel irregularities.
The win, Senna's seventh of the season and fourth in succession, gave him a three-point lead over Prost in the Drivers' Championship.