Round 7 · 3 July 1988
1988 French Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (McLaren) won the 1988 French Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 3 July 1988 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 1. Ayrton Senna (McLaren) and Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 1 | 1:37:37.328 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | +31.752 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 4 | +66.505 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 3 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Ivan Capelli | March | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 12 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 25 | — | — | Not classified |
| 17 | Oscar Larrauri | Euro Brun | 26 | — | — | Clutch |
| 18 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 24 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 19 | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 9 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 18 | — | — | Electrical |
| 22 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 15 | — | — | Brakes |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 17 | — | — | Fuel leak |
| 26 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed | — | — | — | Excluded |