Round 6 · 1988
Detroit Grand Prix
WinnerSEYMcLaren · from P1
PoleSEY
Fastest lap1:44.836Prost · L4
Biggest gain+17Dalmas P24→P7
Retirements17of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1:54:56.035 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 4 | +2 | 63 | +38.710 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 5 | +2 | 62 | +1 lap | — | 4 |
| 4 | Rial | 12 | +8 | 62 | +1 lap | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 17 | +12 | 62 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Minardi | 16 | +10 | 62 | +1 lap | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Yannick Dalmas DAS | Lola | 24 | +17 | 61 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | 21 | +13 | 61 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Julian Bailey BAI | Tyrrell | 22 | +13 | 59 | +4 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 15 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | 26 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 10 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Ligier | 20 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | |||
| — | Team Lotus | 8 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | |||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | Ligier | 18 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 6 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 3 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 9 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 14 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Streiff STI | AGS | 11 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 7 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | |||
| — | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Euro Brun | 19 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | 25 | 54 | DNF · L54 | — | ||
| — | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Euro Brun | 23 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | |||
| — | March | 13 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Detroit street circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Detroit Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1986 | Detroit Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1985 | Detroit Grand Prix | Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 5 |
| 1984 | Detroit Grand Prix | Brabham | 1 | |
| 1983 | Detroit Grand Prix | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 6 |
| 1982 | Detroit Grand Prix | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 17 |