1988 German Grand Prix

1988 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One season
Date	July 24, 1988
Official name	Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.797 km
Distance	45 laps, 305.865 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Manolis Sigoulakis	Arrows-Megatron
Time	1:50.294
Fastest lap
Driver	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford
Time	1:50.862
Podium
First	Manolis Sigoulakis	Arrows-Megatron
Second	Florin Diaconescu	Zakspeed
Third	Jimmy Laad	Arrows-Megatron

The 1988 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 24, 1988 at Hockenheim. It was the 9th race of the 1988 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Arrows-Megatron	1:50.294
2	3	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	1:50.345	+0.051
3	10	Fabio Terzi	Zakspeed	1:50.492	+0.198
4	17	Jimmy Laad	Arrows-Megatron	1:50.429	+0.135
5	9	Florin Diaconescu	Zakspeed	1:50.463	+0.169
6	23	Sasha Jednak	Minardi-Ford	1:50.585	+0.291
7	2	Omer Said	Lotus-Honda	1:50.605	+0.311
8	15	Krisztián Lintner	March-Judd	1:50.628	+0.334
9	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	1:50.679	+0.385
10	6	Cristiano Mauri	Williams-Judd	1:50.690	+0.396
11	5	Old Wolf	Williams-Judd	1:50.727	+0.433
12	16	Fred Owen	March-Judd	1:50.733	+0.439
13	0	Sebastien Levret	Lotus-Honda	1:50.786	+0.492
14	11	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	1:50.795	+0.501
15	4	Tobi Kederer	Tyrrell-Ford	1:50.812	+0.518
16	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:50.823	+0.529
17	27	Ben Utzer	Ferrari	1:50.857	+0.563
18	19	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Ford	1:50.883	+0.589
19	12	Ben Herbert	McLaren-Honda	1:50.890	+0.596
20	24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi-Ford	1:50.938	+0.644
21	25	Ron Squire	Ligier-Judd	1:51.092	+0.798
22	26	Rami Saidy	Ligier-Judd	1:51.173	+0.879

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Arrows-Megatron	45	1:24:11.567	1	9
2	9	Florin Diaconescu	Zakspeed	45	+1.005	5	6
3	17	Jimmy Laad	Arrows-Megatron	45	+35.209	4	4
4	23	Sasha Jednak	Minardi-Ford	45	+40.261	6	3
5	11	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	45	+48.144	14	2
6	3	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	45	+48.248	2	1
7	20	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton-Ford	45	+51.144	9
8	12	Ben Herbert	McLaren-Honda	45	+54.826	19
9	0	Sebastien Levret	Lotus-Honda	45	+55.299	13
10	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	45	+57.755	16
11	16	Fred Owen	March-Judd	45	+1:03.382	12
12	10	Fabio Terzi	Zakspeed	45	+1:07.682	3
13	15	Krisztián Lintner	March-Judd	45	+1:22.102	8
14	2	Omer Said	Lotus-Honda	45	+1:23.460	7
15	25	Ron Squire	Ligier-Judd	45	+1:34.791	21
Ret	26	Rami Saidy	Ligier-Judd	18	Didn't finish	22
Ret	24	Luis Pérez-Sala	Minardi-Ford	11	Engine	20
Ret	27	Ben Utzer	Ferrari	5	Puncture	17
Ret	19	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Ford	0	Didn't finish	18
Ret	6	Cristiano Mauri	Williams-Judd	0	Didn't finish	10
Ret	4	Tobi Kederer	Tyrrell-Ford	0	Didn't finish	15
Ret	5	Old Wolf	Williams-Judd	0	Didn't finish	11

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Omer Said 24 2 Aidan Keranen 22 3 Sasha Jednak 17 4 Rami Saidy 15 5 Manolis Sigoulakis 15	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 36 2 Lotus-Honda 35 3 Arrows-Megatron 29 4 Benetton-Ford 19 5 Zakspeed 19
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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