| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 11, 1988 | |
| Official name | LIX Coca-Cola Gran Premio d'Italia | |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.80 km | |
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.400 km | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole Position | ||
| Driver |  Ben Herbert
|
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:44.112 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Aidan Keranen
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Time | 1:35.460 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Cristiano Mauri
|
Williams-Judd |
| Second |  Sebastien Levret
|
Lotus-Honda |
| Third |  Jimmy Laad
|
Arrows-Megatron |
The 1988 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 11, 1988 at Monza. It was the 12th race of the 1988 Formula One season.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ben Herbert
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McLaren-Honda | 1:44.112 | |
| 2 | 3 | Aidan Keranen
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:44.174 | +0.062 |
| 3 | 4 |  Tobi Kederer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:44.495 | +0.383 |
| 4 | 23 |  Sasha Jednak
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:44.498 | +0.386 |
| 5 | 0 | Sebastien Levret
|
Lotus-Honda | 1:44.559 | +0.447 |
| 6 | 6 | Cristiano Mauri
|
Williams-Judd | 1:44.574 | +0.462 |
| 7 | 18 |  Manolis Sigoulakis
|
Arrows-Megatron | 1:44.604 | +0.492 |
| 8 | 15 |  Krisztián Lintner
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March-Judd | 1:44.719 | +0.607 |
| 9 | 9 |  Florin Diaconescu
|
Zakspeed | 1:44.783 | +0.671 |
| 10 | 20 |  Thierry Boutsen
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Benetton-Ford | 1:44.811 | +0.699 |
| 11 | 25 |  Ron Squire
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Ligier-Judd | 1:44.838 | +0.726 |
| 12 | 2 |  Omer Said
|
Lotus-Honda | 1:44.852 | +0.740 |
| 13 | 28 | Jack Hunsley
|
Ferrari | 1:44.904 | +0.792 |
| 14 | 5 | Old Wolf
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Williams-Judd | 1:44.970 | +0.858 |
| 15 | 17 | Jimmy Laad
|
Arrows-Megatron | 1:45.016 | +0.904 |
| 16 | 26 | Rami Saidy
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Ligier-Judd | 1:45.136 | +1.024 |
| 17 | 11 |  Mane Goddard
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McLaren-Honda | 1:45.162 | +1.050 |
| 18 | 19 | Márk Lintner
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Benetton-Ford | 1:45.268 | +1.156 |
| 19 | 10 | Fabio Terzi
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Zakspeed | 1:45.280 | +1.168 |
| 20 | 16 | Fred Owen
|
March-Judd | 1:45.309 | +1.197 |
| 21 | 27 | Ben Utzer
|
Ferrari | 1:45.317 | +1.205 |
| 22 | 24 |  Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:45.441 | +1.329 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Cristiano Mauri
|
Williams-Judd | 53 | 1:26:22.240 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | Sebastien Levret
|
Lotus-Honda | 53 | +14.088 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 17 | Jimmy Laad
|
Arrows-Megatron | 53 | +37.923 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Mane Goddard
|
McLaren-Honda | 53 | +40.235 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Ben Herbert
|
McLaren-Honda | 53 | +56.723 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Manolis Sigoulakis
|
Arrows-Megatron | 53 | +57.520 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Rami Saidy
|
Ligier-Judd | 53 | +1:11.075 | 16 | |
| 8 | 27 | Ben Utzer
|
Ferrari | 53 | +1:12.173 | 21 | |
| 9 | 15 | Krisztián Lintner
|
March-Judd | 53 | +1:24.770 | 8 | |
| 10 | 2 | Omer Said
|
Lotus-Honda | 53 | +1:24.797 | 12 | |
| 11 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen
|
Benetton-Ford | 53 | +1:27.814 | 10 | |
| 12 | 24 | Luis Pérez-Sala
|
Minardi-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 13 | 10 | Fabio Terzi
|
Zakspeed | 52 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Aidan Keranen
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 38 | Didn't finish | 2 | |
| Ret | 16 | Fred Owen
|
March-Judd | 37 | Didn't finish | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Tobi Kederer
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 37 | Didn't finish | 3 | |
| Ret | 19 | Márk Lintner
|
Benetton-Ford | 36 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ron Squire
|
Ligier-Judd | 28 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 9 | Florin Diaconescu
|
Zakspeed | 27 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 23 | Sasha Jednak
|
Minardi-Ford | 21 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Jack Hunsley
|
Ferrari | 4 | Didn't finish | 13 | |
| Ret | 5 | Old Wolf
|
Williams-Judd | 3 | Engine | 14 |
Standings after the race[]
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| Previous race: 1988 Belgian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1988 season |
Next race: 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| Previous race: None |
Italian Grand Prix | Next race: 1991 Italian Grand Prix |