Round 8 · 1988
British Grand Prix
WinnerSEYMcLaren · from P3
PoleBEG
Fastest lap1:23.308Mansell · L48
Biggest gain+10Caffi P21→P11
Retirements7of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 3 | +2 | 65 | 1:33:16.367 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 11 | +9 | 65 | +23.340 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Benetton | 8 | +5 | 65 | +51.210 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | March | 5 | +1 | 65 | +1:11.380 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Team Lotus | 7 | +2 | 65 | +1:20.840 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 9 | +3 | 64 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 13 | +6 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 15 | +7 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 | -8 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 10 | 0 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | 21 | +10 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Stefano Modena MOD | Euro Brun | 20 | +8 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Yannick Dalmas DAS | Lola | 23 | +10 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 22 | +8 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | Minardi | 19 | +4 | 63 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 16 | Julian Bailey BAI | Tyrrell | 24 | +8 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 2 | -15 | 62 | +3 laps | — | |
| 18 | Ligier | 25 | +7 | 62 | +3 laps | — | ||
| 19 | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | 26 | +7 | 60 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 4 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | ||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | Ligier | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Rial | 14 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | |||
| — | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 12 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | ||
| — | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 17 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Streiff STI | AGS | 16 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 6 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | 18 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Euro Brun | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Silverstone Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | British Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 2 |
| 1985 | British Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 3 |
| 1983 | British Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 3 |
| 1981 | British Grand Prix | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 5 |
| 1979 | British Grand Prix | Clay Regazzoni REA | Williams | 4 |
| 1977 | British Grand Prix | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 |
| 1975 | British Grand Prix | McLaren | 7 | |
| 1973 | British Grand Prix | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 3 |