1988 German Grand Prix
| 1988 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 July 1988 | ||
| Official name | Mobil 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.802 km (4.227 miles) | ||
| Distance | 44 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet and cool | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:44.596 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton-Ford | |
| Time | 2:03.032 on lap 40 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1988 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 24 July 1988 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. It was the ninth race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship.
The 44-lap race was won from pole position by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, with teammate Alain Prost second and Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari. The win, Senna's fifth of the season, moved him to within three points of Prost at the top of the Drivers' Championship.