1988 Spanish Grand Prix
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The 1988 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 October 1988 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera. It was the fourteenth race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship.
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1988 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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Race 14 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 2 October 1988 | ||
Official name | XXX Gran Premio Tio Pepe de España | ||
Location | Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.218 km (2.620 miles) | ||
Distance | 72 laps, 303.696 km (188.708 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny and hot | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
Time | 1:24.067 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Alain Prost | McLaren-Honda | |
Time | 1:27.845 on lap 60 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Honda | ||
Second | Williams-Judd | ||
Third | Benetton-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 72-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from second position. British driver Nigel Mansell finished second in a Williams-Judd, with Italian Alessandro Nannini third in a Benetton-Ford. Prost's teammate and Drivers' Championship rival, Brazilian Ayrton Senna, finished fourth having started from pole position.