Round 8 · 10 July 1988
1988 British Grand Prix: results
Ayrton Senna (McLaren) won the 1988 British Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 10 July 1988 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 3. Nigel Mansell (Williams) and Alessandro Nannini (Benetton) completed the podium. Pole position went to Gerhard Berger.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 1:33:16.367 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 11 | +23.344 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton | 8 | +51.214 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Maurício Gugelmin | March | 5 | +71.378 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Team Lotus | 7 | +80.835 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Derek Warwick | Arrows | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Arrows | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima | Team Lotus | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Alex Caffi | Dallara | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Stefano Modena | Euro Brun | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell | 24 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Ligier | 25 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Osella | 26 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton | 12 | — | — | Transmission |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | March | 6 | — | — | Alternator |
| 22 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Handling |
| 23 | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial | 14 | — | — | Clutch |
| 25 | Philippe Streiff | AGS | 16 | — | — | Broken wing |
| 26 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Minardi | 18 | — | — | Suspension |