1988 Spanish Grand Prix
🇪🇸 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Round 14 of 16
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Prost leads Senna by five points — 84 to 79 — entering Jerez. Two races remain.
Between-race developments
Benetton has confirmed that British Formula 3000 driver Johnny Herbert will join the team for the 1989 season, replacing Thierry Boutsen who moves to Williams. Herbert is still recovering from a serious crash at Brands Hatch in the F3000 championship six weeks ago. Alessandro Nannini remains at Benetton as lead driver, with the team holding an option on him through 1990.
Weather
Conditions are sunny and hot.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 24 Jul | 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Prost | Berger |
| 10 | 7 Aug | 🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Prost | Boutsen |
| 11 | 28 Aug | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Senna | Senna | Prost | Capelli |
| 12 | 11 Sept | 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix | Senna | Berger | Alboreto | Cheever |
| 13 | 25 Sept | 🇵🇹 Portuguese Grand Prix | Prost | Prost | Capelli | Boutsen |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 81 | 5 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 76 | 7 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 37 | 1 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 24 | 0 |
| 5 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Ivan Capelli | March | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 6 | 0 |