| Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
| Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details |
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| Official Race Name | XLI Shell Oils British Grand Prix |
| Date | Sunday, 10 July 1988 |
| Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
| Grand Prix | British GP |
| Circuit | Silverstone |
| Round | 8 of 16 |
| Entries | 31 |
| Qualifiers | 26 |
| Finishers | 19 |
| Race distance | 4778 m × 65 laps = 310.570 km |
| Pole position | Right |
| First corner | Right |
| Track direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Overcast, Cold, Rain |
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 | Mobil | |
| Leyton House March Racing Team | Ivan Capelli | March 881 | Judd 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| 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 | Pierluigi Martini | 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 | Elf | |
| EuroBrun Racing | Stefano Modena | EuroBrun ER-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Elf | |
| BMS Scuderia Italia | Alex Caffi | Dallara BMS-188 | Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 | Goodyear | Castrol | |
Qualification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | - | 100.0% | 245.260 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 0.199 | 100.3% | 244.566 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 0.483 | 100.7% | 243.582 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 0.603 | 100.9% | 243.169 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1.612 | 102.3% | 239.749 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1.873 | 102.7% | 238.880 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1.907 | 102.7% | 238.767 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 2.604 | 103.7% | 236.479 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 2.710 | 103.9% | 236.135 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 2.729 | 103.9% | 236.074 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 2.752 | 103.9% | 235.999 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 2.827 | 104.0% | 235.757 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 2.851 | 104.1% | 235.679 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 3.305 | 104.7% | 234.222 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 3.544 | 105.1% | 233.462 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 4.127 | 105.9% | 231.629 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 4.318 | 106.2% | 231.035 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | 4.510 | 106.4% | 230.441 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 4.599 | 106.6% | 230.166 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 4.755 | 106.8% | 229.687 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 4.791 | 106.8% | 229.577 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 4.859 | 106.9% | 229.368 | |||
| Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Ford | 4.871 | 106.9% | 229.332 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 5.002 | 107.1% | 228.932 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 5.241 | 107.5% | 228.206 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 5.394 | 107.7% | 227.744 | |||
| dnq | Oscar Larrauri | EuroBrun / Ford | 5.893 | 108.4% | 226.249 | ||
| dnq | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 5.910 | 108.4% | 226.198 | ||
| dnq | Stefan Johansson | Ligier / Judd | 5.977 | 108.5% | 225.999 | ||
| dnq | Bernd Schneider | Zakspeed / Zakspeed | 7.877 | 111.2% | 220.495 | ||
| dnpq | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni / Ford | 6.895 | 109.8% | 223.306 | ||
Starting grid |
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2  Michele Alboreto Ferrari / Ferrari 1'10.332 |
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Gerhard Berger Ferrari / Ferrari 1'10.133 |
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4 Alain Prost McLaren / Honda 1'10.736 |
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Ayrton Senna McLaren / Honda 1'10.616 |
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6 Ivan Capelli March / Judd 1'12.006 |
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Mauricio Gugelmin March / Judd 1'11.745 |
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8 Alessandro Nannini Benetton / Ford 1'12.737 |
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Nélson Piquet Lotus / Honda 1'12.040 |
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10 Satoru Nakajima Lotus / Honda 1'12.862 |
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Derek Warwick Arrows / Megatron 1'12.843 |
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12 Thierry Boutsen Benetton / Ford 1'12.960 |
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Nigel Mansell Williams / Judd 1'12.885 |
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14 Andrea de Cesaris Rial / Ford 1'13.438 |
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Eddie Cheever Arrows / Megatron 1'12.984 |
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16 Philippe Streiff AGS / Ford 1'14.260 |
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Riccardo Patrese Williams / Judd 1'13.677 |
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18 Luis Perez-Sala Minardi / Ford 1'14.643 |
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Jonathan Palmer Tyrrell / Ford 1'14.451 |
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20 Stefano Modena EuroBrun / Ford 1'14.888 |
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Pierluigi Martini Minardi / Ford 1'14.732 |
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22 Philippe Alliot Lola / Ford 1'14.992 |
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Alex Caffi Dallara / Ford 1'14.924 |
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24 Julian Bailey Tyrrell / Ford 1'15.135 |
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Yannick Dalmas Lola / Ford 1'15.004 |
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26 Nicola Larini Osella / Osella 1'15.527 |
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René Arnoux Ligier / Judd 1'15.374 |
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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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| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 1'23.308 | - | 100.0% | 206.472 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1'23.452 | 0.144 | 100.2% | 206.116 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1'23.588 | 0.280 | 100.3% | 205.781 | |||
| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 1'23.595 | 0.287 | 100.3% | 205.764 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1'23.655 | 0.347 | 100.4% | 205.616 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1'23.778 | 0.470 | 100.6% | 205.314 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 1'23.783 | 0.475 | 100.6% | 205.302 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1'23.823 | 0.515 | 100.6% | 205.204 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1'24.160 | 0.852 | 101.0% | 204.382 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1'24.176 | 0.868 | 101.0% | 204.343 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'24.242 | 0.934 | 101.1% | 204.183 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 1'24.370 | 1.062 | 101.3% | 203.873 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 1'24.729 | 1.421 | 101.7% | 203.010 | |||
| Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Ford | 1'24.780 | 1.472 | 101.8% | 202.887 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1'24.920 | 1.612 | 101.9% | 202.553 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 1'25.301 | 1.993 | 102.4% | 201.648 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1'25.319 | 2.011 | 102.4% | 201.606 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'25.758 | 2.450 | 102.9% | 200.574 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1'26.100 | 2.792 | 103.4% | 199.777 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 1'26.752 | 3.444 | 104.1% | 198.276 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 1'27.117 | 3.809 | 104.6% | 197.445 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 1'27.456 | 4.148 | 105.0% | 196.679 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 1'31.101 | 7.793 | 109.4% | 188.810 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 1'31.315 | 8.007 | 109.6% | 188.368 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 1'32.972 | 9.664 | 111.6% | 185.011 | |||
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 | 1:33'16.367 | - | 199.782 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Williams / Judd | 1:33'39.711 | 23.344 | 198.952 | |||
| Alessandro Nannini | Benetton / Ford | 1:34'07.581 | 51.214 | 197.970 | |||
| Mauricio Gugelmin | March / Judd | 1:34'27.745 | 1'11.378 | 197.266 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Lotus / Honda | 1:34'37.202 | 1'20.835 | 196.937 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Arrows / Megatron | 1:33'17.589 | 1 Lap | 196.665 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Arrows / Megatron | 1:33'18.225 | 1 Lap | 196.643 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Williams / Judd | 1:33'18.529 | 1 Lap | 196.632 | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:33'19.084 | 1 Lap | 196.613 | |||
| Satoru Nakajima | Lotus / Honda | 1:34'06.880 | 1 Lap | 194.949 | |||
| Alex Caffi | Dallara / Ford | 1:34'29.467 | 1 Lap | 194.172 | |||
| Stefano Modena | EuroBrun / Ford | 1:34'37.908 | 1 Lap | 193.883 | |||
| Yannick Dalmas | Lola / Ford | 1:33'45.750 | 2 Laps | 192.623 | |||
| Philippe Alliot | Lola / Ford | 1:33'54.723 | 2 Laps | 192.317 | |||
| Pierluigi Martini | Minardi / Ford | 1:34'04.424 | 2 Laps | 191.986 | |||
| Julian Bailey | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:34'38.699 | 2 Laps | 190.827 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:32'04.246 | Out of fuel | 193.049 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ligier / Judd | 1:34'34.097 | 3 Laps | 187.951 | |||
| Nicola Larini | Osella / Osella | 1:30'09.658 | Out of fuel | 190.779 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Benetton / Ford | 55'45.920 | Transmission | 195.351 | |||
| Ivan Capelli | March / Judd | 51'34.663 | Alternator | 188.979 | |||
| Alain Prost | McLaren / Honda | 36'34.006 | Handling | 188.158 | |||
| Jonathan Palmer | Tyrrell / Ford | 24'31.603 | Engine | 163.639 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Rial / Ford | 15'49.659 | Clutch | 163.013 | |||
| Philippe Streiff | AGS / Ford | 12'54.660 | Broken wing | 177.635 | |||
| Luis Perez-Sala | Minardi / Ford | - | Suspension | - | |||
Lap Leaders |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps Led | Percentage |
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| Ayrton Senna | McLaren / Honda | 80% | |||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari / Ferrari | 20% | |||
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!
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