Round 9 · 1988
German Grand Prix
WinnerSEYMcLaren · from P1
PoleSEY
Fastest lap2:03.032Nannini · L40
Biggest gain+13Palmer P24→P11
Retirements7of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1:32:54.188 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 44 | +13.610 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 44 | +52.100 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 44 | +1:40.910 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Ivan Capelli CAP | March | 7 | +2 | 44 | +1:49.610 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Benetton | 9 | +3 | 43 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick WAW | Arrows | 12 | +5 | 43 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | March | 10 | +2 | 43 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | Satoru Nakajima NAJ | Team Lotus | 8 | -1 | 43 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Arrows | 15 | +5 | 43 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Jonathan Palmer PAO | Tyrrell | 24 | +13 | 43 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Bernd Schneider SCN | Zakspeed | 22 | +10 | 43 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Rial | 14 | +1 | 42 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Zakspeed | 23 | +9 | 42 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 15 | Alex Caffi CAF | Dallara | 19 | +4 | 42 | +2 laps | — | |
| 16 | Euro Brun | 26 | +10 | 42 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 17 | Ligier | 17 | 0 | 41 | +3 laps | — | ||
| 18 | Benetton | 6 | -12 | 40 | +4 laps FL | — | ||
| 19 | Yannick Dalmas DAS | Lola | 21 | +2 | 39 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Nicola Larini LAI | Osella | 18 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 13 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 5 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | |||
| — | Stefan Johansson JOF | Ligier | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 11 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Lola | 20 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Streiff STI | AGS | 16 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Euro Brun | 25 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Coloni | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Luis Perez-Sala PEZ | Minardi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Julian Bailey BAI | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Hockenheimring
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | German Grand Prix | Williams | 4 | |
| 1986 | German Grand Prix | Williams | 5 | |
| 1984 | German Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 1 |
| 1983 | German Grand Prix | Ferrari | 2 | |
| 1982 | German Grand Prix | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 5 |
| 1981 | German Grand Prix | Brabham | 6 | |
| 1980 | German Grand Prix | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 5 |
| 1979 | German Grand Prix | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 2 |