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🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix
13 November 1988 · Adelaide Street Circuit
Head to head · 1988
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
MCLAyrton Senna
McLaren
Constructors' champion
MCLMcLaren
199 points
Classified drivers
35
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
18
Total constructors in standings
Standings
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Ayrton Senna
McLaren
Car · MP4/4
Points
90
Alain Prost
McLaren
Car · MP4/4
Points
87
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
Car · F1/87/88C
Points
41
Thierry Boutsen
Benetton
Car · B188
Points
27
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari
Car · F1/87/88C
Points
24
Nelson Piquet
Team Lotus
Points
22
Ivan Capelli
March
Car · 881
Points
17
Derek Warwick
Arrows
Car · A10B
Points
17
Nigel Mansell
Williams
Car · FW12
Points
12
Alessandro Nannini
Benetton
Car · B188
Points
12
Riccardo Patrese
Williams
Car · FW12
Points
8
Eddie Cheever
Arrows
Car · A10B
Points
6
Maurício Gugelmin
March
Car · 881
Points
5
Jonathan Palmer
Tyrrell
Car · 017
Points
5
Andrea de Cesaris
Rial
Car · ARC1
Points
3
Satoru Nakajima
Team Lotus
Points
1
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
Car · M188
Points
1
Yannick Dalmas
Larrousse
Points
0
Alex Caffi
Dallara
Car · 3087 / F188
Points
0
Martin Brundle
Williams
Car · FW12
Points
0
Philippe Streiff
AGS
Car · JH23
Points
0
Luis Pérez-Sala
Minardi
Car · M188
Points
0
Gabriele Tarquini
Coloni
Car · FC188 / FC188B
Points
0
Philippe Alliot
Larrousse
Points
0
Stefan Johansson
Ligier
Car · JS31
Points
0
Julian Bailey
Tyrrell
Car · 017
Points
0
Nicola Larini
Osella
Car · FA1I / FA1L
Points
0
René Arnoux
Ligier
Car · JS31
Points
0
Stefano Modena
Euro Brun
Car · ER188
Points
0
Jean-Louis Schlesser
Williams
Car · FW12
Points
0
Bernd Schneider
Zakspeed
Car · 881
Points
0
Oscar Larrauri
Euro Brun
Car · ER188
Points
0
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Zakspeed
Car · 881
Points
0
Adrián Campos
Minardi
Car · M188
Points
0
Aguri Suzuki
Larrousse
Points
0
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCL Ayrton Senna Brazilian | McLaren MP4/4 | Brazilian | 90 |
| 2 | MCL Alain Prost French | McLaren MP4/4 | French | 87 |
| 3 | FER Gerhard Berger Austrian | Ferrari F1/87/88C | Austrian | 41 |
| 4 | BEN Thierry Boutsen Belgian | Benetton B188 | Belgian | 27 |
| 5 | FER Michele Alboreto Italian | Ferrari F1/87/88C | Italian | 24 |
| 6 | TEA Nelson Piquet Brazilian | Team Lotus | Brazilian | 22 |
| 7 | MAR Ivan Capelli Italian | March 881 | Italian | 17 |
| 8 | ARR Derek Warwick British | Arrows A10B | British | 17 |
| 9 | WIL Nigel Mansell British | Williams FW12 | British | 12 |
| 10 | BEN Alessandro Nannini Italian | Benetton B188 | Italian | 12 |
| 11 | WIL Riccardo Patrese Italian | Williams FW12 | Italian | 8 |
| 12 | ARR Eddie Cheever American | Arrows A10B | American | 6 |
| 13 | MAR Maurício Gugelmin Brazilian | March 881 | Brazilian | 5 |
| 14 | TYR Jonathan Palmer British | Tyrrell 017 | British | 5 |
| 15 | RIA Andrea de Cesaris Italian | Rial ARC1 | Italian | 3 |
| 16 | TEA Satoru Nakajima Japanese | Team Lotus | Japanese | 1 |
| 17 | MIN Pierluigi Martini Italian | Minardi M188 | Italian | 1 |
| — | LAR Yannick Dalmas French | Larrousse | French | 0 |
| — | DAL Alex Caffi Italian | Dallara 3087 / F188 | Italian | 0 |
| — | WIL Martin Brundle British | Williams FW12 | British | 0 |
| — | AGS Philippe Streiff French | AGS JH23 | French | 0 |
| — | MIN Luis Pérez-Sala Spanish | Minardi M188 | Spanish | 0 |
| — | COL Gabriele Tarquini Italian | Coloni FC188 / FC188B | Italian | 0 |
| — | LAR Philippe Alliot French | Larrousse | French | 0 |
| — | LIG Stefan Johansson Swedish | Ligier JS31 | Swedish | 0 |
| — | TYR Julian Bailey British | Tyrrell 017 | British | 0 |
| — | OSE Nicola Larini Italian | Osella FA1I / FA1L | Italian | 0 |
| — | LIG René Arnoux French | Ligier JS31 | French | 0 |
| — | EUR Stefano Modena Italian | Euro Brun ER188 | Italian | 0 |
| — | WIL Jean-Louis Schlesser French | Williams FW12 | French | 0 |
| — | ZAK Bernd Schneider German | Zakspeed 881 | German | 0 |
| — | EUR Oscar Larrauri Argentine | Euro Brun ER188 | Argentine | 0 |
| — | ZAK Piercarlo Ghinzani Italian | Zakspeed 881 | Italian | 0 |
| — | MIN Adrián Campos Spanish | Minardi M188 | Spanish | 0 |
| — | LAR Aguri Suzuki Japanese | Larrousse | Japanese | 0 |