1988 Hungarian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 16 in the 1988 Formula One season. | ||
| Date | August 7, 1988 | |
| Official name | Pop 84 Hungarian Grand Prix | |
| Location | Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.494 mi / 4.014 km |
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| Distance | 76 laps, 189.558 mi / 305.064 km | |
| Weather | Sunny and hot | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:27.635 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda |
| Time | 1:30.639 on lap 51 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
| Second | Alain Prost |
McLaren-Honda |
| Third | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Boutsen |
Benetton-Ford |
The 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 7, 1988 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. It was the tenth race of the 1988 Formula One season.
[edit] Race summary
Ayrton Senna claimed his 24th pole position after, giving him the 3rd highest pole position record after Jim Clark and Juan Manuel Fangio. The tight nature of the circuit suited well cars with normally aspirated engines: Nigel Mansell in the Williams qualified just 0.1 of a second behind Senna, and just ahead of Thierry Boutsen one Benetton and Ivan Capelli on March. Prost was hampered by traffic to start a poor 7th, while the Ferraris were in 9th and 15th, suffering from no grip and poor handling.
Mansell made a good start and almost took the lead but Senna held onto his position, and thanks to the superior power of his engine he pulled away slightly down the main straight. Riccardo Patrese and Prost made excellent starts, climbing from 6th to 3rd and 9th to 7th respectively, while Capelli overrevved and lost places. On lap 12, Mansell lost downforce and spun down to 4th place, leaving Senna to fend off the attacks of the other Williams, that of Patrese. The Italian later dropped back with engine problems, while similar problems were afflicting Alessandro Nannini's Benetton.
On lap 32, Prost had climbed to 3rd place behind Senna and Thierry Boutsen. On lap 37, Mansell pitted to replace tyres, which were ragged and causing vibrations to the car. Prost passed Boutsen on lap 47 and set out chasing down Senna. Two laps later, while Senna prepared to lap Yannick Dalmas' Larrousse and Gabriele Tarquini's Coloni, Prost passed all three of them in a breathtaking manoeuver. However he ran wide, and Senna was able to retain the lead. Prost set the fastest lap of the race but was forced to drop back with vibrations caused by a loose wheel bearing. On lap 58 Mansell retired with similar problems. Boutsen closed on Prost, but the Frenchman pressed on and pushed Senna. Just half a second covered the two McLarens as they passed the line. Boutsen the third spot on the podium, unable to challenge further due to a broken exhaust which hindered him. Gerhard Berger, Mauricio Gugelmin and Riccardo Patrese completed the points scorers.
[edit] Classification
[edit] References
- Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1988 season |
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