| Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
| Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details |
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| Official Race Name | XXVI Grand Prix Molson du Canada |
| Date | Sunday, 12 June 1988 |
| Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
| Grand Prix | Canadian GP |
| Circuit | Montréal |
| Round | 5 of 16 |
| Entries | 31 |
| Qualifiers | 26 |
| Finishers | 14 |
| Race distance | 4390 m × 69 laps = 302.910 km |
| Pole position | Right |
| First corner | Left |
| Track direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Cloudy, Mild, Dry |
Entry List |
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| Car No. |
Entrant | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Lubricant |
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| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Nélson Piquet | Lotus 100T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Camel Team Lotus Honda | Satoru Nakajima | Lotus 100T | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Julian Bailey | Tyrrell 017 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Canon Williams Team | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW12 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Canon Williams Team | Riccardo Patrese | Williams FW12 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| West Zakspeed Racing | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed 881 | Zakspeed 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Honda Marlboro McLaren | Alain Prost | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Honda Marlboro McLaren | Ayrton Senna | McLaren MP4/4 | Honda 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| Automobiles Gonfaronaise Sportive | Philippe Streiff | AGS JH23 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Mauricio Gugelmin | March 881 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Ivan Capelli | March 881 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Derek Warwick | Arrows A10B | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| USF&G Arrows Megatron | Eddie Cheever | Arrows A10B | Megatron 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Castrol | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Benetton Formula Ltd | Thierry Boutsen | Benetton B188 | Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Nicola Larini | Osella FA1L | Osella 1.5 V8T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Rial Racing | Andrea de Cesaris | Rial ARC-01 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | STP | |
| Lois Minardi Team | Adrián Campos | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Lois Minardi Team | Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi M188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Ligier Loto | René Arnoux | Ligier JS31 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Ligier Loto | Stefan Johansson | Ligier JS31 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari F1-87/88C | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Larrousse Calmels | Yannick Dalmas | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Larrousse Calmels | Philippe Alliot | Lola LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | BP | |
| Coloni SpA | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni FC-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
| BMS Scuderia Italia | Alex Caffi | Dallara BMS-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | - | |
Qualification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | - | 100.0% | 193.484 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 0.182 | 100.2% | 193.054 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1.038 | 101.3% | 191.056 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1.615 | 102.0% | 189.733 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 2.287 | 102.8% | 188.215 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 2.314 | 102.8% | 188.154 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 2.434 | 103.0% | 187.886 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 2.998 | 103.7% | 186.634 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 3.163 | 103.9% | 186.271 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 3.287 | 104.0% | 185.999 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 3.290 | 104.0% | 185.993 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 3.307 | 104.0% | 185.956 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 3.692 | 104.5% | 185.117 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 3.928 | 104.8% | 184.607 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 4.032 | 104.9% | 184.383 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 4.059 | 105.0% | 184.325 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 4.084 | 105.0% | 184.271 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 4.229 | 105.2% | 183.960 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 4.411 | 105.4% | 183.571 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 4.646 | 105.7% | 183.071 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 4.756 | 105.8% | 182.838 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 5.103 | 106.2% | 182.107 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 5.458 | 106.7% | 181.365 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 5.640 | 106.9% | 180.987 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 5.956 | 107.3% | 180.335 | |||
| Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni / Ford | 5.984 | 107.3% | 180.277 | |||
| dnq | Adrián Campos | Minardi / Ford | 6.204 | 107.6% | 179.826 | ||
| dnq | Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 6.300 | 107.7% | 179.630 | ||
| dnq | Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Ford | 6.331 | 107.8% | 179.566 | ||
| dnq | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 6.534 | 108.0% | 179.153 | ||
| dnpq | Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 7.422 | 109.1% | 177.368 | ||
Starting grid |
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2  Alain Prost McLaren / Honda 1'21.863 |
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Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda 1'21.681 |
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4 Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari 1'23.296 |
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Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari 1'22.719 |
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6 Nélson Piquet Lotus / Honda 1'23.995 |
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Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford 1'23.968 |
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8 Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron 1'24.679 |
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Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford 1'24.115 |
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10 Philippe Streiff AGS / Ford 1'24.968 |
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Nigel Mansell Williams / Judd 1'24.844 |
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12 Andrea de Cesaris Rial / Ford 1'24.988 |
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Riccardo Patrese Williams / Judd 1'24.971 |
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14 Ivan Capelli March / Judd 1'25.609 |
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Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda 1'25.373 |
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16 Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron 1'25.740 |
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Stefano Modena EuroBrun / Ford 1'25.713 |
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18 Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd 1'25.910 |
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Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford 1'25.765 |
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20 René Arnoux Ligier / Judd 1'26.327 |
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Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford 1'26.092 |
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22 Piercarlo Ghinzani Zakspeed / Zakspeed 1'26.784 |
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Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford 1'26.437 |
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24 Oscar Larrauri EuroBrun / Ford 1'27.321 |
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Julian Bailey Tyrrell / Ford 1'27.139 |
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26 Gabriele Tarquini Coloni / Ford 1'27.665 |
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Stefan Johansson Ligier / Judd 1'27.637 |
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Fastest Laps |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Lap | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1'24.973 | - | 100.0% | 185.988 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1'25.045 | 0.072 | 100.1% | 185.831 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1'26.193 | 1.220 | 101.4% | 183.356 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 1'26.554 | 1.581 | 101.9% | 182.591 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1'26.713 | 1.740 | 102.0% | 182.256 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'26.947 | 1.974 | 102.3% | 181.766 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1'27.038 | 2.065 | 102.4% | 181.576 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1'27.068 | 2.095 | 102.5% | 181.513 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 1'27.224 | 2.251 | 102.6% | 181.189 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 1'27.275 | 2.302 | 102.7% | 181.083 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'27.282 | 2.309 | 102.7% | 181.068 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 1'27.316 | 2.343 | 102.8% | 180.998 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1'27.549 | 2.576 | 103.0% | 180.516 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1'27.614 | 2.641 | 103.1% | 180.382 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'28.108 | 3.135 | 103.7% | 179.371 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 1'28.175 | 3.202 | 103.8% | 179.234 | |||
| Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni / Ford | 1'28.206 | 3.233 | 103.8% | 179.171 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1'28.234 | 3.261 | 103.8% | 179.115 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 1'28.586 | 3.613 | 104.3% | 178.403 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1'28.750 | 3.777 | 104.4% | 178.073 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 1'28.850 | 3.877 | 104.6% | 177.873 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1'29.115 | 4.142 | 104.9% | 177.344 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 1'29.202 | 4.229 | 105.0% | 177.171 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1'29.317 | 4.344 | 105.1% | 176.943 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 1'30.049 | 5.076 | 106.0% | 175.504 | |||
Classification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps | Time | Gap/ Retirement |
Speed (km/h) |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1:39'46.618 | - | 182.152 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1:39'52.552 | 5.934 | 181.972 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1:40'38.027 | 51.409 | 180.601 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1:40'20.732 | 1 Lap | 178.495 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1:40'50.834 | 1 Lap | 177.607 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:40'07.353 | 2 Laps | 176.262 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1:40'25.862 | 2 Laps | 175.721 | |||
| Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni / Ford | 1:40'44.130 | 2 Laps | 175.189 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 1:37'27.888 | Out of fuel | 178.366 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1:38'00.527 | Electrical | 177.376 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1:40'21.032 | 3 Laps | 173.237 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1:40'39.168 | 3 Laps | 172.717 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 1:40'27.224 | 5 Laps | 167.815 | |||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 1:36'27.065 | Engine | 172.048 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1:21'23.358 | Gearbox | 174.760 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 1:00'34.020 | Suspension | 178.305 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 54'31.233 | Transmission | 173.923 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 48'40.267 | Engine | 178.591 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 47'48.561 | Engine | 176.300 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 46'51.953 | Throttle | 174.229 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 41'25.785 | Engine | 178.017 | |||
| Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 36'23.650 | Engine | 173.698 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 32'30.896 | Electrical | 178.220 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 22'08.482 | Ignition | 178.444 | |||
| Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 12'25.661 | Chassis | 169.557 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | - | Collision | - | |||
Lap Leaders |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps Led | Percentage |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 74% | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 26% | |||
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!
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