Mexico Grand Prix 1988: results
Round 4 of the 1988 season, 29 May 1988, at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Alain Prost won for McLaren from P2 on the grid. Ayrton Senna took pole position. Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:18.608 (lap 52).
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1:30:15.737 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | +7.104 | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | +57.314 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | +2 laps | 0 |
| 8 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | +3 laps | 0 |
| 9 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | +3 laps | 0 |
| 10 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | +4 laps | 0 |
| 11 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | +4 laps | 0 |
| 12 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | +4 laps | 0 |
| 13 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | +4 laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | +5 laps | 0 |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | +6 laps | 0 |
| 16 | Ivan Capelli | March | +6 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Andrea De Cesaris | Rial | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ligier | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | Alex Caffi | Dallara | Brakes | 0 |
| DNF | Maurício Gugelmin | March | Electrical | 0 |
| DNF | Philippe Alliot | Lola | Suspension | 0 |
| DNQ | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Nicola Larini | Osella | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Adrián Campos | Minardi | — | 0 |
| EX | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun | Illegal rear wing | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | McLaren | |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Lotus | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | |
| 8 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | |
| 9 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | March | |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | |
| 12 | Andrea De Cesaris | Rial | |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Lola | |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | |
| 15 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | |
| 16 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | |
| 19 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Ligier | |
| 21 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni | |
| 22 | Yannick Dalmas | Lola | |
| 23 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | |
| 24 | Stefan Johansson | Ligier | |
| 25 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | |
| 26 | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun | |
| 27 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | |
| 28 | Nicola Larini | Osella | |
| 29 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | |
| 30 | Adrián Campos | Minardi | |
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun |
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