1988 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1988 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 4/3/1988
Race Track - Autodromo Nelson Piquet
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 60
Pole Winner Ayrton Senna
Average Race Speed - 188.438 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alain Prost
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Alain Prost	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-4	Honda RA168E
2	4	Gerhard Berger	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari F187/88C	Ferrari 033E
3	5	Nelson Piquet	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 100T	Honda RA168E
4	11	Derek Warwick	US FG Arrows Megatron	Arrows A10B	Megatron M12
5	6	Michele Alboreto	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari F187/88C	Ferrari 033E
6	10	Satoru Nakajima	Camel Team Lotus Honda	Lotus 100T	Honda RA168E
7	7	Thierry Boutsen	Benetton Formula	Benetton B188	Ford Cosworth DFR
8	15	Eddie Cheever	US FG Arrows Megatron	Arrows A10B	Megatron M12
9	21	Stefan Johansson	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS31	Judd CV
10	14	Andrea de Cesaris	Rial Racing	Rial ARC01	Ford Cosworth DFZ
11	22	Jonathan Palmer	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 017	Ford Cosworth DFZ
12	20	Lus PerezSala	Minardi Team	Minardi M188	Ford Cosworth DFZ
13	16	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse Calmels F1	Lola LC88	Ford Cosworth DFZ
14	25	Gabriele Tarquini	Coloni Racing	Coloni FC188	Ford Cosworth DFZ
15	19	Philippe Streiff	Team AGS	AGS JH23	Ford Cosworth DFZ
16	17	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse Calmels F1	Lola LC88	Ford Cosworth DFZ
17	1	Ayrton Senna	Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4-4	Honda RA168E
18	18	Ren Arnoux	Ligier Loto	Ligier JS31	Judd CV
19	24	Stefano Modena	Eurobrun Racing	EuroBrun ER188	Ford Cosworth DFZ
20	2	Nigel Mansell	Canon Williams	Williams FW12	Judd CV
21	12	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Formula	Benetton B188	Ford Cosworth DFR
22	8	Riccardo Patrese	Canon Williams	Williams FW12	Judd CV
23	9	Ivan Capelli	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 881	Judd CV
24	23	Adrin Campos	Minardi Team	Minardi M188	Ford Cosworth DFZ
25	13	Mauricio Gugelmin	Leyton House March Racing Team	March 881	Judd CV
26	26	Oscar Larrauri	Eurobrun Racing	EuroBrun ER188	Ford Cosworth DFZ